Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1898-08-25
Funera, Of Judge Mclaughlin.

Funeral Of Judge Mclaughlin.
The funeral of this distinguished man
took place in Lexington Saturday at half
past five o'clock. The body which had lain
III state at his home near the university
grounds, was taken to the Presbyterian
church at $50 followed by a large cortege
in the following order, the representa-
tives from Augusta heading the process
sion of honorary pallbearers.
THE ACTIVE PAIL BEARERS WERE
Paul M. Penick, E. L. Graham, E. M.
PendletOn, Frank Moore, w. B. Morri
son, Frank Brockenbrough, w. George
White and Hugh M. McIlhany, Jr.
THE HONORARY PALLBEARERs WERE
Hon. A. c. Gordon, representing the
Augusta county bar; Mr.. N. c. Watts,
Sheriff, and Joseph B. Woodward, Circuit
Clerk, representing the officials of the
county. and Mr.. Herbert ]. Taylor, city
attorney of StauntOn, the court and Off
GERS of this city. Hon. w. A. Glasgow
and Col. A. 7. Barclay, trustees of
Washington and Lee; President VIM. l..
Wilson and rrof. Chas. A. Graves, the
faculty Of Washington and Lee. Judge
| VIM. z. Huston and Hon. S. Fl. Letcher,
the officers of the courts of Rockbrldge
and the Lexington bar. Gen. Scott
Ship and Col. VIM. 7. Poage OF the V.
M. /. board. r. r. Witt circuit clerk,
and 7. A. Sterrett Sheriff of Rockbridge,
represented the officials of that county.
Col. D. H. Lee Martz, clerk of
the circuit court, and MI. John
I. Harris, Jr., the officials of the court
and the bar of Rockingham. Mr.. Hugh
A. White and Mr.. D. H. Rucker, clerk
of the circuit court, represented the Off
cials and bar Of Buena Vista. Capt. R.
l.. Parrish and Judge Geo. X. Anderson,
represented the bar and officials of ALE
ghany. Messrs. R. G.. James and John
T. Delaney were present from Allegheny.
Mr.. VIM. M. McAllister represented the
bar of Bath county. Owing to its re-
moteness there were no representatives
from Highland, the only other county in
the district.
Many old soldiers were among the hon.
orary pallbearers, ond in addition thereto
body of them was in the procession
representing the Lee-Jackson Camp of
Lexington, and Rockbridge artillery.
The lawyers of the various bars and
the friends of the deceosed, whe had as
sembled to do honor to the memory of
the deceased marched in the procession.
The casket covered with beautiful
flowers was carried to the church which
had already filed with people except the
portion reserved.
The services were conducted by the
Rev. Thornton Whalen assisted by DIR.
j. A. Quarles. A short, but beautiful
address was delivered by Mr.. Whalen
couched in the most appropriate terms
and Astounding in the characteristics of
the deceased. The choir sang with great
impressiyeness, and the scene was one of
deep solemnity. The remains were then
borne to the cemetery and buried near
the statue of Stonewall Jackson. During
the funeral the business houses were
closed throughout the town.
ACTION OF THE sTAUNTON BAR.
A meeting of the Stanton bar was
held Friday afternoon at clock in the |
county court house. Upon being called |
to order James Bumgardner, Jr., was
elected chairman, and A. c. Gordon Sec
rotary. The resolutions adopted,
were drawn up by Mr.. Gordon and
offered by that gentleman. At the con-
clusion of the reading of same addresses
were made by Senior Opie, Capt. H. W.
Holt, John A. Alexander, Capt. Thos.
D. Ransom and j. H. CrOzier.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed to attend the funeral as representa-
tives of this body-A. e. Gordon, Ed |
ward Echols, J. A. Alexander, A. F. |
Robertson, Jos. A. Glasgow, Henry w. |
Holt, J. B. Ransom, j. r. Fishburne, J.
M. Quarles, James Bumgardner, j. |
Lewis Bumgardner, j. B. Woodward |
and N. e. Watts.
The following is copy of the paper |
read by Mr.. Gordon:
Upon the Bar of the Thirteenth Judi |
cial Circuit of Virginia, and the Bench |
of the entire State has fallen great loss |
in the death of Judge VIM. Mclaughlin, |
who for twenty-eight years presided with |
distinguished ability over this circuit.
Judge Mclaughlin died at his late res
idence in Lexington on August 18th,
1898, after brief illness, in the list year
of his age.
IT =
lin and Elizabeth Nisbett and was born
and reared near Goshen in ROckbridge
county. He was sprung from an ances-
| try that had illustrated it's Scotch Irish
characteristics of courage and love of
| liberty in the battles of the Revolution;
and III him were continued the most
marked and noteworthy traits Of that
people.
He graduated at Washington College,
and studied law in the famous law school
of Judge BrOckenbrough at Lexington,
where be subsequently settled as lawyer.
With the first call to arms. in 1861, he
| en- tered the artillery of the Confederate
States, and served with great distinction
throughout the war, being in command
of McLaughlin's artillery battalion at
it's close.
Later he resumed the practice of law
at Lexington, was elected to the Legis-
lature, and later to the Judgeship of the
18th circuit, which position be held up
to the time of his death. He was at one
time member of the Special Court of
Appeals of Virginia. and for many years
he had been the efficient and devoted Rec
tor of Washington and Lee University.
| There was no position in life to which
he was called that he did not fill with
conspicuous ability. AS lawyer, soldier,
legislator and judge. he was always
notable figure. His convictions were as
intense as his integrity was rugged and
incorruptible. He was forceful and ener-
getic in the character of his mind; his
industry as judge and his wonderf I'll
memory of faces and facts were extraor-
binary. He possessed varied fund of
| interesting personal. political and judicial