The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-05-08
JUDGE v. c. HALL
CALLED BY DEATH
Former Judge and Widely
Known Attorney Passes
Away on Coast.
;STR0kE OF AP0PLEXY
CAUSE or HIS DEMISE
Had Lived in Salt Lake Many
Years, and Was Very
Popular Man.
Special 10 The Tribune.

Los ANGELES, Cal. MAY Judge
w. c. Hall, who has been living for some
time on Carondolct street in this city.
with his family, died suddenly today at
the Long Beach Sanltarium Of apoplCXN,
Judge Hall went TO tho sanitarium yes
Tterday, with his daughter. 10 take spc-
cial treatment for heart trouble. About
midnight he was stricken with apoplCXv
and died ia few hours.
Judge Hall was 81 years of age and
had been III prccarous health for
months. His physician DR.. Hartman
Jones of Long Beach, said he had gone
TO thS sanitarium as last resort.
Arrangements have been made to ship
the body 10 Salt Lake City tomorrow
for burial. The family will accom-
pany ii,
Thousands Of Utah people Will he
deeply gricVcd over the death of Judge
Hall. He was most lovablc man. and
during The thirty-scvcn years that he
resided in this city he made numerous
friends. Judge Hall never made much
noise in the world, hui he was gcutlc,
ig-heartcJ, generous man. who was re
spected and loved by all with whom he
came in contact.
Judge Hall was born in pcndjeton
county. Kentucky. in lSl2. When the
civil war broke out he cspouscd the
southern cause and Joined the army of
Virginia, serving under General John
Morgan until the lattcr's capture, after
which he served under General Joe
Wheeler until The conflict came 10 an
end
Located in Missouri,
At the close OF the war Judge Hall
removed TO Lexington, Mo, where be
began the practice OF law. remaining
there until 1872, when hc came TO Salt
Lake. After bis arrival IN this c'tv.
Judge Hall WAS prominent IN mining
and mining litigation for u great many
years. Upon the election OF Grover
Cleveland as president of the United
States Judge Hall was appointed secrc-
tarv of state for the then territory
of Utah, and served four years. in the
fall of 1900 he WAS elected Judge of the
third district court and served with dis
tinction in the equity division OF the
court until his Term expired. when he
declined denomination.
Judge Hall was noted for his tender
hearteduess while on the bench. Upon
one occasion a wrongcd wife appeared
before him ~ an effort 60 secure ali
mouy from her husband, who was liN
ing with another woman The other
woman was in court aud the wrongcd
wife walked over To her at the close OF
the bearing and slapped her in the face
ScNerIl 11DlGS bC1pGc n n3lll0 tOulu IN
terfere OF course. this was q breach
Of court etiquette that Judge Hall could
not overlook. aud he sentenced the OF
Tending woman to Jail for contempt of
court.
Release Was Ordered.
This was about ; clock in the aft.
ernoon At 9 clock Judge Hall called
up The sheriff aud said. ''Lct that
woman 90 home; I couldu t sleep a wink
tonight if ] permitted her 60 remain
there I guess she WASH t much 10
blame after all. -
Nineteen wears ago Judge Hall was
married TO Miss Marion r. Thornton
of Mississippi, and Mrs. Hall aud three
children survive him.
At the time Of his death. and for scv-
eral wears past. Judge Hall was The
guardian of the person and estate Of
Colonel Samuel A. Merritt. the widely
known man, who has been suffering
with parcsis for some time.
Judge Hall went to tho coast about
mouth ago. after severe illness in
this city. He was suffering from a
complication of diseases, and while at
the Holy Cross hospital was given mp
by the physicians. However. hr rallied
and was able TO make the trip TO the
coast, whcrc it was hoped that be would
be restored 10 health.