The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-08
NETTING Of i!IE BAR.
Il RESOLUTIONS ON a'sGE LATE
GAIT. &. z. Il x3iPs.

v.iths Pace, kSusbee, Harris and
Others.
Ia pursuance OF an adj ,urned meet
ing Of the Raleigh Bar hell May 1st, a
meeting was held yesterday st the Court
House to receive the report OF the COM
mittee appointed to draft resolutions to
the memory Of Capt E r s'amps.
The meeting was called to order by
Hon. Jos. B Bachelor. who, on taking
the chair, said it was hardly necessary
to state that the object of the meeting
was to receive the report of the commit |
tee and to hear any remarks which |
might be made relative to .he late Capt. |
E. r Stamps.
The following members Of the bar
were present: Hon. j. B. Bachelor, R.
81 Battle, Judge Geo v Strong, B. @.
Beckwith, W N. Jones, W J. PeeIe. T.
r P.rnell, Judge Shepherd, Judge Wal
ter Clark, Capt. S A. Ashe, Sherwood
| Haywood, 7. G. Fuller, J. W. Hinsdale,
S F. Mordecai, F. H. Busbee. j. G. L,
Harris, jacob Fleming, A. W. Haywood,
| ". H. Peace.
Mr. A ". Haywood, fer the commit
tee. submitted the following report:
Edward Roe Stamps was born in
Mecklenburg county, Virginia. on the
3Oth day Of april. A. D., 1914, and
soon thereafter removed with his fathers
family to Milton, Caswell county, n. @.
When seventeen years Of age he entered
the Confederate Army, having volun
teered as a private, and served therein
with conspicuous gailantry till the close
of the war, having been promoted to the
rank Of Captain During part of this
time he was prisoner at Johuson's Is
land Soon after the surrender he en-
tered Hampden Sydney College, from
which he graduated with nigh honors,
and entered upon the study Ct the .ae
with his brother inlaw, Jldge Eo,a ,ald,
at Tarboro. N. g. Befora 90. aiming his
license he began the practice Of law il
that town While there he edited the
Tarhoro s0utherner with an ability be
+ yond his years. Subs. qlen;ly he made
Raleigh his home aud formed a CO part
nership iot the practice OF the law will
= < l. Gray, ESQ, under the name o
Cray & Stamps. On the 15t Of January
1887, Judge Strong became memDo
0L the firm, which mas since cOntinue6
v under the name Of Strong, Gray
: Stamps. Ii 1876 he marIiat Bette "
daughter Of iila late john G. Williams
who, With three children, survives him
Ii the year 1878 he was roninated b
his parry Us a candidate for the Hnas
r Of Representatives for Wake equity
q AID at great perSonal sacrifice he accepi
Al ed and lei, what was then forlor
) hope, with zaai, ability AID great accept
N ability 10 a!s fcion Is aud the Democrat
IS party In 1877 Lie was appointed b
h Gov. Vance q Director OF the PeniteI
u tiarg. and, upoa Tie o-ath Of Col. DaYi
81 NJ Garter, N&7 c,:Gss ID succeed nll
80 IS Fiesi6cnt ct tAs BJa"i Gi Director
\ II that iuatituf on, aad served 10 th;
n capacity ourl9 tla Successive admlnI
IL cratjon3 Cf u yeraoIB jarvis and Scale
no till 1890, when b. resigned. his Cour
ct in the administration OF this hig h aud +
as sponsible Office was marked by sign
as ability; Zeal 20 promote the best interes
he Of tie State, and an earnest desire
at eff ct the reform, as we'll as to ameli
of rate the condition Of the unfortuna
a beings under his charge.
no AS lawyer & r Stamps was pain
nd taking, accurate and faithful to the i
of teresrs intrusted to him. As pub
he officer his integrity was above ques,io
in AS a Christian he was humble al
he true to the faith he professed. He W
to man of sound Judgment, pronounc
er opinions and fidelity in every capacity
mo- he carved for himself man which {
Is series to b. held IN high esteem, thel
lie. fore
viii Res s2LvED, That the members Of
ISL Bar have heard with profound and s.
cere regret OF the death of Edward L
Stamps, which sal occurrence took p!s
a at Tarboro, n. g., on the 3O-h day
ono April, 1891.
on' RESOLVED, That in his death the p
fession has lost high minded, homo
BILE, courteous practitioner, society
affable, entertaining aud intellect
.,,o member, the State an excellent cltiz
: M and his family loving, Christian b
band and father.
RESOLVED, That these resolutions
yen- presented by the chairman OF this me
wise ing to the superior court Oh wake CD
the II a. its next term With the request t
the the same be be spread on the minutes
,ens the court, and page of the records
It devoted to this purpose.
cor RESOLVED, That the Secretary of
but meeting send copy Of these resoluti
the 10 the family of our deceased brot
con- and furnish copy thereof for publ
will ton to the secular papers OF the city
the T. r. PURSELI,
tion A. w. HAYWOOD
The ,. T. ACl'DACAi.
ven Judge Geo. Y. Strong said be des
to read the following telegram I
Mr. r T. Gray:
FAYETTEVILLE n. O., May To
irfial1e regret train connections vii
+bis permit me to reach Raleigh in tim
ry Of the neetitg u TUG oHi in -
,ct On dear Stamps. Please say for me
~ he the resolutions which may be o1
"a ~ cAnnot contain q eulogy however
llog, that | don't endorse, or an expres5i
nk Gf grief ard coincidence for his dear
- !. and chiliren that [ do not cOrC
raor1 sym3athize with. [ had known hl
,,6oa sixteen years as intimately as one
haior. can krow another, and | never
$50 hin 10 do selfish wrong, uLmanl.
Rotb or express an ignoble thought or
Is No ment. His life was pure and bis
~, ~ without stain. Detraction wounde
favo perhaps killed him, but neither
80 nor left blernish upon the clear So
Of his soul. He was absolutely WI
physical fear, but tender and gen
hill. Z woman. He kept faith With God