The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-04

carried to be exchanged. He narrowly escaped being taken to Charleston Harhor 10 be exposed to fire from Confederate guns with 600 others. Retaliation was threa tened and he was saved that ordeal
 He was taken thence to Fort Pulaski and from there to Fort Delaware where he was kept until General Lee surrendered.
 After the war Judge Cobb returned to his old home, Thomaston, Ga., but short ly thereafter settled in Tuskegee. Ala, which WAS his home at the time of his death, and where he made name and fame for himself as a jurist and as a statesman. He practiced his profession until 1874. when he was elected Judge of the Ninth Judicial Circuit. serving on the bench continuously until 1SS6 when he was nominated by the Democrats and elected to the flftieth Congress. before qualifying as Judge for the third term. He was reelected to the ffty-irst, fiftv- second, ftty-third, f1fty-fourth, serving ten years in Congress with faithfulness and ability, and with great usefulness to his District and State. After retiring from Congress he resumed the practice of law at Tuskegee. but was never active and strong. the ravages of the dread dis ease to which he finally succumbed hay ing taken firm hold upon him and sap ping his life and vitality all the while.
 For the past twenty-five years he has been prominent figure in the public af- fairs of Alabama and amidst 1t all kept hls escutcheon clear and his fair name untarnished and the future historian will give him a prominent and leading part among the useful and leading citizens of the State. He made an effort to get back on the bench, being a candidate for Su- preme Court Judge in 1892, but was de- feated by force of circumstances He was a valuable member of the Constitu- tional Convention which framed the or n la It, 1902 he was a candidate for Attorney General of the State, but on account of feeble health was prevented from making an active and aggressive canvass. as he knew so well how to do and in a primary he was at a great disadvantage, but get ting very flattering vote. That was the | end of his political career and he has spent the time since In trying to stave off the | inevitable result of afflictlon which he | realized would soon claim him for its | own.
 Judge Cobb was associated with others in the publication of The Tuskegee News from about 1869 to 1874, and as an editor he made much reputation in shaping pub lie opinion and with his pen he was power. He succeeded in everything that | he undertook and with energy and fore sight made his impress in politics, in the church and in his daily intercourse with his fellow men and his loss will be a se- rious one not only to his family, but to his State. County and town.
 He was a consistent member of the Nj E. Church. He was Mason and once held the exalted position of Grand High Priest of the Royal Arch Chapter of Ala bhma.
 Judge Cobb was married in 1867 to Miss Carrie E. Hunter and to them were born seven children, six Of whom survive him, with his widow. One of his daughters married Hon. J. E. Henry of Russell and another, MT. Ed. Laslie of Tuskegee and the remainder of the children are with their mother at the family homo in Tuskegee.
 Mrs. Cobb and her son William were with the Judge when ne died and will bring his remains to Tuskegea for burial