Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1884-09-18
Circuit Ceurt.

The September Term Of our Circuit Court
began Monday last, their Honors, Judges
Crane and Brooks, presiding. Judge oraRt
charged the Grand Jury and made very en-.
phaIic reference tn violations Of the LlquoI
and Sunday law. On motion of MIR. Combs,
Geo, o. nerrlOk was admitted to the Bar
Aitor the calling Of the Dookets the Court
adjourned aud meeting Of the Bar was
held. Judge Crane was called to the chair
Ex-Judge Robert Ford's death was an.
uounced and on motion committee Of eve
consisting Of Messrs. Dan'l, @. Hammstt,
Rau'l. R. Magruder, Geo. @. Merrlck, 10, +.
Morgan aud B. H. CamalisF, was appointed
to draft suitable resolutions.
Tuesday, Sept Ia, lss4--Court met-thelr
Honors Judges Brooke and Crane on the
Bench. Tho grand aud petit Juries were
called and their attendance noted. The call OF
the Appeal Docket was proceeded with to No.
Is Appeals which was tried before the Court
as follows;
L. j, Sutton vs.. VIM. N. Ross & Co. Cam
alier l. Abel and D. R. Magruder for Sutton;
R. G. Combs and 10 F. Morgan for Ross.
AT ia o'clock, the court took recess and
the Committee appointed to draft resolutions
expressive of the feelings of the bar at the
death of Ex-Judge Ford, reported through
their chairman, Mr.. Dan'l G. Hammett, the
following resolutions which were read by Ex-
Judge Magruder.
WHEREAS, 1t has pleased Almighty God
in His wise providence to take out of this
world the soul of our deceased brother the
Honorable Robert FORD, for so many years
an able and honored Judge Of this Court, a
due respect for the memory of our departed
brother and beloved and valued friend, de-
wolves upon us the solemn duty and privilege
of paying proper tribute to his virtues and
ability, as well as 10 his usefulness and dis
tinction as a citizen, as a member Of our pro-
fesson, and as public officer.
Judge Ford was man of rare endow-
ments of head and heart. His was high
order of intellect and his mind was strength
ened and developed by close and faithful
application to study and reflection, and by
a devoted pursuit of classical and literary
culture in its various branches, as well as Of
a high order of talent and learning in the
profession in which he acquired such emf
hence, and in the judicial career which he
pursued with such distinction, ability, I'M
partiality and usefulness.
Born in st. Mary's county in 1919, he
graduated at Georgetown College, with
high honors, in 1897, at the early age of
eighteen years, and at once entered upon the
study of the law with zeal and fidelity in
the city of Frederick, under the tuition Of an
eminent member of that BAR and upon his
admission to the bar and to the practice of
his profession in his native county, he soon
became a man of mark, and took high. po-
sition as lawyer Of learning and ability.
So great was the confidence in his alb ity
and legal learning that before he was chosen
to the bench he had frequently been called
upon to act as special Judge and gave entire
satisfaction by the ability and readiness Of
his decisions
He was elected to the Legislature in lS42,
and served with credit and usefulness at an
important mncturc in the affairs of The State.
having the highest respect and confidence of
his fellow members as welas that Of his
constituents He was for sometime the act
ing Deputy Attorney General for st. Mary's
county and discharged the dut. of the Of
flee with great ability and success.
So great was the confidence in his fitness
for judicial career that ir Sc he was sup
ported with great zeal by his fellow citizens
for the Court Of Appeals, at that time COM
posed of but four judges and failed Of his
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