Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-01-14
EDWARD c CAN'T DYING.
LONG AFFLICTED WITHCAN-
GER OF THROAT.
News of His Condition Is Awaittd d
With Great Interest BY
Many Friends.

Such is the condition of Mr.. Edward
Y. Can't that sevreal times during the
day IL was reported that he was dead.
Investigation. however, showed that
the rumors were not true, although
we'll founded.
Mr.. CAN'T Is IN very serious con
dition and there is every reason TO be.
lieye that he will not survive the day.
He is suffering from cancer of throat
and physicians are in constant attend.
anoe at his bedside.
AT noon he became unconscious ana
there is every reason TO believe that in
that state he will pass away. Inter.
est IN his condition is widespread and
every statement with reference to his
condition is awaited by his many in
terested friends.
Mr.. CAN'T was born 66 years ago.
the son of the late Benjamin II.
CAN'T, for many years Register of
Wills for this county. In his early
years MIR. CAN'T was well known in
the younger set of society which. at
that time was so well known through
out the state. Later he entered the
Office of his father when Regitser of
Wills and became his chief clerk.
AT the same time he took up the
study of law, at that time the law
schools not being recognized with the
same degree of respect which they
are now accorded That was in the
middle SOS and he made rapid pro.
gress in the study of law in spite of
the many duties which devolved upon
him in connection with his work as
clerk
In 1859 he appeared before the court
of this county and on the examination
which was provided for that purpose
was admitted to the practice of law
He never became very brilliant or
forceful speaker, but relied strongly
upon the facts which he was able to
present in an able and we'll prepared
manner.
As an office worker in the prepara
tion of briefs and other legal matters
he was without peer and was reeog.
nized as one of the brightest practi !.
tioners in the local courts. Many inn
portant cases were handled by him
during his practice of the law and he
stood abreast of the profession in
which he was SO greatly interested.
His first service as States Attorney
was when he was appointed by the
cout to fill the unexpired term of John
Ireland, who died while in Office. He
served with faithfalness- ard received
the respect and confidence of all who
were interested in the affairs of the
court and county. He was known as a
man who would not temDerize with
crime and was unrelenting when he
knew that he was in the right.
1t was in the November elections of
1908 that he was elected to the posi-
tion OF States Attorney ON the Demo.
cratic ticket. He had entered the con
vention for which no pledges had been
made and received the nomination on
the second ballot. His opponent at
the polls was Mr.. Daniel r. Randall,
who ran him close race.
There was some talk at the time of
contest over the election, but moth.
ing was done until too late to bring
out any facts which would permit of
change being made in the decision.
There was no claim made at the time
that Mr.. CAN'T had any knowledge
that methods were adopted which as
sured his election, but that the party
had furthered the election of the ticket
to the detriment of the other party.
Since his election he has appeared
in behalf of the state in many import
ant cases and sthe many presentments
which he produced were of most in.
teresting nature. The papers in the
case of Julius Cooper, now confined
in the county Jail. under sentence of
death, were drawn up by him.
Mr.. CAN'T was twice married. He
was first married to Miss Pettibone,
who died a number of years later,
leaving two children, Edward O.
GanttsandsM Mamie. Edward c.,
is in the east, being connected with q
large transcontinental steamboat com
pany. Miss Mamie is living in Bal.
timore.
Some years ago he was married To
Miss Alice Wilkins, by whom he has
two children, Alice and Marie. DIR.
Harry B. CAN'T, of Waterbury. is a
half brother of Mr. CAN'T. He has
three full sisters, who are Mrs. Alex
ander Franklin, of Baltimore, and
Misses Annie and Kate, who reside