The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-15

or forty years prosecuting attorney
or Albemar1e county, died suddenly at
SOS o'clock this morning at his home
on High Street The comInunit,, vas
wholly unpreparcd for his death as
few knew that he was even slightly
indisposed. He had not been well for
q week or more. pleurisy develope6
but his condition was not regarded
as grave enough to excite The fears
OF his family. eath vas n, hand
however, and the news Of tho passinr
9f the soldier, lawyer orator and cit
Zen came almost without warning
In 1871 Captain Woods was united in
marriage with Miss Matilda Minor Nor.
rs, daughter Of tho late Edward Watts
Norris of Hanover. one son. Edward
Morris and four daughtcrs-all noted
lot their beauty-wcrc tho Issue or
the union. The second daughter, Maud
| ,.oieman Woods, died in 1901. Miss
Salhe stuart is now Mrs William j.
Rucker, Of st. James, Mo fshc is ust
now In Bcrumda). and Miss Marv
watts is the wife OF Dr. Frank 4.
Upton, OF Birmin e ham, Ala. Tho
Youngest daughter Is Miss Latti.
" oods. the only child at home at tho
time OF his death, She having lust ,c
turned from Brooklyn.
Perhaps the claim That Captair
W oods was the ablcst prosecutors ~
! CRIMINALS Virginia has ever PRODUCED
VII not be seriously questioned. Nc
suil'S man escaped the penalty Of his
crime if Captain Woods was III
Nemesis In his forty Years Of ,he
!ncumbency Of the Office Of Con1mn,-
| wealth s Attorney for AlbclrarIe corr.
| " he sent his full share Of m,rdnre,s
10 their doom 80
While it Was no, lis ,i,ty n nroso
! ehtc > samuel AlcCue in the famoue
49, IN the Corporation Court OF his
| city in the winter OF 1905 a. n,h,in
sentiment forced him into the caso
re discharged the unwclconae rcsnonsi.
lily with great delicacy of fccIino
reSardinG his services as a dutytn
public which he could no, .,oi - ,ne
/ itiuscd any compensation
Captain Woods was born J. .,,.u.
ma m Albemarle county. Mav1 Isl,
us early cducati was ,rcei,,o5,9 =,
Lev isnurs Academy, the Nilita,,,
I Schooi at charlottesville, and a. ia
hioolnncld Academy. In 1861 il. a,t,,-l
60 the University Of Virginia. Ana
.ine many other students Of the South,
TONED the Confederate Army ~, 49,
y
OF asc, as volunteer aid an ~. e,n,t
OF General John g. Floyd, in the west.
'tslnia campaign of 1851: then in
So, from May until October. he va
private in the Albcmarle Iirh,
Horse. participating III the battles ~
aoIt h,epubiic, seven days in front OF
Richmond. Stuart's raid IN rear ~
PoPe's Army Second Manassas J,eas
burg. Champions Gap and Sharnsburr
incn he was made first lieutenant ~
cavalry, in the Virginia state linz ~,
der General FLOYD. and served ns adj
utant- general of Clarkson's Brira1,
unit that organizat ton was disbanded
~ .tpiii' 1919, wren he was elected and
commissioned as first lieutenant Of
'lacksons Battery OF Horse Artillerv
Army Of Northern Virginia. in wh;cb
eapacity he served until tic close m
INC war participating III many engage
mchts, his battery being in actions in
'front.' OF Harrisburg. Pa. Gettysburg.
Boonsboro, Md; Droop Mountain
Greenbrier Bridge. New Market. i,ot.
.apotami, Second Cold Harbor lynch
| DurS. Leetown. North Mountain Deno,
frederick. in front OF GEORGETOWN y
- Ashby's Gap. Martihsburg, Cum.
| berland, Moorcficld. Fishers Hill ana
liberty Mills lie was twice slightly
/; Mouhded. once at Gettysburg ana
again al Second Cold Iarbor.
~ the close Of the war he entered
ne University of Virginia, where he
studied in tho Academic department,
and then studied low. being graduated
IN 1865, with the degree Of bachelor
OF law lie Immediately began Tho
practice Of his profession in Char
lottesville and In 1870 was elected
commonwealth Attorney, which posi-
lion he has filled for forty wears viii.
ont opposition In 1877. Captain
WOODS was made a, member Of the
board OF visitors of the Univcrsitv or
virginia being the youngest visitor
ever appointed to that institution. He
has been chairman or the Democratic
County Committee for many years, ana
as an elector represented the seventh
! Congressional District OF Virginia. and
was also a member Of the presidential
i electoral board in 1883. which cast the
vote OF Virginia for Grover Cleveland
| for President.
In 1881 he was elected captain Of the
Monticello Guard. and was with this
famous old company at tho Yorktown
! celebration, which took place in Oc-
tober OF that year. When Red Land
| Club. composed OF many or the leading
! gentlemen OF charlottesville and Al
| hemarle. was organized III Februa ~,
| 1905. Captain Woods was unanimously
| chosen Its irst president, and at the
Z annual meeting In February Ia0G, he
was re.elected for another termt