The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-01-29

Wednesday in The NEWS, and said that
of the eight lawyers who were admitted
to the bar in the class Judge Knapp was
in, but one, ex-Chancellor Runyon was
alive. Judge Knapp was Prosecutor of
the Pleas in Bergen county eleven years.
The speaker, continuing. said:-
"No man knew how strong he was at
the Bar until he saw him in his might"
The Governor referred to the strong
friendship that existed between ex-Chan-
cellor ZabrisKie aud Judge Knapp, and
told how when both went West the Chan
cellor died on Il peak of the Sierra
Nevadas In the arms of The Judge, who
brought the corpse home to the friends OF
the Chancellor.
AFAsT FRIEND.
"He was firm Ill his friendship" said
the eX- Governor. These occasions are
not unproftable," he added, referring to
the present one, tor we are too ant to
forget the stirring principles of life. No
man can afford to 90 through this world
no man can go through this world sue
cessfully, d~isdaining the ordinary prin-
ciples of life as ordained by the
Almighty. No man knew this better
than Judge Knapp. No man was
firlner in his integrity than he was.
He was also an accurate scholar and 1t Is
rare to find a man mime to one of the
ordinary professions so cultivated and
learned outside of his profession us
Judge Knapp was. He had great fond
ness for the sciences and he was an al
vanced student of astronomy. So it may
be said of his delicate taste, and he had
in his possession Il collection OF
which he only used for the purpose OF
study. His learning was of Il nigh order
and his mind was accurate. He had
strong practical Judgment. knew men,
knew the mainsprings of human action,
knew life and administered from the
bench practically. He was u full Judge.
He never forgot he was a man. But he is
gone. His III is Il treasure to us all.
We lament him. Let us prize his mem
DRY and emulate such as he"
LI~PPINCoTT'S TRIBUTE.
Judge Lipplncott said:-
Ellis life was stainless and pure. AS a
friend, husband and father. he was ten
der and true. Men loved him. and a true
affection for mankind enriched his heart.
He was charitable. just to himself and
generous to others. He wore upon his
neart nobility's true badge of mercy.
"Such was this man.
LAS a juri>t, a judge, he never feared to
meet duty face to face. day by day. JUS
tice was his nabit. In this vestal gar
meut ne was always clothed. He could
not answer mere public clamor, yet he
paid the deepest regard to honest public
sentiment. He cherished and loved the
Institutions of his country. and rem cred
true homage aud obedience to it's laws,
and his periods of greatest exaltation
were when he was surrounded by those
VINO were thus guided and controlled.
such was this Judge.
ellis great and good reputation is safe.
Safe here in this world. 1t Is now MINOR
talitv.
death to him was not suffering, it's
friendly stroke' passed ere he felt it.
Death to him was the golden key that
opened the palace of eternity He saw
within. Gou's finger touched him, and
he slept.
"To those of us who watched beside him
in the leeting sunlight of the winter
afternoon of the day he died, n saw the
ashen hue which so quickly came and
fled from his countenance. giving plac eto
that expression of calm, rest and peace
which can be found in the face OF no liv-
ing man on earth, we could not but feel
that his life had just begun. and our
affection for him teaches US that it is an
immortal one"
JUDGE DIXoN's WORDS.
Judge Dixon paid u glowing tribute to
his dead associate, and referring to his
vast learning he said:-"1t has been said
he had no college education. No, he did
not, but he received one from nature for
he held communication with her. and she
spoke to him in ner varied languages,
and he was broughtint communion with
The greatest and smallest things of Gre
aJion. His knowledge extended in all
advanced degree to chemistry. electricity.
arbor culture and the Implements used to
enable mankind to perform certain duties
He had travelled much and could speak
from observation"
Other speeches were made by ex-Judge
Douglas, ex-Judge Ransom, Flavel Nc
Gee, Charles C.. Black and ex-Judge
Skinner. formerly of Bergen county but
now of Hoboken. Chancellor McGill
then said:-
What will we do with these .resolu-
tiOnSS Thev Rynre9S thA HctJ nj a inst
Judge, of one VINO, while trying to vindi-
Gale the outraged law, was stricken in
the performance Of hisdnty. They speak
of q friend whom we mourn as IL loss, and
in a few hours more we will GO to his
grave and drop a tear. The last time l
occupied this chair. that one~"-poiDting
to the drapcd seat of the lead Judge
was filled by Que lear to me. We mourn
the loss of q valued friend"
The resolutions were adopted and the
lawyers left the Court House.
DOADn 0E EDREU0T nEDC