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Show JUDGE JUDD LOVES UTAH PEOPLE Judge John W. Judd of Is'nsltville, Tennessee, has been spending the past two days lu Ogdon with 'old tlriie friends. This afternoon hovi'll visit the Peery's in the canyon and1 in- the evening he will return to Salt -Lake, from which place he will" depart for home. Judge Judd Is well known to tho legal fraternity of the state; having filled the position of United States district attorney in Grover Cleveland's administration up to the year 1894. His services were given largely lu the southern part of Utah, at Beaver city, Wneic the district court of that section sec-tion transacted Its business and all the lawyers of southern Utah well ro-membcr ro-membcr his activities there. Through the vigorous prosccutionb of John Judd, assisted by Judgo Sam Thurman and "P.U1" McCarty, the latter lat-ter now being a member of the sulfonic su-lfonic court of tho state, the catllo rustlers of soutlWii Utah, particularly particular-ly the thieves of Garfield county were completely routed, and, since that rime, they have given the people but little (rouble Tho attention of Mr. Judd was called to the cattle stealing of that Kection, and, finding Judge McCarthy Mc-Carthy an honest, conscientious, hard working young lawyer, and Judge Thurman a prosecutor of exceptional ability, he selected the two to help him clear tho country of the bad men. This was quite completely accomplished accom-plished in tho course of a few years To a representative of tho Standard, Stand-ard, Judge Judd stated that he held In fond remembrance and esteem his acquaintances In Utah and said that hf had never spent a more enjoyable time than on I his trip. The Judge holds a chair in the law school of Nashville, but has retired from the actual ac-tual practice of law, living on his finely Improved farm a few miles from tho city and visiting the school to deliver his lectures. Speaking of Utah people, Judge Judd had this to say: "I am fond of Utah folks. They are among the best class of people lever met. They aro hospitable, frugal, honest hon-est and patient. The people would do no wrong. If they could help It. 1 thought so much of the people that, although I am a staunch Democrat, when Reed Smoot, the senior senator, got into trouble in Washington, I went down there to help him out, I knew him to be a good, clean, honest young man and I thought he should receive fair treatment at Washington I feel, of course, that the I riesthood of the church sometimes does not treat the people exactly right, but I think that will wear away 1 have many dear friends in this state andJJove to visit them." . . |