The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-08
JUDGE SHEPHERD
DIES SUDDE My
Former Chief Justice Of Supreme
Court of North
Carolina
LAW APPLICANTS EXAMINED
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Man Serving Sentence Without
Cause Is Pardoncd by
Governor
LAW APPLICANTS EXAMINED
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Raleigh. ~ G., February 7.--Peopl,
OF 1salcigh and the whole State wers
| shocked beyond expression this morn
ing by the news OF the sudden dealt
OIL Judge James II. Shepherd. forne,
Chief Justice Of the Supreme Court
OF North Carolina. and jurist of dis.
linSaialied ability. He died In the
Presbyterian Hospital Baltimore
while undergoing an opeaatioa for
bronchial trouble. precipitated by- a
small bone lodging in his throat He
mad left Raleigh Saturday, accompa-
MED by DR.. Kemp =. Battle, throat
specialist. FOR an operation. He died
.hls morning at / O'Clock. His health
iiad been exceptionally good.s,as n long
Whiie, and only last Friday he was
speaking to a group of friends about
his exceptionally good health
James Edward Shepherd was born
near Norfolk. Va, July &c, 1877, being
son OF Thomas S. Shepherd and his
wife. Ann Eliza Brown. His great.
grandfather, Solomon Shepherd. was
a Revolutionary patriot, and n member
OF the Constitutional Convention of
Virginia that adopted the Constitution
OF the United States. He was left an
orphan at ten years old, and was cared
for until the outbreak OF the Civil
War by an elder brother. who was
killed during the war. Although lad
under fourteen years, James Shepherd
finally induced the Confederate author
tiles to enlist him as member OF the
Sixteenth Virginia Regiment He
proved too small to carry musket,
and was made marker"
few months later he was retired
from the service, learned tclegraphy
and toward the close OF the war was
assigned to duty as n telegraph opcr-
ator at the headquarters OF General j.
c. Breckenridge. and at the close OF
the war was an operator at wilson
After the surrender het worked sew
eral years TO get money to prosecute
his studies, and then studied law at
the University OF North Carolina I'M
der Judge Battle. He was admitted
to practice In 1868, practiccd in Wilson
short >llile and then became law
partner of Major Thomas Sparrow. of
Washington. n. c.. where he married
Miss Elizabeth Brown. lie became ac-
tive IN politics. serving as chairman
OF the county ana congressional com
mittees, was appointed chairman of
the Beaufort Inferior Court. then elect
ed Judge OF the Beaufort Superior
Court. and then passed IN in 1883 10
Justice of the Supreme Court OF the
State in 1891. at the death OF Chief
Justice Merrimon lie was appointed
Chief Justice. serving two Years
when he. with the entire Dem
ocratic State ticket. went down in de-
feat at the polls before the RepubIl-
cen Populist fusion ticket He deliy-
cred law lectures at the state univer.
sity a number OF wears. and declined
the law professorship. He has been
leading counsel in a number OF the
most noted iitisations in the State
since he retired from the bench. He
Is survived by Mrs Shepherd and one
son. Brown Shepherd.
The remains arrived here from Bal
timorc at midnight Tonight. and the
funeral will he from the Church OF the
Good Shepherd at 4 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon
Supreme Court C0nycncs
The North Carolina Supreme Court
convened to-day for the spring term.
and devoted the day to the cXamina-
ton of fifty three applicants for
licenses to practice law. There Were
two negroes among the number. 1t
Will take several days TO grade The cx-
animation papers and announce the
new lawyers Chief Justice Waiter
Clark and Associate Justices George
a. D.
Walker and j. s Manning were anil
present for the opending OF thc court.
First District appeals will be called
for argument tomorrow each or the
sixteen districts having a week as
signed for the argument of respective
The Winston Tailoring Company has
received charte- for making and
Selling mems and wonna's clothes.
with authority 10 manufacture cotton
and OTTER fabrics. The capital is $780,
900 authorized, and $3.50 subscribed.
BY +. j. Angelo, Martin Rice and ]. Y.
Rufford. Another caarter is to the
Craven Realty and Investment Com
and others. The Sikcs-Currie Com
pany Red Springs, has changed its
name to the Skies Singleton Company
Commissioner of INSURANCE James r.
Young. Just back from burlington.
Greensboro and Charlotte, expresses
qualification at the improved enforce
ment of the state fire regulations.
a commission has been issued to
Lieutenant Don NJ Scott. Of Burline-
ton, as captain and adiutant. Third
Sentenced Without Cause.
Len Triton was sentenced in No
NtHpe' " ioEr months on the Surry
county roads for stealing pocket
book, and after serving two months of
the sentence. the pocketbook has been
found, with every indication that il
was not stolen at ALL Governor
Kitchin was therefore appealed TO for
IL pardon, and on the Recommendation
Of The collector or the district II 10 !
granted.
An order has been made for a specia
term Of Superior Court for civil cases
in Guilford county to convene March : !
for two weeks, Judge Ward presiding.
Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt. State Geolo-
gist, has been commissioned by Gov
ernor 1litchin a delegate from this
State to the National Association of
Shell Fish Commissioners at Mobilei
April 10 to p. DR.. Pratt will deliver
an address on "rrhn Civilization or thn