The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-03-19
INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MARCH 49, 1879

would have been his had he continued at the
bar The two William Hendricks's senior and
and junior-were of it, the elder an ex-gov.
ernor and an ex-senator; the younger, genial
in disposition and with q heart ever respon-
"Green be the turf above thee,
Friend of my better days;
None knew thee but to love thee,
Nor named thee but to praise"
John Abram and Abram W.; there were the
two Hilliss-William G. and John SOLVER
Hull, and Thorn, and Crittenden, and Walker,
ana Shaw, and perhaps others whom / have
forgotton. Hns; One whom l have not named I
ing town Of Hanover. One half the day he
worked at his bench; the other half and well
the summers sun and through the winters
snow, he walked to Madison to recite his les
riding. In due time he stood his exainina-
ton and was admitted to the bar. He came
here and opened an office, but clients came
had to be bought and other necessary expen.
ses to be met, and how to do these things was
to ssive. More than once he consulted with
me iu regard to abandoning his profession and
and the advice was followed After q while
the tide "whic n taken at the flood leads on to
fortune, turned. He was elected city at
torney, then county attorney, then a senator,
and now he is the honored judge ofyour
circuit court.
"Honor and shame from no condition rise:
Many OF those have named have pleaded
their last case, and gone to judgment. Mar.
shall sleeps near your city, mourned by a
had his theater of action been larger; Sullivan
left you but yesterday, like a ripe shear gar
nered in the field; Stevens. overtaken In o
died sbs insons ns the Indian Indiana an, Hospital for
Of his country; Glass % was cut down down
in the prime of vigorous
o snssss Sa King as,na s
his profession in Chicago: Msrkley is pros
porous merchant in the same city; Troxell
In the practice of the law: Daily, after repre-
senting Nebraska In the National Congress-
died while vet young man; the elder Bright
Is an invalid, and lives at The capital of the
State, an honored citizen, and the younger
Bright. after serving IL years as a senator of
Monumental City, and his remains now lie
mouidering on the banks Of the
aeDsricks's died in your midst many
years ago; John Abram Hendricks fell at Pea
Ridge while leading his regiment against the
enemy; Abram ". Hendricks is an eminent
LAWYER of indianapolis: William c. Hills lives
in Northern Missouri, where he has filed sew
tired merchant of Dayton. o.; John s. Hills
died in his youth, and was laid to rest in the
shade of the old homestead where he first saw
| the light of day; Walker lives among you
Pitcher is a thrifty business man in sister
State; Crittenden IS practicing bis profession
dead, and were buried In your midst.
THE CIRCUIT JUDGES.
| In this connection 1t Is proper that I
should say something of the judges before
whom these men practiced their profession.
was Miles e. Fggleston. He was then IN feeble
health. and well-stricken in years. He was
small in stature, a good lawyer. and although
at times cross and petulant, he never forgot
| the dignity OF his stat on.
| Courtland Cushing succeeded Judge Eggles-
TOM pa fol .Ia toll
| ents, was very dressy, and quite beau among
the ladies. While serving as judge. he was
American republics. After serv-
ing out his term he entered the service OF
Thereafter the died on % the isfRmps % of Panama sooN
| Alexander G. Downey. now, a:
then, a resident OF Rlsing
Sun, followed Judge Gushing as presiding
/ Judge of the Madison circuit. Judge Downey
4 is, or was at that time, an inyeterate wag,
will relate two incidents which Will show the
| In these days full boards were unknown and
moastsene %,l vas was as rare as - a disinterestee
| apologised from his pulpit for wearing a full
| beard, and no 9th n public man of that day hat
| the temerity to offend IN a similar manner. A
young man noted as q Wit, ana VINO slnc'
| that time has attracted much attention b,
j removed to Madison at this time. He had
red mus ache which he cultivated with tn,
greatest care. He was often in the Cour
House, and one day while he was there Judge
| Downey wrote the following order and handed
| it to the clerk: "Ordered by the court that III,
| young man with the red mu-tache be takei
into the custody OF the sheriff and, by him
| conducted to the nearest barber shop, ans
! there shaved within an inch of his life
| and may the Lord have mercy OF
| his SOUL" On another occasion when the tern
| OF the court was nearly ended aud order wa
| lax, Abran W. Hendricks and John 5. Hills
lay down at full length within the bar OF ths
| court room. Observing their posture, Judgi
Downey wrote the following ORDER and passe,
Abram W. Hendricks and John S. Hills, Iwc
members of this bar. be, and each of then
hereby is fined five dollars for contempt o
court, for lying at iuil length within
the bar during the sitting of the court.
and and in brackets he he added, which may b
satisfied by bringing into court at once u goo'
ripe watermelo.s." The dozen waternelon
were soon in the temple of Justice and tn
wrath of the jadge appeased.
JUDSEs OF THE PROBATE coURT.
at this time william Hendricks, Jr., wa
| tn Judge of the Jefferson probate court. Thi
| court was one of limited Jurisdiction, Its bust
persons, and to care for their minor chill
dren. Judge Hendricks was one of tn
kindest men i ever Knew 0 q genia
knew him. never heard him say an unkin'
word OF any one, nor anyone say an unkin,
| whose province is TO make happy every on
| he meets / can recall the memory OF no on
Win more pleasure shan Una. OF ;a tnls geo. m am am
other, by one of the most gifted daughters @
| Indiana, HE was good enough to be wo
| man."
Williamson Dunn, of Hanover, succeeds
| Judge Hendricks. BE was man c
| marked character. He n soldier Q
| the war of 1872, and had served the Stat
| in many important positions. He was OF IN
questioned courage. and although an elder 9
the Presbyterian Oh urch, he never pleaded hi
| religion in bar for not resenttng an insult. Il
the year 1913, meeting was held In the Cosr
House to put forward General Taylor for tn
presidency. Itwas the first meeting for tha
; purpose held in the country, and as 1t wa
mainly inspired by Judge Dunn, 1t will
, I seen that he was the author of the novemen
I that culmin..ted in the election of old Roug
| and Ready to the presidency The judo
| offered a resolution nominating General Ia,
!. Tor, and supported It In an earnest speecl
: Charles Wood ward submitted an amendmer
putting forward Tom Corwin, OF Ohio. Tor via
4 president. This Judge Dunn opposed. II
/ | said that its adoption would militate again
/, | the interests OF General Taylor. 1t will be r
! membered that Governor Corwtn opposed u
: Mexican war. In speech delivered in Il
| Senate OF the United States he said: "Were
, | a Mexican as am an American, would sa
| Have you no room in your own country
| l,,,,- send Soi0ie