The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1868-08-05
THE NEwLY-ELEcTED ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.


The Charleston Courier gives the following sketch
of the newly elected Associate Justices of South
Carolina-Heavcn save the mark This sort Of
introduction is absolutely necessary in order that
the tax payers from whom they expect their salaries
may have some knowledge Of the adventurous spir-
its:
The Legislature Thursday, effected the election
of Al Willard and S. j.. Hogc rs Associate jus
tccs Of the Supreme Court of this State, the former
to serve four and the latter two years.
Ammicl j. Willard was born at Albany, New
York, in 1922 lie commenced the study of the
law in that city in ST. under the Hon. Willis Hall,
Attorney General of the State was admitted to the
bar in 1915, at tho city of New York, and prac-
ticcd MS lawyer until 1864, when he entered the
army. in 1913 lie was appointed Assistant Counsel
to the Corporation Of the City of New York, and
remained in that position four years, arguing
ly all the causes in which the city was interested.
During this period the laws of the State underwent
changes, by means of the adoption Gfprovisions of
law, Including some of the principal features which
were recently introduced in the Constitution of this
|. State.
After leaving this Office he went into private
business rs a partner of Peter 3. Sweeney, now
Chamberlain, of New York city, and established by
negotiation and litigation the system of the New
York City Rail Roads. Also in behalf of large
numbers of the citizens attacked successfully the
street assessments, and the city contract system of
New York, causing the contract of the Bowery eI-
tension to be set aside and the citizens TO be in
demnfcd for the damages received thercirom. He
was employed in the great Gas Light Company
controversy, in behalf of the Manhattan Gas Light
Company He conducted the impeachment of the
Democratic Chief Engineer of the. New York Fire
| Department, and was employed to defend the
rights of the City Rail Road Companies; he de-
Tended successfully the Chief Engineer of the Gro
! ton Acaueduct Department, against whom formlda-
BILE charges were made, and established the Consol
idated Stage Company of New York; he carried to
successful result the proceedings for the great
Battery enlargement, contested at law by Commo-
dors Vanderbilt, and secured the establishment OF
the Commissioner of Emigration at Castle Garden.
He was for several years engaged in business with
Judge Morrell, of the Superior Court, of New York
and Judge Howe, since officer of colored troops
and more recently appointed by General Sheridan
Judge of the District Court of New Orleans.
Judge Willard entered the Federal Army in 1864
as Lieutenant-C Colonel of the Thirty Fifth Regiment
United States Colored Troops, and the State OF
South Carolina in November of that year, marched
upon Charleston, following Hardee's evacuatine
army in February, 1865, and had charge of the
Military Courts in this city until tho fall of 1865
when he was placed in command at Georgetown
Subsequently he was made Judge Advocate Genera
of this Military Department, and during his admin
istration conducted the prosecution of Messrs
Keys, Showers and Byrum, of Anderson, charged
with the killing of three Federal soldiers. In July
1867, he took charge of the Bureau of Civil Affairs
and in that capacity has acted until the recent re
moval of the military. He is Republican of the
first water.
Brcvct Major Solomon Lafayette Hoge, the Asso
ciatc Judge for the short term, was born in Logan
county, Ohio, and graduated in the Cincinnati LaN
College, in 1858, after which he admitted tc
practice in oil the Superior Courts of Ohio. 1r
1869 he entered the Federal Army o Captain O.
Volunteers, was twice brevcted for gallant services
in the field, and finally compelled to retire thu
following year on account of wounds received
Resuming the practice of his profession he entered
into copartncrship with Judge Ramsay. of Ohio
and continued his legal duties until sufficiently re
covered to return 10 the service, which he did Q:
Brevet Captain in The 9th Regular Infantry Al
the close of the war he assigned to duty on the
staff of General, NOW Governor, Scott, as Adjutan
and Inspector General, and afterwards Judge Ad
vocate, and has remained in that capacity until hi
recent promotion to The Bench. He is connected
by birth with The best families of Virginia. and al
though possessing very little experience at the bar
is reputed to be young man of promise. Hi
procllvtics politically of the Radical stripe We
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