New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-23
Local Intelligence.

THE JURY LIsT-Stdte Registrar Btd'1-
cbard Before Judge AbeH-Mr. Blanchard,
State Registrar of Voters, having been
called upon by Sheriff Mascot for list Of
the registered voters of this parish, made
answer that he could not well permit the
books to 20 out of his office just now his
regponse was returned to Judge Abel, who
issued a subpoena for Mr.. Blanchard to ap-
near Yesterday. Mr.. Blanchard appeared
with his counsel, Mr.. w. K. Whitaker,
who answered that it would be impossible
to furnish the sheriff with the registeFy
books. as some of them were in the hands
of binderyand that it was necessary Tor
him to make such changes and erasures as
had occurred since the last registration.
Had the application been made ten days
ago the books would have been promptly
produced. Judge Abel concluded to let
the subject rest until this morning.
Colonel A. P. Field asked permission to
read an editorial from the Citizens Guard,
which, if uncontradicted, would leave
Sheriff Masicot in a false light in the est.
nation of some citizens. Judge Abel
promptly denied that he intended to cen
sure the sheriff. On the contrary, Mr.. Mast
cot had proved an unexceptionable officer
The court remarked that it could not un
derstand how, ont of $50 names, not nor
than seventy-fve persons could be secuH 7
also stating that the court had never b1 :
supplied with certified jury list. =
Judge Abel gave utterance to !
words of censuro because the officers {
court were unable to find one half tt :,
sons whose names were taken from t, ~
list, intimating something concerniIr I,
registry, which embodied two erin, r. .
jury and forgery, the penalty for v " a
term in the State Penitentiary. ou,o+ o
Ia order to show that our sheE".dnoo -
been derelct in his duties, w r.. 6
the following motion to fill t., - IA !
filed and overruled on the ell :
cember, 1871: ~ dis+r;,+ +
On motion of c. II. Luz9 Massicot,
attorney, it is ordered that proceed TO
sheriff Of the Criminal Ct ali nersons S
furnish the court with within The linn 0
liable to jury duty resid in compliance S
its of the parish of Orle 96 of the Gen
with section 244 of actta If Louisiana.
eral Assembly of the e
approved March II, l., oI,,,-o rr,os f1od
Nineteen days aft for orerr,,Ii,,g 5
the court gave its ,o+iar, as foIIo,rs, '
MI, LHzenoerg.S &C. II. Gutenberg, dis
ms IS NOUN order upon the SHERIFF /
u my ~ attorney all persons liable to jury 7
w. tuIllIsi5 I'Shin the limits OF the par
duty residing t
lsh of OrIeaI,,,,,.+ Ia o,-orr1lad This I
lis hOt5 under an act Of the General
I IC.I'i Is bproved fifteenth OF March,
49, III yted on the fourteenth OF March, t
ISz0' SUIT the change OF word. The q
frst "n of the act prescribes the quail
fcot;SSe5f Jurors, and is sentimental. But I
tbat srt of the act that requires the S
sbor. to furnish a list, etc, IS directory.
nat is very clear from the context that :
~ law meant the following December at
II the passage of the act, and after a list l
Finished at that time they were to be con !
nued The fourth section of the act de
ares THAT no person shall serve second
me upon the Jury until all the names have n
ZEN drawn from the box, and whenever
le box shall have been empued the sheriff
Iall return all the names upon the jury I
st in,o the jury box and commence new s
rLwing.' =
The object of the law, as construed by y,
" predecessors. Is that all the names of |
IaIifcd Jurors should be fairly placed IN ! c
ne Jury box and the drawing continued !
nfil tie box is emptied, and then, and not
utiI then, the names of the registered
oters be returned to the box, Out of the {
J, 900 registered voters Of the city Of New {
lleans there are still about 10000 in the :
OK. / could see no good purpose that
ould be answered by retilling the jury
OK. Let the motion be Overruled.
Thus it will be seen that Judge Abel is
OCCASIONALLY given to eccentricities. 1t is
Oped that the above document will remind
lie Judge of the sentiments he entertained
December, 1871.