Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-01-28
DESHA ATTORNEYS PAY TRIBUTE 10
 GRACE'S MENORY
Resolutions Adopted at l'Is- morial Exercises at Az
 kansas Civ.

Memorial exercises in honor of the late Judge A. B. Grace of Pine Bluff were held by members of the Dcsha county bar at Arkansas City yester Gay forenoon, when resolutions were presented by Q committee composed of E. F. tIopson, II. II. Hays and x. C.. Pindall and ordered spread upon the minutes Of the court. Circuit Judge w. B. Sorrells presided at the meeting, and addresses eu1p@istic of the late Judge Grace were delivered by Attorneys r. M. Rogers. X. o. Pindall, J. C. Knox of Monticello. II. II. Hays, Prosecuting Attorney T. G. Parham and Judge Sorrells.
 Resolutions presented by a commit tee composed of Jack Bernhardt, B. E. Hopscn and II. H. Hays, deploring the death of Attorney L. A. Pindall. cousin and law partner of x. 0. Pin dall, were also ordered spread upon the minutes of the court.
 The resolutions on the life of Judge Grace contain Q brief bio graphical sketch, compiled by H. <L. Stcrnberg, court stenographer under Judge Grace and holding the same position under Judge Sorreils. The sketch and resolutions follow:
 Tutored by Mother.
 Antonio Brooks Grace was born in Nashville, Tennessee, on the 18th day of December, iS4S He was the son of John l.. Grace and Marian nf both mother and father having come to this country in colonial days. His father was a farmer, clerk on steam boat and later conducted a hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. Judge Grace was tutored by his mother, a highly cultured and highly educated woman. He attended school only six months during his life, when he attended the Memphis High school, graduating from that school in 1866, six months after he had entered.
 "In 1863 Antonio Grace enlisted in the Eleventh Arkansas regiment, gO- ing to the front and remaining there until December 20, 1864, at which time he returned home on sick fur tough. The war having come to an Ci}u DSIClS W eeS stDiC Io iCJoA'A his regiment, he was honorably dis charged in his seventeenth year.
 Locates in Pine Bluii.
 'In the. year 1867 he moved to Pine Bluff, Arkansas, where he studied law under his distinguished uncle, William Porter Grace, and, on the 10th day of January, 1870, was admitted to the bar in Pine#Bluff and became actively engaged in@the prac- tice of law in partnership with, Col cnel William Porter Grace, tho firm name being w. P. &s A. E. Grace Dur ing the year in which he was admit ted to the practice, Judge Grace tried his first case in Warren, Arkansas He was a profound student, close observer and absorbed the best from all with whom he came in contact.
 "On February IS, 1871, he was mar ried to Miss Netties Whitworth. who was born near Laconia, Arkansas; daughter Of Benjamin WhitWorth, one of the pioneers of Desha county. Five sons and five daughters were born of this union, of which one son and all daughters survive.
 In 1885 he served as deputy United States revenue collector and in 1886 was elected city attorney of the city of Pine Bluff which office he held for six years.
 Made Judge in 1899.
 "In 1889, on March 3, Antonio Brooks Grace was appointed judge of the Eleventh judicial circuit of Ar kansas by Governor Dan W. Jones, to fill the unexpired term of John M. Elliott. resigned. In 1900 he was duly elected to succeed himself as circuit judge Of this district, which office he held until the time of his death, December ?, 1915.
 "Judge Grace was fearless. hon. est and impartial judge. The rules of his court were used for the dis patch of business and the speedy and orderly trial of cases. When he found they worked a hardship or an injustice, he promptly relaxed them He never permitted lawyer to take an advantage by sharp practice or unprofessional conduct and never all lowed litigant to be the vict'in of misfortune, fraud or questionable methods, and to this end would promptly grant continuance or val cate a judgment procured by default or undue advantage. In order to fairly present all the facts in a case he would often take the examination of witness into his own hands. While at times his ill-health and af- flictions made him appear harsh, petulant and irritable, who of us could have performed the same duties under similar circumstances better or more satisfactorily? He made every effort to have his juries composed of the most intelligent and representa- tive citizens. No excuse of business ever relieved citizen from his duty, yet he would often excuse a man 1 whose wife or family was sick. He often stated from the bench that ev- cry man should contribute 9 portion of his time to the orderly administra- ton of justice-that if persons who
 had private business to attend to were excused, the jury system would 1 c<,r rofrourndp and get fntO the