The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1914-01-06
DEATHS SUDDEN
CALL COMES TO
JUDGE POWERS
Utah's Famous Jurist Politician
Passes Away.

Salt Lake City, Jan. I.-Juuee VT
lando w. Powers. one Of the ablest
and most prominent lawyers Of Utah,
died at 6:15 o'clock this morning at
his home, Lingerlonger. in Popperton
place. His illness was not consider.
ed Of serious nature until last eve
ming, when pneumonia developed and
he died within few hours. His wife
and his son Roger we're at the bedside
when the end came peacefully.
During Christmas week, Judge Pow
ers contracted a cold while engaged
in the trial Of case at Ogden. Not
withstanding this, on Saturday last
he left Los Angeles for an important
conference, intending to return home
December 80. Before leaving Los
Angeles he was taken Ill, but decided
to come on to Salt Lake. He was met
en- route by DR.. T. b. Beatty. the
attending physician, and arriving here
at noon Tuesday. Up. until last
night he appeared to be growing
stronger but about midnight he rap
idly grew worse, sinking gradually in
to Inconsistencies and death.
For more than three years, Judge
Powers had been failing physically.
He suffered an attack Of pneumonia
about two years ago, which greatly
undermined his health, and he spent
several weeks in California recuper-
ating. In July 1907 Judge and Mrs.
Powers and their son Roger, took a
trip across the continent in an auto
mobile which proved to be too siren
uous, and was the beginning of his
more serious i'll health. After sever
al days spent in New York, the ma
tive state of the judge, the party pro-
ceeded westward, following the old
Mormon trail to Salt Lake City. The
trip at that time was considered ex-
ceptionally difficult, as 1t was the first
OF the kind made without an especial
ly constructed car.
The last great contest in which
Judge Powers engaged was the case
OF the State of California against
Clarence barrow, who was charged
with bribery in the Mcnamara dyna-
hitting case in Los Angeles. The trial
which lasted for more than two
made great inroads on Judge
Powers physical condition. He WAS
associated in the defense with Earl
Rogers OF Los Angeles. The jury
was unable to reach verdict and
" as discharged by the court the case
being afterward dismissed against the
noted Chicago attorney.
In the fall of 1907, Judge Powers
was engaged in the defense of Mrs
Annie NJ. Bradley, who was charged
with the murder of former United
States Senator Arthur Brown of Utah.
The trial was held at Washington and
Judge Powers defense OF The case
which resulted III her acquital gave
him a national reputation. His clos
ing argument in this trial was per-
haps the greatest forensic effort of
his life. AS a result he was offered
the management of the defense of
Harry X. Thaw, who at the time was
on trial for the murder Of Stanford |
White; he declined the offer. Among
his other great criminal cases was
his defense of John H. Benbrooke, |
a gambler who killed Bert c.. Nor
ris and his defense of Diamondfield
Jack Davis, who was charged with the
murder OF sheepherders during graz
ers' war in Wyoming and Nevada.
For years Judge Powers has been
chief counsel for the Postal Tele-
graph company in the Rocky noun
tain aud Pacific coast states. He
was uniformly successful in its civil
with the Western Union Tel
egraph company for rights OF way
across the western states.
Judge Powers was an eloquent
speaker. AS an orator, public speak
n or pleader at the bar, he was prob
ibly without peer in the west. His
delivery was foiceful, his wit spon-
aneous, his vision clear and farreach-
ng, and his dictlon superb. His was
he descendant of family who trace
heir lineage in England back to
he time of William the Conqueror,
'irect ancestor having taken part in
lie battle of Hastings. The family
las always held an honorable place
n history, and certainly in the mat