Jasper County Democrat, Volume 5, Number 3, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1902 — To the Memory of Mordecal F. Chilcote. [ARTICLE]

To the Memory of Mordecal F. Chilcote.

Be it remembered; That on April 21, 1902, ata meeting of the bar and officers of the court, S. P. Thompson was selected as chairman and John F. Major as secretary, and on motion the chair appointed a committee to report concerning the death of Mordecai F. Chllcote, a member of said bar, which committee made the following report: “Your committee appointed, beg to report the following: At a called meeting of the Judge, officers and attorneys of the Jasper Circuit Court, convened at the Court House on Monday, April 21, 1902, at 2:30 o’clock P. M., it was announced that Mordecai F. Chilcote, one of the oldest members of the Jasper County Bar, had departed this life on the evening of the 20th day of April at 9 o’clock P. M., at his home in Rensselaer, Indiana. It was further noted that he had been a practicing attorney of said Jasper Circuit Court for the past 36 years, and previous to that time for four years followed the Flag of his Country in the Civil War of the United States from 1861 to 1865. That not only as a citizen and a soldier, but as an attorney, he had been and was to the time of his death, untiring in his efforts to maintain and uphold the constituted authority of his state and country. Upon such announcement, it was resolved: “That we cease for a time all our labors for the living to record the death roll of him who was a member of our Bar; recognizing that friendly and congenial spirit always mani : fest in his character, and that charity and benevolence always extended by him toward others.

“To living friends and kindred we tender all the heartfelt sympathy of common loss and deepest woe, remembering him as we do, his uniform kindness to his orphan relative* and others, and his fatherly care over them. “Resolved: That this resolution be entered of record in the records of lhe Jasper Circuit Court as a memorial of our love and respect of one who was *0 long among us a* a member of our profession.

JESSE E. WILSON,

Chari.ks W. Hanlby, Geo. K. Hollingsworth, Committee.’* Which, on motion, was unanimously adopted, and one copy directed to he furnished to the family of the deceased, and one copy to each newspaper in the county for publication, and that said resolution and proceedings be spread of record upon the Order Book of the Jasper Circuit Court. S. P. Thompson, Chairman. Attest: John F. Major, Secretary.