The Jersey City news., 1892-01-27
tlemen, that time has not passed. You
will find there the testimony taken before
Judge Lippincott."

tlemen, that time has not passed. You
will find there the testimony taken before
Judge Lippincott."
THE FATAL STROKE.
AT this instant Judge Knapp stopped
short in his remarks, his face became as
pale as the wall, he gasped for breath, the
paper con ntaining the evidence taken in
the habeas corpus proceedings against
Cronheim fell from his nerveless grasp to
the floor, and Judge Knapp fell back into
his chair unconscious. His excitemenG
had been too great. A blood vessel had
burst in his brain, and he was dying. lie
was carried to the Judges Chamber Dy
Judge Lippincott, District Attorney WIN
field, Judge Paxton and Stenographer
Nugent. When they gently laid him on
a sofa he was breathing his last. When
Drs. Rhodes and Noble arrived their
services were of no use.
John Nugent at once telephoned the
dead Judges son that his father WIS very
i'll and desired to see him. When Joseph
M. Knapp reached the Court House, Mr..
Nugent met him and as gently as possible
broke the sad news to him. AT the re-
quest OF the son the Judges and lawyers
left him alone with his dead father Tor a
few moments, and when he emerged
from the chamber of death tears were
streaming down his cheeks. He fastened
to his mother in Hackensack to break the
sad tidings to her. She is an invalid.
In the meantime prominent LAWYERS
and business men had been informed OF
the sudden death OF the jurtst, and
among the first to hasten to the Court
House were Ex-Governor Bedle, Flavel
McGee, ex-Mayor Collins and Charles ID.
Thompson. Assistant Prosecutor Noonan
explained TO them the facts.
Undertaken William H. Speer was di-
| rected to prepare the body for removal
to Hackensack, and at forty minutes after
five ~ nl1 1alr fha loft hn T..
vania depot for the late home of the
Judge. With the body were E.. F. G.
Young, Judge Lippincott. Judge Paxton,
Prosecutor Winfield, Ex-Governor Bedle
and Court Stenographer Nugent
AS The NEWS published yesterday the
Grand Jury Immediately after the death
| of Judge Knapp, adjourned, subject to
the call OF the foreman, and Judge Lip
pincott dismissed the petit jury aud
court constables until Monday.
JUDGE KNAPP's LIFE.
Manning M. Knapp was born at New
ton, Sussex county. N. j., June z. 1923.
He received collegiate education. and
the late Colonel Robert Hemilton. At
the July term Of the Supreme Court in
1916 he was admitted as an attorney, and
in the winter of that year he removed to
Hackensack. Four years later he was
enrolled as q counsellor-at-law. He dis
IluRulS himself very odIly do q CLiH-
inal lawyer, and was engaged in many
important cases.
In 1850 the late Chancellor Zabrisk1e,
having removed from Hackensack to Jer
sey City, vacated the office of Prosecutor
of Pleas Of Bergen. Chief Justice Green,
who then presided at the Bergen circuit,
appointed Mr.. Knapp to prosecute for the
State until the office should be filed by
executive action.
Acting under this appointment until
February, 1851, he was then formally ap-
pointed to the Office by Governor Fort
and held it under that and subsequent
appointments until February, 1861. While
prosecutor he built up large civil prac-
tice.
The election of Judge Bedle to the
Governorship in 1874 left vacancy on
the Supreme Bench. One of the first acts
of the Governor was to nominate Mr..
Knapp to fill the vacancy. The Senate
confirmed the nomination and on jan
uary 25, 1875, Mr.. Knapp. took up the
work which Judge Bedle had laid down.
Governor Ludlow reappointed him in
1882 and he was third time appointed in
1889 by Governor Green. On Monday
Judge Knapp quietly celebrated the sew
enteenth anniversary of his elevation to
the bench of the Supreme Court.
In 1850, he married Anna Mattison, a
daughter of the late Commodore Mattison
of the Navy. She survives him. They
had two children, Joseph, who now prac-
tices law in this city, and Anna M, wife
of Walter v. Clark, of Hackensack. Mrs.
Clark is in delicate health. She and her
husband sailed on the steamer Vera
last Saturday for Europe. Their destina-
tion is Italy.
Mrs. Knapp, the widow OF the jurist, is
quite wealthy, but the Judge died COM
paratively poor. Though in receipt of a
handsome income for many years, mis-
liberalty to the needy kept him poor.
Judge Knapp was prominently spoken
of as successor for Chief Justice Beas-
ley.
IN PRIVATE LIFE.
Early in life Judge Knapp developed a
love for the study of astronomy. but he
so frequently found lenses that did not
suit him that he made them for himself.
At his home in HackeDsack is a most
complete workshop for the manufacture
of lenses. 1t Is replete with the finest
lathes and other machinery used in max
ing these delicate articles. He never sold
any, but frequently presented them to
scientific societies He was for years p
close correspondent of Alvan Clark &
Sons, the celebrated telescope lens MAX
ers and his Judgment of the quality of q
lens was considered almost invaluable.
Judge Knapp was one of the most expert
judges of lenses in this country.
The Bar Association of this county was
to have gwen it's annual dinner tonight
at the Hotel washington, but as soon as
the death of Judge Knapp was made
known the speakers were telegraphed
that the dinner was indefinitely post
poned. The Bar Association will meet
and pass suitable resolutions and take
other action concerning the death of the
Judge.
ACTION OF THE BAR.
This morning the lawyers in this county
sadly visited the Court House to formally
adjourn court until Monday. A half
masted flag f1oated from the roof OF the
old stone building. and in its mute Ian
guage conveyed its melancholy story to
all persons.
AS the lawyers slowly entered the
edifice instinctively conversation dropped
to whisper, and dead silence reigned.
Presently Judges Lippiucott, Paxton and
Hoffman entered the bench and gazed
about them with a look of inquiry.
They saw before them Ex-Governor
Bedle, ex-Mayor Collins, Charles G.
Black, Joseph D. Bedle. Jr., George Van
Horn, ex-Judge Blair, District Attorney
Winfield, Assistant Prosecutor Noonan,
Gee, Colonel Fuller, Stenographer
Nugent, James B. Vredenburgh,
Judge McGrath, Judge DAILY,
County Attorney Rowe, Ex.Collector
Kelly, Counsellor Frombach, Ex-Judge
DAILY, Warren Dixon, George l.. Record,
John DENIM, Elk Assemblyman Irwin,
Court Interpreter Pressler, and Suenogra-
pher Baker.
PRosECUToR wINFIELD's TRIBUTE.
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