Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-17
HILL CARTER DIES At
HIS HOME IN ASHLAND
Widely Known Attorney Passes
Away After Only Brief
Illness.
DEVELOPED BLOOD POIS
Funeral Will Take Place This AZ
ternoon at $3.50 O'Clock, and IN.
termept Will BE Made In Wood
lawn Cemetery in Ashland.
BLOOD POISON

After lingering in a critical stage
since Saturday. suffering from sn atra-
sion on the foot. which developed into
blood poison. Hill Carter. one OF the
ablcst and mo2t highly respected law
yers that ever plead before the Eir-
sinia bar. and = Confederate veteran
Of NJ ordinary note. passed away yes
tcrdxy morning shortly after midnight.
His death occasioncd no surprise. since
It was expected at any moment after
the turn for the worse Saturday.
He was attended during his illness
b. his son, Dr. Henry r. Carter: by
his brother. DR.. Henry Carter, assist
ant surgeon OF the United States Pub
sicians. Mr. Carter had been contiaeL
seen last in this city in his cf1ce on
health.
FUNERAL TAKES PLACE
THIS AFTERNOON
His funeral ser.ic will be conduct
cd t!:.s afternoon at $3.50 o'clock by
Rev. Il. II. PITT, u. D.. and intcrrent
will take place in Wood,awn Ceric.e-:.
Ashland The following have been
chosen to act as rallbcarers:
Active-Walter Sydnor. 4. Il. Gilbert.
W. g. Saunders. Wil,oughby Newton.
Jr, William z. Crawford and Cha -los
Luck.
Honorary-H. T. wickhan. !I,nry
Taylor, Judge Edmund Naddill, J-..
JuGse William y. Moncure. 81. George
r. Fitzhush, Judge George l.. Chris
,ian. Conway Il. Sands Willis T..
Smith. B. II. Wexford. Judge II. Garter
scott, Judge Beverly T. Crunp. Judge
Daniel Grinnan, Colonel Warren T..
Tar!or, W. d. Duke. Jordan Lea;ic.
Harry NJ. Smith, Ir.. Brucc Bowc. stu
art EoTe and Charles V. Meredith.
Mr.. Carter is survived h. his wife
who was Miss Emily Ecdd, and by six
sons-Dr. Henry r. Carter. samuel r.
Carter, Hill Carter, Clarence ~. Carter,
Charles II. Carter and Ghirlcy Carter.
HAD DISTINGUISHED RECORD
IN THE CONFEDERATE ARMY
sir. Carter was native Of Caroline
County, being born in 1886, Of Henry
f. ard Emily Garter. y few wears
prior to the War Between the States
he moved from Caroline TO North River.
in Hanover County, where at the early
ase OF seventeen years he enlisted ia
the Confederate service. FIe first served
III an Amelia troop OF cavalry, under
the command. OF Captain Frank South
all. then later in the Valley campaign.
He participated in the struggle around
Spots%lvania Courthouse, when orly
eighteen years old, and was captured
just before the surrender of Lee. Taken
u prisoner to Point Lookout, he re-
maincd in confinement three months.
when he WAS paroled Shortly after
ward the war came to an end and he
returned home.
Mr.. Garter decided upon legal Ca
rccr and obtained his preparation at
Washington College, where he cat at
tho feet OF John ". Brcckcnbrough.
Beginning the practice of his profess
sion in Hanover about 1870. he was
Two years later elected Commonwca1th's g
attorney OF Hanover. in which capacity
he served faithfully eight years.
Mr. Garter was first affiliated in tmis
city with The firm of Alexander IT,.
sands and William j. Lcakc. which
did business under the firm name OF
Sands. Lcakc 6 Carter. Upon the death
or Mr.. Sands, tho Grm continued ns
Leakc & Garter. which was maintained
until tho former went on the bench
Mr.. Garter then practiced bv himself.
The firm became Lcako e Carter again
when Judge Lcakc retired from the
bench and continued as such until tho
death of Juase I.cakc. Since that t:mo.
Mr. Garter practiccd alone until hi5
death.
WIDELY KNOWN As
LEADEI, or STATE, RAR
Mr.. Carriers long career at the har
was marked b.! an extensive practice
both in criminal and civil cases. He
enjoyed the highest esteem Of hi. aseo.
ciates. and Was never known TO bear
III will toward his opponents. Ills
reputation as an able lawyer was Gle {.
rated 10 81 position most enyiable and
exnitins. In GONE Of the most import, :
ant cases OF the city, as that OF Ten
ilant rs. Dunlop and that OF the lscll
Telephone Company ra. the city of
Richmond, he appeared. and by his skill
CONTINUED on Second Pare.)