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, JUDGE B. F. LONG TII DIED SATURDAY.PaVeteran Superior Court Judge Suf-; l fers Stroke of Paralysis About V Noon, Death Following About An'*i Hour ,Later. |h; Judge Benjamin Fi-anklin Longi'• died Saturday afternoon at 1:45 fiv 3 o’clock, death resulting from a stroke a»e. of paralysis which he suffered about, ’* an hour, earlier. The stroke affected.n , his right side.aj Judge Long had been in failing . I health for some time. Just a few .| days ago he returned from Philadel-“ | phia, where he went to consultspecialist as to eye trouble. Friday night he did not rest very well and Saturday morning about 9 o’clck evidence of the impending stroke was noticed.Funeral services will beheld Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock.JUDGE B. F. LONG WASDISTINGUISHED JURIST.finHis Death Saturday Came £s Distinct Shock to the People of tl» Community and State — Record Shows He Was Exceptionally Able Lawyer.The death of Judge B. F. Long. Saturday afternoon about 2 o’clock, at his home on Mulberry street, came as a distinct shock to the people of the community and State. While it had been observed by acquaintances that he had begun to break recently, they were not prepared for his sudden taking. It is cited as a matter of record that during the 22 years he had been on the Superior court bench he had not failed to hold a single term of court on account of illness to himself.About the first of February Judge Long’s health became such as to require rest from his duties. A little later the condition of his eyes became involved and the discovery was made that he had lost the sight of one. This resulted in a trip to Philadelphia to consult a specialist. A physical examination disclosed a heart affection and rest and quiet were recommended. Thursday night he did not i-est well, but Friday night he did and was apparently in better shape Saturday morning. However about 10 o’clock he became unsteady and his speech became sluggish, A little later he suffered the stroke of paralysis which soon meant the end Judge Benjamin Franklin Long was born near Graham, Alamance county, March 19, 1852, a son of Ja^ cob Long and Jane Stuart Long. The first 19 years of his life were spent on the farm, where he attended the neighborhood schools. His final preparation for entering college was in the,Graham High school, taught by his brother. Rev. Dr. W. S. Long. In 1874 he graduated from Trinity college, this requiring a little over two years. He received the degree of Bachelor of Arts and was valedictorian of his class. The first two years after graduation from Trinity ht taught Latin and history in the Graham High school, after which he entered the law school of Judge Pearson. In 1877 he entered the law school of the University of Virginia and the same year received the degree of Bachelor of Law and was also awarded the orator’s medal.Judge Long moved to Statesville in 1878 and formed a partnership with the late Maj. W. M. Robbins for the practice of law. A year later he edited and published the law lectures of Chief Justice Pearson. In December of 1879 he married Miss Mary Alice Robbins, a daughter of his law partner. His public career began in 1881 when the justices of Iredell county elected him solicitor of the Iredell Inferior court to succeed T. S. Tucker resigned, and he was twice elected to this office. In 1885 he was elected mayor of Statesville, an office he held until two years later when he resigned to become solicitor of the eighth judicial district of Superior courts, which he held for eight years In 1894 he was nominated by the Democrats for judge of the Superior court but was defeated by the Republicans and Populists. Eight years later, in 1902, he was re-nominated and elected to this office, which he has since held.As a lawyer Judge Long was employed in some of the most important cases then coming into court and as a judge he sat on some of the most impoidant. He appeared, among other important cases, in the impeachment proceedings brought against Chief Justice Furches and his efforts there were highly commended. It will be recalled that Judge Long tried those charged with lynching three negroes in Salisbury in 1906 and sentenced the only one convicted to serve a term in the penitentiary first instance of the kind. The Supreme court upheld him, as it did in most cases, and the term was served This is only one of several important cases on which Judge Long sat and won high commendation.Judge Long applied himself in his studies and in his work and was so thorough in this applicaton that he did well whatever he undertook. He was exceptionally able. lb*| Surviving Judge Long are his wife; ra‘' two daughters — Mrs. Franklin Ri-! ker and Mrs. E. M. Land — and one ,n' I son — Rev. McKendree R. Long, of ln! Macon, Ga. Also five grand-chil-' dren and one brother — Rev. Daniel3P-A. Long, of Raleigh.Ot-! —-
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Statesville Landmark
Statesville, North Carolina, US
Mon, Mar 16, 1925
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