The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-20
MARY Fletcher.

Mary Fletcher.
Mary Fietehor, tho six:year. odd daugh.
| ter OF Rev. u. Eilas Garrison, preai.l
dent OF Catawbn College. nt Newton
N. c., was buried here this after.
/ noon. She died suddenly Friday might
/ in Newton. and tho body was brought
here for burial.
lnEsOLuTIONs OF RESPECT on THE
i PART OF THE RICHMOND BAi,
ASSOCIATIONS ON THE DEATH Of
FIlANIxsW. CHRISTIAN.
Death loves shining. mark, a Sig
4 nal blow" WAS the exclamation that
! involuntarily arose to our lips when
Christian. in the zenith Of his powers.
scenes OF his forensic triumphs will
knoW him no more; , RHt the m M neC,
alive. as we lovingly recite to those
/ that come after him the noble qualities
OF heart and brain that made him the
leader Of this bar and~of inc bar OF
i " Frank Wood Christian was born In
the. city Of RICHMOND on the 9Th day
ef January lsc1 and d hn ms rest
January. 1908, in the fifty eighth year
He was prepared for the University
city's distinguished sons. at the Uni
4 versity School. conducted that emf
ncnt mathcn at.c-nn. John a. Strothtr,
haf g p4ee he.a
4 gether with those OF mother endow-
ed with marked intellectual capacity.
as we'll as Christian we es $, .a ar
OF mental power and moral force that
= afterwards so distinguished the man
and the lawyer. His career at the uni
cess eess'i that i had atsended his graduation
at the Richmond school. Poverty.
J which was the common heritage Of al
: Of our people In those years. compelled q
in several OF It's schools. His class.
: mates. one and all, delight to recall
.. the impression which he made at that
). ton, and contempt for superficial
: knowledge. ,ss In.
Young Christian. In order to ena BILE
him TO- return 20 od the nnise[sh Tor 2p
some respects his temper ament was not
) suited to the confinement OF the school.
: room, but the writer has often heard
him speak Of the advantage which he
, Thought suchftraiuing was to q lawyer.
: and fespecialy to one who had to sun.
raNl the. intricacios OF q hotly con-
i vince the understanding Of the average
University Of Virginia. he began his
es aas n th'e fty ae hs
4
Mf MeRae esan aeai ana upon judge
George L. Christians retirement from
with his relative. which. after quar-.
! ter OF century. death has severed..
Mr.. christisn early displayed .! IN. the
s sessienal career. f !, WAS liberal
training in the study and presentation
? Iof legal questions. to follow his me thod
!. OF presenting his cases. re always
!. the main point OF his case. with ease
t and held It with tenacity. HIS state,
ment Of his case was SO pciiucid and
n convincing as to amount to an nrgu-
= ment. In these qualities. however. he
Was the the distinguishing mark OF Mr..
Christians argur entsl tna. MS e!earhess
!. edge edge" He o not only presented in most
forceful manner the particular points
fro the IL fesh sas e she s
e upon which It's decision must rest and
e loved to point out the re asons on whicl
thee mass D &
d. and cases the basic principle on which
.!he thought The case should turn. he
i with splerdld effect showed step bs
i'ticuiar cause within the principle thu.
3 Calculated. and out OF the case ere
ated one OF those valppa BILE Precedent =
g. riRht and OF justice.
=, y II, we are 70 gauge correctly ~ !,
!. professional succn S. we cannot dwel
e TOO long upon the possession !. ~ MN
- legal PRINCIPLES. He was never conten
to simply discuss the bare facts 81 u
i: case. What he loved was to test 1t b,
=. to see whether It could stand thai
= :. one threw himself into 1T IS eonduet an.
4 aid Frank v. CHRISTIAN. No s' labor va va
Tor the proper vindication OF hi
r. clients rights and the enlghtenmen
Ii & a. eousss os,oss wh'ea = pras
- BY him profes sional q legations wer
assumed and borne with the devotion
-. soldier to his cause, sleepless and IN
Ell which he was lntrusted, i. ma.tere
volyed. or how insignificant the. re
ward, If won. He thought only of tn
: duty which he had assumed, and, I
r. L. pe51or saeqtiee
OF or is but the trutl, to say that h
e wore himself out and SHORTENED S, n n
Gays y S ts sSone ss appl'Ga
~ ~ reward Is writ large In the reports ar
IN DECISIONS Of! the Federal and Stat
J courts OF this State and or the Unite
Ct This thorough, acouain I, nee. With sen
p. eral principles caused our friend 10
VI peatedly to be-. offered the professor
nc shin Of law In the colleges OF TIL
ar ar and perhanssof other State The write
e Eretthat he had not en- tertalned hes
NJ y. Suggestions. where the, quiet 6cloistcr
sls o9hlsSe @ka}s esvs fsss,noss
~ know that an Q. hnr name would hey
m been added to ylrgtnia.s graa ter CT
e. a
alnng with tho ~ an'es % Tucker and 2
Minor. a. 4 81 Is /. *. IA
pnsitionsy Just as his refusal to aid,
90 his name t2 ! te used U e,onneetio
81 wise $decision. s There wa some w hat Il
~ mental inertia IN ouT,frtend espeea,I
~ auently associated with sinte'lectu,
capacity, Il !. II O needed the stimulus ar
q exclt etnent i. the prget tce Of the. ms
u III fession to bring out his strongest an
$50 bestIqualltc Later on, this was d
ho change 4, Flo lived for his family an
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