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Show Death or Judge W. L. Magiiinis. In the death of Judge W. L. Ma-ginnis, Ma-ginnis, who departed this life peace fully at his residence in Ogden early Wednesday morning. Catholic circles in Utah have sustained a profound shock. The loss of this well-beloved citizen and distinguished jurist will be mourned alike by the Catholic fraternities, frater-nities, in the councils of which he assumed as-sumed so active a part, and by the legal le-gal profession In Utah, in whose ranks his scholarly attainments and his wise counsel had won for him an enduring reputation. The illness which finally claimed the late jurist had its beginning in an at-track at-track of throat trouble nearly two years ago, while he was pleading the cause of a client in the district court at Salt Lake City. The advance of the malady was not rapid and Judge Ma-ginnis Ma-ginnis fought off the effects of his illness ill-ness successfully for many months. Of late, however, he had been compelled com-pelled to absent himself frequently from his office while undergoing medical med-ical treatment in eastern cities, always returning, however, to the duties of his fcircrfraewion which was his glory and his pride. Since early summer Judge Maginnis had refrained from active law practice until a few days before his death, when, in company with his ieon, he took up the unfinished unfin-ished work of a case which made his absence from his home for a time imperative. im-perative. Returning home Tuesday night, therJudge was seized with a violent vio-lent attack of strangulation,- growing steadily worse in the night watched S until the end. His was a life of singular fidelity to every religious and civic duty, and hi3 Is a death widely and deeply mourned. Always just, alwaj's humane, practical prac-tical and devout in his devotion to his church and faith, Judge Maginnis left a warm impress on the hearts of his legion of friends. In greatness of heart, in works of charity, in generosity generos-ity of man to man. he lived up to the Christian ideal. Though rewarded by worldly fame and honor, he lived first for his God. To the Knights rf Columbus the news of Judge Maginnis' death will come as a distinct shock. In their order or-der the late jurist, who but recently, owing to his impaired health, was compelled to resign his office as district dis-trict deputy was lebrated if or hi.- brilliant oratory, his wonderful gift of humor, his wholesome geniality and magnetic presence. He will be mourned long by those fraternities in which he held active membership, and especially by the Knights of Columbus not only in Utah and the intermouii-tain intermouii-tain region, but everywhere throughout through-out the country where his voice was heard. The judge was a member of the fourth degree assembly. When the history of the legal profession pro-fession in Utah is written no name will appear more conspicuously on its pages than that of Judge W. L. Maginnis. Magin-nis. Judge Maginnis was born at Somerset, Somer-set, O., November 4, 1858. He studied and practiced latv in his native state and came west in 1888, being appointed appoint-ed chief justice of the supreme court of Wyoming by President' Cleveland. He was the youngest chief justice ever I appointed. He came to Ogden after serving his term in Wyoming and built up a large practice, which extended over Utah, Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming. Judge Maginnis was 52 years old. Surviving the judge are Mrs. Maginnis Magin-nis and eight children: S. A. Maginnis. an attorney of this city, associated with his father In the practice of law; Daisy, Thomas, Florence, Dell, Jack and two young children. Mrs. L. C. Miller, registry clerk of the Ogden postoffice. is a sister of the deceased. At the funeral service Friday morning morn-ing at 10 o'clock requiem high mass was celebrated and the sermon was preached by Rev. P. M. Gushnahan, pastor of St. Joseph's Catholic church. The pall was borne by the following, who were among the close personal friends of the late jurist: Don Ma-guire. Ma-guire. Jerry Callahan. P. C. Richards. Jerald R. Letcher, clerk of the United States circuit court; George Jay Gibson, Gib-son, J. H. Krauff and J. H. Devine. ' The honorary pallbearers: Chief Justice Straup. Judge J. G. Armstrong, T. E. Fitzgerald, J. W. Abbott, J. D. Johnson, E. T. Hulaniski. John Mcln-tee, Mcln-tee, Joseph Loughran. F. T. Easton and Judge J. A. Howell. Interment was in the Mountain View cemetery- MABEL KRAUS. '10. |
