The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1894-11-17
DEATH OF COL. MAuLsBY.
Action Of the Bar on the Death of the Distin-
guished Lawyer.

The circnit court on Tuesday afternoon took
action on the death of Col VIM. p. Maulsby,
the oldest member of the bar and distinguish
ed lawyer and citizen, who died ut his resi-
dence in this city on October 3, 1894. The
day after the bar of the circuit court met and
appointed committee, consisting of Joseph
NJ Parke, ID. N. Henning and JAS. A. c.
Bond, to draft report on his death to be
presented to the court at the November term.
On Tuesday Mr.. Parke, on behalf of the
committee, presented the following:
The undersigned committee appointed at meet
ing of the Bar of the Circuit Court for Carroll
ty, held at the Court Room, Westminster. Nd, on
the 18th day of October, ls9i TO prepare suitable
notice of the death of Col VIM. p Maulsby, to be
presented at meeting Of the Bar and officers of the
Court on the first day of the November Term of said
Court respectfully report the following for action
JOSEPH NJ. PARKE,
d. n. HENNTSG,
JAS. A. e. BOND,
Nor. I2ih, 1885,. Committee.
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT
The death of so eminent man, distinguished
a lawyer US the late Col. Vim. p. Maulsby, who died
at his residence in Westminster, Nd October ID
1894, demands from us some especial notice.
He was the last survivor of the members of the
Bar of the Circuit Court for Carroll county at its
ganizltion in 1857. Though then quite young
man, he assumed at once leading position at the
Bar, and so continued during his life both in our
county and State. He acted as States Attorney dur
ing the early years of Carroll county; and for some
time whilst temporarily residing in Frederick, Nd
filled the position of Chief Judge of the Circuit
Court and Associate Judge of the Court of Appeals
dignity and impartiality He was an ardent lover
of his country and took leading part in public
affairs both State and National. lie was the first
State Senator elected in Carroll county, and repre-
sented county in the State Legislature in that
capacity for six years.
cause and served with distinction during the war
Colonel of the First Regiment of the Maryland
Home Brigade and saw much service in Maryland
oil he n
Gettysburg in Pennsylvania.
He man of strong passions, feelings and
sentiments, such heroes and leaders should have
whether in military, civil or ecclesiastical life lie
was firm and outspoken on all occasions against
what he conceived to be wrong; but his resent
ments often strong, not lasting, and his pre-
dominent disposition WAS to be kind, generous
sociable and charitable.
From his youth he was attached to his church.
and he one of the founders of the Ascension T.
Z. Church of Westminster, Md. At the celebration
of the fifteth anniversary OF that church, held few
months AGO he was the historian of the church. and
that his last public address. AT its close he re-
ferred in feeling terms of the last surviving found
ers of the church. alluding to himself last one of
the three in very modest and uupretentions man
ner and closed with the words-"GOd have mercy
In that hopeful prayer we can all join, for all
He is gone where we must all 60 His venerable
form we shall have no more but we can cherish his
memory and profit by the lessons of his life.
Rcsoided, That we offer to his widow his child
rem and grand children, our sympathy and condo
eee IN tls i,a n rnshnd n bis famiIv y"
Pcsoired, Further. that the Court be requested to
order these proceedings to be entered ON its records
and that they he copied and sent TO the publishers
of our county newspapers with request to publish
them.
Mr.. Parke made some remarks after pre-
senting the report, and was followed by eX-
Judge Bond D. n. Henning, VIM. H. Thomas,
J. Milton Reifsnider and George l.. Stocks
dale. The court made few remarks and
directed the report to be spread on the min
utes of the court.