Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1874-07-15
RESPECT roJAuEs r.. COOKE.


Meeting Of the Bar at naynardViIIe.
On the meeting Of the Circuit Court
in Maynardville, Tuesday morning,
July eth, 1874, The Hon. NJ. L. Hall
announced the sad intelligence of the
death of James r. Cooke, Esq, and
moved an adjournment of the court,
that suitable action might be taken 10y
the Bar commemorative of the worth
of the deceased.
Thereupon the Hon. James II. Ran
dolph adjourned the court, and meets
ing of the Bar being called, the follow
ing proceedings were had
Upon motion of \. II. Pettibone the
Hon. NJ. J.. Hall was appointed CHAIR
man and Theo. Rogan Secretary of the
meeting.
In few pertinentremark the Chair
man explained the object Of the meet
ing.
After brief and eloquent tributes to
the memory Of the deceased, paid by \,
II. Pettibone, j. NJ. Meek. II. r. Glib
sou, w. \. Henderson ami WIN.
NJ. Rodgers, Esq, upon motion
the Chairman appointed Hon.
James II. Randolph, j. NJ. Meek,
A. II. Pettibene, II. II. Gibson, w. y.
Henderson and Theo. Rogau, as a
committee to prepare suitable resolu-
tons touching the professional life and
character of James K. Cooke, deceased,
and report the same To an adjourned
meeting of the Bar to be holden at
roll call tomorrow morning, to which
hour the meeting adjourned.
. Ia fN,.a \
nardville Bar, according to their ad-
iOurnmcnt on yesterday, the commits
tee then appointed reported the follow
ing resolutions, which, after appropri-
ate remarks made i'm their support, by
l.. y. Graft, \. =. Tate and the
Chairman. Hon. NJ. L. Hall, We're
unanimously adopted;
Jas. Il. Cooke, our friend and broth
er, and in many respects our profess
sional eXemplar, has suddenly aud un--
I eXpectedly been called from among us.
/ On such occasion We deem it eminent
/ ly appropriate, according to the time
/ honored custom of our profession, in
this state, that we should make pub
/ lie manifestation OF our esteem of him.
+ Therefore, be 1t
] l. RcSOTed, That in our opinion, in
! his death, the bar of East Tennessee
and of the Ssate, has lost an ornament,
Of whose memory it will long he proud.
> That, in his accuracy of legal at.
taiument, i'm his varied aud thorough
bellies lcttrcS learning, in his heightened
aud chivalric professional conduct, in
/ his unweared zeal for his clients, in
his UNMARRIED courtesy and encourage
ment to his younger brethren, and in
his untiagging industry, he has long
been conspicuous among those who
have won the confidence and esteem OF
our profession and of our people, and
that, by his death, his profession and
his State has suffered a loss, which we
know rot how or when shall be repair,
ed.
3. That to his widow and orphans
strangers to many of u-, except
through him, to whom, proverbially,
he was so devoted. We offer the hear
felt sympathy of brothers ia bereve-
ment and that in token of our appre
citation of the foregoing sentiments
we tender to them a copy OF thes,
resolutions.
/. That in aid Of the proper preserva
ton of the memory of the deceased, i
be requested that the Knoxville paper
publish these resolutions, and tina
they he entered on the records of tn
Honorable Circuit Court, now in ses
sion. JAS. II. RANDOLPH,
y. Il. PETTIBONE,
JAS. NJ. MEEK,
II, r. GIBSON,
WM. A. HENDERSON,
THEO. ROGAN.
Committee
The Secretary was directed to furnish
copy of these resolutions TO thu
Knoxville papers for publication.
The Chairman was directed to re
quest the Court to permit copy o
these proceedings to be entered on tn,
minutes of the Court.
Upon motion, Hon. j. NJ. Thorn
burgh, VIM. y. Henderson and l.. y
GratZ were appointed committee Il
present a certified copy of these pro
ceedings and resolutions to the family
of James r. Cooke, decd aud tn,
meeting adjourned.
NJ. l.. HALL, Chairman.
THEO, ROGAN, Sec'y,
TuIy : 1874