26 Dec 1890
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Newspaper
Fort Smith Elevator
Location
Fort Smith, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1890
Page
1
A long profile of Fort Smith attorneys detailing early life up to bar admission, notable cases, and career paths. It covers Clayton Brizzolara Forrester firm, United States District Attorney tenure, and Wolfenberger and Medelle careers with mentions of family ties and community roles in Arkansas and Indian Territory.
A lengthy tribute extols Judge Parker of the Western District of Arkansas as the nation’s leading criminal judge, detailing his Ohio roots, Civil War service, Missouri and Arkansas career, and his impact on law and order in the Indian Territory. The piece also profiles other regional judges and lawyers, highlighting careers, education, and public service.
A biographical portrait extols the Western District of Arkansas district attorney. He was appointed by the President, served as prosecuting attorney and judge in the same district, and now leads the office with notable legal acumen. Descriptions highlight his vocal jury arguments, public speaking, loyalty to the federal government, and leadership of the firm Clayton Brizzoni & Forrester.
Born in New York to immigrant parents, he moved to Wisconsin at age eleven and attended public schools. He served in the Federal army from age eighteen, becoming a company captain. After the war he helped in Arkansas politics and later became United States Assessor of the Internal Revenue district, then Auditor of the State. He was trusted, educated, and respected for his work ethic and social standing. He married a local woman and had several children. details of the later life and death follow this summary.
Fragments describe a disorderly crowd reacting to an arrest as guests smashed bottles and hurled liquids from windows. The sudden disturbance dampened what had been a hopeful, festive period, with many realizing the arrest was the cause only after it began.
Born November 14 1840 in Louisiana he migrated with his parents to Sebastian county Arkansas. He excelled in common schools then led his Fayetteville State University class for four years earning A B. He moved to Fort Smith Arkansas and earned A M later admitted to the bar. He served in the 1686 state legislature on Judiciary Wars Means Education and Cities and Towns committees becoming chairman of Cities and Towns. He was elected Prosecuting Attorney for the ith Judicial district in 1888 and re-elected September 1850, a role he held with integrity.
The article profiles Col William Cravens a respected Fort Smith lawyer and Civil War veteran. Born to a Virginia Tennesee line, he studied at Spring River Academy Arkansas State University and Cumberland University. He practiced in Missouri before joining Price’s Confederate forces and later settled in Fort Smith after the war. He formed DuVal & Cravens, later working alone, famed for integrity, clear advocacy, and strong client loyalty. He and Mary Rutherford married in 1862 after a long courtship at the University of Pagettsville.
A Mississippi born lawyer, educated at University of Georgia and admitted to the bar, practiced in Water Valley and Oxford before moving to Fort Smith in 228. He has ten years of practice there, rejects politics, and builds a large civil and criminal caseload with a reputation for clear cross examination and persuasive juries.
The obituary notes Judge Kerr born in Pike County Missouri raised in Tennessee Ohio? He studied at Cumberland University Nashville and Georgia? He practiced law, served in the Confederate service, lived in Missouri then Arkansas. He was elected to the Arkansas House in 1870s, later State Senator, then resumed law in Fort Smith and led Kerr and Hovone firm with T. W. Boone. He was a respected jurist and active public figure.
The text chronicles James Clay Clark a graduate of the south with a Bachelor of Arts, studying law at the private school and with the Cincinnati based firm Cravens. It notes his career as ex Attorney General and ex-supervisor, his marriage to Miss Clara Po Dhaai, and his move to Freeport. His work at the law firm Duval Cravens is highlighted as formative, with commentary on his diligence, clarity, and potential in the profession.
A fragmented excerpt describes a scion of a Tennessee oil colony who moved into Arkansas, preempted large settlements, and influenced the territorial limits that later formed Philips and Monroe counties.
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