son-for so long a period his colleague and mine, to whom he was greatly attached, and whose great devotion to him throughout his long and most distressing illness soothed many a pang, moderated many a pain and comforted his afflicted spirit in many a dark hour. This is indeed that kind of friendship of true unselfishness and devotion to others, which the Apostle describes under the name of charity that charity "that seeketh not his own" and "never faileth."

Twenty years have rolled away since I first knew Judge Arnold. During fourteen of those years, in which I was President Judge of the Court of Common Pleas No. 4, with him and Judge Willson for my associates, this man sat almost daily by my side; and now, while the air is yet filled with the sorrowful regrets of all those who knew him, and of that great multitude of citizens who venerated him in his life and now deplore his untimely death, just as he had entered upon the third decade of his public life, I desire here publicly to acknowledge the constant and invaluable assistance which I received both from him and Judge Willson (for those two can never be separated in the history of the tribunal in which they served so long) during the period in which so many important cases were argued and determined in this court.

Judge Arnold was a man of most extensive knowledge, relating not only to the common affairs of life, but also in that large range of subjects which most concern human society and human occupations. He was skilled in all kinds of practical knowledge, matters of trade and commerce, matters relating to social relations, and affairs of men of all kinds, and all kinds of business in which men are engaged. He had, besides, a large acquaintance among all classes of people in this city-a larger acquaintance than any man. I ever knew. His mind was of an extremely practical turn. He always had some useful suggestion to make upon all subjects and in all cases. His memory was very remarkable, not only of events and of men, but particularly so of the statutes of the Commonwealth and of decided cases. I was often astounded, not only at the scope of his recollection of decided cases, their names and histories, but at the accuracy as well as the grasp of his memory in that direction; and this trait, so conspicuous and so strongly developed was invaluable to the Court. His acquaintance throughout the State was very extensive. He often displayed great familiarity with affairs, with events, and with men in other portions of the State, and particularly so when they had relation to his own profession. I think he knew more State Judges, probably, than any

man within its confines. In his disposition and in his daily intercourse he was always most amiable and gracious, on the Bench he was always a patient listener, never differing from his brethren for the sake of differing.

During his whole career in No. 4, while associated with myself, he wrote only one dissenting opinion. It was the case of a lady who applied for admission to the Bar, and he dissented in that case only that he might have the opportunity of putting his own opinion upon record in a matter of historic interest which had much disturbed the public mind; for he knew, as we all did, that females had been admitted to the Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States and of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, and that the general question had therefore become res judicata in the highest judicial tribunals, but he was determined, nevertheless, to put his own opinion upon record. Although conciliating and patient, he had always been courageous and independent, as every judge should be, in the expression of his opinions.

All these qualities and attainments made of Judge Arnold a model judge. His sense of natural justice, of that equity which rises often supreme above the limitations of even the law itself, was as quick as was his sense of responsibility to his Maker (for he was a religious man) and his sense of duty to the people, whose laws he administered, and this quality, this instinct of justice, if I may call it such, is a quality which I believe to be essential to the character of every great judge. Every judge should constantly bear in mind the saying of Socrates, "The fellest of all things is injustice."

Of the beauty of Judge Arnold's private life, and of my own delightful intercourse with him, I dare not here attempt to speak, nor of the pleasant recollections of days passed in his company outside of the court room, as well as within its walls while we sat side by side in the discharge of our daily duty. Of such feelings the Scripture is written, "The heart knoweth his own bitterness, and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy."

All that remains for me now to say of my departed friend is:

"Good night! Good night! as we so oft have said
Beneath this roof at midnight, in the days

That are no more, and shall no more return.
Thou hast but taken thy lamp and gone to bed;

I stay a little longer, as one stays

To cover up the embers that still burn."

CHARLES SHIEL GREENE

Charles Shiel Greene, or as we better knew him, Colonel Greene, the Prothonotary of the Supreme and Superior Courts of Pennsylvania, was born in Philadelphia, January 17, 1829, and died March 25, 1903.

Colonel Greene served as a soldier with distinction throughout the entire Civil War. Some years after the war he entered the office of the Prothonotary of the Supreme Court, filling a subordinate position, and gradually rising until he was appointed to the head of the office. As has been said of him, his lengthy tenure of twenty-two years in that responsible place in the highest judicial tribunal of the State was the best evidence of his competency, capacity and fidelity.

