The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-12
Great Company 8o 81 Friends
Attend His Funeral.
.WRAPpEDlN STARS CHARS
The Old Flag He FouEht for and Gave
His Right Arm tor Encircled
His Casket = ablst 10 His
Memory

Richmond was fully TESTED yesterday
afternoon, when great company o.
Borrowing people went 70 tho Holy Trinity
Church 10 pay Ills motnory, the last trlbuto
OF respect. e. II
The servico was held at 6 o'clock. II
was conducted by Rev. ]. y. Gravatt,
rector OF tho church, and consisted sim.
/ ply OF the beautiful service always used
by that denomination. The casket WAS
borne u tho altar by old friends and
4 comrades Of the deceased. II was ppr,otc-
+ priately wrapped In Confederate laR.
d and over the bosom OF tho Sslesper re s = g
Is order Of Delta Psi. 1t Is an interesting
q fact that both flag and cross were buried 'l
with him. Behind the cahket ca me Tho
family, detail from Lee Camp, detail from
Pickett Camp members OF 81. An hony
Alumni Association OF DeltaA,Psi and
the ladies' OF the II ollywood Memorial y s.
socia ton. ,Sgs a,
II was truly. a scongre gationl OF mourncrs,,
Almost the entire bar Of Richmond was
prescrit-rnen who had known the de-
ceased lons and esteemed him highly. The
city officials who have their Office IN
the city Hall and who have been 1850
ciated with him. seeing him daily TOT
many years past, were also present ~ q q
body. From every walk OF lifo ana every
grade Of society many came 70 az ho y!
+ to- the MAN Of spotess chara cter.tE'I.n ne.
The burial was private. The family. the
active all-bearera and the dctailss rom on
the camps alote to the the opsR 2 rye
' in Hollywood. X ~ & .} ;3.Ss u ,.ylS
" 51 CITY OFFICIALS MEET,
Persuant to-, cali OF Mayor Taylor.
the city officials met yesterday morning
ut 10 o'clock to take such action as see'l
d fitting to express their hlRh estcom and
g honor for Judge Minor. II &
The meeting was called to order ny
+, Mayor Taylor and on motion OF MIR. VII
Siian,s. the Mayor was made chairnan n,
b ana Mr.. Charles o. sayille was chosen
secretary. .s
AZ committee, consisting OF II. r. Pol
lard Colonel w. z. Cutshaw, D. c. Rich
ardson, P. p. Winston ands Ben ~ Az
rust. presented the appended resolution
51 On motion OF Mr.. Henry Cohen, a COM
nlitteo OF three was appointed by me
chair to cooperate with the bar with ine
4viaw OF having a suitable memorial tabiet
placed liz the Law and Equity Court room.
The chair appointed the following Ken :
stflemen: Henry Cohen. II. r. Pollard ana
Colonel w. =. Cutshaw. s Eli
Appropriate and feeling remarks we're
made BY r. P. Winstontan others
The following are the resolutions adopt
\ ed: 5fs AT ,a &
sampled at the call OF the honorable
Mayor to take appropriate action In -
aard to the death OF our colleague, the
Hon. Edmund c. Minor, Judge OF the
Law and Equity Court OF this city, desire
"a give public expression to the deep sor
row that the death OF this tried and true
man has brought to our hearts, Cut down
while the noontide az HIS usefulness WIS
scarcely, passed. we feel more &keen.y .Mee
ioss which his death entails on US pei
aona1ly and lament moro deeply the loss
oIthe city. and State no served so faith
f f,,1iy for more than twenty years. Ice
.traininr our grief. we bear cheerful tes-
tImony to his worth. M .bl,Sll
r. n peace, nc was no less hero tnan
IN war. Though manned In. HIS country
defense, he never desponded, out nke
1he patriot he was. no devoted himse y
n honfi,lly and cheerfully to the upbuild>
,na9nnd development Of his State.
lin nrtyate life 30 genial that there was
~ heart 80 cold that 1t did not warm
under the Influence Of his cordial man
rara. "a public life above reproacn Ht
lived IN an atmosphere so far above
.nsplclon that no enveighers against cor
ruption in high Places ever ra.!Sa a t, l.t1
~ arnress our sincere sympathy q ~
n H,ract that a copy OF this paper be Sent
tham copy DO furnished the press 10!
n,,hlica ton, and another copy presentec
i ss"aac ~ branch Of the Council OF Rich:
# roond with the request that It be sproa
IN their respective records. ana that w
viii attend his funeral y. BODY
lsl -. !" ACTION OF THE BAR. 9,s
* ,rS. sTar Association met early yester
q fternoon and also adopted resolu
a.. ~ respect for the memory OF TN
,ata iudee OF the Law and Equity Court
ME meeting was called to order b3
+ george Bryan, who stated It's object
Judge Samuel B.. Witt was called 70 IN
chair, John Howard, Jr,, acted as seere
tary. The chair appointed the ltoi.oWint
gentlemen to draft suitable resolutions
sS HM.Wiili william IL Royal, Hill Carter
Inhn II. ingram, George L. Christian, !
". Daniel, Edmund Waddill, Jr Rob
srt stiles, Daniel Gr!nnan. Wyndhams n
Meredith, James Caskte, T. a. Wlckhatf
ana Henry A, Atkinson.
The resolutions which were adopted arr
:. "R ae That tho bar Of the city O
p,chmond has heard with deep and Sun
+ @eirned sorrow Of the death OF Edmund
Christian Minor, late Judge Of the Law
and Equity Court of the city Of Rich
mond. whose virtue as man and whose
character and ability as judge VIII eve
remain a cherished memory With the pa
4 of Richmond. Rs
"Rssolved, That copy Of the reporr
81 the COMMITTEES OF this meet.ns ans
Of these resolutions be spread upon tn
minutes OF the Bar Association OK the olt.
+ Of Richmond and upon the records OF ~
courts. state and Federal, OF this city
ana OF the county Of Henrco and COP.
OF the same be transmitted TO the FANNY
OF the deceased,
The following gentlemen were appointed
TO present the resolutions to the eourts;
Court OF Appeals. Frank W, Christian
Law and Equity Court. Jackson Guy
Chancery Court, William J, leake clr
cult Court, Henry r. Pollard Hustlng
Court D, g. Richard son;. Federal Courts
Hon. L.. L, Lewis; Henrico Circuit Court
B. Rand Wexford, and County Court
Richmond T, Lacy g
or course no nomination for q luccesso
Of Judge Minor was made. It was terron
eously, though Inadvertently, stated yester
day that such action would be taken, tn
association has not yet even been calle'
TO meet for that purpose,
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