Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1884-11-22

Hen. G. J Faulkner, Deceased

was held at the Court room, on Monday.
November 3rd, 1884, at 10 O'Clock d. ID. !,
At which There were present the follow
ing members
j. b. Hoge, l.. M Shaffer. Blackburn
Hughes, A. s. Hughes, NJ Il. IngIes,
E. 5. Troxeli, VIM. ). HeDshaw, ID. G.
WesteDhaver, p. A. Rohfbaugb, Geo.
W. Feidt, J. 5. Haldeman, Stewart w
Walker, r. j. Simpson and J. Nelson
Wisner.
Clerks-C w. Doll, Clerk Of County
Court; S. II. Martin, Clerk of Circuit
Court.
Commissioners in Chancery-J. T.
Picking, w. b. ColstoD.
Sherifr-Geo. A Chrisman, Kinsey
Creque, John T Paulding, Deputies.
The meeting was called to order by J.
Nelson Wisner, Esq, who nominated
Iof chairman, the Oldest gentleman
present. Major E. s. Troxell, and this
nomination being voted upon, Major
rroxell was unanimously chosen.
Upon taking the chair Major Troxell.
in few well timed remarks explained
the object of the meeting to be for the
purpose of taking suitable action upon
tie death of Hon. Chas. j. Faulkner,
and for making arrangements to attend
his funeral in body.
| On motion committee of five, con
sisting of Messrs. J. B. Hoge, j. Nelson
Wisner, j. S. HaldeMan, Blackburn
Hughes and Geo. w. Feidt, was ap-
pointed to draft resolutions expressive
of the sense of this bar upon the death
OF Mr.. Faulkner, to be reported at the
next sitting of the Circuit Court
The committee reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
adopted
The members of the bar and he of1i-
| GERS of the Circuit and County Courts
| of Berkeley have this day assembled to
give expression to the emotions with
which they have heard of the death of
| he Hon. Charles j Faulkner, the old
est and most distinguished member of
the Berkeley bar.
Impressed deeply by the immediate
| loss which they, in common with the
county and the State have sustained.
they deem it an appropriate duty to
| place upon the records of the Courts,
with which Mr.. Faulkner was identi-
lied by the active practice of more than
half "A century, a prominent tribute to
his memory by formal recognition of
his high personal character, his dill
gence and learning, and the forensic
success which crowned the earnest en-
ergy which he gave t. the discharge of
every professional dnty.
While the office they are now called
upon to perform is limited by propriety
TO the recognition of his high qualities
as a lawyer, with whom they have been
so long connected by daily association,
they recall with pride that in other
fields of public service-legislative and
diplomatic-hiS great abilities were
-xerted with signal benefits to the in
terests of the country; and in this con-
nectiOn, they are not unmiDdful of the
tact that his professional successes were
not confihe to the lower Courts, but
are equally attested by the records OF
the Courts of Appeals of Virginia and
West Virginia. and the reports of that
August tribunal-the Supreme Court
of the United States.
! In view of this expression of their
feeling, and aware, that a fuller detail
of the events of distinguished life, is
beyond the duty assigned them-the
members of the bar and officers of the
Courts here in attendance, do
Resolved, 1st. That they have re-
ceived with deep regret the intelligence
of the death of their late venerable as
sociate Charles James Faulkner, sever
al times member of the General AS
sembly OF Virginia, member Of the
Constitutional Convention of 1851, for
eight years member of Congress, Min
lister Plenipotentiary to France, mem
Der of the Constitutional Convention of
West Virginia, again member of Con-
gress; and in all these high positions
distinguished and influential.
2nd. That the memory of the de-
ceased should be preserved as that of a
great LAWYER, versed in the science of
law; and in his faithful energy and de-
votion to his clients, an example which
every member Of the bar may well seek
to follow and initiate.
3rd. That the members Of the bar
and the officers of the Courts will wear
| the usual badge of mourning for 80 days,
and in a body attend the funeral of the
deceased.
4th. That proceedings of this meet
| ing be communicated to the Courts of
Berkeley county with a request that
| they be extended upon their minutes.
9Th. While avoiding intrusion upon
grief peculiarly sacred to those near
est to him in life--yet it is further re-
solved that these proceedings be also,
communicated to the family of the de-
ceased, with an assurance of the sym.
pathy and coincidence of this meeting.
JNO. BLAIR HOGE.
J. NELSON WIsNER.
GEO. w. FEIDT.
BLACKBURN HUGHES.
j. S. HALDEMAN.
On motion of Mr. Haldemap, it was