The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-10-03

JUDGE 4 [. SLACK.

The following is to be presented to !
the Supreme Court on October 5, 1914, |
by the undersigned committee of the
Bar Association:
To the Honorable Chief Justice and the |
Associate Justices of the Supreme
Court of Louisiana:
Your committee, appointed by the
Louisiana Bar Association to prepare
resolutions on the death of Aylmer
Leake Slack, member of this Associa-
ton, who died at his home at Tallulah,
Louisiana, on September 18th. 1914, re-
spectfully report the following:
Aylmer Leake Slack was born at
Germantown, some ten miles east of
Memphis, Shelby county, Tennessee, on
the 7th of April, 1841. On his fathers
side his ancestors were Dutch, who
originally settled in New York, New
Jersey, or Delaware. His early days
were spent in Memphis, where his ia
ther was President of the University of
Memphis From there the family moved
to Washington, Arkansas, where his
father again engaged in teaching.
About the year 1852 they moved to Min
den where they built the Minden Female
College. At Minden Aylmer attended
the male academy where he received
his primary education.
In 1856 his father concluded to aban-
don teaching, moved to New Orleans
where he begun the practice of law.
From there young Slack was sent to
Central College, Danville, KY, where
he remained one year. He came in
1857 to Monroe, La, to which place his
father had moved.
After this he was trained at home
under the supervision of his father and
became his assistant in his law office.
Later he was appointed deputy clerk of
the district court.
He continued in that office until the
Civil War came on and in 1861 enlisted
as private in the Pelican Grays. On
the 23rd of April of that year the COM
pany started to New Orleans where it
was attached to the Second Louisiana
Regiment. Shortly the regiment left
for Richmond; from there it was ordered
to the Virginia peninsular and remained
one year.
From this time young Slack saw con-
tinuous active service. Heparticipated
in many bloody battles and was badly
wounded in the Second Battle of Man.
assas.
Prior to Charlottesville he received
the appointment of Second Lieutenant
in the First Artillery then stationed at
Vicksburg, where he went through the
fatetul siege, suffering all the privations
that fall to soldiers lot. He later sur
rendered at Meridian, from thence he
retur led to his home in Minden where
he engaged in teaching until, September
1865 when they again moved to Mon
roe.
In 1867 he was elected clerk of the
district court of Ouachita and admin. 8
tered that Office until the Constitution
of 1856 turned him out.
In the meantime he had been admit
ted to the bar and was appointed District
Attorney protein. He was elected
parish judge in 1879 and moved to
Tallulah, where he has since resided.
He was enthusiastic X. of P. and was
Grand Chancellor of Louisiana during
1S84-5.
Judge Slack had been married three
times. The children of his first wife
have died; but there are seven living of
the second and three of the last
Like most old people, Judge Slack
lived the last few years with dreams of
the past He often wished he could
travel the ground again that he walked
over during the War.
He was good christian man. One
that lived his religion every day. He
slippel easily across the line over the
great divide without any fear for the
hereafter, for he had faith and knew at
any 81 ne he could "wray the drapery of
his couch about him and lie down to
pheasant Dreams"
Whereas, it has pleased the Divine
R1ler of the Universe to remove from
our milst Judge Alyner Leake Slack
after long and useful life; Therefore
Be 1t Resolved:
That, in the death of Judge Slack
thi, Association has suffered the loss
Z of an able and worthy member, and the
: co immunity has lost an honored anC
! useful citizen, VINO, in all tine walks Of
: life, acted well his part. Beginning the
! Battle of Life, before he had arrived a
Mans Estate, as soldier under Lee
he gave the first four years to hi.
country and won promotion from the
: rank to Lieutenant of Artillery. After
: wards as Clerk of the District Court Of
Z Ouachita Parish, as prosecuting attor
! ney, as Judge and for many years as
Z practicing Attorney at this Bar and as
a citizen, he proved worthy of his trust
5 and after finishing the work allotted tt
Z him here. has passed to Wider Fields.