Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1897-01-02

A. b. Guigon was born in Richmond.
Aug. I3, 1858. Heis the son Judge A
Y. Guigon. who for so many years pre-
sided at the Hastings Court and was
one of the most able jurists the CON-
monwealth has ever produced.
Young Guigon married the Rttrae-
tive and accomplished Miss Kate f.
Sheppard. Feb. 10th, 1885. One child.
boy has blessed the union.
his FIRST LITTER
Mr.. Guigon was educated in the
schools of Richmond and at the uni
versity OF Virginia He was admitted
to the bar. and his first letter upon the
beginning of the practice OF law is
dated Jan. 18th, 1881.
he was engav ed in the coupon liti-
CATION, being associated with the able
VIM L. Royal, Esq. as counsel for the
Oond-holders He afterwards devoted
his attention to corporation cases.
ACTING CoSuMoNwEALTH's ATTORNEY.
During the encumbency of Col. M. L.
Spottswood, he frequently represented
the commonwealth with remarkable
success. 1t was here that he secured
his practical insight in criminal law.
He was appointed on the First Regi-
later under Col Halves and Col. Wick
ham, with the rank of captain, and
later declined promotion to the posi-
ton of adjutant, business engagements
making it necessary that he should re-
tire from the service.
THE sMITHKR's PRECINCT CASES
Capt Guigon made a remarkable
record in the prosecution of the Smith
er's Precinct Cases. In this he not
only had sentiment strongly against
him in the county, but the Democratic
ring as we'll. 1t was fight among the
Democrats on account of the defraud-
ing OF the Democrats.
Capt Guigon fought single handed
and alone such able lawyers as Messrs
G V Meredith. Meade Haskins, Miles
Martin and Edmund Pendleton. The
case lasted several months, during
which time twenty-three legal ques-
tions were raised and argued before
the case reached the jury
WON THE POINTS.
Capt. Guigon represented the county
by appointment of the court, and was
employed by the Board of Supervisors.
He not only won the case on the points
raised before the Supreme Court, but
secured the conviction of the accused
before the jury-a most remarkable
result.
He is General Counsel for the Rich
mond Telephone Company, Assistant
Counsel for r r. & K Company. Gen.
eral Counsel for the Board of Pharma-
CIV of Virginia and General Counsel for
the Richmond Society for the Proven
ii IN of Cruelty to Animals, which SER
vices in the last named concern, he
renders gratis. He is General Attor-
noy for the Sound Money and Honest
Election Movement in Virginia.
These professional positions togeth-
er with some general practice keep his
time fully occupied.
LOOKED TO HIM.
1t was to this young attorney we
, looked when DESTROYS of securing asso-
, ciate counsel in the case. We had
: watched his cases. and above all, ad-
mired his persistency and bulldog tie.
! nacity in dealing with difficulties He
takes pleasure in performing difficult
I feats and glories in ascending the
) steepest hill for man to climb. Get
T Captain Guigon interested in a cause
, or a case, and the enthusiasm which he
! brings into play is only intensified by
, the obstacles which he has to over.
, come.
= WONDERFUL cHARAoTKRIsTIos.
!, He is a young man of wonderful re-
sources. Where there is no way made
he proceeds to do what some one should
have performed before
An illustration of this point, while
Captain Wise and Judge Flournoy wer,
i'm Lunenburg County, the case wa
: called in the Supreme Court and de
: cision slightly averse to the INTEREST,"
: of his clients rendered. In momen
he was on his feet and made a motion
for the enlargement of the writ OF er
I. ror, so as to make it specify where the
prisoners should be held pending tn,
> settlement Of the appeal.
n THAT WRIT OF HABEAs CORPUS.
This furnished the excuse by which
Judge Wexford continued the case O
the writ of kabeas corpus from time t,
:, time. President Keith of the Suprem
|, Court stated that no authority for sucI
: a motion could be found in the lega
= authorities of the country. And We
: this same Supreme Court finally estat
q lished a precedent by granting the yer,
). motion which it had partially declineI
~ to grant.
7 Speaking of it, Captain Guigon sal,
. at the time, Il tel you, Mitchell,
never heard of such a motion bein
made before myself, but 1 did not kno
, what else to do; it was the only thin
that fitted the case and right we'll j
answered the purpose. Wise an
FIournoy were in Lunenburg and tn
! responsibility was upon me and act
. ed upon the spur of the moment"
4 SAFE ATTORNEY.
. Captain Guigon is a close observer
!, no point escapes him. A gnat coul
- not be in room without his seeing i
3 if it had anything TO do with the legs
= aspect of the case in which he is inter
> ested.
- Brilliant, tireless. always self-pns
sessed and never ratified" he is at a
times safe attorney, in whose hand
to trust case. he has made a recor
in the case just closed, which tn
ablest lawyers might envy and the al
= tOrneVs of the future emulate.
is Hon. H. w Flournoy was born Jun
le 6. l846, in the county of Halifax H
y attended the grammar schools OF Hall
y fax and Charlotte until he was Is year