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Show Death of Judge Miner. Judge James A. Minor, who died on Wednesday Wednes-day last, was for seventeen years a resident of Utah and for twelve years a resident of Salt Lake City. He came here a Territorial Judge and with the administration of the State was elected Supreme Judge. He served the full term and was Chief Justice when he retired from tho v bench. He was a cultured lawyer and able judge, and was, moreover, a gifted man of affairs and an intense patriot. Ho raised a company for the groat war when ho was too young to go as its captain; ho always took a warm interest in political poli-tical matters- and was always an alert, public-spirited, public-spirited, most useful man until his health was so much broken that his old strength was gone. He suffered greatly with rheumatism for several yoars, but of late has seemed much bettor, so that his- instant death from heart paralysis was a fearful shock to family and friends. Ho was known to the public of this city as a Justice of j the Supreme court. He hold that high place with great honor and not a reproach followed him as he retired to private life. Ho held tho full respect of the bar and tho people and save for failing health, might have held the place all his life. He had a great circle of friends. We never know of his having an enemy. Ho was a strong, but never an offensive partisan; trained in the law, ho believed that law should govern, but was charitable to the weaknossos of his follow men. In his homo he was greatly beloved, be-loved, and his wife and daughter are inconsolable. Ho "filled every duty with conscienclous fidelity fidel-ity as husband, father, neighbor, citizen and goes to an honored grave amid the profound grief 1 of his family and friends. To the widow and daughter the sympathies of tho city go out in full measure. Their comfort should be that a multitude of friends share in a measure their sorrow and that their loss is likewise like-wise a great loss to tho city and state. |
