The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-04
NEWS FROM TACOMA.


Q10on8 0urv4N o. me F0o&-zDe0kzGeoo0s
liza Pacific Avenue.
Tacoma, Dec- zy-Specsxl.--~yohn h
ohAnk. . We'll known lxwysr Of Tacoma.
was found ds&d In bsd IN hss room ~ fhs
Tacoma hotsl this morning. Judge shank
had been atiirg tor several weeks from
organic heart tr0ubiss but had been Gss-
ting bettar during me caxs week he
mas ahss - - about ths hote.. where 90
I'D rscsnuy taken up his ressdsnce for
nlgS6 ~ woen his room WA sntsred
tais rnsrning ~ 60 Of the ah>mssrn~ids
~ ne hotAi ~ was found Ia . STOPPING
DeSturs - bsdA his life extinct
His 6s&sh I'D estdsutsy resulted from
hsArf failure 30 severe WA nss sslrnsnt
dat Judge &hAnh va un&Dss 20 lie down
On rsarinG, bat slept . fss hours each
night proDned uD In bed with pillows.
~ he assumed . reclining DoSturs, nis
hssrz would give MIN unosar@n4s pain
From the poaEtoE Of tas body and "a tas
ausndAu circumstances. IL va essa1nt
that DEAN had coma upon hin ia hss
slssp and that the and vas painless.
Judge Shank w&s for yeaFs one Of fas
most prorninsnt Democratic politicians Ia
Cnso- Tor eight years be Was Chairman
of the state central COMMITTEES. and from
his long restdsncs in Cincinnati and MA
Drouiaeaos a. lie bar. se had gained .
senown that was more than socas. At
one time he was Possessed Of ampis
means, but business rsysrx<s came after
he had reached the prime Of life. and as
came 70 Tacoma In inss 20 beyia life over
again, bringing with MIN only fhs ffsx-
Tnents Of his forsuaA HIS estate 10 not
belssved 70 % q valuable 0ns.
Mrs. 6hArtr. his widow has sssn stady-
Ing music In Chicago for tive years gssl
During the residence OF the family hers
Mrs. shank Was oEs Of the leaders IN
beth socisty and musical circles, ard sns
IL we'll known ana Dep1.sr Ia Doth Sc
astls and Tacoma Airs Shank Is ncu-
ned BY wire Of fasr husbands death. but
until word II received 1Fofn hsf no ar
rAngomsnts - 10 ths funeral VIII Ds
made. Mrs. Shank Is the daughter or
ID. 8. Johnston the wei known piano
dealer OF this city.
In May. lSss. Judge Shank Was dele
gats from the United states 10 TIE ea-
position at Antwerp. appointed ny fFssi-
Asnt Cleveland. He spent six months
John A. Shank wsa born IN Greene coun-
ty, Ohio. In is53. His father waS preaeh-
cr Of the English Lutheran faish. ana
their hons life was characterised by the
simplicity and modest means OF ths coan-
Try PEARSON. Young Shank received good
EDUCATION In the common schools. and en-
tered wtttsnberg college AZ Springfield. o.,
where ne graduated. lie afterward took
up tbs study u Lag, and after being adj
mtttsd to the bar began active practice
in Cincinnati lilo rose 10 prominence IN
the profession and anasssd a considerable
fortune. In 1915 he was nominated By the
Democrats to congress. bat was defeated
by his Republican opponent Judge
Bhank was for twslye years prominently
Identified with the management o. Demo-
cratic politics IA Ohio. which Ebrew him
into contact with ths famous man OF both
parties In that state.
After coming to Tacoma tn lSss he form
I'd q Law partnerghip with Fred III. Muir
ray. city attorney under Mayer III. s. HUI
eon A. c. Drssbzeh was a meSnher %
the frm for sons time. and Il was dis
solved about two years ago. Walter 81.
Harvey. young attorney % Tacoma. has
bosn associated with Judge shank In tho
Law for the past sixhtaen months.
Besides . widow. Judge Shank leaves q
SON Guy. BY his nrst marriage He u
8 ysarS Old and resides IN New York