Show SAMUEL H HI LEWIS ANSWERS PALl CALL Master of Chancery in U S Court Succumbs to Lin Lingering lingering Lingering gering illness Samuel H Lewis one of the most wide widely widely widely ly known attorneys In the state of ot Utah died at 31 afternoon after an illness of three years year earil His death de oc occurred occurred occurred at the residence of B 13 Y T Golding 8 East Fourth South street with whom he had made his home for several years ears He had lived in Utah for the last thirty years Mr Lewis was prominent In public life and for Cor the last few Cew years was master in chancery and examiner in the United States court His last work before the court was the tho conducting of the examina examination examinatIon examination tion In the coal land fraud cases Since that time Mr Lewis has been confined to his bed and unable to be about Nev Nevertheless Nevertheless ev his death comes as a shock to his many friends In the city and state Mr Lewis came from one of the old families of Louisiana He has always alwa been beena a Democrat and was at one time one of ot the leaders of or the party part In Utah When the civil war broke out he was attending a military academy at New Orleans He immediately left the school and enlisted In the Confederate army He was taken prisoner and was confined in the federal prison at Sandusky O 0 When the th war was brought to a close he returned to his home and finished his education in inthe Inthe inthe the college he left at the opening of the thew war w When about 30 years of ot age he became b ame seized with a desire to go west and grow up with the tho country He left his home and friends and a few tew months later found him located in Utah He became popular among the citizens of ot Salt Lake and was appointed assistant under District Attorney rey ney Howard who was at that time con conducting conducting conducting ducting the case of ot the United States against a John D Lee He later served as assistant district attorney under Judge W v H Dickson Some years ago Mr Lewis was appoint appointed ed master In chancery and examiner for forthe forthe forthe the United States which position he hc held up to the time of ot his death So far as known he has no relatives living lIvin in Utah Arrangements for the funeral have not been made but will be announced later |