Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-10-27

tegrity and the sense of Justice,
which in his dealings with his fell
lows, Col. Caperton manifested. ]
never knew a man who attracted me
as he."'
Judge Robert Rodes of Bowling
Green, wrote:
"Col. Caperton was a noble speci-
men of manhood, truthful, courageous,
faithful and honest. He was my re-
lative and friend. / render to him
the homage and love due a
man so noble, brave and true"
Hon. Charles H. Rodes, Danville:
'"For Col. Caperton l entertained
the highest admiration and esteem.
My honored father, the late Clifton
Rodes, was devoted to Col. Caperton
and taught all of his children to love
and admire him."
Judge Jere R. Morton upon his
retirement as Circuit Judge of this
District wrote to Col. James w.
Caperton:
"I will ever remember your kind
nesses to me personally, and will ever
cherish with increasing approval your
wisdom, courage, and loftiness of
spirit, of all of which l have been,
while attempting to serve my country,
an appreciative beneficiary, for more
than nine years."
At meeting of the Madison
County Bar, April 20, 1909-Judge
A. r. Burnam said:
"James w. Caperton possessed
many of the characteristics of his
father. More than any other man
that l have known he possessed the
qualities of his distinguished line of
ancestors. Col. Caperton was a man
of fine social qualities, polite, court
eous, considerate; and while never Of
fering advice he was always ready to
lend assistance or advice to those who
sought his counsels. in his long
career as a member Of this Bar, I
never knew him for moment to be
guilty of the slightest rudeness or i'm
politeness, or fail to treat with the
utmost kindness the lawyers who
were either associated with him or
opposed to him in the trial of causes" :"
Judge w. R. Shackelford said:
GAS a citizen he stood for every
enterprise which had for it's object
the betterment of his fellow man, the
uplift of humanity and the advance
of civic righteousness He was on
the right side of every moral move
ment.
He was the most self reliant man
/ ever knew. One dominant feature
was his pure and disinterested
patriotism and answering loyalty
to established authority. He main
tanned the dignity and high ethical
standing Of his profession and as he
served his clients well he did not hold
that service lightly"
Hon. James B. McCreary, U. S.
Senate said:
ellis life was full of good illustrat-
ions and he came fully up to Black
stones aphorism, act honestly, live
honorably, and rendered to every man
his due. He was universally conced-
ed to be an able lawyer"
The Resolutions of the Bar, 1919:
eve realize we have lost not only
the eldest member of the Bar living
at this time; but one of the most at
tractive personalities that ever graced
it."
Three most intimate friends Of Col.
James W. Caperton during his career
as lawyer were Judge w. c. Good
loe, who was first cousin of his
father, and whom he considered a
great judge; the Hon. John Bennett,
whose friendship was always sincere
and to be relied upon, and "whose
word was as good as his bond"; and
Judge A. r. Burnam, for whom he
cherished the deepest admiration and
affection. The changing years have
left Hon. w. B. Smith alone of all the
contemporaries of Col. James w.
as an accomplished rep
resentative of those who have gone
before.
The portraits are the work of Miss
Adelaide Everharte of Atlanta,
Georgia, whose work as a painter Of
portraits is known throughout the
South and in many points in the
East. They are copied from the
original portraitS by WA. o. Reve-
naugh, q distinguished artist of
Louisville. XIV. now deceased.