The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-07

Judge Moses Kirkpatrick the we'll
known lawyer of Butte, Mont, died at
st. Mary's hospital at about II o'clock
yesterday morning of appendicitis.
Some six months ago Judge Kirkpat-
rick experienced a similar attack, but
it was not SO violent and the disorder
apparently yielded to treatment. He
arrived in Salt Lake on Friday morn
ing in his usual health, and took rooms
at the Knutsford. After calling upon
L. L. Goliath, ". H. Bradley and
some other friends, he returned to the
hotel, and in the afternoon the malady
developed and he was soon in great
pain. He sent word to the Office to
have physician called in and Dr..
Niles was Immediately sent for. On
| arriving the physician saw that the
Kenna was called in. AS the patients
condition was rapidly growing worse
DR.. Fowler, his old physician, and DR..
Pinkerton were called IN. After dinner
consultation was held and it was de-
cided that the only possible chance of
saving the mans life was through an
operation. Arrangements were made
to have it performed yesterday morn
ing at st. Mary's hospital, and at
O'clock the ambulance arrived and
conveyed the patient from the Knuts-
ford TO the hospital. On reaching St.
Marys, however, Mr.. Kirkpatrick's
seen that an operation could prove of
no benefit.
The physicians asked the patient if
there was anything he wished to say
or any message he cared to leave.
/ Apparently Mr.. Kirkpatrick had not
realized how serious his condition was
until then and he seemed much sur
prised. From that time he. rapidly
sank, passing into a state of coma,
and expiring at about II a. m, no oper-
alton being attempted.
! An autopsy performed yesterday af
/ ternoOn revealed the fact that the
j trouble was caused by the existence
Of a small stone in the vermiform APP
pendix. Mr.. Kirkpatrick was really in
a critical condition when he reached
here, but was unaware of it. The
/ obstruction perforated the appendixsofl
/ Friday night and that, of course,
/ placed him beyond human aid.
/ Judge Moses Kirkpatrick was born
/ in Kentucky some 60 years ago,
and as a young man took up
the study OF law. He soon
4 achieved success and in the early
days, came to the coast. and after re-
naming some time in California,
( where he served a term in the tegisla-
/ ture from Sierra county, finally
settled in the Comstock. where he
married Miss Atchison in 1862. In the
! spring of 1871 he came to Salt Lake
| and formed a partnership with the
! late Major Hampstead; few years
| later he returned to the COmStOck,
! going from there to Butte. Later he
came to Salt Lake again. and formed
a partnership with Judge Bennett
and Judge Hardness. After residing
! in Salt Lake for a few years. he
/ again returned to Butte, where he be
| came the attorney for the Northern
! Pacific, the Anaconda company and
| other heavy corporations. Through
| out his entire practice, he was emf
nently successful. and was respected
/ no less for his learning and ability as
a lawyer than for his sterling worth
as man. He was prominent in
mining litigation in Utah and else
where in the west for many years, and
! was widely known. Besides the
/ widow, he leaves six daughters. Mrs.
! John \. Marshall. Mrs. DIR. Winston,
who resides in China, Miss Mary,
! Miss Bessie Miss Ruth and Miss
Constance
! MIS-. hlrkpdtrlCk WAS dTpTiSSu OF
her husbands condition ON Friday
night and left Butte in a special for
! Salt Lake. Yesterday morning while
I en- route. she was notified of his
/ death, and returned to Butte for her
mother who will accompany her to
this city. They will arrive over the
| Union Pacific at $50 a. m. and the
| arrangements for the funeral, which
! are in charge of l.. a. Goliath, will be
! completed today.
Mrs. Kirkpa trick will also be ac-
companied by two daughters, the
others, except Mrs. Winston. having
/ eft san Francisco, it is presumed. on
a sailing vessel, bound for the Society
islands.
Messrs. r. c. Chambers, w. H.
Bradley and Thomas Marshall are as
sisting Mr. Goliath in arranging for
the funeral.
The news of the death of Judge
Kirkpatrick will come as a personal
loss to a host of friends who were
bound to him by years OF association
He was fairly idolized by his family,
and to the widow and children the
sympathy of the community viii go
out