The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-12-21
MR.. MCMILLAN GOES OUT
W. J. Clarke Succeeds to the
Third District Clerkship.
SUDDEN, BUT NOT UNEXPECTED
What Mr. McMilIau Has to Say-Mr.
Clarke Has Already Quail
flied.

One OF the latest p9llblcal pIums ID
Utah is the clerkship of the Third Dish
trict Court and as for twenty eight
years past it has been under Repub-'
lican control, the change which took
place yesterday, though. not entirely
unexpected by those interested in
such matters, naturally enough created
quite breeze in court circles and was
the subject of considerable talk on the
streets.
Mr.. n. G. Mcmillan is succeeded by
Mr.. W. ]. Clarke, who has held the
position of Assistant District Attorney
for nearly two years.
MR.. M'MILLAN
came here about thirteen years ago,
and, after holding a position with the
Durant Forwarding Company for about
year be dropped into the deputy
clerkship under Clerk Hill, during the
term Of Judge Shaeffer. From that day
to this Mr.. Mcmillan has been con-
nected with the office. He was deputy
clerk until about two years ago, when
JuQEC LAuO aH RO1AISu AliA " 0uCC66O
John NJ. Zane, disqualified by an act of
Congress. Daring his long term in the
Office Mr. MCMILLAN has read law ex-
tensiVely, and has been admitted to the
bar of this Territory. He has filed
ably the position for which long ex-
perience so well qualified him. He will
remain about the Office for two or three
days TO finish up his business, and will
then leave to follow some puI suit to be
hereafter decided upon.
Mr.. Mcmillan was seen by HERALD
reporter yesterday, and in answer to q
question, said that he was first informed
on Tuesday morning last that his sue
cessor would be appointed. Having
heard it stated on the street that the re-
moval was considered very sudden, the
reporter asked Mr.. Mcmillan what he
thought of this.
well. it was rathers short notice to
wi, up business of this magnitude"
was the reply.
81 heard it said to-day that Judge
Sandford had given you to understand,
few days after he took his seat on the
bench, that you would be allowed to re-
main; is this trueP" asked the reporter.
well, yes; the Judge told me that
there would be no change. But don't
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stay here under the circumstances"
Mr.. Mcmillan seemed to take the
change very coolly and well he might,
for he is we'll enough fixed financially
to meet much worse reYerses than this.
MR.. W. ]. CLARKE,
the new clerk has already taken the
oath of Office and qualified, giving as
sureties on his $4,000 bond six names
that represent an aggregate of $4,000
Mr. O arke is a most affable gentleman
and is bright and WeIl-posted lawyer.
When seen by HERALD man
yesterday. Mr.. Clarke said that
the position had been rendered
him just before he went to OgdesS to
conduct the Hall murder case, but he
had not thought favorably of accepting
it at that time and it was only within
day or two that he concluded to do so.
He takes it as rest from the arduous
work of law prac ICE, and for the change
in the character of the work offered.
Mr. Clarke has practiced law for about
ten years. and has had all the expert
ence necessary for his new position.
That he will be all that the public and
the bar desire in his new position, is
beyond doubt.
Who will succeed Mr.. Clarke in the
district attorneys office is yet IN
known