The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-24
Town OF SUFFOLK
victory under the leadership of that gal
liant young Nebraskan. w. j. Bryan.
RESOLUTIONS BY THE BAR.

RESOLUTIONS BY THE BAR.
The committee appointed by the Suf-
foik Bar to draft appropriate resolutions
touching the death OF a former member,
the late Merritt Briggs, has made its re-
port. The resolutions were to-day Of
fered by s. 2. Vandersllce to the Circuit
Court, and were ordered to be spread on
It's records. Judge Prentis' remar
concerning the deceased were very
touching. j. b. Primer will offer the re-
solutions to the County Court. They
follow:
..On the nth day of October, 1885, at
2:lo O'Clock p. M. Merritt Briggs. a MEM
Der of this Bar. suddenly fell dead while
addressing the court. Although he had
been in poor health for some time. It
was thought that I'm the last few weeks
he had made marked Improvement,
though necessarily a great suffered his
happy disposition and cheerful counte-
nance but little bespoke the pain he
must have suffered
Always open hearted and cheerful
generous and forgiving. he had made a
host of friends who deeply deplore and
mourn his untimely death. AS a law
yer he was able and astute faithful to
the interests of his clients. he, by his un-
firing efforts, won for himself n high
place in the esteem Of the bar and COM
munity at large; therefore he 1t
Resolved LIST, That the members of
the Bar at Suffolk feel deeply the loss
which they. in common with the COM
munity, have sustained.
I'D. That we tender to his wife and
family the assurance OF our sincere and
heartfelt sympathy in this great afiiic-
ton with which they have been visited.
Sd. That a copy OF these resolutions
be presented to the Circuit and County
Court. and ask that the same may be
spread upon their minutes: that copy
of the same be transmitted to the wife
nf Il,
that the same be published in the news
papers circulated in this town"
SOUTHAMPTON DON'T WANT 1T.
Major Wrght's case. to which a
change of venue has been granted, will
not be tried in Southampton, the county
named by Judge Kilby when the re-
moral was asked. The people OF that
county. or rather. the court officers,
don't want the case tried there. They
say so in no uncertain terms. Their rea-
sons are given in letters received by
Judge Kiby.
Judge j. B. Prince, of Southampton
county. does not consent to q removal,
because he has already discussed the
case. and has expressed an opinion. He
cannot conscientiously preside in the
case. and does not feel called upon to
tax his people for the purpose of en-
ploy!ng the services Of another Judge
Commonwealths Attorney w. j. Sc
breil also objects to having the Wright
case removed to Southampton, and does
not hesitate to say so. The reason
which he assigns in letter to Hon. w
j. kiiby is that the Southampton peo-
pie are prejudiced-prejudice In favor
of the defendant and against the Com
monwealth. which he does not think
could get justice over there. So South
ampton Is out of it,
Judge Kilby will now elect some other
county as the scene of judicial action
The place will be announced tomorrow
when Judge Kilby will sign the order OF
removal
MARRIED IN GAINESVILLE.
Miss Edna NJ. Bell eloped to Gates
vile, n. c., and was married to Mr..
James T.. Harrell Though the cere-
mony was performed last week the
brides family has just discovered that
Miss Bell was married.
SLIGHT BLAZE.
The fire alarm rang at 11:oo o'clock
to-day 1t originated from a Slight blaze
in Mrs. Compers kitchen. on North
street. The department responded, but
it's services were not needed
Senator Daniel left tonight for Wash
ington. d. c.
Hon. j. B. Primer addressed the Bry-
an and Sewall Club last night