Montana labor news., 1948-04-29

appointment from Harrison j. Free
bourn. county attorney Of Silver Bow
county. and while so serving was
chosen by the late Honorable James
Ii. Baldwin as his first assistant when
he became United States District At
torney. Upon Mr.. Baldwin's eleva-
ton To the United States District
Court bench. X. Lewis Brown con-
'tinued to serve as first assistant Dis
trict Attorney under John b. Tansil,
the present Us District Attorney. Up
or the death of Judge Baldwin, Mr..
Brown. having earned by his diligent
and capable discharge Of his duties
as first assistant United States Dis
trict Attorney. an outstanding repu-
,aiion. was recommended to the
President by The senators from Mon
tana as a man qualified and capable
to fill the vacancy and so was appoint
ed and assumed his judicial duties OF
April 10. l945.
r. Lewis Brown was married July
"A. 1922. at Butte. to Gay Elsie Neu, a
girl with whom he had been reared in
the town Of Philipsburg. To this IN
ion were born two children: r. Lewis
Brown. Jr.. now attending Stanford
University. where he is following IN
his fathers footsteps in the study OF
law. and Miss Gay Brown. who is at
terding the University Of Montana.
X. Lewis Brown was a kindly. low
ing and indulgent father. and a faith
full and generous husband. The fam
lily life of the Honorable Judge. his
good wife and children. might well be
held before us as III outstanding ex-
ample of the simple. traditional and
exemplary American home.
AS a Judge, X. Lewis Brown. al
though having been afforded the OPP
portunity to discharge his duties for
the short span of approximately three
years. distinguished himself as a cap.
able. fearless and honest %jurist; and
above all, he distinguished himself
as 2 kindly. sympathetic and merci-
full Judge. whose relationship with his
fellow men. and particularly with his
fellow lawyers, was not changed in
tho least respect by his elevation to
the responsible and dignified position
OF Judge OF the District Court. APP
rreciating his own integrity. he fear
ed not criticism. however unjust or
unmerited. from any source Dur
ine the short period he served upon
the bench. he was frequently called
beyond the confines Of the State Of
Montana to preside in the trial OF
cases in Oregon, Washington. Calf
ornia and Idaho, where he added to
partial trial Judge.
We Of the Silver Bow County Bar
association realize that words fail In
attempting to adequately express our
loss in the passing Of Hon. X. Lewis
Brown; we have indeed lost one Of
the most sterling characters who ever
eraced our membership, and we feel
that the bereavement his family has
suffered cannot be measured.
THEREFORE. we do in this humble
way express our feeling OF loss Of.
as well as our admiration for. the de-
parted, and we do hereby tender to his
bereaved family our most sincere and
heartfelt sympathies in this their
time OF bereavement.
And, be it further resolved that a
copy OF these resolutions be spread
upon the minutes of this association,
2 cory thereof delivered to Mrs. Gay
Elsie Brown. his bereaved widow. in
behalf of his family, and a copy there
OF be delivered to the local press for
publication.
j.. +. Emish, chairman; jeremiah
j. Lynch, T. +. Downey. Lowndes
Maury. and w. ID. Murray.