Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-15
Judge HorriSan,s Career.

Judge Lawrence B. Horrigau was born in
New Haven, Conn, about foriy-fve years ago. He
the breaking out of the enlisted in the Second
Michigan. He fought calamity on the side of the
captain He did good Service ali through the war
and was at one time located in Memphis, to which
place ne e. took R?l quite Liking; He was compl;
the war Judge Horrigan studied law under Judge
Crane, Of Dexter, Mich, who took great interest
in him and did all in his power TO advance him in
his profession. He graduated at Ann Arbor in the
law department. shortly after the war Capt Hor-
lawyer in this section Mr.. Gillham replied prompt
ly that there was Capt; Horrigan secordin.ly
in-law, Mir. S. F. Walker He turned
which he studied in complete and Philosophic
inner, and which he had mastered as few men
can asse5 II Me has g with such
it was evidence Of his talents that he was
able to hold his own. It was not long before
he was known as the leading criminal lawyer in
Memphis He was elected attorney-general when
Judge Hudson was elected judge of the Criminal
Court 1t was under the cooperative efforts of
these gentlemen that the punishment OF crime be-
gan 10 assume an earnestness that it had never
known before Attorney General Horrigan proved
to be most alert and indefatible prosecuting Off
Ger. As private lawyer he was remarkably sue
cessful and seldom failed to SECURE the acquittaI
of the client whom he defended. As attorney
general. he was hardly less successful.
On July IL, 1878, Judge }. Z. R. Ray, the pre-
slQlnS Judge OF the Srlnlnal OOuFt OleO an0 tIOV.
Marks on the LIST OF August appointed the Hon. L.
B. Horrigan to succeed him. In August, 1880 Judge
Horrigan submitted his name TO the people. He
made no effort whatever to. secure his election.
The ordinary devices for obtaining office were
despised by him. Without making a single
speech or soliciting single vote he was elected
by an unparalleled majority over a very popular
gentleman. This handsome compliment was en-
couragement to him in his efforts reform show
ing as did that the people tired of the old
lawless ways and wanted pesce. Since he as
been on the bench new era has been inaugu-
rated. SO strict has been his administration of
Justice that crime has been greatly reduced, His
services have been invaluable in the suppression
offense of carrying concealed weapons. Expenses
| in running the Criminal Court have been
cut down so that the sheriff has had te apply to
| the County Court for an appropriation to enable
These things have shown that Judge HoIrigan was
always working for the people. He has been OF
| mole service in suppresslng crime than all the
Grim inal judges of the State put together Mr. Z.
clerks Office who has been for years q warmly
devoted friend of the deceased judge stated to an
APPEAL reporter yesterday that there was prece-
dent for the number of mis- rulings which were
| tanned by the Supreme Court when appeals were
| taken. Mr.. Capers said that Judge Horrigan had
| only been reversed two or three times, and these
| reVeIsals were on points decided by the Judge
/ against his own opinion, in order to have them
/ definitely settled by the supreme Court. so well
prepared were the records sent from his court to
the Court of Appeals that no fault sould be found
| with them. Indeed the higher court has frequently
| followed Judge Horrigan's DECISIONS though in 50
doing it was necessary to reverse its own Judge
| Mich. She is woman of fine sense and has been
mis- steady aud loving helpmate through life. The
deceased has had tendency toward consump-
ton, fact which in some measure accounts for
| the rapidity with which the typhoid pneumonia
| pOuuuPrPd him.