The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-06
THE BAR ASSOCIATION.
Members Pay Their Tribute OF
Respect to the Late Stephen
B. Ransom.

The msmbers of the Hudson County
Bar. Association paid tnefr tribute oil
respect yesterday afternoon to the
memory OF the late Stephen B. Ransom,
the "Nestor Of the New Jersey Barr as
Lawyer Bess on well expressed it. They
met In Chancsry Chambers, and rarely
has thsFs bseh seen a larger a mora rep
ressntative gathering OF lawYsrsg in thi.
county. The evident sorrow eviuced In
the faces, the manner and the speeches OF
these lawyers were touching proofs of the
esteem IN which the dead LAWYER was
held by his brother practitioners. Men
old and young at the bar We'd with each
other in r%ecounting the kindlsnsss, the
generosity and the ability of him whose
msmory was an honor aud whose death q
regret to the Drofe ssion to which th ey
belonged.
Nj. Washington B. Williams took
his seat at the C%nancellor's
desk and in low tones called
the meeting TO order. Bafore him
sat Nessrs. Jacob Wsart, Isaac S. Taylor,
~ex-Judge Voorhees,. James Fleming.
Jne. W. Heck, Geo. l. Rscord. Judge
McGrath. Col: Chas. N. Fuller. Henry
l%raphagsn, Flayel Mcgee. Spencer
c. CudliDp, James N. Atkinson, James
Anderson. Juo. A. Bssson aud others.
Mr.. Williams, after Mr.. Heck han
been appointed Secretary, briefly men,
toned the reason of the meeting and
asked Mr.. Jacob We lrt to speak.
Mr.. Weart said that he had probably
the Oldest acquaintance with Mr.. RAM
SOM OF RnV mamhAP IF tho Lnr
He skstchsd Mr.. Rsnsom's career from
MIA leaving Connecticut as q school
teacher until he entered tue bar Of New
New Jerssy. He detailed many instances
10 Mr.. kansom's life co snow hts perth
nacity in his duty toward his ellis MT, aud
the strong eenvicti,as ne entertained
with regard to his views OF public guess
tions. He was a man." Mr.. Wsart
said, "of indie fatigable energy. and never
give up a care until 1t reached the Court
Of Errors and Appeals.n Mr.. Wears dwsIt
at length upon Mr.. Ransom's political
views, ~ these, he said, were upheld by
him with astonishing persistence IL he
thought they were rixat. "His studiou.
habits are worthy of our example.
S ,arcely was there an n%terru ption from
his daily toll to the slumber In which he
now reposes."
Mr.. j. N. Atkinson spoke of the love-
able character of Mr.. Ransom. The Door,
he said, always found in him q protector,
aud even IL there was no peculiarly rs~
ward for mis- services. he upheld their
cause to tho uttsrmost.
Mr.. j. w. Heck. in speaking of his
long and close acquaint.ncs with Mr..
Ransom. WAS much affected. His voice
was choked. and twice he was Obliged TO
step. His remarks OF the dead mans
home life and kindly character showed
hsw deeply he felt his death.
Mr. Isaac S Iavlnr onnmaufad nn Mr.
Ransom's industry in every case ne un-
dertook.
The Chsirmau then appointed, upon
Colonel Fuller's motion, the COMMITTEES
TO draft a resolution, a CO " Of which
was to be sent to the Circuit Cour,. with
a request that it be spread upon the
mlnutes and q secoud copy 90 be sent to
the dead lawyers family. The following
was the resolution presented:-
The death OF Stephen B. Ransom,
who was one OF the Oldest practitioners
at the New Jersey Bar, awakens In our
minds feelings OF profound sorrow.
From the earliest recolisctlous OF any of
Us Mr.. Ransom was q promiueut figure,
His industry, energy and ability caused
us to respect him as az antagon ist,
while his kindness aud generosity led
US to esteem him. He was a man OF in-
tense conviction. Indefatigable In The
pursuit of what ne regarded as the rights
OF his client. regardless of the pscuniary
results to himself. of his case. and per.
sistsns to the last dsgrss III, his efforts
TO achieve victory. He was an upright
man, a good lawyer, q devoted friend aud
a devout Christian. His death il a loss
TO the bar and q grief TO his associates
Ex@Judge McGrath, James Fiemming,
Spencer Weart aud John A. Bssson'
spoke to this resolution ane the pro-
csedings adjourned