Oxford eagle., 1918-10-03
JUDGE NILES BURIED
AT HIS OLD HOME
From Brilliant Family. Federal Jurist
Amply Upheld Traditions Handed
Down 10 Him.

hoSciusAo, Hiss, Sept. 2S.-The fu-
neEi oi Judge Henry {. Niles, whose
IdaaiA oocured - Memphis Thursday
evening at 5 o'clock, w2s conducted
from his late residence IN this city at
, o'clock this afternoon and the inter
meEt took place Immediately there
after at the City Cemetery.
Religious services were conducted by
Rev. f. II. Cunningham. pastor of the
First Methodist Church, close friend
Of the family. assisted by Rev. c. o.
Groves, pastor Of the First Presbyte-
rian Church.
Notwithstanding the unfavorable
condition Of the weather, il having
rained in the forenoon and was still
threatening, one of the largest crowds
ever assembled at similar service in
hosciusko gathered to pay its last re
spects to q most popular and well be
loved citizen.
There were prominent lawyers and
other friends of the deceased jurist
from jackson, Vicksburg, Aberdeen,
Oxford, Durant and other places.
The services were held in the parlors
Of the family residence, which were
filed to overfiowing, and the halls,
galleries and front yard afforded
standing room only to the SORROW
stricken friends and relatives. When
the funeral eortege took up the line
Of march to the cemetery there were
20 or more automobiles in line, besides
scores of people who lined the side
walks for a block.
The death of Judge Niles removes
from the walks OF men one of the most
learned juristS and most brilliant intel
lectS Of the entire south. lie was al
50 man of great personal attraction
and drew around himself hundreds of
men in his profession and out of it.
In administering the affairs of his
Office he was firm and deliberate and
exercised the most painstaking iudg
ment, never rendering a decision un-
I'll he had thoroughly Investigated and
familiarized himself with all the de
tails connected with the case in point.
His judgments were often tempered
with mercy, and many a youthful Grim
inal has had cause 10 call him blessed
for having saved him the humiliation
and disgrace of prison life.
Man OF TendeE Impulses.
on the other hand, when he ~~~
convinced that a man of mature years
was criminal from choice. he did
not hesitate to make him feel the full
weight Of the law.
Judge Nile was a man Of terder i'm
pulses. He never allowed any one to
suffer for the necessities Of life II he
knew Of their condition. But he never
let his left hand know what his right
hand did" He did not care for the
pomp and vainglory of ehe world, but
measured men by what they were,
rather than by what they said and did
Henry c. Niles was born in koscius-
ko. Miss. in the month Of October,
lS49. He first began the practice of
'aw here and in 1891 was appointed
federal judge for Mississippi by Presi-
dent Harrison. Previous to this he
had served about three years as fede--
lal district attorney.
He leaves Of his immediate family
two sons. who are among the best eth
zens Of KosciuSko. enc of whom. Jason
| A. Niles. is now mayor Of the city.
Other relatives are Mrs Alice Boyd,
M-s. Mary McCool (wife Of Judge
lJamas 5. McCooN and Mrs Jennie
Brown twife Of u. l. Brown, all Of
KoSciusko. his sisters.
Judge Niles was nan Of unusually
brilliant intellect and was a very popu-
Lar and efficient federal Judge
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