Deseret Evening News | 1908-03-04 | Page 1 | John H. Murphy Dead

JOHN JOtIN ft MURPHY hEAD DEAD General G Counsel Conn rl of If mr Western chINn Toleration tion tiomi of or Miners Victim of v Consumption Denver Denyer Colo Cob March Marh 3 John II It 1 Murphy general counsel for tho time West Western ern era Federation of Miners M and also gen general oral eral counsel for tho time Brotherhood of Firemen died of consumption tion Uon at his homo home In itt this city tonight after a n lingering Illness Inels Mr lr Murphy was born brn at Ottumwa la In years ago ogo He lie Ie fol foi followed lowed railroading for or a n number of years jears ea and was WiS master maler mechanic of ot the tho Union Pacific railroad at I Ogden Utah when a 0 a strike on tho the road romul wan de tie declared declared Mr Murphy refused to return to his old position but limit took up ur the time study of law Instead ad Ho lie le was WI admit admitted admitted ted tM to tIme the bar lar and begun began practising nt itt Ogden Ogdon always Inking a 1 great gr at Inter Interest Interest est eat In iii II time tho affairs of oC time Iho working man ama ln amalie Ho lie lo was largely Instrumental In iii HI nr Ing tho the passage of the Ih law jn III Utah Subsequently Mr Mv 1 Murph damo amo to this city rity and became prominent 1011 flout nent at It the tho bar hum His Ils services ns au ni gen ama general JJ eral erni ral counsel wore were engaged by the VM r rera era of anil he lie ha hua o ever ovar er Inco boon been beel high In in the councils of that Mr Murphy wait ivan wai given charge of ot tin time magazine of ot time tho federation and Ild huts him lumen Its Ita In ed editor edIor editor and pm for IU erl years