Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-08

| pubic hpedhtT. gave 10 MS ufClSlOns as
Judge breadth which took a range be-
You'd the strict limits OF mere judicial In
vestigation.
ION the left Of the president for thir-
teen years. and az president for nearly
| ffteen years more. sat the careful. palms.
taking. conscientious. and Just Richard
| c. J.. Moncure. His forte was in his
strong sense OF tight from which no So
| phistry, no technical device. nothing.
could swerve his honest and direct ma
ture. Deeply religious In his personal
life. he always seemed TO act on the
bench as II under the guidance Of the
| Supreme Judge TO whom his conscience
and intellect bowed in absolute submits
sion He was strong and pur-
suasive az an advocate, but grand as
| judge-not so much from mere intellectual
strength as from the integrity and foree
Of his moral nature"
LEE AND SAMUELs
Judge George Hay Lee was. perhaps.
the most expert and skiful Of the court IN
| all matters pertaining 10 chancery prac-
tice. AS land-lawyer. whose able argu-
ments in the leading cases reported In
LIST Grattan on so many OF the phases OF
| the land-law, he was the Judge to whom,
| more than any other. such questions were
| referred. In private life. his manners
were courteous and genial. his integrity
was without a shadow, and on the bench
he was a moiel Of that considerate dig
| nifty so highly appreciated by the bar and
| the public"
Judge Green g. Samuels was close
and severe student. well versed In the
| principles OF law well as in cases
and was in his judgments direct and
! concise. never discursive or proliN. AS
man. lawyer. and n judge, he heid
high place In the esteem Of his own peo-
Ill a man "a 81
respect and confidence OF the bar as
Judge Of infexible integrity and Of ability
in council and in judgment"
at his premature death. In 1883. AFTER
| seven years service. he was succeeden
| by my old college and lifelong friend,
Judge William }. Robertson. Of whom
| have already spoken. whose service end
ed at that punctum tcmporis. when the
| old maxim applied in the modlhed
form OF post arma silent leges. never in
vented until the period from 1866 10 1870.
TRECONSTRUCT1ON ERA.
The speaker paid high tribute to Judge
| Robertson. and coming down to the post
| reconstruction period made the following
| references:
Except one man you viii readily know
| mean the late William CIR en-, think
| Judge Joynes was the most learned case
| lawyer in Virginia. No case which al
| fected in any degree his well-diSesttd
views Of legal principles could escape
his ever-vgilant and inquisitive research.
| He was full TO oy riiOwing with the
phases which decisions are ever pre-
senting OF old ideas.
| Upon his death Judge Wood Bouliin
was elected TO Al The vacancy. had
| known him since 1875 on the bench
he displayed those qualities in high de-
gree which had always marked his pri-
vate life and his honorable career al the
bar with a personal candor which was
transparent, with an absolute impartlahty
which knew neither fear nor favor
"Of that court one other judge has
passed away-my fellow-townsman and
esteemed friend, Judge Francis I. An
derson Before his election 10 the bench
he had been withdrawn In large degree
from active practice at the bar I'm which
at an earlier period he had been fully
engaged on the circuit and before the
| Court Of Appeals. AS a Judge, II Is no
| disbursement to say he was not case
lawyer: but b. had been well grounded
I'm legal principles. and his sense OF jus
tice was strongly enforced by a mind
naturally vigorous. and by a character
firm. resolute, brave. and independent
He was unbending In his integrity of pur-
pose and unh!nching in his maintenance
Of right"
! HE tIfs-N itsAl tOl II
OF members Of the old general court
Mr. Tucker gave these pictures.
Judge Daniel Smith was the senior
judge. He was a modest man. with great
simplicity Of manners. but with unblem-
ished character and a Judgment 50 unerr-
ing that he was seldom reversed. He re-
versed his own decision al Nisi Prius in
the great case Of Bank Of the United
States against Stoenbereen made under
the powerful argument OF Mr.. Chapman
Johnson for the plaintiff. His self-re-
| versal was affirmed by the Court Of
Appeals.
Judge John y. Clopton was a tpye Of
| the country gentlemen in private life.
| and ON the bench consderate, patient,
and disnifcd. He was. though not la
| borious. an able and learned Judge. and
was a member of the great convention
| Of 1920
Judge John Scott with the name and
genius Of Eldonl was a man of masterful
power IN mind and character At the
bar he had been great advocate: in the
| convention Of 1890 he was "A prominent
leader in its deliberations: vigorous
controversial writer and on the bench he
was one Of the ablest judges I'm the
country.
A PRACTICAL METHOD.
or Judge Scott. Mr.. Tucker told this
| anecdOte:
"A SANDER suit was pending between
two preachers. Counsel suggested the
venire might have members OF their con-
! gregatiOns upon its roll. On the Judge
calling on all who were such to stand
| up "a large number rose The Judge said.
with vein Of sarcastic humor. but with
grave decision: Sheriff. summon a jury
Of sinners to try this issue between
saints"
LOMAX AND OTHERS.
Resuming his references to the old
general-court judges. the speaker said:
THE venerable John r. Lomax was
laborious and learned judge and an author
Of valuable law books. His high Chrttian
character and devotion to duty left his
name TO the profession crowned with the
fame which ever rests upon the memory
Of a conscientious. impartial, and able adj
ministration OF justice among men.
Judge Lucas Il. Thompson holds
very high place in the esteem Of the cir
cult where he presided for so many
years over the business conducted by
bar Of rare ability in the State. He had
learning. zeal. and ability, great indie
pendcnce Of character. and inhexible de-
cision of purpose. lie was appointed TO
the Court Of Appeals, but died before he
performed any service.
"Of Judges Robert White William
! I4tlENs summers SduNltIS / ~ iphhfls
Estill Christian. Duncan, GhOlson, Scar
brough. Fulton. Douglass, Johnston. Hud-
| son. Keaney. Coleman. Wingield. Jeffries
| and others 1t would be agreeable for me to
speak if time permitted: but as many Of
them / never saw upon the bench and
knew nothing fcept 10y reputation"
THE JOHN BROWN JUDGE.
Judge Richard Parker had the fortune
ito preside at the trial Of the notorious
John Brown and his accomplices in the
REASONABLE and murderous attack on
the town o( Harper's Ferry on the night
of October 10. $50"
"On the trial. SO unique in all its cir
cumstances. Judge Parker displayed ample
ability and an impartiality which S.
fenced adverse criticism and commanded
the respect of the public everywhere.
ABEL L. UPSHCR.
zone OF the most brilliant men who ever
appeared IN our history was Judge Abel
i. Cpshur. OF the Eastern Shore Of Vr-
ginia. / never saw him, but knew him
through those who knew him best. one
OF whom was my revered uncle, Judge
Beverly Tucker a law professor in Will