The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-11-12
Vh0rIn0 COmrt-TrtAI TeTms
Held by Judge Alker.
Court opens at ten O'Clock A. NJ.
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT.
PurincatIoa Of the Jury Iists-Important Pro.
cceding.
Rafora judge Nelson

Psrincaiioa Of the Jury I.ists-Important Pro-
cceding.
Before Judge Nelson
Yesterday morning At the opening Of the court after
preliminary remarks Of the Court to the
she jury panel Judge Nelson directed that the deputy
clerk should be sworn. Mr. stlwsIl, having been ace
sordiAgly sworn. ntsrrosated BY Judge Nelson al
folows-Q In drawing the list Of jurors who would BE-
present. A. The Deputy Marshal @ On tho occasion
referred 70 how many jurors did You draws A. Forty
eight @ Who was present besides the Deputy Mar.
shaif A Mr. Thompson ana other young men Of the
many more do you think were % b drasa' a. think
after the forsy-e drawn OF there only
the number rsmainngf A. could into the boz;
there was about the same number SILL left Q. Was
sSms. o Il x: Ga 3 s.:
Dad y ever occur bsforss Yes; think there was
equally small number on other occasions. O Do you
know how these bexes are made up-whe furnishes
those boxssf A. do not; know that they have been
IN every instance pretty much the same for che last
years. We had TO 60 70 the boz two or three times be-
fore could get jury O Has II frequently occurred
shat some iurymsn were drawn and did not attendf A.
O Has il ever come 70 your tnowisdss shs jurors knew
q advance that they wsrs going 70 Be DRAWN A.
have kaown instance that occurred during the pre-
eeas term was going into the city and recognising
man whose namsI in the habit Of sssae On jurss
..id 70 him Ars you not the jury lIstS" and be
judge Nelson ,hsn ssid that tSs courts sss been for
eslary petit jurors from the city boxes for The Circuit
and District Courts. Jurss were drawn In conformity
With the act Of Conssss Of lsl0 and that IVES safe
On late the embarrassment had bseono 90 great that
Epea consuation recently with the Dissrict Court
shsy bad arrived 81 he concusoa that should
sstsd BY Jurors II has been ascertainsd that great
deulty arisee In drawing juries for the respective
courts bscause OF the great number Of panels which are
10 be supplied % the disrsnt IN she city and
county. ssd which numerous as 70 exhaust the
nsts and, therefore, each court 10 limited nun-
ber. In that censutatioc not intended 70 cast
nor upon ths officials in charge Of the once:
because the ezil seems 70 arise from the con-
dition Of exhaustion 10 which tho names in the
Jury boz have been reduced Means should there
ferent courts OF tho city with proper number OF oom
Potent persons al the once Of Jurors The judges sf
she respective courts in consultation had adopted rules
upon which an order was founded. which he would
presently read and this order should be acsed upon In
she selection sf jurss and BY This order The present
panels shall 6e discharged ia consequences Of the rrsgu
iarses stated By the clerk Of the cou aad new panel
drawn Tor the reaidus At this term fhs Cours would
order that four panels Of petit Jurors should bs supplied
ana nsrt month and shs jurors nov present
were desired TO call NJ the Marshal ONO Shers their
claims Tor compensation woqd be SstisneL
The Court then made the followDg ordsr:-N having
OF the United States In this district freul the Jury
boxes used BY the authorities ofiho state OF New York
In the city and county Of New York for the procuring
county II ordered that tn CLERK OF this Court
and the clerk Of the District Court of tho United States
for this district make out and Gle ia the Office OF the
the OF the United States for ths district aud that
such list be made out the manner by the
laws OF the State OF New York the public officers charged
with the duty OF making out the list OF jurors 70
serve as urymen the county OF said state IN and for
ssid city and county required 10 make such list
And further ordered that the said clerks from time