Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1906-03-14
SERVICE IGNORED BY
BOARD.


After appointing Richard l.. Talbot
district attorney and IT, j. k""han"
Justice If the pcar" of Prescott pre-.
cinct the board of supervisors yesterday
concluded It's regular monthly session
by investigating conditions u, the
county hospital. which the members
found to be- conducted in very salts
factory manner by the new supcrintcn-
dent.
When the resignation of District
Attorney Ellinwood was accepted by
the board. and nominations for his sue
ccssor announced by the chairman. Su'
pcrvisor Smith placed Sam l.. Pattcc,
the present assistant district attorney,
in nomination for the position; Super
visor Sat,cs then named X. l.. Talbot
for the place; the chairman having no
one in mind for the office ordered the
clerk 10 cali the roll, with the result
that Supervisors Sinclair and Sattcs
voted for Talbot and Smith for Pattce.
and Talbot was announced rs dis
trict attorney subject to the fling
and approval ~ his bond IN or before
the 18th Of March. when the rcsigna'
ton of District Attorney Ellnwood
takes effect
Chairman Sinclair then stated that
inasmueh as the appointment of at
torncy Talbot to the position of dis.
trict attorney created n vacancy in
the Office Of justice Of the peace of
the precinct of Prescott, nominations to
fill that vacancy were then in order,
and Supervisor Smith lost no time
IN placing before the board the name
Of A. j. Herndon; Supervisor Sattes,
who was evidently not in favor Of
ITerndon. named =. J. Kcohanc for the
position. Chairman Sinclair then or.
dcrcd the clerk to call the roll, which
was done, the Siamcsc twins voting
tor Keohane and Smith voting for
IIcrndon.
The new district attorney was born
in Fayette, Howard county, Missouri,
ia the year 1874. lie grew Ia man =
estate in his native place. where he
was admitted to the bar by the Su.
prcme Court of the state Of Missouri
and practiced law for n number of
years before emigrating to the terri.
tory Of Arizona in the year 1901
when he arrived in Prescott. Since
making this territory his home he has
been elected twice to the position of
justice Of the peace Of this city, which
Office he has filed To the entire salts.
faction Of the business community. and
with credit TO himself.
He is a gentleman of pleasing man.
ners. well vcrscd in the law. who com.
mands the respect and confidence Of
his clients and acquaintances.
i. j. Kcohanc. justice Of the peace
by the pleasure of the board, first saw
the light of day in the Emerald Isle.
He was born on the 9th of March,
1867, in Cork county, Ireland, and
thinks it rather peculiar coinci.
dcnce In his rather cvcntful career,
that he should receive the appointment
of justice Of the peace Of this city
from the board of supervisors on the
anniversary of his birthday He is n
graduate of the national school of
Dunmanway, in his native county,
where he afterwards served rs an as
sistant teacher besides filing "A posi-.
ton in the post and telegraph office Of
his native town for six months, before
he took the intermediate examinations,
from which he graduated first class in
mathematics and penmapship. He
afterwards cmigrnted 10 Wales, where
he worked as furnace man for two
years In the Dowlai. iron works before
emigrating TO New York in 1890. After
landing In America he worked at long
shore work for a time, subsequently
coming west to Jerome in 1895, where
he worked on the roasts Of the United
Verde company before he received the
injury which resulted In the loss Of
one of his limbs, which was amputated
in the general hospital at Buffalo, New
York, in the fall Of 1897. After rccov.
ering from this shock and getting ne.
customed to the use of wooden limb,
no again came to Jerome, where he
worked for time rs bookkeepcr for
the ID. J, Shea interests there. In
1901 he took trip to the city of New
York whore he waa marriel After.