Colonel Greene was admitted to the Bar June 27, 1891, graduating from the Law Department of the University of Pennsylvania. In taking up his law studies and coming to the Bar at the age of sixty-two years, Colonel Greene was prompted by a most worthy purpose as expressed by Mr. Justice Mitchell. Justice Mitchell commented specially on the fact of the Colonel's desire and effort to better fit himself for his official duties by taking up the study of the law and fitting himself for admission to the Bar that he might be more serviceable to the court and the Bar as Prothonotary. The Colonel took an active interest in the Pennsylvania Bar Association, and other legal organizations.

JOSEPH MASON

Joseph Mason was born in 1833 and died April 6, 1903. Mr. Mason was for many years a referee in bankruptcy under the old act, and during his term of service had charge of the Jay Cooke failure. Under the new bankruptcy act Mr. Mason was again appointed one of the referees of the district including Philadelphia, and held that position at the time of his death. He was admitted to the Bar in 1866. He was Vice-President for a number of years of the Real Estate Title

and Insurance Company of Philadelphia. As a referee in bankruptcy he was considered a most capable and efficient officer.

ALBERT D. WILSON

Albert D. Wilson was born near Trenton, in the State of Iowa, on the 20th of July, 1858, and died in the City of Philadelphia on the sixth day of June, 1903, at his late residence No. 2241 North Thirtieth Street. He was educated in the schools of Iowa, and after leaving them, was a teacher for some years. He was admitted to the Circuit and Supreme Court of Iowa on the 14th of May, 1884, subsequently came to Philadelphia, and was admitted to the Philadelphia Bar on the 1st of October, 1887, and to the Supreme Court of this State on the 15th of March, 1892. He was a good lawyer and a man of great courage, forbearance and unflinching fidelity to his clients. He had gathered a good clientage. He was elected to Common Council from the Twenty-eighth Ward and served from 1892 to 1894. He was indefatigable in his efforts for honest and intelligent city government. In 1895 he wrote a treatise on Procedure in Pennsylvania under the Act of 1887, which was of rare merit. Just prior to his death, he had completed "Practice and Procedure in Pennsylvania," which is a work of some pretentions, published by Rees, Welsh & Company, and covers Procedure under all the legislation from 1887 to 1901.

EDWARD CAMPHAUSEN

He had a large and mainly to the civil

Edward Camphausen was born at Cologne, Germany, February 20, 1823; died February 14, 1903. He became a member of the Erie County Bar in 1865. lucrative clientage giving his attention business. In 1873 he was appointed the Commissioner for Pennsylvania to the Vienna exposition. He filled the office of City Solicitor for the City of Erie in 1876, and in 1885

was appointed United States Consul to Naples which post he held for five years.

Mr. Camphausen came of a distinguished German family. His father's family lived at Dusseldorf, Germany, and vicinity for 500 years. His mother's family had been noted. in German history for ten centuries. Her ancestors were knighted by Charlemagne, the great Christian Emperor, as freeholders of the Holy Roman Empire, and at a later date took a conspicuous part in the Reformation. He was regarded by the people of Erie as one of their "truest, ablest and best of citizens."

WILLIAM D. WEAVER

William D. Weaver was born February 3, 1847, died April 24, 1903. He was a member of the Lancaster County Bar to which he was admitted in 1875. He was a careful, painstaking lawyer, industrious and conscientious in the performance of his duties to his clients. He was recognized as a man of sterling integrity by his fellow citizens in all walks of life, and in the various public offices he had held in the community he discharged his duties with fidelity and ability.

HARRY A. SCOVILLE

Harry A. Scoville, a member of the Potter County Bar, died February 22, 1903. At a meeting of the Potter County Bar held on February 23, 1903, an expression of the esteem and regard in which he was held by his fellow members was given in the memorial resolutions from which we extract the following:

Harry A. Scoville has been many years a member of this Bar, having here studied law, having been here first admitted to practice, and having spent the greater part of his professional life in our immediate association.

For nearly a quarter of a century he has been an officer in this Court, during which time he held for a term the responsible and