The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-10-11
NEW JUDGE TAKES OATH
HON. THOMAS c. JONES INDUCT-
 ED INTO OFFICE.
The Impressive Ceremony Took Place in the Federal Building and Oath Administered by Chief
 Justice Mcclellan.

| Hon. Thos. G. Jones, ex-Governor of Alabama. was sworn in as Judge of the United States District Court for the Mid Gle and Northern Districts of Alabama, at o'clock yesterday afternoon. The I oath Of office was administered by Hon. Thos. N. Mcclellan. Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama. Immediately | after receiving the oath of office, Judge Jones was warmly congratulated by a host of friends who were present.
 It was not generally known until the afternoon that Governor Jorcs would take the oath yesterday; nevertheless there was a large number of State, Fed eral, County and municipal officers pres ent. together with many prominent citi- zens. Among those present when Judge Jones was sworn. in were Hon. W. D. Jelks, Governor of Alabama; Judge Jon athan Haralson, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Alabama; Judge John R. Tyson, Associate Justice of the Su- preme Court; Hon. W. H. Thomas, Asso- ciate Judge of the City Court of Mont gomery; Hon. J. B. Gaston, Judge of Probate of Montgomery County; Hon. Kirk Jackson, Private Secretary to Gov ernor Jelks; Junius Riggs, Supreme Court Librarian; Judge c. w. Buckley, Post master of Montgomery; w. S. Reese, United States District Attorney; J. F. Judkins, Assistant United States Dis
  United States District Attorney; J. w. Dimmick, Clerk of the United States District Court: l.. J. Bryan, United States Marshal; Messrs. Jos. Dimmick and l.. H. Dawson. Clerks in the office of the Clerk of the United States Court; Dr. Owen, N. L. Steele, H. H. McLemore, clerks in the office of the United States Marshal: Col c. P. Jones, Edwin Jones and J. B. Jones. brothers of Judge T. c. Jones; Rev. N. L. Anderson, pastor of the Gen. tral Presbyterian Church; Rev. Dr. A B. Curry of Birmingham: Rev. W. M. An derson of Birmingham, Rev. E. G. Mur- phy, St. Johns Church, Montgomery; MT. Hal T. Walker. a partner of Governor Jones when he first commenced the prac- tice; Judge A. E. Stratton, Hon. T ID. Sanford, Messrs. W. A. Gunter, Pat Mo Gauley. Alex Birch, w. w. Screws and F. P. Glass
 There were also present the Governors four sons, Gordon H. Jones and Masters Thos. G. Jones, Jr., Samuel G. Jones, Walter B. Jones, and the Governors lit- tie daughter, Miss Netta Jones, and two little grandchildren, Gena and Thomas Cohoon. Mrs. Cohoon and Mrs T. G. Jones were not present owing to recent bereavements, two of the Governors grown children having died within the last sixty days.
 The administration of the oath was par ticularly impressive. Just before it was administered in the private office of the Federal Judge, Governor Jones said:
 ''I asked the Governor of Alabama, the Chief Justice and Associate Justices of our Supreme Court. and the Judges of the other courts in the cfIy, to honor me with their presence. because desired, by my first official act to testify my regard for the Executive and Judiciary of our State, and to promote as far as in me lies comity and good will between the State and Federal Courts. Though these courts derive their powers from different sources, the Federal Courts are in a large sense courts of the State in which they are held. and are entitled to the same regard and affection by the people as their own State courts. The wise dis charge of the duties of the Federal courts is as essential to the peace and happiness of Alabama as the good admin istration of her own laws in the State courts. It will be my earnest endeavor to promote this conviction and feeling among the people of this State, and to have them regard the United States Dis trict Court in the NGrthern and Middle Districts of Alabama A3 much guardians of the welfare and happiness of the people in whose midst these courts are held as the local courts whose judges the people elect and who administer the State laws only"
 Chief Justice Mcclellan. ask you, as the highest judicial officer in Alabama, to administer the official oath"
 Judge Mcclellan administered the of ficial oath as follows:
 "I. Thomas G. Jones. do solemnly swear that l will administer justice with out respect to persons. and do equal right to the poor and to the rich, and that I will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent on me as Judge of the United States Dis trict Court for the Middle and Northern Districts of Alabama. according to the best of my abilities and understanding, agreeably to the Constitution and laws of the United States: so help me God"