Show FORMER UTAH JUSTICE DIES IN KANSAS CITY Stephen B 8 Twiss Signer ofF of F Famous Edmunds Law De Decision Decision De- De Passes Away Stephen B. B Twiss t formerly an nn n atso- atso so- so elate clato justice of oC the supreme JUe court of ot Utah and one ono of the signers sl-ners of the of-the the fa famous fa- fa a- a moui decision of ol the tho supreme court of oC the territory t sustaining the tho Edmunds Edmun lS law died yesterday e J in Kansas City Mo 10 after after- a lingering illness News of or his death was received In this city yesterday Judge Twiss was 85 j rel r ears of oC age He was appointed associate iao Justice o of the supreme of Utah b by President Hayes in ISSO 1880 and ami served Wr until 1885 when hc lie rc retired Sine e mat time he had liati 11 lived ed In Ia Kansas ansas City A As associate t of or th the supreme court o of thi the territory Judge Twiss signed an opinion ot 01 the tho supreme court holding that all ull registration rosl and aud election election elec dee tion offices ot or the stab were WelO vacated o. a as was waH h held II provisions pro of the tho Edmunds bill in relation to th the registration regis res of 01 voters t rs hall had been violated jol It was as hold held that no rl registration straton had been made In la 1 May of that year car ns Ol r required d dby by the loc local l law and JC the first week cek In June and nd that nono none but JC leg leg- lI voters could vote ote at the election John A A. Hunter r was tI then cn chief chic justice of or the thc erne court In the tho latter latler part of his term terni JUlIce Twiss served e d under Chief Chic Justice Charles S. S Zane Kane Twiss T V WU sas H only one of or the signers of or the thu d decision Interpreting tho the h Edmunds anti polygamy hL law and the law was further Interpreted d b by Judge Zane In later Inter year ears Mr Mi 11 ll 1 s was born bori In Mass In IS 1827 lie He er an aM a 1 member of lr the tho l Ial Massachusetts legislature In I ti From Si until 1876 1576 hc hue was a a. member of the Missouri legislature |