The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1910-09-02
". BRUCE TURNER
ANDHORACEFRIERSON
GO into OFFICE
TWO COUNTY OFFICIALS ALSO
SWORN IN BY ESQUIRE r.
Il. GUEST.
]. 7. M'KNIGRT AND H.W. THOMAS
County Judge and County Court Clerk
Take Oath of offiee-New Deputy.
New Circuit Juoge and Attorney
General Holding Court.


General Holding Court.
In the presence Of several friends,
including their opponents in the late
Democratic primary, Judge w. Bruce
Turner and General Horace Frierson,
Jr, took the oath OF office this morn
ing as circuit judge and attorney gen.
eIal. The ceremony was carried out
in the office of the circuit court Clerk,
and when the oath had been compiet
ed those present gathered around
the new officers to offer their con-
gratulations. Among the number to
congratulate Judge Turner was Judge
sam Holding, who relinquished the
reihs after twelve years on the bench
which he vacated this morning, and
r. H. McLaurine, whom Judge Turner
defeated in the primary. Judge Tur-
ner was sworn in by R. H. Guest,
justice of the county court. Horace
Frierson then took the oath of Office,
Judge Turner officiating.
The oath which was taken by the
new judge is as follows:
| Oath.
] do solemnly swear that I will per-
form with fidelity the duties of the
office Of Judge of the Eleventh Judi
cial Circuit to which l have been elect
ed, and which / am about to assume
] further solemnly swear that ! will
support the constitution of the State
of Tennessee, and the constitution OF
the United States. And | further sol
emily swear that | have not, directly
or indirectly, given, accepted, or
knowingly carried a challenge, in
writing or otherwise, to any person,
being a citizen of this State, since
the adoption of the constitution in
1885, or aided or abetted therein
since the adoption of the constitution
in 1885, and that / will not, during my
continuance in Office, be guilty of eth
er Of these acts. So help me God.
This the 1st day of September, 1910.
w. b. TURNER.
Subscribed and sworn to before me,
this the list day of September, 1870,
r. H. GUEST, ]. P.
Mr. Frierson' oath was the same
form, the only change being in the
Office and the signature.
Judge Sam Holding, in Offering his
congratulations to his successor, said:
II wish you eight years of hard work"
and Judge Turner smiled and replied,
Thank you Judge Holding has been
presiding over the Eleventh Circuit
Court since 1898, when he was eject
ed to fill an unexpired term. He was
reelected in 1902, and did not seek
further tern in Office.
I; General Frierson succeeds Job B,
Garner, for eight years the attorney
general, who became known all over
the state by the brilliant manner In
which he assisted jeff McCarn in the
pfosc cution Of Duncan B. and Robin
Cooper for the murder Of Senator
Carmack in the Davidson county GRIM
nal court in 1909.Both Holding and
Garner ha made highly efficient
officers and If Turner and Frierson
hold the came high standard set by
their predecessors, the people OF this
circuit will be satisfied.
Thomas H. PEBBLES, the unsuccess-
full candidate in the primary against
Frierson, was among the first to offer
the new attorney general his congfat-
ulations. A feeling of general good
fellowship prevailed.
Judge Turner and General Frier-
son are holding a, special term OF
court today, in order to become famil-
lar with the docket. No cases were
tried today, however.
Thomas and Mcknight.
Two of the county officers, the coun-
! ty ,coGrt clerk and the county judge,
also took the oath of office before Es-
quire Guest this morning. Hardin
/ w. Thomas again is the county clerk,
and ]. T. Mcknight succeeds County
Judge w. o. Gordon, Mr.. Thomas
gave bond for $4,000, while Mr.. Nc
Knights was $4,000. Among those
witnessing the Inauguration OF the
new county Judge were j. T. Moore,
Sam p. Fox and ]. G. Mcknight, OF
Lewisburg. Mr. Mcknight is the IA
Their Of the new Judge. and Is chair |