The Monroe journal., 1921-02-15
FORMER MONROE LAWYER
IS DEAD AT GREENSBORO
Thonla, }. Jenome. Author. BarriSter
ami Leading Citizens. Passes
Auay AT AGE ui siNty-One.
is 4 NATIVE or UNION COUNTY

/ MI. InuhllS j. Jtlu4Ats el AN@A :
| OF axe. a native OF this county. and
Tor many years one OF the leading at
torneys OF the Monroe bar. died Fri
day afternoon At his home in Greens
boro. tie had been III Tor many
years.
The funeral services We're conduct
"a from his home Ia Greensboro sat
lurday afternoon al $3.50 o'clock, Rev.
lJ. II. Barnhardt. u, D., pastor OF
West Market street Methodist church.
! DR.. Gilbert T. Rowe. editor OF the
North Carolina Christian Advocate.
and Rev. Edward + Rowe. pastor o.
Holy Trinity Episcopal church, o.a-
ciating. Internment was in "a,
Green Hill cemtery. The pall bearers
were members OF the Young Mems
Bible class, OF which he Vas teacher
for 4 number OF years.
or him. the Greensboro News says,
MIR. Jerome was born October 3.
1889. in Union county. North Caro-
lima. the son of the late Captain and
Mrs. f. \. Jerome. He spent his
boyhood days in that counWIn 1921
marie. and to this union three chill
dren were born: Edward c. and
Vance Jerome and Miss Mary Kirk
Jerome. all of this city. IN addition
10 his widow and children he is sur
viyed by the following brothers and
sisters. DR. J. X. Jerome of Wingate,
Union county: John f. Jerome. Char
lotte: Mrs. John Henry. Ansonyille;
Mrs Ellis May. Wingate. Mrs. George
Broom. Ansonville. and Mrs. Hugh
McWhirter. Wingate.
In 1883 Mr. Jerome started
practicing his profession at Abe
marie. thence in Monroe. Atlanta and
Salisbury. After eight years of sue
cessful practice in the latter city he
came to Greensboro. 1915. to make
his home Shortly after his arrival
here he and J. l. Scales formed the
law partnership OF Jerome 4 Scales.
Owing to decline in health he was
greatly handicapped while practicing
here. For the past five weeks he
was confined 10 his bed.
Mr. Jerome possessed an excep-
tionally bright mind He wrote eX-
tensively. He was the author of Je-
rome's Criminal Court and Digest. of
North Carolina. of which four edi-
tions were published. He was also
the author of TWO novels. "klu kluN
Klan No 40" and The Christ; the
Evidence OF His Divinity Reviewed
from the Standpoint of a Lawyer, "
h.. i.f urfafff 81
coming TO Greensboro.
In 1898 Mr.. Jerome represented
the district composed of Union. stan
ly and Ansou counties. in the state
senate. In 1900 he was candidate
on the Democratic ticket for attorney
general After this h. gave up poll
tics.
He was widely known through
out the state. having apepared in
number of prominent legal battles.
He figured prominently in the Whit
ney receiyership al Salisbury ten
years ago.
Before the Aberdeen and Ashboro
railroad was sold to the Norfolk
Southern he represented ii as general
counsel
Mr.. Jerome was an ardent chris
tian and was always in the front rank
of any christian movement. shortly
after coming to Greensboro he be-
came an active member Of West Mar
ket Street Methodist church. He was
prominent in North Carolina Masonic
circles. being a member Of the local
Corinthian Commandery He was
also Shriner, . member of the Ca
sis Temple, Charlotte