The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-03-14
Mr.. JOHN HOWARD.
Death Of one OF the Ablest Lawyers Of
the Richmond bar.

De,th NJ One ofthc Atheist LAWYERS oil
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In the death OF Mr. John Howard
which occuiigu al O ciOck sunday a.,er
f.,.... haas. .........oAu Dar loscs 10 O.ues
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..., ION 900 only a few davs. Mr..
't- ."N "'' 90 49, ,.'.. - 80.
- 80, t',s oln. ns cOn4,.a.u,u oi
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10 eco" "olse. 81 was uee'uea 9"'''as y,
p. ., 81 , ,. 80 io,s eo..a ~ u0ns
Ar .ov.4d ulrd.
mr. uonarI mds born lu Cumberland
cO.uty, sa.. ou Mdy o. f-i a"u "'s'
the' core D." nus ,''n y ear. me va, vas {
~" 800, W. '' a. u,. 80, r,,l.,5,., n
,,,,,- an.,-r,ou. an ms u0s hood uays
tbs rimi.. removed lob Mecnieuuuts aud
MI. nomlrd nas -aucat-d at nuuuolpn
Macon tJhe6e, lhrh lvtateH I'D l""t
t'"iit5' iir VAS bIa""H'r' 90 t'ii as
"."''D. D4 81 90. .,,,,t .t
ga. 80 i.,Y.'i srn'o, Ar. now
AID s..Dse,Iuentiy accented tue University
OF virginia ANA toOk tnc degree vi ba-h-
cor OF La" ,.o r.,,.,,,,,>.,
A. 49, oi.-,., a.. t.,.nl'I.rd 10 re-
side In i,rt ana f0r a wear or Two ,prac-
tced law al0ue. Afterwards he became
partner ol tue late -AirA. a. SANDS tia
went 10 the iioHt iaH" %. '"t DAT , Do
-s 'o ul - ,,ss NOT an.l "a student. but
man ot r.,uIroa1.e natural tAcnt. Iu
h.s carry days De- was am orator and
deDalsr who could always etlid-l at..i,
ION. AZ me soiii'ei, '.'e' Oh ,l
e ,~sde an s.,5r1-t fust strr.ctod
p.as Afternoon. The faculty adopted "a
special vote o. thanks to man. since the
way MT. Howard has not often app ' eI
as a l.taaei lh lhe COURTS oI @S puo'-~
howard WAS eneclal counsel for
lie Confederate government auI ably de-
Tended it in ulmoer 0t injunction pro-
e.s1lnss ln rj s teer D.S ,'
he renreseuted the majority Of the
. Board OK Visitors in the proceedings ln-
sututed to prevent the removal on hau-
doipi--d go" {"i-ese ~ A7.''..,' ,iI. erd
- '' ,.s.. 49, ...,-,. h.. ina.
MS Zig PRACTICE.
since th. war Mr.. Howard has been
engaged 800 "a number ~ big cases an1
h.s practice PAID MN handsomely &c
.-t1 ou.5 it.t.iD' ii,,,, .b..,,..,,'te ~
acres of rtnd ON he rotomac river.
Sir. Howard married Miss Mary O..
Mcleod. 0i South Carolina. VINO suf'lt
Jun with ute cnl .dfen1 IS IyIo" .. H..
a. ;tti- 'l-' Jtipis ~ fi9ilf9X. Noy4
~. ~ tf....- ami and 1fary Howard
- Mr. Iohn Howard IN. Ills only
brother. DR.. w. II. Howard lives Do
Baltimore. Dr. Howard. Jrf reached
Richmond before nus ltlhei eeatu-
meetlns OH tIe I,'.',,... f,- n,.,o..
VI Va f"g .t rhe Bfr tesoc.a .08
roorc en-, nan. FOB take suitable action
with reference % the death of Mr. John
Howard. ..,,..-.-,.
1t.tAi la" D. -i''
The death of Ar. Howard removes ltoi'
Richmond one OF tIe I." t-nl'il.l''-
great iAW9' "- I'D" d..
After sralntas with distinction at hai''
d0lph-Alcon College. az Hofaion' ne ale
tenGeJ the University or Nli5.Ala' "''e.e
he was recognized as one Oh lhe 7llle'l'
Of great promise. iie looN pI''ilii.i
stand at the Richmond bar lom I'D,
very first. and when me confederate
government was ea.'o.'s".' "e va" .",7.,.,,.
iected. because 0i n.- ef.fl -'l ablit
as special counsel for me s'FeIl'iN'"
ana bis work ass lawyer rendered w.
terM ail to tho administration OF Nl'.
Davis. After tine War his pfacuce was
confined t0 great causes, appearing ole
tener. pos Ibiy in the supreme Doui1 o'
the United states than an. other lawyer
n tho State. For many teas ho was
counsel for the trustee boo the SUITS
Irouelt AGAINST the shareholders of tho
%arional Express Company to compel