Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1884-05-04


I as with loud and commanding voice he
would proclaim the Democratic doctrines.
bis politics was his religion. and .sprince
or peasant were alike TO him. As he
/ would weigh sugar or -four. he took the
opportunity 10 indOctrinate the customer
IN the virtues and policy OF old Hickory.
! and II necessary he would have mauled
MS politics into him as the preacher is
I sad 10 have '-mauled the grace into the
/ blacksmith Of the mountain pass" John
Mlllen never married. He was a first
/ cousin 10 DR.. Arnold, and an uncle ofCol.
John VI. MIllen, a Savannah lawyer Of a
later period, who fell in battle on the
I Confederate side. The law firm was Mil
I len & kOllOck, George J. kOllOck now t.
siding in Habersham county. Ga. Alex
ander J. Drysdale was an ardent poll
/ uclan OF the same school as John Nil
( len. He was a Judge of the CITY
+ Court and several times elected
/ member OF the Legislature from Chatham
I county. he was a small man. Of SYM
metrical form and brunette complexion.
with gentle and winning manner. He
was a lawyer, but had no taste for the
wrangles of the court house. The Rev.
Mr.. Drysdale, the Episcopalian clergy
man. rector OF Christ Church. New Or
leans, who has reputation for impress
siYe pulpit reading and preaching, is his
son.
Robert W. POoler, although a lawyer.
was. when young man, elected 10 the
Clerkship OF the Superior Court Of Chat
ham county. 1t was a lucrative Office.
It's income, added to his other means. en-
abled him TO live in a luxurious manner.
He had his house in the CITY. and his
country seat at Springfield. He held the
office for p or 80 years. A predecessor.
Job 7. BOlles, held it for a like long period.
The people then held on TO a goOe officer
long time. There were but few attempts
to defeat Capt. POOler, which all failed.
until John +. Guilmartin, young law
yer, under some favorable circumstances.
accomplished it. Capt. POOler was Of
Irish lineage. He was a noble. gener-
Gus, heightened man. He was one
OF the Democratic nominees on the
general ticket for Congress in the disas-
trous political campaign Of 1870 The
whole Democratic ticket was defeated BY
some 1000 majority. He was at his cOun-
try home when the election returns were
being received. When about forty cOun-
ties were heard from l was al his
house, where several OF his friends
were assembled. The Captain made a
calculation and gave up his election. /
The friends tried 10 encourage him. but
he said it could not be otherwise. / was I
astOnished 10 see how cOOlly and cheer !
fully he took his defeat. He got his mfli- I
mander Of the Republican Blues" He
was their Captain when l first saw them
in the year 1881. He took into his Office.
in the year IS3j, Edward g. Wilson. who
was then a youth Of some sixteen 7
summers. He made an excellent
clerk, and in few years carried on the
office without the presence Of Capt. Pool
er, and was with him up 70 his defeat.
Capt. Po0leI's wife was Mary Wayne. a
niece Of Judge Wayne. They had but
one child-a son. He married. and dy-
ing LETT one child-a daugh-
ter. So the name Of POOler
has become extinct. II is curious
N notice how many names in course Of
time become extinguished. To realize
this. one has only to look over the names
Of the first settlers Of Georgia ard see
how many Of them have entirely disap-
peared. In the very early years Of this
century there was a lawyer Of Savannah
named Elyming. In the old cemetery
there is a tomb 70 a lady Of that name,
who lived u be nearly hundred. Is the
name now extaut:
The only names connected with the
Sherif's Office fifty years ago / can recall
are those q John J. Dews and George Nil
len. Mr.. DeWs moved TO Southwest Georgia {
about $40, and from there 70 Forsyth.
Ga. where he died since the war. His I
widow yet surYiyes-tOEether with sew
-fdl sons ana NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. them
Mr.. John Dews. Of Savannah. DR.. George
Millen was the father Of Mcpherson Mil
len. He was not related to Col John :
Aillen. but his wife. who was a Miss Den
MS. was his cousin. Ii is only stating a
fact. which is due to truth. TO say that
Dr.. Millen was one Of the handsomest men
Of his time.
II will be perceived I have only named /
the lawyers and officers Of court who
were Of or preceded the year 1884. There
are a few | can recall who came TO the
bar within the next few years, who are
VIM. 2. " hita. L. G. Guerard. Nicholas
NARROW, Francis :. Barlow, Richard W.
Owens, VIM. +. Law and Henry K. Pres
ton. Then, yet a few years later, comes
Henry Williams, Tom Lloyd. John W.
Owens. Robert Fl. Griffin, John II. Good
rich, VIM. J. BuilOch, Wm. I. Goodwin
and John Bilbo.
OF the lawyers named OF fifty years ago
George J. kollOck and John Z. Ward ]
are the only survivors. Mr.. Ward
may have been admitted as late
as January OF February. 1885; but at the
time he was yet youth not out of his
teens. OF the next set William F. Law
is the only survivor. and of the next John
BbbO. Thus it may be said Of the law
yers admitted in or prior TO 1912, there
are only five living. Possibly there may :
be one or two more not recalled, for the
human memory is not accurate, however
much it may retain. Soon there Will be
none left Of the sets named, nor even of a
later date, including myself among the
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