The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1903-03-13
TRIBUTE IS PAID
MEADE'S MEMORY
Police Court Adjourns to ALLOW
Passage of Resolutions
WAS CLERK OF THE COURT
Policemen and Lawyers Join in Hon.
orlna Their Friend-Judge Fea-
gin and Capt. Wler Spoke
Of His Record.

A touching tribute was paid to the mem
DRY of the late Capt James T. Meade
in the Police court yesterday. The police
men and a number of attorneys who prac-
tiee in that court held an impromptu
meeting at noon and adopted resolutions
iamenting the death of Captain Meade,
who for a number of years was clerk Of
the court.
Judge Feagin adjourned the court for
brief interval, and was elected chairman
of the meeting He stated that the OBJ
Iect was to pay tribute to the memory
of man who had been associated with
the court, and whom every one that came
to the court could call his friend. He
spoke of Captain Meade as a man who
lived high moral and Christian life, and
on whose record there was no stain. He
said that for years he and Captain Meade
had sat together in the court one as
the Judge and the other as a clerk, and
that he had never known the deceased to
do an unworthy act
Attorney Charles P. Jones made a mo-
ton that a committee be appointed to
draft resolutions of regret at the I'M
timely death and the following were
named. Capt. w E. Wier of the police
department, and Attorneys Charles T.
Jones, s. L. Weaver F. l. Monk, Police
The committee then retired and after
a few minutes presented the following
resolutions which were adopted:
"Whereas, in the prime of his man
hood, Captain Meade, for many years
one of the most highly esteemed officials
in this court, has been summoned from
amongst us and passed off the stage OF
the great theater of life a man whose
integrity was inhexlble and who ever
kept his escutcheon stainless; as clerk
of this court he was ever courteous and
kind to members of the bar and of the
police force while the candor and frank
ress of his disposition endeared him not
only to the members of the court and
bar, but to all who knew him, therefore,
as a testimonial of our respect for his
memory, due alike for his public services,
his private worth, his purity and up
rightness to the various walks of life,
be ii
"Resolved, That in the death of Capt
James r. Meade the members OF this
court and police department have sus-
tanned the loss of faithful and long
tried servant, the city of Birmingham
and society a good and useful citizen,
his family kind and affectonate
husband and father, ana our state one
of its best citizens.
Resolved, further, That copy OF these
resolutions be spread upon the minutes
of this court and sent to the family of
deceased and also given to the news
papers for publication"
Several speeches were made In the
court while the committee on resolu-
lions was out. Among others who spoke
were Wade Mothershed. S. L. Weaver
and Attorney Bullock
Captain Wier spoke in behalf of the
police force. lie said that the entire de-
partment held the deceased In the high
est respect, and that throughout mis-
long term of office he had always been
a friend of the policemen.
Captain Meade was exceptionally pop
ular and had 1t been generally known
that the memorial meeting was to be
held 1t is probable that the court room
would not have held the people.