The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1869-02-10
Obituary.

r. Departed 'I,S in tia" city Of Shreveport. atter
M n long and painful ~" , -, "
IN IN the 56th year o. h's - So. ,. ,u;1 lad
-, srn,atl;es, have, in every age Of the worn
- and the death of them that endeared by 00n'a
shood by the ties of Friendships by admiration ~.
charming Character, and by gratitude tor
Va ,darod IN the council or in the field, IN 'le ~ :,
+h ood Samaritan or in the holy minstFa''o"0 u ''1
II DEGREES. H., fr tbe last
The hand that traces these lines, has 1or 'ne ,"S'
twentv.eight years grasped IN 1Fienp'J
which now lies cold in the grave anu Wv i:.1 ~
4 as well from the conviction fha' o"' 49,, tua
,rr or,ore Ms and who held in HE n'gn anu n0,''
HE nostiops hy the sufrases OF "a commons P~'p'0
Il entitled in his death to meHlof'A'' '7 f
t.;t ,,ar ha as from desire to render tribute of
regard - -..,.- A. -, ~,
a., ,etr of November, 1913. Ambitious to
,iuo s,,eyor education, he accomplished that OBJ
it b his ndependent exertons after quitting the pa
formal roof On the completion of his scholastic studies,
he chose for his profession the law and combined his
reading with schoolteacbing until the fall of 1896,
when he entered the office of Judge Caldwell Towards
the close Of 1887 determining to seek his fortune IN a
new country, he removed to Brandon, Mississippi ana
in January of the following year, obtained incense ~
practice. In 1910 he attended the Law School IN o
bridge Massachusetts, and in the same year ca'e ~
Shreveport landing here in December iie 'e.n
to his native State in 1874 where, on 'i'e is' Vi p
tember he consunmated marriage engagement with
Ann NJ Stokes daughter of former governor OF Nofth
Carolina In 1850 he was appointed by Gov Walker
Jndoe of this district and took his seat upon the bench
in October The term for which he had been appointed
having expired and the constitution of 1852 giving the
choice of Judges the people, he became cancldate
in 1853 having for his competitors W. b. Elan, OF De
Soto, and VIM. Terrell and Henry NJ. Spotlord, OF
Caddo OF these, two of his own parish, and IN
politics three were Democrats and one Wing. H. Nj.
Spotiord, the Whigscandidate, elected In the
same year Judge jones nominated by the Demo-
cratic party of this district candidate for kepre-
sentative in the Congress of the United States lie
was returned by a large majority and served during
the two sessions constituting the Congress
His career in Congress not characterised by ora
torical display but by sincere devotion to the inter-
ests of his constituents.
Declining a reelection, he reshmcd the practice of
his profession in which he continued until 1859, when
he was elected the bench to complete the uneXpred
term of Judge Creswcli, resigned. At the regular
election III 1850, lie again placed upon the bench,
and occupied it, with little to do until the arrival OF
Federal troops, in June, 1865, when he notified by
Gen. Heron that he could longer discharge the
duties of Judge Of this district under the implication
if the expression, that he not sufficiently loyal
Returning to his profession, he pursued it actively
until the Of 1868, when his health which had
been warning for years under the irritation of
local disease, began very pcrceptbly to decline. He
visited the Breckenridge Springs in Pamela county
Texas with the hope of experiencing benefit from the
waters, but they did him no permanent good While
there drop$y supervened, and in the latter part of
September his physicians here advising travel and
Nv he To
there to conclude, under further medical counsel wha
course he should adopt III remained there for SOM
time without improvement when it was suggested tina
he should make trial trip to Galveston He stayed
but few days there, and was somewhat revived by h
travel In New Orleans again, he soon lost the trihnE
benefits resulting from his trip and relapsing into hi
Responding condition of mind determined, he him
self expressed it, " to home to die" He arrive,
here from New Orleans on the Goth of November
bouyant and hopeful-bouyant from the exctcmen
produced by travel and the union with his family
hopeful because bouyant. 1t not long before hi
disease reassered its empire, and after intense suffer
ing for two months he dropped quietly and peace
fully into the long, last sleep.
On Sunday afternoon the 7Ih, through mud and rain
large number of citizens assembled his house TIL
burial service of the Episcopal church there per
formed by the Rev. Mr. Wagner, of Marshall, Texas
The Shreveport bar, representatives of the Masonic
lodges citizens with his sorrowng family escorted hi
remains the grave and with the honos Of the Orde
he was buried. 49,.
In the death of JUDI &c Jones society has lost promi
nent and highly valued member, and Shreveport on
of its oldest Inhabitants but few date Garlic
citizenship. H provided for his family competence
which he has left to them lie active promote
Of eiucation and the material interests Of his adopted
town. He attained high position in his profession
and his decision of character well fitted him for thu
frties Of the bench. As counselor, he conscien
iOus in his advice; as advocate be noted for tn
Identification of himself with his client. He no
Eloquent in speech but solid in argument and correc
In language. He strewed no flowers Of rhetoric alon
his path but addressed himself to the unGerstandin
of his auditors 1t need be said to those who kney
him that in ordinary intercourse with the world, h
was plain, matter-of-lact man one who was homes
in lis purposes and steadiast in his convictions; en-
who, while holding in 20 high appreciation the prir
convento nalisms of society, yet, when occasion de
nanded it, displayed the courtly gentleman.
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