The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1902-01-30


1,aughter) The Colonel, he said, occu-
pied a UNIQUE position in being the only
president of the Bar Association VINO hao
served two terms.
''As Louis the Fourteenth said' L ela'
c'est moi'-(voice susplciousy ike T frso-
erfck Frambach's, Give me bottie @
that), so could you. sir, say, l am the
Bar Association said the Judge, ana
YOU might also add: 'ci monumentum
reouiris circumspice. " Q.aughter)
(so.onel Fuller was much affected by the
hearty greeting and thanked the prolhe1s
in law in warm terms Referring TO ms
Illness he was glad he said that this bar
meeting was not a memorial service he
then introduced as the guest OF hon1f
Mr.. Justice Collins, whose talk was tise
obligation of the older members OF the
bar to guide the younger through the
maze and meshes of the law.
..What young men at the bar should
also do is to look to the old lawyers for
advice said Mr.. Collins. There is so
much in law which rests on tradition
which you don't find in the books II IS
so difficult to know your ground and
thoroughly master your case without he-p
in. these glorious traditions. Laymen
think that all you have to do is to hunt
up the law books and there you are.
That you know is not SO. A man nrust
keep pushing himself along until ne mas
CONQUERED. and to whom should he go
for guidance but to the older men2 Look
at the few active old men left. re-
member Mr.. Washington Williams ana
Robert Gilchrist how they passed down
the torch of learning. The trouble is we
now make the law too much business
and less profession. hate to see the
old lawyer pass away and have taxing
his place one who attaches himse-I 70
vested interests only l recall that Chle1
Justice Depue once said to me that ms
concern was those who would come atter.
We should all take pride in the part
maintained by New Jersey in the deyel-
opment and. tradition of the law, these
true receptacles of learning. Think OF
the seniors at our bar now. Mr.. Weart
is not in active practice and there is only
Mr.. Dixon here, Mr. Lewis there, Mr..
Brinkerhoff, Mr.. Corbin and myself
pressing close. 1t is for US to impart as
far as we know how the knowledge
gathered by our experience (Cheers)
Mr.. Justice Jonathan Dixon came next,
and his was an interesting series OF
"reminiscences. With the exception OF
three weeks after he had received his IL
cense to practice he said all his time had
been spent in Hudson county. The word
traditions used by Mr.. Collins, he con-
tinued, suggested some. He once mad
occasion to go before Judge Randolph TO
whom he said he had engagements al
the same hour before the Chancellor ana
with a client What was he to do? The
advice he received was
s.No man has ever more than one duty
to perform, at the same time relying that
Providence will take care of but one.
THAT'S the way Billy Edwards does,
interrupted Justice Collins, and there was
a roar of laughter.
! sIf there is a retainer for each he bst-
ter keep all three continued Mr.. Dlxen,
who told an amusing trial for libel
brought against Major 2. K. Pangborn
and ]. A Dear, IN which Isaac W. Scud-
der. Charles H. Winfield, r. D. Mcclellan
and himself were engaged. Judge J. D.
Bed.e was on the bench at the time. In
summing up for the defendants Mr.. Dixon
urged that a newspaper was a minister
of justice.
when it came to Seudder's turn he
said. Minister of Justice, this mani
Since there were two defendants, gentle
men. you can imagine which the man
was. (Roars of laughter) Why con-
tinued Scudder, he doesn't hesitate to
penetrate the chamber of a dying saint
and mock the priest administering the
last sad rites. Minister of Justice! God
save the markl (Renewed laughter)
scudder swung his arms, shouted. roared
and screamed and seemed like a Gagged
lion lashing himself with his own tall
More merrimentO
Another good story of Mr. scudder
Justice Dixon told. was this;-''When
Richard D. Mcclellan was prosecutor of
the pleas he had to prosecute wife
oeater before Judge Bedle.
NOW. Dick, said Mr.. Dixon, was fond
IF a glass-not too much. but quite
1t was after recess, during
which Mcclellan had been getting up his
spirits. or, perhaps down, or both
lLaughter) He berated the wife 'beater,
grew eloquent about the virtues Of Wife
sxtolled those of his own; roared and
screamed until he nearly lifted the CELL
ng. Winfield, Hoffman and l sat by
laughing at Dicks spiritual eloquence
rMerriment) When he sat down he
turned to us and said:-I know what you
are laughing at You thought was try
ing to initiate Seudder.' Great laugh
ter.)
Mr.. Charles A. Hendrickson made
brief speech. in which he paid a high
to the bar of Hudson County
..That prince of after dinner speakers,
said Colonel Fuller, introducing Judge
Blair, whose humorous protest on being
disturbed was prolonged ''er."
stAs I look around" said the Judge, Il
am reminded of a remark made by Henry
Iabouchere, who on entering hall said
that he imagined he must be in paradise
because he saw so many ministers there.
If we ever get TO that happy land trust
It will be patronized by large propor-
ton of the legal profession. daughter.
and a voice. mot much.)"
There was plenty of liveliness in the
centre of the room, which brought forth
this:-.It must be understood that l am
presiding Judge of the Quarter Sessions
faOh. we know" said a voice. and that's
a place people come to first and last.
Q.aughter.) I am going to pave the way
to that Q.aughter) It ought also dis
tiuctly to be understood that Collins and
love to get control of grand juries. and
If you are contemplating keeping disor-
derly house, voice, oh, Judge,') you will
find your way to the grand jury and
l,