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Show 1IKE I. MM DEAD Father of !. W. Cluri) nnd I'lniiilu-eul I'lniiilu-eul .Meiulx-r or I'tnli liar, Juilgn AlfriMl N. Cherr). one of Hid best known uttnrneys ami Jurists i I'lah, illwl KumUy night at Oiwu Furk, Cola., at the home or his daughter, daugh-ter, Mrs. N. I'. Ilrown. after a long Illness. , Judge Cherry was 71 jeors of age mid u native of Illinois. He located In Bait l.ako City In 1890 from Knows Kno-ws nnd formed it law partnership with i: 14. nnd It II. Bhepard under the firm name of BheiHird. Chern Bhepard, nnd with the exception of the four )irs that he served on the dUtrlut bench was actively eiigiiged In the practice of law at Bait Iake City until five jenrs ago, when he removed to Oiiuulson, opening n law office there. During the last year his health failed rapidly. About three months ago ho surrered a slight upuplectlc stroke, and It wus In tho hope or recovery re-covery that he went to Ocean Furk and made his home with tils daughter I until the time or his death. Mrs. Cherr died about four )ers ago .mil Is burled nt Mt. I'leusaut. the homo of her win. Jumes W C'hero. Judgv ('hero Is survived b the following children James W . of Mt i I'leasant. district attorney fur the ftventh Judicial district. Howard, engaged en-gaged In mining In Colorado, Kinest A. all electrleluu of llutte, Mont. Marvin, manager of the Co-operative Wagon and Machine comivaii), Mont-! ptllur, Idu.; Mm. N F. Ilrown, Oiw.nl Park. Cala , Mrs. A. J Vorse. Halt lako ("Itv; Mrs. Frank J. Carmean, Washington, Fa. The body was taken to Mt. FlwiKant for burial Iwslde that of his wire. Judge Clierrj was chief counsel for Churles Thlede, the wife murderer executed ex-ecuted ut Bait luke City In 189.. ami made n lung and brilliant, though un suocessrul, right for the lire of his client. Judge Cherr) spoilt tils ho)hood ilajs working on his father's farm In Illinois He secured his early education educa-tion in the log school house of thut period. In 1SCS h was murrltHl In Illinois to Miss Mary K Hunks, daughter daugh-ter or John Hanks, a native or Ken-tuck) Ken-tuck) and u member of one of the prominent families uf that state In Ills early manhood he went to Kansas, Kan-sas, whore ho became u prominent lawyer and occupied u position on the bench. Upon his removal to Ftah he built iii u lucrative practice, which b malntuliiecl until elected to the bench of the Third Judicial district. Bait !ake count), serving from 18M7 I to 1901. |
