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Show JUDGE LOOFBOUROW'S DEATH.- The death of Judge C. F. Loofbourow will be deeply felt and widely mourned. He was an old resident, of tho city, a prominent attorney, and a man of upright, up-right, sturdy character. His most conspicuous con-spicuous service here was In acting as Master in Chancery, on the appointment of the Territorial Supreme Court, to take testimony and report aa to the most advantageous ad-vantageous disposition to make of the money then in tho hands of Receiver Henry W. Lawrence,' obtained from sales' of escheated church property, under un-der the Congressional enactment W 1SS7. Mr. Loofbourow took this testimony on October 10 and 20, 1S91. It was of sensational sen-sational interest, in that the chief men of the Mormon church were called, and gave most significant testimony as to the meaning of the Woodruff manifesto, testimony which those who now claim that the church leaders should live up to- their pledges and protestations of that time find of utmost importance. Among those who testified were President Presi-dent Woodruff, President Snow, and President Joseph F. Smith. Each and every one of them gave the most direct testimony that the manifesto required the giving up not only of polygamous marriages, but of giving up the entire polygamous relation unlawful cohabitation, cohabi-tation, as It was termed in the law.; All acknowledged the binding force of, the manifesto upon them, but now we have the brazen confession from President Smith and others that it didn't bind them at all, in spite of their oaths that It did. It was a high and Important service that Judge Loofbourow rendered In that examination. And he conducted himself. In such a manner In it, as he has done in all the walks of life, as to win the respect ond esteem of all who have come In contact with him". The world can 111 spare the life and example of such a man as Judge Loofbourow. In his death, his family have the sincere sympathy of this whole community. |