The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1875-05-13
THE LATE JUDGE PAUL..
,rbc Bar Meeting Yesterday-Ap-
Monument of Committees and Res.
o,utions of Respect Adopted.

VI AN~@P~Ns N~-SHN'
The members Of the Ohio county bar
and others connected with the courts
held meetingat the Court House yes
terday morning, for the purpose Of taxi
ing some action in regard to the death OF
Judge James PAUL, of the Supreme
Court of Appeals, and for long time a
practicing lawyer of this city.
J.H. Good, Esq, called the meeting to
order By nominating Hon. D. Lamb for
chairman. After Mr.. Lamb had stated
the object of the meeting, 5. B. McCul.
loch, clerk of the Circuit Court, was ap-
pointed Secretary.
On motion a committee Of three, con-
sisting of Messrs. Good, Barr and Jordon
were appointed to act as a committee Of
arrangements, for the recep-
ton of the remains Of the
deceased, which arrived last evening
On motion committee of five were
appointed, consisting of Judge Melvin
ex-Judge Kennedy and Messrs. Lamb
Davenport and Taylor, to report suit
able resolutions to the memory of the
deceased Judge. The meeting then
adjourned until - o'clock P. NJ.
At the adjourned meeting in the after
noon, Mr.. Lamb, chairman of the COM
mittce on Resolutions, reported the fol-
lowing, which were adopted:
The Honorable James PAUL, who was
greatly endeared TO Us by Il lifetime of
good deeds, and who has highly respected
BY ali for the virtues which made up the
sum of his character, having been re-
moved from us by death, it is proper
that we. the Bar and Judicial officers of
this county and city, should express our
appreciation of the mental and moral
worth of the deceased and our own grict
for his departure from our midst.
During at least twenty five years Judge
PAUL was practlcing attorney ut this
bar. His uniform courtesy aud kindli-
ness of department were distinguishing
traits in his character, his mind was rich
" stored with the best learning of the
profession, and his legal ability was second
to that 81 none OF his compeers.
As a man and a citizen he was 1T
model for imitation. His life was as
nearly blameless as it is possible for hu.
mainly to be. He was just, upright, God
fearing, and he loved his fellowmen. He
was possessed OF all the attributes that
go to make up the full, noble character of
the Christian gentleman, the highest
type Of manhood.
ResoiUed, Therefore, that we tender to
his family our sincere sympathy IN their
heavey bereavement.
ResoIved, That in testimony OF our
respect for the deceased we will attend
the funeral in body, and wear tho usual
badge of mourning for thirty days.
RssoLred, That Daniel Lamb Esq, nc
committee to communicate Il copy OF
these resolutions to the family of the
deceased, and to request the courts OF
this county and city to cause the same to
be entered on their records.
The meeting then adjourned, and the
members of the Bar went in a body to
the depot of the Cleveland and Pitts
burgh railroad, in Bridgeport, and re-
ceived the remains of the deceased, and
they were conveyed to the residence OF
A. w. PAUL, on Chaplinc street, from
which place the funeral will
take place this morning. The remains
of the deceased will be inferred at the
Stone Church Cemetery, about five miles
east of the city. The members of the
Bar will attend his funeral in body,
conveyances having been procured for
them.