Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1882-06-24

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+ Tie supreme court OF Missouri i
gensraIly Y regarded IN thia cry al a loca
iustitatiOn, Utlto aside from the mum
,.tetops, ;4ttorMsys, Who appear befor
that honorable bsdy very few peopi,
fiefe fave fhe'siig III test ides Of its per
4: eoIuel.a Many Of the Legislators. ar
4 unfamiliar with the court hecatlae, i
10 an exclusive, selenlti and sober
body, with whom tha statesmen rare
4 ly come in contact. Besides, the pres
ent supreme court was elected, Gu
tireiy from the country, ,sand seldom
Or never, has occasion to. visit ST
Lonis, except to apass through It
During the years in which the cour
held All annual session here, it was
familiar institution, but after Its re
moval to Jefferson City the people
lost trace Of its membership, which
has undergone cumplete change
/ The court itself has grown more
sOmber. melancholy aud bilious-look.
| 1hV II q nlt lln vi M q sro n
its new building. The trigidity witt
which 1t giances over Its eye-glasset
at the trembling applicant tor hear
ing 10 enough TO strike terror to tbs
soul. There isAho stump-speakingi il
| the supreme court and arguments are
generally cut short and confined tC
citations of law. At the unfashiona
Die hour of 9sO'clOck in the morning
the small door NJ tho iuft Of the court
chamber swings open. and the mem.
bsrs file into the room and assume
their several pusilions. Then the
bailiG, iu an old .fas hiomed way, cries
the court, and business proceeds with
the utmost dispatch.
"Mr. C.erk," says the chief justice
eve desire to file some opinions thls
morning." .l-
"May il please the court" says a
dapper lawyer from St. Louis. who
is presenting his frat case. 81 wish
to submit Q brief in the -" ag-
every WE'LL" interrupts the chief
justice, .sfiie il with the clerk"
eyes, your Honor, but l desire also
to present some documents touch
ing -" r,~ ss4..tas g..
..File them with the clerk"
Tnus the half.blown speeches are
chopped of in the very hey.day ol
thsir ripsnsss, aud the chief justice
calls out: t'Mr. Marshal, adjourn
court till Tomorrow morning at 9
o.. lock" Whem there are NO arrange.
ments for oral arguments court is III
session half All hour.
THOMAS A. SHERWOOD,
Chief Justice, Is q melancholy man,
with stern countenance and al at.
inOsphere of social frigidity that chills
tbs spinal cola4nn. He has that pc
culiar combination of black hair and
light grxy eyes that mark the man of
great determination and strength OF
purpose. HE dark Mustsche stands
in all directions, s'like quilts upon the
fre,ful psrcupins." and his face has y
weary and ycare-worn expression.
Judge Sherwood 10 q man of striking
chAractoristics aud has individuality
is largely developed. Personally he
10 Warm.heArted aud kind, but lie has
voluntarily adopted . socisl ostracism
that prevents even his friends from
knowing his good qualities. As q
judge ibs IL lssrned in The law and
writes the purest English of any man
on the bench. but his opinions lose
their effect. veness by the evident veil
Of passfon and prejudice that is some
times permitted t0 run through them,
as in tue Cass. csuuty bond cassx. He
is hArd. unifring Worker, prepares
hrs opinions rapidly anu acr6altynves
in his Office in the court building. His
family now resides in ST. Louis, where
his children are being educated. Judge
Sherwood was horn vi EatOmtOn, Put
nam county, Ga, June 2. 1884 amd
Was educated IN NJ, rcer University
aud Shurtlef College; he came to
Missouri in 1852, anu la. resided in
the countiLs OF 81. Louis, Cape Girar-
desu. Scott, Newtun, Lawrence and
Greene, frOM which last nsnned coum-
ty he was elected 10 the supreme
bench IN 1872. H vas admitted to the
bar iu 1857 by Ju -ige Harrison Hough b,
Of the tenth judicial circuit. His term
OF office expires with this year, but
he ~ candidate for denomination,
WARWICK HOUGH
Is directly the opposite of the chief
justice iu personal appearance and
social qualities. lie is u large, finely-
developed specimen Of manhood and
dresses with exquisite taste. His
figure aud face are rotund and health
full ami he is 9 pleasant companion.
he has the sn0w.white hair and
youthful face that render Gov. Crit
tenden so attractive, aud, to tell the
truth. Judge Hough has been quite
masher. HIS short chin whiskers
aud mustache are rapidly turning
from red 10 white, but in no other re-
spect d0rs he give evidence Of his aye.
The judge is something of y sports
man. taking peculiar delight in trout
fishing amt hunting. He knows the
pedigree Of every kennel in tho New
York dog show, aud is fond of bl ,od-
ed animals. On tive bench Judge
Houyh has proven sm agreeable sur.
P'ASSS Aos no 10 khelCoo III ulS IaDOF
a,d his decisions sre rerIete with ar
g"msnt and thought. Ills specially
has been equity and land cases, but
his recent opinion in the Shockev
murd r. case shows that he has ability
in other directions. Judge Houyh
w,s born in LOudoh county, Va, Jam
u.ry 26, 1906, and wss brought to
Cole county III 1888. He was educat.
ed At the State University, and made
Assistant State GsolOgi.t in 1854;
was admitted to the bar in 1859;served
IA secretary OF the state senx,s from
1851 TO 1861, when he received the
appointment OF adjutant general /; in
1928 he served as secretary OF state,
aud from 1868 to 1865 was staff OF
ticer under Gems. Polk, Lee and Tay.
ior. He lived in Memphis form 1865 10
1867, when he removed to Kansas City
aud was elected from tina: city to the
supreme bench IN 1874 He married
a daughter of Hou. Benz. +. Massey,
who was once secretary of state.
JOHN e. HENRY
Is small, nervous and irritable. He has
ironrgray hair. a stiff, gray mousI ache.
and sparkling gray eyes. Judge Henry
is exceedingly agreeable. both as e, m.
panion and friend, especia ly when in
ordinary health. He Is u shrewd poll.
ticlan, q good lawyer. and has given
the Judiciary some important opinions.
lie hus made u specially OF murder
cases. and WAS succeeding beyond every
expectation, until the Wieners case. in
which opinion he attempted to clearly
define the precise difference betw cen