The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-06-18

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History In one capacity ~ another
as counsel reporter or tudg~ Judge
Battle name occurs IN EftB Hts Vos-
umes 81 oar reports. covering 3 period
OF forty-two years. and probably sur
passing a similar service q any other
lawyer As a member Of the court
his decisions are - be found Ia
~ enty-out volumes
william Il Cox though born Ia
North Carolina. sAs raised and otu-
Gated In Tennessee. where he obtain
ed license and practiced law for two
or three years About 1859, having
married IN North Carolina. a sister -
Mrs. Kemp II. Battle he removed 10
Raleigh and here made his norn.
FOR the next twenty years or more
He did not open a law ofnyc however.
until ne Was elected solicitor 81 this
district In 1868. In the clva war he
entered the Confederate Army a. Ma
Jor. by appointment or the Governor.
and had for some time been "A Bri-
q General before he surrendered
With his brigade al AppomattoI lie
served a full term as solicitor. and
about 1875. WAS appointed "A Judge -
the Superior Court by Governor Vance.
49, $3.50 'A NAAa ~ aBA "a
two years. he was nominated by the
Democratic party for conKress, IN
which by successive election he served
for 10 years. Upon his retirement
from Congress ne became Secretary
OF United States Senate
Loui +. Olds. long deceased. was
Accompaniment during the admin
stration OF Governor Holden. and did
some general practice as "A member OF
the Raleigh Bar for a year or two.
Richard Watt York came 10 Raleigh
about 1865. from Chatham county,
where he had begun the practice =
law just after the war. IN which ne
attained the position OF Major of 4
Regiment. He was bright and fluent
as q speaker. and commanded the bust
ness Of clients from the upper section
OF Wake and the lower part OF Chat
ham. a section in which he had lived
and taught school While studying la&
under Judge Battle. al Chapel Hill
After d residence here OF but a few
years. he returned to Chatham ccinty
and devoted most OF his time 10 farm
ing. He survived but u short while
thereafter.
George NJ. Whiting. who entered
the profession about the same time As
Major York, was born and raised in
this city. He entered the army whilc
still a youth. aud coming out OF the
war with impaired health. he lived -
practice his profession only a few Year,
thereafter. / remember him as a
thoughtful and digniied young man.
Charles NJ. Busbee. after service n
the army, VAS Register OF Deeds after
the wal until he came to the bar N
1868. His public service has been a.
member OF the Senate from wake and
United States Postmaster at Raleigh
His brother. Fabius H. Busbee. came
+n tho hnr y wear Inter IL. haann hfe
professional life az assistant 10 General
Cox, the solicitor for this district ~
that time, and served as United States
! District Attorney during President
Cleveland's first administrations As
these are still living / Will say nothing
more in reference to them. excep that
they are still in active and successful
practice, the former with his son, Per
rim. under the style Of Busbee * Bus
bee. and the latter with his son. Phil
ip. under the style OF T. II. Busbee
& Son.
Augustus S. Merrimon came to Raj
eigh in the fall OF 1868, he became
one Of the leaders OF the bar here as
a partner Of Mr.. S. +. Phillips. Born
in Buncombe. the son Of q Methodist
minister. who was unable to give him
even a high school education. he war
[ though of good family. q s~elf-educat-
ed and a self-made man. Coming T.
the bar soon after he became Of x
about 1853. he settled IN Asheville and
by prudence, diligence and strict
temperance. not an usual characters
tic of the western bar at that time. he
forged his way to the fTonto OF his pro-
fession. He had been a member OF
the Legislature. solicitor II his circuit
and Judge or the Superior Court be
fore he came TO Raleigh to live. Here
he enjoyed q large and lucrative prac-
tice in the Supreme and Federl
Courts. and having served a term IN
the United States Senate. became sue
cessively a Justice and Chief Justice
Of the Supreme Court. During his
short term Of service az Judge Of thc
Superior Court he showed himself q
model in that office. He was punc.-
ual, patient. prompt and JUS. in the ad-
minlstration Of the law and u was
I difficult to say which most to admire
his courtesy or his h%rrnncss in his
dealings with lawyers. jurors and by
standers. Evidence OF his ability q
2 jurist is to be found in his MANI
opinions OF volumes So 10 III. iucIu-
sive, OF our Supreme Court Reports
He was struck down By disease ans
died in 1893, when he was in the very
maturity OF his mental progress. and
before he was taken sick. Of appar-
entity robust physical constitution
Joseph Branch Bachelor began the