Woodruff County news., 1907-10-17
JUDGE RlDOlCK DEAD
One of Arkansas Eminent Jurists
 Passes Away.

Arkansas is again called upon to mourn the passing away of a promi- nent and favored son in the person of James E. Riddick, associate justice of the Arkansas Supreme Court, whose death occurred at his home in Little Rock on last Wednesday of typhoid fever.
 Judge Riddick had been i'll for some time, but it was only for the last two weeks that his condition was consid- cred grave. Overwork during the spring and summer months had made such inroads upon his system that his physicians advised a Northern trip, and while away the first symptoms of typhoid appeared. On his return to Little Rock in September he was con- fined to his bed and since then the de- cline has been apparent up to the time of his death.
 The funeral services occurred Thurs day morning from the First Methodist church, South, with the pastor, Rev. T. E. Sharpe in charge. The gentlemen who acted as pallbearers were: Hon. orary-Joseph NJ Hill, B. B. Battle, C.. D. Wood, E. A. McCulloch of the Su- preme Court, Senator James P. Clarke, w. F. Hemingway, Joseph w. House and John M. Moore.
 Active-T. D. Crawford, P. D. Eng lish, w. l.. Terry, w. E. Atkinson, C.. T. Coleman, Jesse c. Hart, J. H. Har- rod and Lewis Rhoton.
 During the day all offices in the state capitol were closed and all Circuit Courts of the State now in session, were adjourned out of respect to the memory of the eminent jurist.
 James Edward Riddick was born at Macon, Fayette county, Tenn, August 29, 1851. He received his literary edu- cation at Macon Masonic College aftep which he taught school for a time near Galloway, Tenn. He next pur- sued the study of law in Cumberland University, at Lebanon, Tenn, later matriculating in the law department of Michigan University at Ann Arbor, where he received the degree of IL. D., III IHo CLASS Ol iA. OPOl iio oAo nation he returned to his home in Ma. con, but did not finger long. Instead he located at Gainesville, in Greene county, Arkansas, and attracted large practice in his profession.
 About 1877 his name was widely mentioned as candidate for prosecut- ing attorney, and at the instance of his many friends he entered the con test and won over his opponents easily.
 While in Gainesville he met Miss Emma Mack, the daughter of Hon. h.. L. Mack, a prominent Green coun- ty lawyer, who had formerly occupied the judicial bench. In 1879 he was married to Miss Mack and the union was blessed by five children, all of whom survive.
 The rising young attorney was later sent to the state legislature and soon after was elected to the circuit bench In 1884 he was one of the presidential electors at the time Cleveland and Hendricks went into office.
 Upon the resignation of Associate Justice w. w. Mansfield, in 1893, he was appointed by Governor Fishback to fill the unexpired term, and by his equitable decisions and well-grounded knowledge of the law he steadily rose to a high place as jurist. At the ex- piration of this term he was elected to the state supreme bench, which po- sition he held up to the time of his death. Since his elevation to the Ar kansas Supreme Court he handed down a number of notable decisions. Among these was the decision in which he sustained the lower court in convicting State Senator F. o. Butt for bribery.
 Besides his wife, Justice Riddick is survived by five children-Walter and Edgar and Misses Una, Maude and Helen.