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Show Just History , By Albert P. Philips- . Twice appointed to be chief Justice Jus-tice of tha territorial supreme court of Utah and then elected to be the first chief justice of the supreme court of the state Is the career of Charles 8. Sana who waa appointed first by Preeidenl Arthur In U4, and who arrived in Salt Lake on August 13, 1M4 and who waa aworn In to office thirty-nine ycara ago today, September 1. He retired from office in 1888 being succeeded by Elliot Bsnford of New York. Then when Benjamin Harrison became be-came president Judge Zane waa reappointed re-appointed chief Justlc and' succeeded suc-ceeded Judge eanferd who waa removed. re-moved. . Judg Zane had been member of the law firm of Lincoln Henderson Hen-derson In Springfield, 11U end when Lincoln tecarae president ..j succeeded suc-ceeded Llnclon In tha firm. Later he became a member of tha law firm of CuUom, Zane Marcy In Springfield. Cullom waa elected to th lower hous In congreea and afterwards elected senator and wa tha author of the Cullom bill which waa an anuaually draatlo measure aimed at Utah, which gav great powers to the governor of Utah territory and which paaaed th house but which when It waa re-cleved re-cleved by tha senate waa referred to the committee on territories of which Senator Nye, of Nevada waa chairman and wa never reported out of committee. Indignation of tha Utah people waa Hka a etorm and msss meetinga were held to protect agalnat the, measure, one meeting being compoeed of women members of the L. V. 8. church, waa held In the Salt Lake theatre. Judge Zane therefor cama to Utah undoubtedly with soma of th vlewa of his former partner. During Judge Zane'a occupancy on tha bench he sentenced probably prob-ably nor persons ta th penitea-tlrmy penitea-tlrmy and to pay tinea than any other Justice of any territorial court If Indeed any court In tha United Bute. Up to September I. 1818, there hsd been convicted and sentenced by th territorial court of Utah, S00 persona found guilty under th polygamy law and sentenced sen-tenced and the costs and finea excluding ex-cluding tha Sif.ooo forfeited In th Georg U. Cannon case, were 86,-I6.0. 86,-I6.0. It was during tha time that Judg Zane occupied th bench that th cmpalgn against polygamlst -was n ii.ii r f ft ...I whlflk , i h . i, . peak during hla term. Hla first battl cam In th cb of Rudger Clawson, charged with being a po-tygaratet po-tygaratet and with unlawful cohabitation. cohab-itation. ..The Jury list being exhausted ex-hausted before th panel -waa completed com-pleted an open, venire wa ordered by the court. This wa eon tee led by th defence and th ceee went to th uprm court of th United Slates nd Judg San' ruling that th summoning and Impannellng of a Jury by thia means ws one of the Inherent powere of, the court waa affirmed. Clawson ' waa convicted con-victed and sent to prlso from which after thr yara. on month and, tea dsya waa pardoned by Cleveland. Thle waa one of a number num-ber of other caeca In which prominent promi-nent members of- th L. D. 8. church figured en of which was th Murphy Ramsey ease which waa also taken to the supreme court and waa decided declaring that the Edmunda law waa con-atllutlonal con-atllutlonal but nullified tha test oath. Judge Zane'a occupancy of the bench waa one of constant I etorm. ! Judge Sane died suddenly at the home of hla daughter, Mr Margaret Mar-garet Zane Cheredon. In 11 In Salt Lake. He was It year old when he a n, wared th final sum. monx. How he wa viewed by the her and people of the atate la aet forth In resolution Adopted at tha time of hi death in which la waa aid: "As a Judge he waa fearless, competent sad high-minded, and hi decision rendered at a critical and trying time In the history of thi tt. were of the highest value val-ue Inculcating respect for th law of tha land. Tha seal of Justice ever maintained a true balance In his atrong hand. Aa a lawyer he wa able, of unimpeachable Integrity, Integ-rity, and fair alike to hie client, his opponent and th court. Aa a' cltlaen hla Influence waa alwaya on the side of progreee. of fair-minded neae. and of good will toward hi fellow. His character In rugged simplicity devotion to duty and high Ideal approach that of hi great friend, that exemplar of America cltJgenahip, Abraham Lincoln. He waa burled he Springfield, Spring-field, Dr. Elmer I. Ooahen delivered th funeral oration, - , , " - e I ' |