Brookville American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1858-1861, 1859-01-07
Circuit Court Jurors.

tlrcult COuIL JuIOTb.
We are indebted TO W. A. J. Glide
we'll Esq, Sheriff of Franklin County
for the following list of Grand and Pc
tit Jurors for tho February term OF the
Franklin County Circuit Court, to wit:
GRAND Circumstances Logan, of
Fairfield township; Charles Marlin, OF
Salt Greek; Isaac Bcasley, of White
Water; Richard Sunman, of Butler
Hiram George, of Ray; George McNutt,
of Springfield; John Hackleman, of
Brookville; Emanuel Withers, of High
land; John J. Swift, of Laurel; Thomas
Curry, of Mctamora; John Thurston OF
Bath; and Matthias NJ. Moore, of Bloom
inggrovc.
PETIT JURoRs-George J. Nyce, Jas.
B. Goble, Simeon Hsigh, Andrew J.
Ross, Henry Secrest, Jacob Bly,, Robert
II. jerks, Frantz Grimmc, Albert Mil
err. Lewis Walter, Spencer L. Br ooks,
and David o. Allen.
For the benefit Of those who are not
advised of the manner in which Juries
arc selected, We will say that it is done
in compliance with the 4th chapter Of
the Revised Statutes of 1852, of the
State Of Indiana, vol 2. Sec . Of said
chapter, reads as follows:
The board of commissioners Of each
county at their first reg ular session in
each year shall select from the tax du-
plicate Of the preceding year. the names
Of sixty persons having tho requisite
publications. which shall be written on
separate ballots and placed in box
prepared for thatpurpose.
SEc. 3. The names so selected shall
he divided equally as nearly as possible
among the several townships of the
county.
SIC. 4. The clerk Of tho circuit
court in the presence Of said board
shall draw by~lot from said box the
names of twelve persons to serve as
Grand Jurors.
SEC. 8. In drawing said Jurors not
more than one shall be draw Fl ON the
same township if there DO SO many in
the county and if not, at least one shall
be drawn from each township after
which the clerk shall continue to draw
observing the same rule until the panel
is filled.
SIC. 7. A panel of Grand Jurors
shall be separately selected ut the same
time and in the same manner for each
term Of the circuit court 10 be filled in
ono year, but the Same person shall
not be selected for any two terms in
the same year.
The Petit Jury isr the circuit court
is selected according to the provisions
Of chapter 0. vol. 2. II. s., the purport
of which is, that, the Auditor, Trcasu-
rer and Recorder of each county, shall
ON the sixth Monday before the com.
mencement Of any term of the circuit
court, write, on separate ballots, tho
names Of one hundred good reputable
house holders Of the county, competent
TO serve as said Jurors, to DO divided
among the different townships as near
" equal rs may DO in proportion TO
their population, and dcrosit them in
n box, which are drawn by the clerk in
tho presence Of the aforesaid county
officers in the same manner Of the
Grand Jury, except that they arc drawn
without respect to townships.
The Petit Jury for tho Common
Pleas Court, which is tho only Jury
provided for by law for that court, is
drawn in every respect similar to the
Petit Jury of the circuit court, but on
the fourth Monday before the COM
mcncemen. of each term. From our
acquaintance with the persons compri-
sing the above named Juries, we are in :
clined TO to the opinion that justice TO
both, those who are seeking and fear
ing, it will be fairly and squarely mectcd
out.