Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-10-02


The Court Of Referees which will
meet here next Monday to hear Chan
Gerry cases is composed Of Hons. A. D.
Bright Of Brownsville, Il. L. Garden
hire OF Sparta, and David L. SnOd-
grass Of Chattanooga. By the mem
bers Of the bar who know them, and
all others, they will be heartily well
coined. Colonel A. d. Bright is well
known here outside Of legal circles,
He is man Of fne miAd and legal
attsinments, and Of sociable nature
and easy manners. As a lawyer he is
well known throughout West Tennes
see and in other parts Of the State,
Studious, pains taking, conscientious,
and digaifed without stiffness or for
mality in the discharge Of his duty, he
looks every inch Judge. He is
little over fifty years old and is a large,
robust, fne looking man,
Judge Gardenhiro comes from Spar
IA, on the western slopes Of the Cum
berlAnd mountains. He is a spare
made, angular looking, elderly gentle
man Of 90 or 65 years, and in this end
Of the State is comparatively stran-
ger. The law has been his profession
and his delight for over forty years,
and he is held in very high esteem in
the mountain circuits, where he has
been a conspicuous figure for a great
many years. Plain in manner, direct
in speech, reliable and forcible, he
always had a good country practice.
Once or more be was on the bench, but
he never turned far aside to enter
politics. He has served in the legis
lature more than once, the last time
was in 1915, when he had the te
merity to vote for the dog law.
That shelyed him politically in his
district for the rest Of his lite. He
wasEery kindly disposed toward Mem.
phis when special legislation was
asked, and is gratefully remembered
by the Shelby members Of that Gen.
eral Assembly.
Mr.. D. L. Snodgrsss is more widely
known from the part he has taken in
politics. He too has been in the Leg.
islature; hewas there in 1879, when
we were repeating the old city charter
and fixing up Taxing District gov.
eminent Inthis delicate and difficult
work he was the answering and active
friend Of Memphis. At that time he
represented White county as Judge
Gardenhire done before. He was re.
garded IS one Of the most clear head.
ed, rising young men Of the State, be.
ing at that time only about % years
old. a year or two later he removed
to Chattanooga to find a larger field
for his splendid talents. and entered
upon large prictice 1t is rart
i4iss to sec 50 young man occupying
position second only to a seat on the
Supreme bench, and yet no member
of the bar who knows him will ques.
ton bis ability to fill the place and
discharge its high honors with credit
to himself and bis associates.
After thus introducing them to the
Memphis bar and people, we may add
that their coming here involves a
great deal Of hard work. There are
at least two hundred cases on the
Chahcery docket demanding attention,
some Of them very important, among
others, one involving the liabilities Of
j. A. Andersop's boDdsmen for about
100000, and another one the Bolton
case, involving about 100000. This
brings up the bequest Of $4,000 made
by Wade Bolton to the widow az!
daughter of Stonewall Jackson. So
the meeting Of the board here is q
matter Of interest 10 a variety of
ways.