The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-06
STATE SUPREME COURT.
Mr.. Whitehead's Interesting Con-
tribntion to History,

ssThe Green Bag a handsome puhlica-
ton of the Boston Book Company,
which describee itself as "a useless but
entertaining Magazine for Lawyers, . has
in its August number the first of series
of articles on The supreme Court OF New
Jersey written by John Whitehead, Esq.
1t is embellisned with a portrait OF Rich
ard Stockton, the last Associate Justice in
New Jersey prior to the Revolution aud
one of the most distinguished men who
ever practiced law la New jersey. Among
the wortnies spoken of in it is William
Pinhorne. who was the second 1udge--or
what would now be called an Associate
Justice with Roger Mompesson. who was
the First Chief Justice of New Jersey, the
first session of it's Supreme Court held at
Burlington, November 9Th, 1904. Judge
Mompesson was at the same time Chief
Justice for the Province Of New York.
Judge Pinhorne's name has somewhat of
a local interest from the fact that some OF
his descendants have been among the
most honored citizens Of Paterson, among
those descendants being the children and
grandchildren of the Hon. Joseph G.
Hofnbiower, at one time Chief Justice of
New Jersey, and. as Mr.. Whitehead
trushtully says. one of the most distin-
guished men VINO ever adorned the judi
ciasy of the State"
THE HoRNBLowER FAMILY.
The late Rev. DR.. Hornblower, for
many years pastor of the First Presbyter-
ian Church in Jersey CITY, being Rev. DR..
Magieis predecessor in that pulpit, was a
son of Chief Justice HornbIower, and
much resembled him in appearance. Tne
wife of ex-County Prosecutor Eugene
Stevensonsis a daughter oftne late Rev. DR..
HornbloWer William Pinhorne, before
he became q judge in New ersey, held q
prominent judicial position 10 New York,
although be was merchant IN that city.
He became ex-ofiicio Governor upon the re.
movai OF Lord Cornoury. Royal Governor
OF the province of New York, who was
pronounced las graceiess scamp as was
ever entrusted with authority in the colo
MES, or as ever dishonored noble ances-
try" Judge Pinhorne owned in the latter
part of the seventeenth century large
plantation near Snake Hill, between New
ark and Jersey City, which he called
| scribed as almost an island.' If it were,
| as is said, next unto Snake Hill, . it
must at least have raised large crops of
mosquitoes.
A FAcTIoUs ASSEMBLY.
Judge Pinhorne became one of Lord
Cornbury's staunchest adherents and
supported the Governor in his quarrels
with both people and Assembly" Judge
Mompesson married Martha Pinhorne, a
daughter OF William Pinhorne and both
the latter and Mompesson became seri-
ouSiy embroiled In the quarrels between
the Assembly and Governor Cornbury.
We are hidden, however, to remember
that the Assembly was itself a factious
and often Inconsistent body. which
treated Lewis Morris, who was its idol,
while the squapbles between it and the
Governor were in progress. with as strong
denuuciation, after he became Govern or;
IS it melted out to Lord Cornbury. FL
nally the Assembly succeeded in getting
Justice PinhOrne removed from his n flee
He died probably in 1720 His will was
probated April 18th Of that year "a e
was savs Mr.. Whitehead. "a man of am :
pie means, and was enabled to draw
around him at sPinhorne Mount goodly
company of cultured and educated men.
He seems to have retired to private life
after his dismissal from the Council"
Mr.. Whitehead's series of papers prom
ises to be valuable contribution TO the
history and law annals of New Jersey,
and will call public attention TO many In
.eresting fact s not generally known.