The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-22
BAR ASSOCIATIONS ACTION.
Noonau and simpson EnvIted to APP
pear RaEort. the CommIitee.


Chancery Chambers yesterday afternoon
were crowded with mebers of the Hudson
County Bar Association, anticipating a
report from the committee to which were
referred the charges of unprofessional
conduct against ex-Assistant Prosecutor
]. NJ. Noonan and Alexander Simpson.
The lawyers were not disappointed, for
among the first things considered was the
report presented by Mr.. Washington B.
Williams.
He said that dispositions had been taken
before the committee, consisting of
Messrs. c. w. Parker, James B. Vreden-
burgh, r. j. Wortendyke and himself, on
one side only. He said also that the com
mittee had sent word to Messrs. Noonan
and Simpson, giving them an opportunity
TO be heard. if they SO wished, before the
committee on Tuesday next. The report
was received in silence.
The new president. Mr.. Charles H.
lowing committees
Dinner Committee-Jame s. Erwin, NJ.
T. Rosenberg. George l.. Record, John
S. McNlaster and Charles L. Carrick.
Law Reform-Flavel MCGEE, Samuel A.
Besson. A: O. Garretson, Warren Dixon
Legal Ethics-Charles w. Parker, James
B. Vredenburgh, R. ]. Wortendyke,
Charles D. Thopmson and E. S; Cowles;
Admissions-DeWitt Van .Buskirk, J; D
Bedle, C. NJ Vreeland, William c. Cud-
lipp and James F. Minturn.
Legal Biogra apiy-Jacob Weart, j. H.
Potts. John A. Blair, R. L. Lawrence and
John Hook.
Executive-Otto Grouse Washington B.
Williams, William H. Corbin, Charles c.
Black and James S. Erwin.
Mr.. Condict moved that the secretary
cast the ballots for the elections of these
the several members of the several com
mittees as above were elected unani-
mously.
resolution
That it is the sense of the Bar As
sociation of Hudson county that the
fee system should be abolished in the
offices of Sheriff, Surrogate, County
Clerk and Register. in counties of the
first class and that the compensation
should be wholly by salary; that
copy of this resolution be certified by
the Secretary and sent to the Senate
and House of General Assembly, which
will convene in January next.
Mr. williams moved to amend the reso-
luton by striking out the word Sheriff
This amendment was seconded.
Messrs. Rosenberg, Cond1ct, Wlll1ams,
Parker, MCGEE and Mount spoke to the
question and Mr.. Rosenberg moved that
Committee on Law Reform. This motion
Mr Williams offered the following rese-
lution:-
That this association desires to make
an expression of it's opinion in favor of
changing the mode of selecting grand
and petit Jurors, by taking it away
from the Sheriff and committing it to
special officer or commission and to
direct the executive committee to advo-
cate such a measure before the next
Legislature.
Mr. Samuel c. Mount moved to amend
the resolution by inserting the words
commission to be appointed by the Gov
ernor."
ment because it went too much into de-
tails. The main thing was to uphold the
principal of taking away from the Sheriff
the appointment of jurors. As to the de-
tails of how the jurors should be appoint
ed, whether by the court or commission,
these matters could be safely relegated to
the committee drafting the bill. Mr..
Hartshorne endorsed Mr.. Parker's objec-
tion. and the amendment of Mr.. Mount
was withdrawn. The resolution was then
carried and this closed the meeting.