The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1898-03-15

WAS a member OF the -
\ortb Carolina: was q meiipti VI 80
GROSS. and of the "\atlohai Union 90, a1
vention" held at Philadelphia III io ;
H.. was a good 4nan: an "al-rouhu HILL
IL md I differed toto coelo on Ola
i.;n. He was a Hamilton Whig and
I , decided ultra Democrat. out we
I'D shake. hands. clink glasses ana
aoree 70 dis ayr about politics. ne
oSsed ! very superior intellect and
r,s one of the very best jury lawyers
our state ever produced. He had Il produ,
lihnraI heart and as broad Il charity. L alp
hornd 10 think that he was not BORN III
cuilford. and | have 1t on my mlnu lha'
,aw il stated that he WaS porn III
,nother county. y tear rises TO my eye
as write. y brunette.
Holm ALEXANDER GlLMER, JR.
Was Col. c. s. \. and wounded, also
Iudrn of the Superior court. he pos
sasScd y diffcrcnt order OF mn IRON
his father. His intellect tended TOWARDS
the judicial. He was a perfect Sehtie-
man and always appreciated the sllud-
tion He commanded the Confederate
nrison at Salisbury during Il part OF Tue
war: some of the prisoners sent ne
world was Master of the Masonic
Lodge there-that there were Masohs
there and in need; | Immediately calico
on Col. Gilmer and told HIM that Woulo
like to see and m those prisoners.
lie WAS not a Mason. | explained to
him that my interview. if allowed must
he private. rs | had. in an esoterlc way
10 examine them to ascertain II lneA
vcr. Nasons. and that of course, no
officer could be present Unless a Mason.
He did not hesitate a IN assent
ing to and carrying out my directions
and it was the means of atfordlng RELIEF
10 several worthy men. Judge GllmeI
was Il very amiable, pleasant companion,
and his death grieved me no little. a
brunette.
WILLIAM 3. GLENN.
\ splendid fellow. Possessed Il very
high grade of intellect. | think he was
IN the Legislature one or more tines
4 fine nudge of law. He could appre-
ciatc humor. Sitting by him in the bar
/ asked him il he had ever observed that
all of us reSembled fish. fowls or wild
animals. He replied that ne had not.
Then | said why look at Leach-he
is a lion-you are q tiger. Cy Watson Is
Il tish-hawk and Raper is a chub.' lie
then broke out into such a peal of laugh
ter as to put himself i'll contempt, but
| explained to the Judge that it was
all owing to my nonsense and told
| him that to illustrate ] wOl id state what
he resembled. The judge, cry discreetly
declined. He was like / crane by the
sid of Z; pond Watching for Il fish to
rise.
JOHN +. POINDENTER.
\ man that was a man. for I pre-
sumo he is dead. as he was Il middle
aged man in 1916 when I first knew
him. Was a member Of the Legislature
from Stokes several times, and was
SolicitorGeneral for many years. OF
humble ancestry he developed the
Darwinian theory. He had but little
learning. but Il vast fund of hnmor.
Once j.. II. Morchead. ST., in arguing a
case. said that the law as laid down
by him was so laid down by Granville
who wrote III the reign of Henry II. In
reply General PoindeNtcr said that he
was not aware until he had heard the
speech Of his learned frien7 that clan
Vile was to bc found in our libraries
hat he was gratitied to learn the fact
that he admitted that the law" as
stated by Mr.. Morehead, was so laiC
down by Granville who wrote in the
l*ISi VI IlfIIN H.. Out. SulItlHS HE
uuid Of tolslcco from one side to the
other and rolling his steel-bluc eyes OF
his opponent. 1T was laid down by
BractOn. who wrote in the reign o
Henry Ill. just the other way An
other anccdOte illustrating General Poin
deXter's characteristics is this: poins.
as he was invariably called. was prose
cutting Il man for MAIN III biting off al
ear. The prosecuting witness was unde
cross-eNamination by Gov. Graham
well, sir. this accident occurred i'll
barn. did it not Yes, sir" "NNell
Sir. the planks We're loose upon the sleep
ers. were they not?' Yes, sir Nov
sir. | ask YOU if in the course Of tina
struggle the prosecutors ear might no
have got between the planks Of tn,
hoor and have been pinched off," 'Eh
witness, after scratching his head
good while, responded: We'll. Govern
6 or. it mOught and then again it mount
cnt. On being turned pack for red
rect examination, old Pojns.. Iookin;
+ most seriously at the witness from un
der his pent brows, said: Might no
the prosecutor have bitten off his ow1
ear After much scratching his hea,
:. and great delay the witness finally re
! piled: General Poindexter, he moush
and then agin he moughtent.' The Gen
!, eral was honored by all, bore a fine repu
tation. A blonde.