Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-03-26
CHARLES B. WAITE
DIES IN CHICAGO
Former Justice Of Territorial Su-
preme Court OF Utah Sue
CumbS to Pneumonia.
WELL KNOWN IN EARLY COS.
Nyas Requested to Resign His Office
And Retired from This
Territory In 1864.

Chicago, March 26.-Charles b.
waite. IS years old. for more than Go
years "a resident Of Chicago. court as
scciate OF Abraham Lincoln, territor-
tsl Judge in Utah FOR years, and an
author and linquist of distinction Is
dead here OF pneumonia.
Mr. Waite's greatest fame came to
him through his book "A History Of
the Christian Religion I'm the First Two
Centuries
This work has run through six cdi-
lions in America and has been trans
lated into French and German for
use In the universities of those coun-
tries. 1t was also translated into Nor
Wcgian by Bjome Biornsen Among 9TH
or works OF Judge Waite are. Her
bert Spencer md His Critics and
The Comparative Study of Ten Lang
uages." He could read that number
of languages and spoke five fueutIy.
Alr. Waite was married ina 1898 to
Catherine Won Nlakenberg, who sur
wives him. Five children also survive
They are. Mrs. Jessie Wright. WASH
ingtou. ID. c.. Dr Lucy Waite. ChiCa-
go. Mrs Margaret Thornton. Chicago;
g. L. Waite, Denver, and Joseph Waite
Chicago.
Charles b. WJite's activities iu Utah
inst assumed prominent proportion in
1852, when Governor stephen $. Hard
ing had lately assumed office under
the presidents appointment At that
time Justice Waite. with Justice
Thomas j. Drake and Chief Justice
kinney composed the territorial SUI
ureme court Mr.. Justice Waite arr
fHa Urr1v mn
July "a OF the same year, took g. Of e.
part Ina the celebration held by the
members Of the Church. AT that time
SAWS Whitneys History, Air. Justice
Waite professed an interest in the Pho
ucers of the state and his professions
we've accepted ia good faith by the
PEOPLE. who believed that "a man was
upon the supreme bench who would
see that the letter of the law was OBJ
.ervcd and that I'm the many trying
cases coming before the bar at that
time, justice would be melted out with
out fOyOr or discrimination. The
earlier days OF Governor Harcings
tenure were marked by similar p'of@s-
sions Upon the change of heart on the
part OF Governor Harding. closely fol-
lowing the arrival Of Colonel Conner
no Utah. II was plainly evident that
The Justice too, changed On his atti-
tude, II his first professions We're sim
Cerc. He chen appeared opposed tO the
Mormon people and the remaining
wears of his official station ln Utah
We're marked by manifestations Of hil
il-wiu
So Incorporate did the attitude of the
Justice become, that during the leuis-
l1tive session OF 1SG2-lS63, which opened
Iu December Of the first mentioned
year. he was requested 10 resign his
office. i'm resolution adopted without
dissenting vote. The resolution also
asked that the resignation be requested
nt Mr.. Justice Drake and that the pres
dent remove Gov Harding. "and ap-
Point good men In their stead" The
action was taken with regard TO the
justices for the reasons, as assigned I'm
the resolution that the people c0nsid-
cred the action Of Judges Waite and
Drake. in assisting the governor 90 per
vert Justice and violate the sacred pail
I1dIum of the peoples rights as sub
,ersive OF the principles OF justice. de-
grading TO their high calling, and re.
rulsivo 10 the feelings of honest men,
In 1864 the justice had retired from
the territory, being succeeded by As
sociate Justice solomon r. McCurdy Of
Missouri
I'm 1867 former Justice Waite entered
the halls OF Congress In the role o
counsel for william McGrortv, who wa,
.ontosting the election of William II
Hooper as the territofy's representa-
tive IN Washington McGrorty ha,
received lO5 votes 60 Delegate Hooper
$1,000 and more. and ln deciding the con
test AIcGrorty who was q transfer
merchant drifting into Utah when O.
seemed profit might come 20 him, LOS
bis case.