The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-11-05

where they remained safely until the
statutes of limitation made il safe TO
return TO the towns.
Travelled on Horseback.
AS there was no other means of
transportation to the county seats,
where the courts were held, Judge
Fox travelled on horseback and in
buggy. He became well acquainted
. in all four counties and was known as
/ one of the promising lawyers in this
section His term of office expired in
1867 and he then moved his law office
to Centerville, which was then the
county seat.
! Shortly after this, he entered his
name as candidate for the office OF
] judge of the superior court OF Wayne
! county on the Republican ticket. He
was running against Judge William A
! Bickle, one of the most popular men
| in the county. Judge Fox campaign
! ed all over the county, making
speeches in all the town halls, ad-
dressing the farmers from his car
rage and making stump speeches.
! 1t was a hard fight and he won out.
He was elected for six years, although
he did not serve that length of time.
Means of transportation improved and
the legislature decided that county SD
perior courts should be abolished.
| during MS term dS JuuSc vi lht gu
perior court. he was called on from
all parts of the county TO make
speeches. He went to other counties
and made friends with the most in
fiuential men in the state.
Friend of Morton.
He had been frienG OF Oliver +.
Morton before Morton took the ONCE
of governor Morton's office had been
lust across the street from that OF
George w. Julian, under whom Fox
studied law
There was bitter enmity between
! Morton and Julian.
The fight between the two did not
last long, as Morton, with his splendid
physique, commanding manners and
quick wit. obtained the reputation OF
being the best lawyer in this part OF
the country. However, the hatred be,
tween the two remained after Morton
had ceased to become resident OF
this part of the country and had pass
ed from the governorship into con
gress
In a political speech at Economy
Fox, when judge of the superior court
attacked George w. Julian and ex
posed him in many ways, which be
fore had not become public. because
of the sway which Julian held in the
county The indianapolis Sentine
printed the story and it was copied
by other papers in the country
At that time Oliver p. Morton was
at Washington. Morton, hearing o.
the speech, returned to Centerville
and personally congratulated Judge
Fox He later secured for him the ap
pointment of judge of the appellate
court after four years Of service IL
the superior court.
Appointed Appellate Judge.
Judge Fox was appointed judge o
the appellate court by GoVerno
Chase He served in this capacit,
for year and a half, when ne retired
to re-enter active practice at the bar
When the county seat was moved
from Centerville to Richmond, Judg
Fox moved to this city also, taking u
:, his residence here in 1878.
- The writings of Judge Fox thel
- came in demand and he was unable t
9 All all the calls which came to him
, However, he wrote many newspape
, articles which were publishe
throughout the country. Later h
o. wrote the adventures OF a Philosc
. pher, Dun Mule and Brindle Dog.
: After he became judge of the Wayn
=. circuit court he wrote the book "Ur
-, Gle Geek and Aunt Ida" all the COZ
. les OF which has been sold. JudS
~ Fox has ordered 200 copies of tn
- book printed, and when these are RI
- ceived they will be the last to be ru
. from the press.
y, After the removal to Richmond, tn
:, older set of lawyers had disappeare
- and Judge Fox and a few others prat
- tically held the regulations formerl
carried by Oliver p Morton, BickI,
Johnson, Julian and a few others.
y Judge Fox practiced law here an
e made speeches throughout the coul
1. ~, finally running for Judge of tn
H. Wayne circuit court in 1895. He wa
u elected and took office January
II 1896, for a term of six years.
II Wrote for Papers.
Three years ago, Judge Fox wa
d called on to write an article on a S,
al luton of the divorce question. Fl
$ wrote this for the Palladium. TIL
N Chicago Tribune printed it. Later
u was copied and printed in most of tn
metropolitan papers from New Yor
OF to San Francisco.
"a Although Judge Fox has cease
N writing, he will again write a numbe
u. of articles in the spring of 1914,
Oh says.
IN He has served almost three tern
e as judge of the Wayne circuit cour
completing his eighteenth year
IN 1914 He will run for election for b
H. fourth term then, he says.