The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-10-23

Court. OF which he was member. de-
yondlns his position with much as
Vutencss. The difficulty he expericnc-
eA In writing. subjected him to much
A1~cutle. Most men would have yield
- 10 the necessity. but the motto IT
BArnaby Ridges raven never die
Nas apparent In his overcoming this
apparently insurmountable difficulty."
',< Next In order was Franklin Israel
Moses: admitted to the Bar at Char
0os<on In 1875. Immediately settled
ut sumter. 8. c. Had large prac-
ylce NJ the Bar as r. I. and M. Moses.
Was elected Circuit JlLge by Demo-
Oraxic Legislature. 1885. Elected
CAlef Justice by Republican Legisla-
NV In isss. Died at Sumter. March,
197S. I
d He was for many years Senator
nE0na sumter County. Chairman of the
Oepets Judiciary Committee many
yuArs: was a lawyer Of great legal
.coumsn. ana was OF irdefatiguable
1noruy. No pretensions to oratory.
He had isrge clientele Of the
1nese prominent people OF Sumter
md Clarendon. and practiced extern
UnvsU throughout the state.
his detection estransed a large
toeinue or friends II was said that
his purpose was to ameliorate the ef-
rccts OF Radicalism upon our people.
lte lived 10 do great good to the state
Nv Ms Decisions In is7s. establishing
the legality OF the wallace House and
snssrins the Inauguration of Gov.
Hampton. His former friends for
Kavs him and his funeral was per-
hsps one OF the largest ever held in
ssumser. sttestins the respect OF his
teilew citizsns.
Moutsomsry Moses was admitted
- ths BAR In the year iss1; was elect
"a Circuit Judge by the legislature In
1s1S. which once hs held until ts7s.
Jshn rhompson Green, admitted to
She BAR In is4s; was elected Circuit
yo6ss In 1sss. and rs-slsctsd In 1878;
~ basd In January. 1875.
- w~s always Union man. aitho'
~ fA&hsr. Henry ID. Green. was . Be-
oGnoonlse and a. q Delegate from
Gn.(w Dis{rict sisced the. Ordinance
- secession.
\. ~ Diographer. ,Rsynolds on Re-
I, ,0oayaxuctiony says of Judge Green:
s@EhAs he was lawyer OF high stand
!. - and q gentleman Of unimpeacha.
- character"
4 &SSxx In orde- OF Circuit Judges
kooA the Third Circuit Is Thomas
Ipore Fraser. borne in sumter Dts
= <ssce I'm 1875. lie was admitted 10
caho Bar In is47, and entered at once
upon the practice of his profession,
<odNtia@ at Sumter.
n 1oSs. ne was elsctcd 70 the Leg
'D1nsurs and served four terms, and
- : member Of tho General Assem-
~ which called the Convention OF se-
eeb0
|N00oBc SaRsH WeS - " ssso
1lnas Democratic Ex4cut:vs C>mmit-
\ - for ten years. from 1ses 1875.
Vhsn nc was elected Judge Of the
ZAlrd judicial Circuit.
As a member Of the ssate Demo-
&s1tic Executive csmmittee In ,ls7s.
- Was one OF the c"si heads and
0Raye hearts 20 whom was due the
tescus Of this state from Radical
&tae.
A n .is said that Judge fraser wa
~ Srst % publicly suggest the noml-
pn>lon OF General Wade yIaapton for
G)ovsrncr in 1875. oubiIshing an open
9.etsr in~tne True southr'n. making
~ SUGGESTION. and calling upon the
Nhkte people OF the state 4, make a
~ernzxht-out night for democratic
sAite mans government. and the re-
<e1npdon OF the state.
He was In 1874 q member 10 the
National Democratic Convention,
Wsich nominated Horace Greeley for
Pr1ssdeut.
In 1871 ne was elected Senator from
oamter County, and In 1878 was
~a<cted Judge of the Third judicial
Cxcsht To succeed Judge Shaw. and
vss continuously reelected to that
lO0ce until iss<. when under the Re-
sun Movement Nc was succeeded by
@ w. Buchanan.
In 1875. when the wisest and safest
nan % the State were sought out TO
- sont TO Columbia TO frame a Con-
Ss,estion which should govern the con-
oort Of south Carolina. Judge Fraser
vas without solicitation on his part
made a delegate from Sumter County.
lns, public services are well known