The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1884-09-24

liant Congresrmup, lived here and was the
mort popular iilan n his day. Thomas and
Isaacs brothers.ir-iaw, boil, marrying thu
daughters Of Col. liullard, and both NJ times,
In turn, representing the district in Congress,
lived here, and were men Of rank. Judge
Isaac~ was among the ablrs, lawyers the State
ever had. Forester man who made hi,
mark, and WAS several years a member Of
Congress, lived here.
Among the many lawyers who lived here
James Campbell and Micnh Taul were the
a,os, learned, but in strength and power he.
fore jury, iiopIin" l., Turney, (the father
OF pete" who was Fix years in the lower
House Of Congress, and six years IN the S.n.
ate, eScellcd. Asa jury lawyer / have rare.
ly known his equal.
Ills great influence and popularity came
from his devotion to his friends. As a law
yer, his clients ca,i.e was always his fight.
II his client was hanged he went with him to
the gallows, and il sent to the pcni,.ntiury.
he separated from him ut the door of the
prison. lie was u man of fine persDn, ALWAYS
neatly dressed, with clever manner. and gen
tlemanly address. II was always said Of him
that getting into fight, he WAS sent To jail
and read law in prison.
The most cultured man in the community
was the eminent surgeon, Dr. Wallace Estil;.
lie wasa Nirginian, but graduated in Phila.
delphia and came here in 1915. A. n sur
gcon he was widely known To the profession.
In some branches Of surg ~ his record was
superior to any man Of his day in this conn.
try. Asa scholar, u man Of rare a,tainmcn,s
Il. well Us tastes, he war among the frat men
Of the country. FOrty-livc years he devoted
his life TO riding over the country waiting on
the sick, many Of them too poor Ia pay. but
when At home always with book. giving the
Latin and Greek A. much attention nj 70 a,
when he was ~. A So..lcrn man, he went
into the army at IS as the surgeon of Col.
Iurn,y'srgiment, and died hear the close of
the war, in Georgia, At his post dressing the
soldiers wounds away from II loving family,
except adaughtcr who was by him. lIcwas
most elegant and courlly gentleman---a per-
feet Chesterfield in manncrs-large and hand
some. When he came to Winchester, IN he
related To me. he found among other gentle.
men an old Virginia gentleman by the name
OF Rains the grandfather Of Mr.. Judge
trecman-wh0 dressed remarkably well, An
did DIR. E.till' They were cold toward .pch
other for long time, but came to be great
friends. Each, after they came to BE- such
friends, wanted to know the cause Of the COLI,
ness, when il WAS found that each had oh.
jeeicd to he oth b,causc he thought he was
proud.
Senator l-ham q. Harris was born and
raised IN this C nty, in n log cabin, still
standing. lie was "nc Ui scvcrul SONS. All
came to be men Of mind. The most gifted,
however, was George, a Methods, preacher.
Major w. Il. Venable, who was sent Minis.
ter to Venezuela and died there, lived here
and wasa most accomplished man and able
lawyer.
About forty-four years ago Andrew J.
Marclbankn commenced holding the courts
here, having been elected Judge OF the Circuit
Court Of the mountain district BY the Legisls.
tnre. Socially he was an awkwar,l--a very
awkward-man. lie was always at the
wrong place in company he always intro
duced the wrong subject he always asked
the wrong questions he always laughed NJ
the wrong time his hands were always in
the way he always left at the wrong tint,
and always gavcthe wrong EXCUSE for leaving.
In speaking OF the Gar Of Russia he wouil
always give the G lis full sound, and Of the
Psalmsh he wonll pronounce the =. lie was
sensitive and jealous Of his reputation and
guarded it against imputation with great care.
lie did not allow man to come in his room
who had lawsuit, and he would make no
trades and receive no court, sic. from party
to suit in his court. lie sometimes mis-.
took joke for an ailront, and often made hr
friendr explain when they had done nothing.
With all these eccentrictics he was =
charming Judge. On The bench % years,
twice elected by the people. Nobody could
beat him. lie was great lawyer, painrta-
king and laborious, studied and educated
himself to be impartial The ricl, and the
poor, the man who had influence and the man
who had none, all stood alike in his court
There was no end To his work and no bounds
to his capacity for work. The lawyers would
often take his notes, without change, an n bill
perceptions. Hewrote all his charges, civil
as well as criminal. Ia the courthouse every
body respected him. Working himself, hccI-
pectcdthc lawyers to work. Everything he
did was conscientousy done. lie knew moth.
ing on the bench but law and the right. His
memory is dear to all the lawyers living who
knew him. His judicial integrity war the
idol OF the bar, and his fairness and justice
were the admiration Of the people. II IL
doubtful II Tennessee has ever had greater
common law lawyer.
Chancellor B. l.. Ridley, during the whole
time Marchbanks was Circuit Judge, was
Chancellor. lie was lawyer Of high attain.
ments; was a most elegant and cultivated
man, fine scholar, man Of good address,
elegant manners, and in every way an accom-
plished gentleman. He and Judge March
banks, when young men, lived at McMinn.
vile and practiccd in the same court. At
one time, for some laprus by Marchbanks in
quoting Latin phrase, Ridley wi.tily cr,i-
cised him. This led to challenge Both
men were good game, and it came near being
serious. They were on friendly terms after
wards, but always careful Of criticisms.
This county was extremely Southern, and
long before the State declared for separation,
announced in public meeting II the State did
not scccdc the county would.
There were IN old times 200 Democrats in
the county ard $50 Wings. The county sent
1000 men into the Southern army.