The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1912-1984, 1914-06-30
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PASSES AWAY SUNDAY
Distineuishsd Citizen And Lawyer
OF Stanford Dies Here After
Sh ,rt Illness

!. one who was loved and respected D,
Iii who knew him The end was q
\ ralm and peaceful that the surrounding
watchers BY his bedside hardly knew
when II came. On account Of his ad
vanc4d years great apprehension as &c
the outcome was felt from the first, and
nothing was left undone that could b'
accomplished by scientific nursing and
the best medical skill.
lanes Walker Alcorn was born ~
the Peyton's Well section OF Lincoln
county July, 1883, and Lincoln eoun.
~ pw-- r,,,h To- tho FAC; ;.s;s:: :.!!:- -hc'e
OF his useful life was spent within II:
I bounds. OF Nirginian ancestry, he wa:
the sen OF Alfred Alcorn and Mary
Walker and on both sides was connect
ed with some of the most prominent
.iain,lpes OF the State.
Z MOI rcceiveing his education at Cen
ffo College which institution few
~uoavS since conferred upon him the de
rrre of IL. D.. he began the study OF
In at Stanford when N years OF age
1<jn the office OF his distinguished kins-
man. the late Col. I. 7. Hill. and was
licensed in November 1858 He evinced
such proficiency IN his chosen PROBES
sion that he was taken into partner
ship by his preceptor and about the
same time appointed Master Commis-
sioner OF the Lincoln County Circuit
Court
In September 1872. M Alcorn then in
the prime Of manhood. joined the Con
fcderate army and was member of the
famous cavalry commanded by the gal
Ian, John n Morgan. lie vas with this
daring leader in all OF his famous
raids until he was captured IN Ohio on
that most dating of al o; Mosgan's
raids. After this lie was confined for
sofae time IN Camp Chase. a militdr.
prison lie was brave soldier aud at
tanned the rank OF adjuiant, and he also
acted as assistant adiutan, general.
When the cause Tor which he fought
was iNNlf MI aNNANiN AfNhitANA Wv fiHN
tice OF law IN Stanisd in partnership
with Col Hill and this was the lead
ing firm in this section until Srptem-
Der lSS7. when u was dissolved.
As a lawyer it may be truly said OF
the deceased that he was the equal of
the very best Having the highest or
der OF intellect. an analytical mind,
uncrring judgment, fine discrimination
between RICH, and wrong. untiring en-
orgy. he took high rank IN his profess
sion from the first and for nearly four
OF the ablest lawyers in the State. His
ability IN the Law vas not confined 10
his knowledge OF il for he Was skill.
ful and successful practitioner. His
n,eri; has always been rocogn< cd and
during the whole of Iis 'atccr he has
had large practice.
For many years he has been one %
the District Attorneys of the Louisville
4 Nashville Railroad Company AMI was
held in the hiRhcS, esteem b, he 81
ilcials OF that great corpora tn tie has
also been the legal rcprcScwl;ive 81
nearly all the corporations ofthe coun
u. His energy knew no bounds. 1t was
said Of him that he could 80 he wvik
81 three men, which is hardly an ox-
sggcration.
Judge Nlcorn WAS possessed of many
noble traits OF character, conspicu-
Gus among many which was his kind
ness. lie was ever really To aid the
poor with his means or with his ser
vice. There was never a better friend To
the young lawyer and he was never too
busy or tired to render him the needed
assistance
As citizen he took great pride IN
the progress of his county and town
and was always one OF the moving
spirits in efforts toward improvements.
Both county and town owe him no
small debt Of gratitude for the mileage
OF turnplkes, railroads, educational
institutions and other valuable i'm
provements.
On September l5 1895, Judge Alcorn
was married TO Mis- Sophia f. Ken
drlck. OF Somerset, and Is survived by
hcr and five Of seven children and also
by one sister, Mrs. w. IL Higgins, of
this place. The children are Mrs. ]. N
Saunders, Misses Kate, Pattie and
Sophia Alcom. and kendrick who
has been his fathers law partner for
the past several years.
The heartfelt sorrow of the whole
community goes out in sympathy to
the crushed ones left behind OF him
il may be truly said well done" for
he was a successful man. a model citi-
zen. a kind neiehbor. an affeCtionate
and indulRent husband and father and
a consistent Christian. being a mem
Der OF the Stanford Presbyterian church
The funeral services will take place at
his residence on Danville street at
four o'clock this afternoon and the in
terment will be in the Buffalo Springs
cemetery.
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