The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1877-11-13
MEETING OF THE SEDALIA
BAR.
Adjournm0nt Of the Criminal Court
to Attend the Funeral ofthe Late
R.P. 0arrett-Reoolutions Of Re-
0pect.
COURI HoCsE, SEDALIA, Mo-, !
Nov. 9Th. l811- /,

C0rRr HoCsE, SEDALIA, Mo-,
! Nov. 9Th, 1877.
At suggestion Of B. u. Wilkenon, Esq
and in pursuance Of the call circulsted o
yesterday, the Criminal Court, which va
in seaaion, took recess to make room 10
the meeting Of the Bar, to take action il
regard to the death OF Richard p. Garrett
Esq, formerly . member OF this Bar, VIII
died recently At Trinidad, Colorado.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilkerson, Hon. Gee
q. Vest vas called to the chair, and O,
motion Of Geo. p. B. Jackson, Esq,
Houston was made secretary Of the meet
ing.
Mr.. Vest stated that the object Of III,
meeting Was to take some action te>tiiyins
our respect ior the high christian and pro.
iessional character Of Mr.. Garrett, who "a,
lately an honoraed member Of our Bar
On motion Of Judge Hill. OF the Grim
inal Court, the chairman was instructed tc
appoint committee OF three to draft and
report appropriate resolutions. The chair
appointed Judge w. H. H. Hill, B. G.
wilker-on and W. Y. Pemberton as the
the committee. The committee then with
drew and after the absence Of half an hour
reported the following resolutions, to-wit:
RESOLUTIONS:
WHEREAS, Providence, whose WAYS are
past finding out. has removed from our
number and Association our esteemed friend
and professional brother, Richard Z. Garrett,
in the spring time o! = young life and prom
ising professional career, therefore.
Rescired, That We deplore his death as
the loss Of rising member Of the profession,
rs kind and generous friend; a christian
gentleman in all the walks Of life !; and IA q
husband and father, whose loss to his incon-
solable wife and child, that cannot be es-
iimated.
Resolved. That We tender to the family
Of the deceased our sincere sympathy and
coincidence, and commend them to the keep
ing Of Him who dOeth all things we'll, and
Who tempereth the wind To the shorn lamb.
Rescivd, That we attend the funeral Of
the deceased in body n . marx Of our
lasting respect
Resolved, That the Judges OF the several
Courts OF Record in this county be re-
quested to order copy Of these resolutions
spread upon the records Of their respective
courts.
ResIced. Tha, q copy'cf these resolutions
lie presented to the bereaved widow and
parents Of the deceased.
Rssired, That u copy Of these resolutions
he published in the several CITY and -.
Louis papers.
Respectfully submitted,
WV. II. II. HILL,
RIG. wILxEnsoS, Committee.
W. Y. PENBERToN,
On motion Of II. c. Sinnett, the report of
the committee Was received and the resolu-
lions were unanimously adopted.
On motion OF b. q. WiIkerson it was re-
solved to meet at the court house at las
p. M. to-day. and attend the funeral in
body.
On motion OF B. G. Wilkerson, seconded
BY L. l.. Bridges. the secretary was in
to present copy Of these proceed
ings and resolutions to the widow
IF Mr.. Garrett, and also to
his father and mother in ST. Louis, and
hat the Secretary finnish copies Of the
and resolutions to the city pa
pen.
On motion OF L. L. Bridges, Esq, the
Chair was instructed to appoint committees
10 present the resolutions to the courts OF
record, in Pettis county, to be spread upon
he records. The Chair appointed the
committees:
Circuit COURT. F. Short, E-q.
Crimina! court l.. L. Bridges. Esq.
County cour.-G. C. Heard, Esq.
Probate court-Henry Lamm, Esq.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
G.G.v VEST, Chairman.
F. HorSroS, Secretary.
The Judge OF the Criminal Court having
again taken his seat upon the bench, Mr..
Bridges presented the resolutions to the
Court, saying, rs he did SC, that he could
add little to the resolutions that Mr.. Gar
rett Vas known and esseemes! by US all.
The Judge thereupon ordered the resolu-
lions to be spread upon the record. and
upon the suggestion of Mr.. Bridges, the
Court adjourned, in order to enable the
Of the Bar and Court to attend
the funeral, at the First Presbyterian
Church, 2 p. m, to-day.
At 2 p. m. the funeral procession, in
charge Of the Odd Fellows Society, left
the residence Of J. c. Wood, Esq. The
members Of the bar had assembled at the
court house. and marched to the house
where the remains we're. They followed
next to the Odd Fellows, in the order Of pro-
cession. Who were followed BY q long train
Of friends, to the church.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Shockley, who preached an aPpropri-
ate and comforting sermon from Rev. 1918.
Sand heard voice from heaven saying
unto me, Write, blessed are the dead which
die IN the Lord from henceforth: Yes.
saith the Spirit, that they may rest from
their labours and their works do follow
them"
At the conclusion Of the services the pail
hearers, X. hampton, ID. Herst, Chas. Roll
T. Finley, d. Felix and II. Marean con-
veyed the remains to the waiting carriage,
and followed BY the relstivesIand friends Of
the deceased Vas taken TO the cemetery
where the last rites xere observed and the
body consigned to the final resting place.
Tramping.
Many Of our citizens have seen little
Italian boy roaming our streets for thu
past six months, whose principal occuPa
ton vas playing on French harp. Ill
gave his name as Reuben Fiener, and it i
said be had heen taken out OF the st. Loui'
House Of Refuge and adopted by Mr.
M,Ies who lives In the Sack place ON Nortl