Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-05-26

the death Of nur late Associate Judge
Of the said Seventh Judicial Circuit
and friend, gorge G.. Meffick, which
we are thankful cam sft-f q hong use
fol public aud private earthly expert
euce as a sequence Of human h.
And be it further res lived, that we
who are fully cognizaat his publ
record. desire ard do hereby pay tri-
butte to mis- memory and * o. him Tor
his 'earlessneis. Integrity and upright
ness in that bsha ( We are happy IN
the thought that he fulfilled thu DUTIES
Of the said office. which for many ,ear.
he held, with distinguished ability. en-
ergy. integrity and fide ity 10 duty with
so much credit TO hims II and hon Il
to bis beloved family and th S h.
served. His per onal life was clean.
honorable and iaultless. Though hs
retired from the bench several ye'rs
ago he never lost his interest in public
sii uirs but took q up interest in them
aud continued to manif, st that gr' at
love for his profession that b raettr
IL d hi. active lite until hi dea,h.
And be it further resolved, that We
put ourselves on record in recognition
a his able and III tiguished public ser
vice and ia love for his ? ars nal worth.
And be II furth. resolved that we
extend to ths members of his bereaved
fam our hea tfel 5. m sthy in tn, d
great affection.
And be it further resolved, that this
Court b. requested to have these res0-
lu'iOrs spread upon the minutes OF this
Court, and tn 1t copy be sent to the
C1tsufu s,una-o ard - his o.
ADRIAN POSEY, Chlirman.
The adoption Of the resolution was
seconded by Messrs. W. Mitchell Dlgges.
K. Laurie Mitchell, ferdinand c. Cook
seY, =. Stone Posey and Walter j.
Mitchell!
Mr.. Walter J. MitchsIl, Chairman OF
the Crane Memorial Committee pre-
scented thu following resolutions on the
death Of the late Judge j, Parran Crane
and moved their adoption
May it please the Court:
AS the Committee Of the Bar Of
Charles county, appointed by your
donors for the purpose of making the
death Of a former member Of this Bench
Of the Seventh Judicial Circuit, mat
ter Of record ~ the annals of this Court,
It becomes our sad duty, to present to
your HOnors the following minute, and
accompanying resolution upon the death
of ex-Judge james Pafran Crane and to
move that they be ad pied by this
Court and spread upol its minutes as
a permanent memorial to one who for
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abe D Sition of Associate Justice Of
his Curt, and who has been removed
from h -ar.h ly labors, forever, By the
same Divine Power, which gave tue
life, the ending Of which is the subject
If this memorial meeting.
In rendering this tribute of respect
aud moving its adoption. the Bar OF
Charies county. with one accord, testi-
ties to IT'S appreciation OF the unsulled
Honor and appropriate dignity of Judge
Crane, and takes eonsolati in the facG
that throughout his lorg aud eventful
life, he met its vicissitudes in manner
becoming the genial Southern gentle
man that be was
Judge Crane was a man of simple
taste, courageous AID patriotic.
lie was always approachsble, and no
one doubted the sincerity and integrity
of his motives and actions and the
kindLtss OF his disposition
lie was torn in st. Mary's county on
August 9th, 1888, and his death occur
red at his beautiful home on the Pa
tuxent River, in the same County Of
his birth, on January 9Th, 1916. 1t
will be seen. therefore, that the span of
his life waz m, re than the alI,4k.5 H..
and, looking back upon the events of
the period through which he lived, we
readily appreciate that his days were
spent in strenuous activity.
When the clouds of our great Civil
War over Swallowed our now, happily,
re- united country, Judge Crane was a
student at the University of Virginia
and was chosen Captain Of a heroic
band of fellow students of his College.
who volunteered in the Confederate
service. Liter he was made Captain
Of Company of Southern Maryiand
Volunteers. many of whom were natives
of this county, and who loved him as a
soldier. with the same degree of loyalty
that we revered him as a Judge.
At the battle Of Cold Harbor, through
the death and woundine of his superior
officers the command of the Second
Maryland Regiment of Infsntry fell to
Judge Crane, and history records the
fact that but for the charge he led at
critical moment in that sanguinary bat
tie, the Southern cause would have lost
the day.
Again at Gettysburg, Judge Crane
as Lieutenant Colonel OF the same Re-
giment, helped pen page 10 our Ma
tional History, characterized by the
undying valor of the men who follow
ed Lee and faced death with Pickett In
his heroic charge.
Upon the close o. the war Judge
Crane began the practice of law 10
richmond, Virginia, but after two
years returned to his native county,
where he formed law partnership
with the Hon. g Fred Maddox.
10 1871 he was elected as an indie
pendent to the office of State s Attorney
for Saint Mary's county, and was re-
elected in 1875. Ia 1878 he was the
Republican nominee for Congress from
the 9th, Congressional District but WAS
defelted. He was, also, delegate to
the Republican Presidential Conyen-
tion at Chicago, and voted for the
nomination of Genel al Grant to the emo;
then for Garfield. In 1892 he was elect
ed judge Of this Circuit, aud in 1897 he
was reelected to that position, which
lie filed until 1908 when he retired,
having reached the age OF seventy years.
He was married twice; his fist wife
was Miss Laura Ann Hammett, and his
second wife was Miss Mollie Dent, who
survives him. He has three children
by each wife, who are now living.
In token of our sincere regard and
esteem for our former Associate Justice,
your Committee, therefore, moves. that
this memorial be spread upon the MN.
utes of this Court; that a copy Of the
same be submitted by the Clerk 10
Judge Cranes family, with the assur-
ance OF the sympathy CT the Bench and
Bar Of Charles county, and that as a
further tribute to his memory the Court
now adjourn.
respectfully submitted,
WALTER j. MITCHELL,
JOHN +. MUDD,
EDWARD j. EDELEN,
F. STONE POSEY,