The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-01-31

so, but what's the use Of telling them If
they won't believe you. 1t does not make
any difference whether my audiences ap-
plaud or are silent, l feel complimented
both ways. feel drawn to Hudson coun-
ty. l have client over there because a
Judge, not understanding the circum-
stances of the case, has issued warrant
for his arrest and he can't come here.
after dinner when a speaker has tried
to feel his audience and has worried
along some time trying to earn the price
of his dinner he says. Seriously speak
ing,' and that brings me down to speech
] have to make"
Mr.. Hedges then told what a good thing
Bar Associations were and said, "Of all
the Bar Association l have ever met
there is degree of intelligence about
this which justifies me in coming here
and justifies you gentlemen in giving me
your attention."
I am stranger to the Hudson County
Bar Association said Justice Dixon,
when the cheers which greeted him had
subsided .but not to the Hudson county
bar. 1 don't know whether / am your
brother-in-law or your father-in-law.
Judge Dixon then strongly urged the ac-
QUESTION of new Court House for Hud-
son county. He expressed the opinion that
the dingy, dusty, insanitary building on
the Hill had much to do with the deaths
of the Judges who had died while on duty
there.
1T takes all the life and spirit out OF
a man to step within its doors. Get rid
of it and get another. I was going to ask
you to come up to Paterson to see the
one we have in prospect-so long in pros
pect. Only come up and look at our plans
and they will inspire you with your usual
energy. If you don't provide a new court
house for Justice Collins he will soon be
worn out in your service. Who can tell
how much breathing that foul atmosphere
coming up from the floor and that dust
had to do with the death of those judges
who have died in the harness? We want
Judge Blair to remain with US long
enough to appreciate his sterling worth"
"A new Court House would be desira-
ble," said Justice Collins, who spoke
next, "and I thank Justice Dixon for
mentioning it,. Judge Collins then di-
rected his remarks to the younger mem
bers of the Bar and advised them to de-
vote themselves to the science of the law.
He said that the specialist was all well
enough, but the all around lawyer was
the best, the one into whose hands any
one would put his case and have his
rights protected.
Justice ]. Frank Fort, the man who
nominated Garret A. Hobart for Vice
President, said that the fact that he was
member of the Court of Errors and
Appeals did not alter his conviction that
there was a necessity for an independent
Court Of Appeals.
Judge Blair spoke in his usual happy
manner, and William D. Edwards made
some remarks apropos of Justice Dixon's
advocacy of a new Court House. Judge
Dixon had left when Mr. Edwards spoke,
and the latter said he felt bad the Judge
had gone, because he would like to tell
him why we had not new Court House.
The Freeholders had been willing but the
Courts said we would not have one
Twenty years ago. said Mr.. Edwards,
when we were going to build new
court house on the Harrison estate, the
judiciary prevented it. If the judges will
do their part we will do ours 1 hope
when we do the Chancellor will not grant
an Injunction because the right site was
not chosen or the Judiciary grant a GER
tiorari because some disgruntled taxpayer
in the northern part of the county OBJ
jects.'
Judge Dixon rendered the opinion of the
court which broke the Harrison estate
plan. Mr.. Edwards closed with warm
tribute to Justice Collins and said that
Governor Voorhees, should have halted in
Hudson when he was looking around for
a Chief Justice.
The Others who spoke on this occas-
ion were John A. Nugent, William Fl.
Speer and Howard McSherry.
When it became known throughout the
hotel that Justice Dixon was present
there was much curiosity to see him, ana
during the entire evening a pair of eyes
was glued to the opening in the portieres
which hung in the doorway to get a good
look at the man who had so speedily
melted out justice in the Paterson MUIR
der case.