The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1910-10-29

fully at his residence in ogden early
Wednesday morning. Catholic circles in
Utah have sustained profound shock
The loss of this well-beloved citizen
and distinguished jurist will be
mourned alike by the Catholic frater-
mites, in the councils of which he as
sumed so active a part, and by the le-
gal profession In Utah, in whose ranks
his scholarly attachments and his wise
counsel had won for him an enduring
reputation.
The illness which finally claimed the
late jurist had it's beginning in an at
track of throat trouble nearly two
years ago, while he was pleading the
cause of a client in the district court
at Salt Lake City. The advance of the
malady was not rapid and Judge Ma
ginnis fought off the effects of his ILL
ness successfully for many months.
OF late, however. he had been COM
PEELED to absent himself frequently
from his Office while undergoing med
zeal treatment in eastern cities, always
returning, however, to the duties of
his PROGRESSION which was his glory.
and his pride. Since early summer
Judge Maginnis had refrained from
active law practice until a few days
before his death, when, in company
with his son, he took up the unfin-
ished work of case which made his
absence from his home for time i'm
peratfve. Returning home Tuesday
night, the judge WAS seized with a VIC
lent attack of strangulation,> growing
steadily worse in the night watched
until the end
His was life of singular fidelity
n inin i al. l,yE,
his is a death widely and deeply
mourned.
Always just, always humane, prac-
teal and devout in his devotion to his
church and faith, Judge Maginnis left
warm impress on the hearts of his
legion OF friends In greatness of
heart, in works of charity, in generos-
1ty of man to man, he lived up to the
Christian ideal. Though rewarded by
worldly fame and honor, he lived first
for his God
To the knights of Columbus the
news of Judge Maginnis' death will
come as distinct shock In their or
der the late Jurist, who but recently,
owing to his impaired health, was
to resign his office as dis
eriEt deputy, was celebrated Cor hisi
humor, his wholesome geniality and
presence. He will be
mourned long by those fraternities in
which he held active membership. and |
by the knights of Columbus
not only in Utah and the intermoun |
tain region, but everywhere through |
out the country where his voice was
heard. The judge was a member of !
the fourth degree assembly.
When the history of the legal pro- |
fession in Utah is written no name will |
appear more conspicuously on its
pages than that of Judge w. L. Magin-
mis-
Judge Maginnis was born at Somer-
set, o., November 4, 1858. He studied |
and practiced law in his native state |
and came west in 1888, being appoint
ed chief justice of the supreme court |
of Wyoming by President Cleveland.
He was the youngest chief justice ever
appointed.
He came to Ogden after serving his
-erm in Wyoming and built up a large
which extended over Utah,
Idaho, Nevada and Wyoming.
Judge Maginnis was 50 years old
Surviving the judge are Mrs. Magin-
lis and eight children: S A. Maginnis,
an attorney or this city, associated
With his father in the practice of law
Daisy, Thomas, Florence, Dell, Jack |.
md two young children. Mrs. L. c.
Miller, registry clerk of the Ogden
)ostoff1ce. is a sister of the deceased.
AT the funeral service Friday morn
ng at 10 o'clock requiem high mass
vas celebrated and the sermon was
by Rev. P NJ. Cushnahan
'astor of st. Joseph's Catholic church.
The pail was borne by the following.
Who were among the close personal
riends of the late jurist: Don Ma
-uire. Jerry Callahan. P c. Richards.
erald r. Letcher clerk of the United
tates circuit court; George Jay Glib
on, ]. H. Krauff and ]. H. Devine.
The honorary pallbearers: Chief
Justice Straup. Judge ]. G. Armstrong. i
'. E. Fitzgerald. j. w. Abbott, J. D. (
ohnson. E. T. Hulaniski, John McIn-
ee. Joseph Loughran, F. T. Easton
nd Judge ]. A Howell
Interment was in the Mountain
lew cemetery.
MABEL KRAUS. 10.