The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-12
HONORING JUDGE CRUMP
,,nor srapLts PRESENTS RESO-
.UrfoxS TO rHE SCPREME COURT.
Wars. AGO They Were Associate ed In
Case and ~ warm Personal fr'e""s"p
resoI,ei-Many Lawyers Present.

nresenting the resolutions recently ADOPT
.d by the Bar Association would euios'~0
"a. late Judge W. W. Crump.
when the supreme Court OF Appears
x,<,o,.r.d at IL O'Clock Judge Walter Il.
SCENES addressed the court IN the ioi-
lowing manner. o.. Asso.
al A recent meeting oil the bar ASSV
a,a,,on which was very largely attend
ed certain resolutions were adop'eu ~
honor of Judge w W. Crump, ana inc
,,rcs,dcnt of the meeting appointed me
20 prescnt a copy OF these resolutions ~
this court ,.,..,oa ond
NO, feeling we'll today, l have requ.s'cu
Mir. II. II. Pollard TO read the resoiu ''O'',
which are quite long. but the reaulns ..
which will not take up great lehs'" "a
time" 49, go
Hon IL. II. Pollard then read the res
olutiope. which have already Deen Pup
llshed In full in the column OF Inc lii' '-,
Iyncn he had concluded Judge S'aPios'
~ identified TO retain his seat
again addressed the court anu spun
stantially as follows: .e
JUDGE STAPLES REMAkhS.
"If the Court please. i nave no S,o''"
address but deem IT proper 10 h'"Ne
few remarks .,,.,,,. bold
hv Tho BAR Association in the past III
memory OF some departed member,
have never yet on any occasion un"0'
taken 10 make an address. there always
being gentlemen enough present "ho"
considered more able TO 40 So VII u'o
present occasion. however. thlhK IL i'0-
nor 10 depart from that occasion.
"Isdge Crump and myself were hoth
s,udonts Of William and Mary College
though he preceded me some six or eight
wears. After graduating ! went TO the
Southwest. while Judge Crump returned
10 Richmond. III.
II had very little acquaintance with
him prior to the war. After the war
or rather during the summer OF lS'i' an
adventurer came TO Montgomery county
who built a fine house, purchased "a lot
Of negroes and some land. causing the
impression that he was a man OF means
He ingratiated himself In the confidence
Of tho cashier Of the Valley Bank whom
he induced TO endorse in his official ca
pacity foreign bills of exchange amount
ing 10 100000 in gold.
Nothing was heard Of them until the
close of the war. when the adventurer
disappeared and the notes were return
ed protested.
'sThe holders OF the notes brought snit
against the bank to hold that institution
responsible for the official act OF its cash
ar Judge Crump was then selected
Ihe official counsel of the bank ana l
was associated with him. while the pam
tiffs. some of whom lived In Alexandra,
had as their counsel Messrs Farland q
Roberts and Francis Smith, of AleXan-
dria- -,-s.o.,-,,e.
REMARKABLE SUCCESS.
no /
thrown in contact with Judge Crump. and
/ was at once struck with his wonderful
skill and remarkable success in eXamin-
ing witnesses.
AFTER a contest of a week or ten days
the Judge of the Circuit Court decided
I'm favor of the defendants. The case
was carried TO the Supreme Court OF
Anpeals. which sat in Richmond-it was
a reconstruction court-and after another
contest of week or so this trihuna
reversed the decision of the Circuit Cour
and rendered an opinion in favor Of TIT
plaintiffs.
1.-THE latter subsequently asked for {
reopening of the case. and the term o.
Office OF the Supreme Court having al
most expired, that body granted re
hearing before the incoming court
Judges Daniel and Crump then ap
peared before that tribunal in behalf o
the bank. while the same counsel as be
fore represented the plaintiffs In thu
meantime the receiver Of the bank ha'
used up all the assets of the institution
and It was generally agreed to let tn
matter 20 by the board.
I'm 1870. when entered upon the bencl
OF the Supreme Court Of Appeals, Judg
Crump had very large and remunerativ
practice. far more so than during Tn
past few years.
1.-THE bar of that period was character
tied by it's great number OF able members
but in successful management. skill ant
ability none of its members surpassed
him.
IFLIGHTFUL IN OLD AGE.
During my term on the bench 1 hav
frequently been at his house by invita-
ton. where / have always received tn
most delightful hospitality. In his latte
days | have found him as delightful a
j always used TO find him. When
man grows gradually and serenely old
he is fine object of contemplation. an
Judge Crump was just such a man.
''He never had much desire for polit.ca
or judicial Offices When | came int
life in my profession. Virginia was dis
tinguished in every walk Of life by grea
number OF remarkable men. and it's mem
bcrS OF Congress were considered IN
finest orators in that body
Judge Crump was prominent anon
the younger men OF this period. and n
was held In the highest confidence an
esteem by both political parties.
THE man who has led life of useful
ness among his fellow-citizens will out
live his own life among them for a lon
time In the charities that he has create,
and his many other noble deeds.
"Of such men as Judge Crump wi
bear his part in the coming generation.
The resolutions OF the Bar Association
as presented by Judge Staples and rea
by Mr.. Pollard. were then ordered 10 1
entered upon the record OF the court.
Proceedings of the Court.
Judge Buchanan has been imperatiVel
detained at home by the illness of hi
father and no opinions were handle
down yesterday because he has had no o.
portunity 10 examine such as have bee
prefaced. He was on the bench yesterda
Following is the summary OF the day
Fulkerson W. Treasurer City of Bri'
FOL. Corporation Court City of Brsto
Writ Of error.
Oglesby &c. VS.. Hughes &c. Circu
Court of Wythe county. Appeal and 81
persedeas.
Hicks Trustee. vs.. Patterson and al
Appeal and supersedeas TO the Hustnl
Court City OF Roanoke.
Gaines. trustee. vs. Hundley and al.
Writ OF error 10 the Circuit Court