Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1891-09-19
DEATH OF JUDGE JOHN GRAY.

Hon. John $. Gray died suddenly
at Boise City last Saturday, tho
18th, aged IS years. Judge Gray
was well known and highly es.
teemed by many old-timers in this
section. The Statesman Of the 18th
gives the following brief sketch Of
his life:
Yesterday afternoon tina COM
munity were startled by the news
that Judge Gray was dead. He had
been aili.g for some time, but no
one was prepared for the announce
ment that he was no more. His
family being absent from the city,
he had taken rooms down town as
being more convenient for treatment.
1t appears that in the absence OF
his attending physician, who had
warned him that he must not get
up. Judge Gray arose, dressed him.
self and attempted to walk to his
office for the purpose of securing
some business papers, the Office be-
ing on the same floor. Upon ar
irving at the head Of the stairs he
suddenly sank down and died be-
fore medical assistance could be
procured.
For years Judge Gray was one of
the prominent figures in the events
that have made up the history of
Idaho. He was born in WATERFOWL,
y. Y, and received his education in
the local academy, afterwards read
ing law and being admitted to the
bar. In 1867 he removed to Ireka,
Cal. were he remained for some
time engaged in mining. In 1862
he went to Orc Fine, then in its in
fancy, following the same pursuit,
and in the same year with few
other hardy spirits, pioneered it in
the Florence camp, where gold had
Just been discovered. In 1868 he
removed to the Boise basin, where
he resided for several years, and
then settled permanently in Boise
City. where he has ever since been
one of the ablest lawyers at the bar.
In politics he was Republican.
During his residence in this State
he held many offices Of responsibility
and trust. Among others he was
elected to the Offices of Territorial
Treasurer, District Attorney of Ada
county and City Attorney Of this
place. He was also a member Of
the Eleventh session Of the Terri
torial Legislature, and was the au-
thor of the first practice act adopted
in the Territory. He was also APP
pointed a member of the commits
sion for the revision of the laws OF
Idaho in 1885, and was a member
! of the constitutional convention in
1889. At the time of his decease he
was President Of the State Senate,
having been elected to that office to
fill the vacancy caused by Governor
Willey's resignation.
The scene at the room where the
body lay was most affecting. As
soon as the news of his death was
received his friends commenced to
congregate Members of the bar,
old friends who had known him for
years, clients, merchants, men from
every walk in life, and many, too,
who in his lifetime he had believed
TO be hostile to him, were gathered
in that room, moved by one COM
mon sorrow. There were tears in
the eyes of many a friend and com
rade Of his earlier years, whom men
had thought had forgotten long ago
to weep. The tide of recollection
was overpowering and the manifes-
tations of sorrow were such that no
man could doubt how much md
how truly the mourners felt their
loss.
Shortly afterwards the remains
were taken charge Of by the Ma
sonic fraternity and removed to the
residence of the deceased, awaiting
the return of the family.
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