Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-29
Bar Meeting.
CIRCUIT Court ROOM,

Bar Meeting.
e CIRCUIT Court Room, |
&c LEXINGTON Mo-, April %, 1876.
At a meeting OF the Lexington bar
II called upon the occasion OF the death G
Judge Russell Hicks, on motion of Mi
n Wallace, Hon. VIM Z. Wood was calle,
o to the chair.
o Judge Wood. on stating the object O
e the meeting. took occasion to speak il
e the most eulogistic terms of the grea
. mental power and extensive learning o
the departed brother, as we'll as his un
d daunted perseverance, vigilance ant
S fa%ithtulness. A pioneer in the lega
history of Missouri. he had by his vigor
, Gus intellect and ceaseless devotion to hi
profession left a mark as u lawyer ant
Jurist that might well be envied ard EN-
ufated.
: Recurring thus to the early creation
3 of the bar of this place, the Judge
2 gave an interesting epitome Of its histo'
~. In February, 1921, at the first tern
of the circuit court held, Hamilton r,
Gamble, Peyton R. Hayden, John T
| Mckinney, George Tompkins. Cyrus
Edwards, John S. Brickey, Abel Leon.
ard. Armstead S. Grundy. Cornelius
Burnett and Dabney Carr were enrolled
as attorneys. A great many of these
gentlemen have become famous in the
history of this state. Out of this long
list not n survives. In October, 1921,
Amos Reese was added to the roll, a
distinguished lawyer, still living.
In July, 1922, the name ofDuff Green
first appears name inseparable from
the law history of the west. Our la
mented and distinguished ~fellow-citizen,
the late Judge John F. Ryland, was en-
rolled IN July, 1928, together with VIM.
D. Mckay, likewise dead. New names
were sparsely added in the next few
succeeding years. Robert w. Wells in
1927, Joe. Davis and John D. Mckay in
1929, being the only new names added,
as shown by the court records. In July
1886, John Wilson, Thomas G.. Owens,
A. w. Doniphan, VIM. L. Wood and
Charles H. Veder were enrolled, of
whom Gen. Doniphan and the speaker
were the sole survivors. Wyllis H.
Chapman was added in July 1881, and
in June 1881, Thomas c. Burch and the
distinguished deceased, Judge Russell
Hicks, were first placed upon the re-
cords as enrolled attorneys. R. R.
Reese, Judge Henderson Young and
Judge Eldridge Burden, the latter
Of whom is still living and enjoying an
honorable distinction among us, were
added in 1888. Judge Wash. Adams
first appears in 1886, Judge Samuel
! Sawyer, late of the jackson circuit, in
1888 were respectively placed upon the
list of honor. In addition to these,
Judge David Todd. the first judge OF
our circuit, and the Hon. Chas. French,
the date Of whose enrolment is not
preserved, should be added as among
the pioneers of our bar. OF all these
names the following are the only known
survivors,: Gen. John Wilson, San
Francisco. California, Amos Reese, Of
Leavenworth, City, Gen. A. w. Doni-
phan, of Richmond, Mo-, Judges VIM.
I. Wood and Eldridge Burden, of Lex
ington, Mo-, Judge Wash. Adams, OF
Boonville. Mo-, and Judge Samuel L.
Sawyer, living at Independence, Mo.
The Judge closed his remarks with a
noble tribute to the honorable list of
men thus covering the first two decades
of our bar history, and enjoining those
upon whom their mantles had descended
to keep up the renown. integrity and
high standing always held by their pred
ecessors.
Hon. H. c. Wallace and Maj. G. j.
Blewett followed Judge Wood In elo-
quent and touching tributes to the men,
ory of Judge Hicks, dwelling at length
upon his great professional merit and
e~xcellencies. At the close of Major
Blewett's remarks, upon motion final. |
John E. Ryland, the chair appointed
the following committee upon resolu-
tions: Messrs. Ryland, Wallace, Tut
and Burden.
Meeting adjourned until 4 O'Clock p.
M. at which time the following resolu-
lions were presented and unanimously
adopted:
Whereas. 1t has pleased the Presiding Judge
~ ~ al the earth to remove from active life, the
hiohoiap.e h'ssel HICKS, once u member of our
pal, and a practicing lawyer in the west for forty |
Whereas. 1t is but right and becoming in US,
feelings of respect and sympathy SO Justly due |
one distinguished as he was as a judge and =
Therefore. be it resolved, That while we how
with humble submission to the behests of HIM |
whose word is law, irreyocable, yet IN the
loss of a man learned in the law, lust and un-
right us "a Judge. and as a lawyer OF unswerving
integrity nsr,i and untiIing industry. In these re.
garus ne was u model worthy OF our closest i'm |
Itatlon and most earnest and active emulation. |
Possessed US he was, of native ability, which he
cultivated with UNI igging zeal through q long
life, he rose from the position Of an. Inknow5
uay laDorsr in the lower Walks of life to that OF |
the eminent judge, and one in the front ranks OF
me noble profession of the law. Despite the |
difficulties that beset his early pathway. h.
achieved for himself the just and merited fame
oAShe put JuuSe anu tEe honest LAWYER. |
Resolved, That these resolutions be spread |
upon the records of our Circuit court. over
which Judge Hicks at one time presided, and |
that copies hereof be presented to the various
courts OF our county.
JOHN E. RYLAND.
Z. WALLACE.
ELDRIDGE |
j.. A. S. TUT.
Lexington, Mo-, April %. 1876. |
I%hereupea the chair appointed the
following gentlemen to present a copy
of the resolutions to the following
courts:
Hon. H. c. Wallace to the circuit
court; Judge Eldridge Burden, to the
county court; Maj. Jno. E. Ryland, to
the probate court VIM. II. Chiles, to
the criminal court.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
WIN. H. CHILEs, Secretary.
Democratic meeting to nominate coun-
Gilman in the First Ward at Aull's store
house, seven and a half O'Clock. D. NJ,
Saturday May 9th.
We sincerely hope that the people of
Lexington will not forget that there will
he a cOOparf anl foSti,o1 ~ D.- |