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Show H. W. SMITH DEAD Passed Away at His Ogden Home Last Night- THE END WAS PEACEFUL Thouuh He Had Been Suffering Lone With Brierht's Disease His Death Was Unexpected as He Wub Thought to be Recovering of Late-Brief Biography of the Great Han Gone Eor many weeks Judge H. W. Smith of the Ogden district has been suffering suffer-ing with Bright's disease of the Kidneys Kid-neys and on November 1st, he was reported re-ported dying. But ho rallied and has been steadily improving, apparently, and his fiiends hoped for immediate ultimate recovery. They were shocked to note a change for tho worse yesterday yester-day afternoon when tne death struggle began. At 9:15 last night he passed away in the presence ot his near friends and relatiyes and with full possession pos-session of his wonderful mental faculties. facul-ties. The end was calm and peacjful. Thus has gone from our midst a grand intellect, a mighty man, a man beloycd by all who know htm, and many know him. His wife and family are prostrated witu the blow. Judge Smith was a young, strong and vigorous man in the prime of life when this fatal disease attacked him, a successful man and jurist, a man whom every one thought had a long and useful caieer on earth before him. He was a resident of Proyo for many monrhB where he presided as j'idge of the First District court from Monday May 15, 1S93, until the installation of judce King. While here he made many true and Etauuch friends who del ply mourn his untimely death. He waB a man of integrity, a firm and just judge. BIOGRAPHICAL. Hon. Harvey "Walker Smith was born in Hickman county, Ivy., thirty-eight thirty-eight years ago. He was educated at the MilDurn Kentucky academy, where he remained until his I6lh year, when he taught school, continuing for three years in the arduous field of usefulness, useful-ness, meanwhile studying law. He was admitted to practice as an attorney attor-ney in all the courts of Kentucky bo fore reaching ms majority, and began Iiib professional career at Blandsville, in hiB native state, as paituer of the Hon. G. W. Bucg of Bullard county, the tiim being Bugg & Smith, and at taming to wide reputation both as counselors and advocates. In December, 1878, he removed to JIaladcity, Ida,, where he met with abundant success. He remained theie until 1885, and than moved to Black-foot, Black-foot, also m that state, where he was retained as counsel in many important and difficult cases, involving questions of great moment. One in particular was that involving the validity of the law disfranchising tne Mormons in Idaho. The case extendtd over a long period and ultimately reached the United States Supreme court, and the record established the fact that Judge Smith auccesded m maintaining the a!idityof the law on the point in question. In April, 1885, he was admitted to practice in the United States Supreme court. At that time he had charge of a very important case against the Utah & Northern Bailroad company, involving involv-ing the question of taxing the railway on an Indian reservation. The case was important and complicated, and terminated in Judge Smith's iayor. Judge Smith came to Oaen in 18S7, and at once associated himself with the late RanBford Smith, which, after a duration of nearly four yeas, was dissolved, dis-solved, Judge Smith at that time taking tak-ing into partnership with himself his brother-in-law, Mr. John S. Beckwith, which partnership existed until he was appointed by President Cleveland as Aesociate Justice of the Supreme court of this terntoiy, May 8, 1S93. |
