Show PRESLEY DENNY DEAD Former Speaker of House Suddenly Passes Aways BRIGHTS DISEASE THE CAUSE Mr Denny Was Talking With n Friend Yesterday Afternoon When He Fell Back Gnspad and Died Ho Had Been HI for Some Time But Wins Bstter on Tuesday Had Been Prominent in Utah for Many Years Funeral of George J PJaytcr Attended by Many Mourners Death came unexpectedly to Hon I Presley Denny early yesterday afternoon after-noon He had been suffering vfllh BrigliLs disease for some time but on Tuesday ho was considerably better He ivas talking with a friend Mr Morris Mor-ris yesterday when lie suddenly lay back gasped and died Hs death will be a shock to a large number of friends many oC whom were Presley Denny unaware that lie was ill Mr Denny had been a prominent man In Utah for many years and made a great many friends In social and political life Presley Denny was In his 65th year having been born In Ohio His family moved to Oregon In 1852 and he graduated grad-uated from the Wljlamette university at Salem In 1S63 Then he wertUto California and taught school for a year He studied law In San Francisco anL I was admitted topractice In 18GS Ncit he located In Portland Or and pro6 iced law there until 1S74 when ho came to Utah and located at Beaver In the then Second judicial district where he engaged Jn the practice oC law and has followed that professlbn there and In Salt Lake up to the tlnb of his death He was engaged in most of the important cases civil and crhrt Inal tried In that district Including large mining and murder cases He assisted as-sisted In prosecutlon of John D Lat L-at both trials and was Assistant United States Attorney for the Second district for two years < J lie was also at different times tlic attorney for the county and city 6C Beaver He moved to Salt Lake in 1SB2 and ran on the Liberal ticket for tlfe Legisnture in 1R83 Soon after lib moved back to Beaver but of laus years lie has resided here In 3SS2 ht married a daughter of Maj James Law of Beaver In the election for the first State Legislature he was sent to tub House of Representatives and In ijs organization that body elected hiiri Speaker I |