The Van Buren press., 1894-12-08
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Bar Meeting.

Last Saturday forenoon had been set aside BY
the Court as the time for meeting of the bar in
eaiogy OF the late Judge Jesse Turner The bar
from this Circuit. as well as other portions Of
the State, was well represented and the addresses
in memory Of Judge Turner we're eloquent and
appropriate. 1t would be impossible for US to
give the different addresses. so We only publish
the resolutions of the Crawford County Bar pre-
sented on the occasion.
COMMITTEE REPORT
The committee appointed 81 a meeting of the
bar of the Circuit Court of Crawford County.
Ark, to which Was referred the matter of pre-
pairing suitable memorial. commemorative OF
me Hon Jesse Turner. reports and recommends
the following:
We. the members Of the Crawford County Bar,
have heard with profound sorrow of the death
q Hon Jesse Turner ST, who died suddenly on
possession of his usual vigor and health among
his neighbors and friends he fell asleep
His life had been long hoaored and useful: he
had passed far beyond the four score years
which men are promised, only by reason OF
| strength Few OF Us were born when he began
the practice OF law in North Carolina, his native
state.
Judge Turner was born in Orange county,
North Carolina IN 1s05 he immigrated to Arkan-
| sas in is.il and settled at old Crawford Court
| House in that year. and ever after followed the
courts OF Crawford county. removing TO Van
4 Buren, when the county seat was moved there
He praetieed law III Arkansas for 63 years. longer
| than most lawyers live; and in all the years
/ passed there has never been such an instance of
| long service in this state. aud perhaps never
will be again. He has long survived ali his con-
| temporaries and the second generation of law
| yers who followed his beginning are all gone.
and those OF the third are now actively in the
courts.
He was a model of professional aspiration and
imitation, for in him professional ethies, honor
and probity had their most perfect and best
exemplar. dishonorable or unmanly aet in
him was inconceiy able. He had wide influence
and acquaintance throughout Arkansas-had
| been often To her Legislative assemblies as
Senator and Representative-had been District
| Attorney of the United States District Courts
and Judge of the Supreme Court OF the State.
/ He WAS in his mental and moral qualities as
| firm as granite and true STEEL yet in heart
| and conduct, kind and gentle as a woman, and
was loved by all He condemned wrong In the
high and in the lowly; yet was charitable to
| humaa frailties. and his ear was never deaf to
the cry OF distress, nor his purse closed to the
wants of the many He WAS good, faithful true
| Candid and sincere himself he seorned all deceit
and cunning in Others. His opinions and actions
We're always based upon honest convictions and
be never practiced mere policy or time serving.
| lie was spared in strength till his work was
| done lie had travelled over lfe,s long road
| until weary and faotsore he found rest as one
who draws the drapery of his couch about him
| and sleeps. In view of this,
RESOLVED, That by this sudden death his
| family has been deprived ofa kind and attec-
| tionate husband and father. and the State has
| lost an honest and useful citizen whose virtues
both public and private, whose integrity and
uprightness secured and kept the confidence
and esteem of the bar and the people, through
his long and useful life; this confidence having
been frequently exhibited in selecting him to
positions of great public responsibility and
trust which required high order of talent.
learning and purity to properly fill and the
duties Of which he always discharged with
honor and fidelity
RESOLVED, That we feel profoundly this
bereavement and sympathize with the family
aud the relatives Of the deceased.
RESOLVED, That as ties imonlal.of respect the
bar and and officers of this court wear Grape
upon the right arm for 30 days.
RESOLVED, That a copy of this memorial be
presented TO the Circuit Court of Crawford
county. the Supreme Court Of Arkansas and the
District Court of the United States for the
Western District of Arkansas. by members of
the bar to be appointed by the president OF the
meeting ahd that the secretary transmit copy
TO the family of the decersed. and that the
papers Of the State be requested TO publish the
same
j. V. BoURLASD, Chr M
OSCAR L. MILES,
l.. l.. MATLoCK,
BERkLEY NEAL,
Z. b. PIERCE,
:. K. CHEW,
5. A. MILLER
BEN I DUNALL.