The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-11-24

MEETING OF THE MEMBERS OF THE
BAR "A meeting OF the members OF the Bar was
held IN the Nisi Prius Court room at IL O'Clock M
to-day to pass resolutions in relation the death of
their felow-member John Chapron
The Hon William N Meredith was elected to the
Char.
John M. Collins and Henry M. Dechert were
elected as Secretaries.
Judge Ludlow said-Nr. Chairman ii arise to
present OF resolutions for the consideration
OF tins meeting. shall attempt TO say q few ords
before read them and although 1t COSTS mo no
ordinary effort to do it, vet my duty to the deceased
as his friend, lmperatively demands OF me the pei
formance OF this work
has been sad year SIR, to the members OF tins Bar,
and espec ally TO myself. You very well remembr r,
SIR, that before the first month OF this year had
elapsed, from nay side was taken man wnom |
honoIed, esteemed and loved-the late President OF
the Court of Common Pleas.
lime and again we have been called upon to follow
to the grave members of this Bar-the aged, the
midde-aged. and the young Our last meeting was
upon the occasion OF the death Of Mr. BemOn, How
htte did then think that i'll chat room stood ma n
apparently IN. the full vigor OF manhood, and look
ing Oh, and taking deep interest In those proceed
lngs-htto did think that upon the occasion of his
death, we wou next assemble; yet so is
Mr. ChapIo on was born IN tn city, and after re
ceiving the necessary preliminary educaIon entered
the University of Pennsylvania, and there remained
years.
immediately after graduation, as you very well
know, sir, he entered your Office and tlere 1t rs but
proper for me to say he commenced the stldV OF
law, ano laid the iounda lion upon whlca he was to
bulld he legal sdpers ructure and embooied the
high tone OF feeling which characterized hlm from
that time to the day OF MS death.
He practiced law constantly from he day oil his
admis. ION 10 the Bar, in 1S42 until, had almost
said, the day OF his death. On Wednesday he
stood In the Common Pleas within few leet of the
bench. Hewss dead on Thursday mornns at day
light He pgactced law until the day ne died
] can hardly speak OF him as ought TO speak or
as he deserves ] cannot trust my,et to do so, but
/ will say THISTLE was ReRtleman--l refined
gentleman he was noble man, distinguished ,
the noblest characteristics, open-hearted, frank
generous, manly. None knew him but to love
him, or named him but to praise" Asa lawyer, his
leai iniDg was solid
He was a modest man. and therefore did not
like to enter into the rougher contests of the Bar
but in his office, councel or and as an officer OF
the Court he performed his duties, as we all know
with uniform ability.
As Tar back as the year 1843 he presented report
to the Court of IommOn Pleas upon din suit "a
then difficult and intricate question-in law, which
met with the unqualified cOmmendation OF 80 able
jurlst as Judge King.
As q rather he was kind and aifectionate. AS
husband he was tender Be did al that any nus
band could do Hrs children would watch for tne
music OF tine fall of his footsteps. aud when ne en-
tered hs house he entered charmed circle and s sa
voice of joy and OF gladness rang through uiN'
house. = =
Now, sir, shall 1 say word about h.m as srs 7
triend-my fIiends--as my friend for snIse s ~ a I,
twenty years. Sur, his friendship was endanns ~ ~ ny
was not the friendship winch follows yoI ~ "o ~
sunshine, but it was a friendship when c'""E