The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-02-08

1 preachers; counsel sussesteu the Vhire
might have members OF their congfesa-
lions upon its roll. On tne Judge cav
| ing on all who were such 10 stand UP b
| large number rose. The Judge said \
with a vein OF sarcastic humor, but with
| grave decision:
sheriff. summon a jury of sinners to
try this issue between saints
AN AUTHOR.
! The venerable John T. Lomax was
laborious and learned judge and an au-
thor OF valuable law books. His high
| CT ristian character and devotion TO duty
left his name TO the profession crowned
with the fame which ever rests upon
the memory of A conscientious, Impair
tisI and able administrator of justice
| among men.
| Judge Lucas p. Thompson holds very
high place in the esteem Of the circuit
| where he presided for 40 many years
over the business conducted by par
OF rare ability in the State lie hao
learning. zeal and ability, great mac
| pendence Of character and infieNlole ue-
| csion OF purpose. He was appointed 10
| the Court OF Appeals. but died before ne
| performed any service.
| OF Judges Robert White. William Leigh
| Summers, Saunders. Fry, Baker tstiil'
| Christian: duncan, Gholson, Scarborough
| Fulton, Douglass, Johnston. HUDSON,
Kenney. Coleman. Wingfeld. Jeffries ana
| others. It would be agreeable to me 10
| sneak II time permitted but as many
| OF them | never saw upon the bench
| and knew nothing except by reputation,
| I forego the otherwise pleasant task. l
| shall sneak of some whom ! knew well
from association, professionally ana per
sonally
| Judge Richard Parker, sen Of Judge
| Richard E. Parker OF whom | have spok-
| lad In h,S lover
from 1851 TO 1866. He was an able souhd
| and efficient judge.
| II was his fortune 10 preside at the
| trial Of the notorious John Brown anu
| his accomplices in the reasonable ana
| numerous attack on the town or mar
| pers Ferry on the night OF octoper ~
| 1853. In this attack many peaceful Gu
cons were killed and the United States
ARMY was seized. \ marine force under
| command OF col Robert f.. Lee assaulted
| "Tohu Browns Fort" killed some of the
| defenders and captured the leader ana
| several Of his fellow marauders. lhey
were indicted for treason against Nir-
ginia as we'll as for the murder OF her
, citizens.
| ON the trial. so unique In all us err
cdmstances. Judge Parker displayed am
ple ability. and an Importantly whlch
silenccd adverse criticism and ccmmahd-
cd the respect Of the public everywhere
| The prisoners were convicted.
An elaborate petition foc appeal from
| the Judgment was prepared by Mr.. m
| Green, with whom WAS associated Non
| Samuel Chiffon. I'm which the doctrines ot
| the law OF treason were dis ,usscf with
fullness OF learning. and reference TO
| an old case Of Reginald Tucker, OF "nom
Mr.. Green said to me. with his charac-
teristic pleasantly, Il being Attorney
| General at the time. and acting Tor tne
| commonwealth, that he was no doubt
| a relative OF mine. but was hung. drawn
and duartered for treason against one
| of the noble House Of Stuart rebellion
| I'm that period was not such STAN upon
| the rame bore. as TO appai me.
The court upon full and careful consid-
Grafton denied the appeal. affirmed the
| Judgment and the convicts were eNecul-
| ed December =, 1s59 at CharlestoWn. Jet-
| fcrson county.
ANorHFR TREASON CASE.
In my official experience, / had one
| other case Of treason before Judge hui-
| son. other crimes ..erc charged against
the prisoner, for whom appeared the eel
! ebrated and able Thomas j. Niche. OF
| stanton. The prisoner broke jail before
| trial. but after an elaborate discussion
Of legal questions arising upon the non
liability Of the prisoner tor acts Ia
| granite Bello They were decided I'm tav-
| or OF the Commonwealth. but the escape
Of the accused put an end to the pro-
ceeding.
one Of the most brilliant men who ever
| appeared in our history was Judge Apel
+. Tpsh,ir. Of the Eastern Shore Of Nir-
ginia. never saw him. but knew him
through those who knew him best. one
of whom was my reVcred uncle, Judge
BEVERLEY Tucker law professor IN VII
liam and Mary College
His mind reached tho realm OF genius.
He was a member Of the convention oil
giants in 1899 in which sat chief JUS
tee Marshall, ex-Presidcnts Madison
and Monroe, and John Tyler, who was
afterwards President. The great men
of the Revolutionary and early consti-
tutional era were there. Among them
| were l.. W. Tazewcu, William Il. Giles,
Judge Philip II. Harbour OF the Su-
preme Court: Leigh. Johnson, Stanard,
John Randolph. the Masons. DromgooIe'
Cooke. Powell. Doddr!ige, Rev AleXah-
der Campbell. Duncan Gordon JohH
Scott John : Barbour, Joynes, Morris
and many others.
Tpshur opened the debate on the Ba-
sis of Representation "a most interest
Ing phase Of that problem IN polltgaI
scienceD. I'm a speech profound and PM
losophic clothed with an eloquence
| which placed him i'm the front rank OF
|
! unsurpassed by any speech made III the
| body.
| Judge I-pshur wrote very able ana
unsnswerable review Of Judge story 5
work on the Constitution, on the dues-
ton whether that instrument was the ac'
| of zone people or Of the thirteen soVer-
e:gn States. As a treatise on p0lucdl
| philosophy in its application To our sya-
| tenn / commend it 10 the younger mem
bers Of the bar. as an admirable yindi-
| cation OF the true and the old virginia
| view of The Constitution.
THE LONE STAR.
President Tyler called Judge Upshur 20
| the State Department He conducted
| the early negotiations for the reception
of the Lone Star" into the American
constellation. lie was i'm the field where
| his extraordinary talents would have had
| their legitimate range. but the fatal eX-
plosion Of a Princeton gun closed ca
reer which. had il continued. would have
added great glory 10 his mother Com
monwealth. reflected from the genius OF
her son.
My affection for Judge John Y. Mason
| viii not omit Of my omission OF his name
from these sketches. VINO that ever
knew him can forget the almost fasci-
nation Of his personal character I'm so
c!a relations? His genial nature, his
generous hospitality. his love OF humor,
| ald Of all with which a liberal heart
would sympathizc In the lie Of others.
and his charms as conversationalist,
| made him a central object FOR the love
and esteem of host Of friends.
| His career was remarkable. As an ad-
/ 1tf N-l.. have been CtOuQenf