The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-02-07
THE LATE WALTER MURPHY
HIS WILL WAS FILED FOR PRO
BATE YESTERDAY.
]. B. Walden's Tribute to the De-
ceased-Bar Association Meets
Tomorrow Afternoon to Take Ac-
ton Relative to the Funeral,
Which Will Take Place Tuesday
Afternoon.

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thrill of sorrow through the heart of
every member of the bar and the COM
mentS made in the court rooms and in
quarters frequented by the legal fra
ternity were without exception of a
character most eulogistic to the de-
/ ceased. Mr.. Murphy was highly re-
garded by his brethren in the profess
sion and looked upon as an able, up
right and loveable gentleman and an
honor to the profession. He was a
| young man and had barely more than
laid the foundation for very success
full career He builded that foundation
| firm, broad end deep and had not the
relentless hand of death been laid
upon him he would have reared there
on q superStructure fair and beautiful
and withal strong and abiding. But
| the column is broken and his friends
! and associates and the state are the
losers thereby. To his wife and little
childen the loss is irreparable.
HIS WILL.
Mr.. Murphy's will was yesterday
filed for probate by the widow, Emma
B. p Murphy, by her attorney, e. B.
Critchlow
The estate consists of a life insur-
ance policy of $4,000 in the New York
Life Insurance company; $426 in Nc
Cornicl1's bank; bills owing by clients
$3.50; household furniture, $500; law
library, $3.50; wearing apparel, 800.
| Total, $6,226
The heirs at law are Mrs Murphy,
the widow, and their three children,
ranging in ages from 2 to years, but
the will directs that the entire estate
go to the widow, who is named as ex-
ecutrix to serve without bonds.
The hearing on the petition for pro-
bate was set for Feb II.
The will, which is a very brief and
explicit document, is dated Sept 4,
1894, and was signed before Attorney
C. J. Pence and Mary Z. Pence. 1t
reads as follows:
Il, Walter Murphy, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, name this my last will.
Il give, devise and bequeath all my
property of every description. now own
ed and which hereafter may be acquired
by me, to Emma B. P Murphy, my
wife, and 1 appoint her sole exeeutrix
of this will; and l direct that she be
permitted TO serve as such executrix
without giving any bond as such or
for any act as such executriX.
And l intentionally and expressly
exclude from participation in my said
estate under this will our children,
Harold P. Murphy and Helen B.
"
may hereafter be born to us.
WALTER MURPHY"
JOE WALDEN'S TRIBUTE.
Il must pay a tribute to my dead
friend. Walter Murphy landed in Salt
Lake some 10 years ago. He came
here a stranger with the exception of
an acquaintance with Hon. E. B.
Critchlow, his college mate at Prince
ton, N. ]. He came to Salt Lake with
no capital but that of integrity, hon
esty, uprightness and brains. How
we'll he succeeded is shown by the fact
that his demise causes every one who
knew him to sorrow and greve. 1
claim he died richer by far than any
one holding keys to money vaults. by
far richer than many holding high
Office, by far richer than many of us
left to mourn his loss. An exemplary
life was that of Walter Murphy. No
man ever dared to face him with a
dishonest proposition. No man ever
left his presence with an honest one
whose cause he would not 'espouse. But
his domestic life is what l would point
out How well l remember making his
first acquaintance, and when we be-
came intimate he spoke of his sweet
heart back in Pennsylvania and how
he longed for the day to come when
he would go back and bring her here,
ana now well remember with what
pleasure he carried out that intent.
THE sun never rose upon a happier
home, never went down under hap
pier. holier, or lovelier surroundings
God in his infinite wisdom has seen fit
to rob one bird of its mate, but look
ing upward into the vast unknown,
something tells me Walter Murphy is
not dead, but sleeping, for 1 can see
his hand coming down and fondling
the little brood he has left behind, and |
1 can hear him bidding us all lead bet
ter and purer lives.
j. B. WALDEN"
BAR ASSOCIATION MEETING.
All members of the bar are requested !
to meet at the federal court room at |
O'Clock .. m. tomorrow to take action |
relative to the funeral of the late Wal |
ter Murphy. After which there will be |
a meeting of the State Bar association |
to transact the business, as per the |
call for special meeting by the presi-
dent, dated Jan. go 1897.
CLESSON S. KINNEY,
Secretary.
The funeral will take place Tuesday
afternoon at o'clock from the resi-
dence 1876 South Seventh East street
The remains will be temporarily laid
in a vault at Mount Olivet cemetery.
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