The Van Buren press., 1893-11-25
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LR. SANDELS.
Memorial Exercises Of the State and
Federal Courts Held at the Cir.
cult Court Rooms.


Memorial Exercises Of the State and
Federal Courts Held at the Cir.
cult Court Rooms.
The bar of the State Court and
the bar of the q. S. Court for the
Western district of Arkansas held
Q joint meeting yesterday morning
ut 10 o'clock at the Circuit Court
rooms. The session was in lieu of
the regular forenoon sitting of
Judge Bryant's court, and Judge
Parker adjourned the U. s. court
at 10 o'clock aud came up to the
state building. Judge Bryantand
Parker took their seats on the
bench together and Deputy Sheriff
Frye opened the federal court.
Judge Bryant then announced that
the two courts were sitting to-
gether TO conduct the memorial
exercises of the late Leonidss Polk
Sandels and that Judge Parker
would preside. Judge Parker then
called for the resolutions of the
committee. Judge Rogers read
the resolutions, which were unani-
mously adopted. The Judge here
called on the different members of
the committee aud the various
members of the bar in turn, and
many eloquent tributes were paid
the deceased, and many strong
and feeling words spoken upon the
beauty of the life and the u andeur
of his character and his greatness
as . lawyer. Judge Rogers spoke
first after him came Joseph Hill,
Col. Clayton, G. E. Warner, ]. B.
Forester, T. P. Winchester Col. J.
II. Clendenning, Judge Reed, P.
@. West and Mr.. Chon, Of Little
Rock. Judge Bryant then read q
few remarks and was followed by
Judge Parker. 1t being then half
past IL o'clock, Judge Parker de.
clared the meeting adjourned. The
court room was crowded during
the exercises and many ladies were
present. The following are the
resolutions read and ordered
spread ON the records of the
courts:
Death has again invaded our
ranks. At his residence on the
9Th of October, 1893, at noon, sur
rounded by his family and q few
intimate friends, Leonidas Polk
Sandels died.
He was born in this city the Goth
day of June, 1861. His father, who
was rector Of St. Johns Episcopal
church, removed in 1871 to Cam
den, Ark, thence in 1872t0 Loui.
slana, where he died in 1874. The
family then removed to Sewanee,
Tenn, in the spring of 1875, where
Lee entered the University of the
South as student, remaining un-
til 1880. During these years he
always ranked high in his classes
and was considered one of the
most thorough and brilliant stu
dents of the University. In 1880
the family returned to this city
where the elder brother, the late
Judge MOnti H. Sandels was just
taking rank in his profession.
just when aud how Mr.. Sandels
read law can scarcely be told, for
young and inexperienced, strug-
Cling with adversely. he tried var
ious pursuits to aid his brother in
discharging the duties the fathers
death had entailed on both SO
early. But he did read and read
we'll. He was admitted :othe bar
of the Twelfth circuit at Van Blu.
rem in April, 1886, and began the
practice of law there with Judge
B. j. Brown. 1t was but a little
while until the foundation of his
singurlarly successful, brilliant and
useful career was firmly establish.
ed. In 1883 when his brother was
elected associate justice of the
supreme court, ne returned to Ft.
Smith and succeeded him in the
firm of Sandels & Warner. This
firm was dissolved the next year
and in August, 1890, the co-part-
nership of Sandels & Hill was
formed, which continued until his
death.
He was admitted to the bar of
the state supreme court June 2,
1888, and in January, 1892, to the
bar of the supreme court of the
United States.
The rapidity with which he &C.
quired an extensive, diversified
and lucrative practice was almost
unprecedented, and he followed
his cases and gave them his per.
sonal attention in all the appellate
tribunals, state and federal.
In the winter of 1928, that
stealthy and fatal enemy of the
race, consumption. made such in.
roads upon his health that TO all
save himself, cheerful aud deter.
mined almost to the last, the end
wss painfully apparent. In April
1893 he was appointed by the gov
ernor, .upon the recommendation