Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1895-09-10

Utility could hardly have been expected
,,.,,ue however, that the baroithis com
.,o,wealth has compared favorably with
,hs,ofmos, OF the FAR Western states
and territories, from the early years OF
our history and that II has not during
me last quarter Of century, been WIN
~, members who would have been con-
sid.red brilliant men in any state in the
t,,lon From the days when astute
Fnnk Tiiford. polished Major Hemp
.,s,d and silver.tongued Tom Fitch la
bored with the iuries that we're drawn
i,om among the pioneer settlers OF TINS
region down to the present, there have
not been lacking in the local bar men
whose talent, learning, chivalry and abil-
NJ were Of an order so high as to reflect
erea, credit upon the Territory.
There are logical reasons for this con-
dition. In the legal arena OF this Tern.
,oU there long threatened, and
finally we're fought, some OF the most
importan, legal battles that have taken
plsoe 10 any country in modern times
The creates, questions Of criminal Law,
human rights and constitutional liberty
,ha, have ever been considered by the
American judiciary, have originated and
have been contested in the courts OF
Utah The mining and railroad litigation,
Of which our courts have seen so much,
IA, furnished lucrative practice to a,tor-
news. while demanding a high order OF
ability. and there have been many suits
OF this sort, involving enormous sums
and interests.
Struggles Of such a character as have
been frequent in the courts of Utah
have invited from abroad strong men TO
engage In them, and have drawn on, and
brough, into play the highest local talent;
and the Utah bar naturally became char
a,ierircd by ability and brilliancy unusual
in the far western communities Of the
country.
OF the Utah bench 1t Is impossi-
BE 10 tu,hmlly speak in terms
OF either praise or eensure with
out taking care TO note excep-
tons Men representing two extremes,
and various grades between, have sat
r,,, o,,, nj 81 Ill.,. h;storv ~ the
Utah bench has no parallel in the Union,
and consideration OF Il inevitably recalls
conditions that we're deplorable. the
d,.,,,,,,,,.. n ,,i,i.,, ,,rs, ,i,e ,r,e,se
- y -" -
SUBSECTION 10 every patlouc clu@eh'
10 learning and ability the general
average of the Utah bench. all things
'0A,'ueieu' mas oeeh goou' anu Va one
'''u u, " ""' Always s.oou '"e"' ~
nAs mol oeen corrupted with money IN
all the strife and antagonism In which
il has necessarily taken so active a mart.
o,di, ..,,..,i.., M, A.. -, III
49, e'''''NN"'" WIN e'e many 'N'''
involving vast interests which have been
tired before il, II has seldom or never
had thrown upon Il the shadow of a
sp,,i.;o, ash.iL.
p'''o' u o'ioeV
NOW mat ola conditions nave passed
away, and all classes OF citizens can -.
call with perori.s unhiased hy urlind.
,ss, H.. ......, .,''.',..,.,i'. ~ a,
Wv fe'''"'' eHi'"e.e''suSs W Wv
h'sn VINO nave sat upon the Utah bench
hNlll be admitted that the great ma
pliy OF them were good men at heart
ana wen endowed Al the present time
me Territory has no occasion for regrei
~ apology on account OF her Judiciary
characterized by learning. probity
anu painousm, ana possesses the un
uouhued confidence OF all the people.
.rgnoWlng are sketches OF promlnen
"sa' hi'hs ana members oil the bar;
o.,
""'"' ""rshHii a bradley
One Of the prominent law firms in III,
city and one, the individual members o
which are among the distinguished AT
iomeys in Utah, Is that which forms In,
subject OF our sketch. II was formed Il
1899 and has since been recognized a
one OF the representative firms practicin,
atthe local bar. The personnel OF IN,
INN IS as follows: Judge {. w. Bennett
was first admitted To the bar al Albany
N, Y, in March, 1857. after which me 10
Gated At Racine, Wis. and practice,
there until 1865. lie then removed /,
Chicago where he was identified will
he legal profession until October. 1871
Removed to Salt Lake CITY Noyembe
OF the same year and has practiced her