The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-17
Governor Puts Lawyer
Of Monmouth in Post
M'Carter Quits.
SOMMER SELECTED AS
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
Former Essex Sheriff Succeeds
Red Bank Appointee on
State Board.
FORT IN STATEMENT LAUDS
WILSON'S QUALIFICATIONS
Richard w. Herbert, of Mon
mouth, Is Placed on Board
of Taxation.

TRENTON, Nov. 17.-Edmund Will
son, % Red Rank, one of the foremost
lawyers of the State nnd leader nf the
Monmouth county bar. WINS today ap-
pointed encouragement of New Jcr-
sey by Governor Fort, TO succeed Rob-
ert III. McCnrtcr, resigned.
Frank II. Sommer, who has Just re-
tired sheriff of Essex county, was
appointed as a member of the hoard OF
Railroad Commissioners to hlI the vn-
cnney caused by MIR. Wilson's resigna-
tian.
Richard w. Herbert, Mt the same time,
was appointed to be IA member OF tho
Bonrd of Taxation for the county OF
Monmouth, to succeed John $. AppIc-
gnfe, ir. resigned.
Lorenzo ID. Robbins, to be oyster
commissioner for Ocean county.
Attorney-General Wilson this after
noon reappointed Nelson B. Gaskill, Of
burlington county, as assistant at
torney-general y-sal
In announcing his appointments the
Governor handed out the accompany
Ing formal statement concerning Mr.
Wilson,:
I'm appointing Mr.. Wilson to be at
torney-general for the State, believe
have selected man absolutely free
from any sort of hampering influences.
My knowledge of Mr.. Wilson as a law
yer covers the past ten years, six of
which presided as a Justice of the SUI
preme Court over the circuit in Mon
In oh tt Io
practise then was. My opportunities to
judge his ability and professional char
acter have been exceptional He is a
splendidly equipped lawyer, a man of
high honor and of undoubted integrity.
As an advocate he has no superior now
in the active practise of the law in this
State"
His Selection Had Been Expected.
Wilson's nomination to be attorney
! general had been anticipated for a
week. THE EVENING STAR on last
Tuesday published story in which it
was forecasted that the Governor had
already selected him and that the for
NAL appointment would not be made
until today by request of Attorney
General McCarter, who had placed to-
days date on his resignation.
While Mr.. Wilson has long been dis
tinguished in civil practise. he also
achieved fame as a criminal barrister.
Perhaps his most noteworthy criminal
case was the defense of DIR. Brouwer,
who was tried two years ago in Toms
River on a charge of killing his wife.
AS chief of counsel for Brouwer Wilson
obtained a quick verdict of acquittal.
and the jury, in bringing in its verdict.
complimented the Monmouth lawyer.
Graduate of Princeton.
Edmund Wilson was born in Shrews-
bury, Monmouth county, in 1853. He
is a son of the Rev. Thaddeus Wilson.
who was for many years pastor OF the
Presbyterian Church In Shrewsbury
Edmund Wilson was graduated from
Princeton in 1885 and after studying
law in New York for three years en-
tered the practise of law at Red Bank,
in the Office of Henry NJ Nevius. who
is now commander-in- chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic. He soon
became a member of the law firm of
Nevius & Wilson. Twelve years ago,
when Judge Nevius was appointed to
the bench, Mr. Wilson started to prac-
tise law alone, and has made large
success.
He has been a member of the Red
Bank Board of Education for many
years and has been town counsel and
is now borough counsel for Seabright.
His wife was Miss Helen Kimbail-
She is a daughter of the late DR.. w. s.
Kimball, of Lakewood. They have one
son.