, 1873-03-19
The Jury Agitation Spreading
to Other Countrieg.
New Bill in England---Lamentable
Picture Of Juries in ireland.
A Chicago Official Interviewed So He
Suggests tho Enlargement Of
Judges Powers.

tributions to tho thought Of tho day on this sub
jcct arc of intorost. Tho following paper from
"E. T. A." Expresses oplnions that many will
read approvingly:
For 1pp,e timo past there has beon'H good deal OF
newspaper discussion Of ho evils Of oMr present 1nry
aynteIn, aud 10 far have hcen without any worry
pertinent suggestions % to arpsopriato feneaics: IL
seems to tat IN large ciscs At least there en- 10
evident that no rorson qualified to sit % juror who
h si s the aes os sna n
business taent ii tic community IL essential to the
ssioi soistons ef a? oar Modern basness n howeye
Is frequently impossible to suddenly take r. suitable @
Jury scrviee without doing lin injury ar greater
thnn that which, in the capacity Of juror h9 may 10
ssw sed an ~ 10 who ns u no ito slightest interest
Thonppcarnnco Of au oiccr IN search q iurynen IL
ss snness IN Is o 6sa y
cotnos known. hayo Inyself known respecaDlo and
~ Wo soc s. 9 % 1a fn nnesry ass'E
IL which hv lives, hut whom modesty forb!da mo TO
nae to ignonno.R'y tee to the basement bnioro tho
Tbs theory las heen that ths state ia entitled 10 the
servce Of lis host eitzons to decide tho faets II dl.
such outrageous injustice to innocent parties that 70
court oFaaes to 10 II nGT won ntpN
rshs to sko Roiter 1a'nser Or tbo cjtor of TnE Tn
uNE from the conduct Of hoir attaira to Try twenty
solsn smh for tho Bamo Service, who aD1ea 10 go
mucn as other Of tho other gentlemen, mud perhaps
rna thoorv becnme established In state Of 40
e,ey very different from that Of Tho present day, and
;nteresnas H tis n md ID Instructive tonic for aomo
Tn,nUNE ,nan to work up. II arn not mistaken, 4
will DO found to hayo its origin III supposed personal
rafher than ia my assumed right Of tho State to tho
services of liz eitizrls
tzte hut 4 ia ~ akin to nt Of onent donain. and
must be exercised Under tho sano roaricon that Of
Rayang rne a aah rnns, M nTth
II mans. TINS Is worth sto0 ror day, and
you taEo thnt nun for Jury service, hc ought to.
ho psid sloo per day for bis work do not hesitate to
ray the except for the common Defense the sate has
ae nght moral Iesa, OF M 70 tae ssrV1cSs .
~ aa,1iSy,te,t ury -, ~ hsref% "''o" H' f"'''n ~
nm nwnra lint dIstucttop may bo drawn between
hat IN tho attar, at lcast tic stato for ts own pro
teclion may insist upon the services Of 1ts best
but IN hs case tho aeseton should 30 as impartial y
afate lor maty guy ous nsiu9 tsola On .1,s; aa
ionna 70 thn epa ol ad nn u IN
thecgac!es Of tint foudal syatc,n to which 7o owe 20
many Of our customs md Of our habita Of thought.
cannot further trespass on your STAGE, lut nm
s't 4 u e. + r.
siona Of general rcador but 1ill not do your roa-
without proposing . pan for nnotler. propoac for
eve 5 eou,s n tss our la1sa y ctles a. sast
4 5t,ror 4tt t,n ot,,tH 1,u{ {Nn
Mayor' ~ " srr0'1>e0 "'' NV ''''AA0' ~
The term of seryfcc to be not less thou trce ye,rs
The salary TO bo tron, 900 to s5ooo according to
grade s,,a,s;n1 on cou,t' ,,z,,,ou =. ox,.. ,,,u,u
sal1tlon. nam9er q eatla 1nrymen at average
sent Srnn nv " tn sorts u sa' 1 oo ao-
No chal,en9es e1rent for cause
lam Brro TINT 80 obvious plan must hayo been
proposed bsfore, though have not aeen it. VIII you
toit7 ~
In England, in ireland US we'll rs in GeveraI Of
the statoe the foo1inn on tle suhiect of thu iurv
sygten bas assumed tho proportiong Of a nnl,lio
agitatiou.
IN NEW YouK.
The New York Tribune say, says "tho systorn Of
trial hv i,,rv. from liza nrennraiion Of lie iury
fnno NJ rennrn1 diannsaion. and LAWYERS aro nlye
to tho necnRaitv Of reforminr Il" mid eenIa ont
;ta renortoTa to rIoan Tia onninne of the Iorvera
and 3ndcas. o> ~'S' - '@NN
Henry Nicoll said Jurors in tho ear1ieBt tirnos
edge Of the matter to bo trieI' whereas preoisulv
tbs onposIte Ia now m ehHontial. II is 1nnption.
able wkethor The aid system was not tho bent.
10 secure proper yordicts M attomnt should bo
rnade In reform thn sratom tyithnf,t ;nvniv;ng
anv orranin rlnnres II might la ndv;aohla t66
take Z verdict 2ondered by a ,naiority Of
fhe iurv hit IN auch noao f,osn
.tn,,,a nnW '"S' pus oes1,, ~ eIun oaso , snere
~ aa aavon }urora ,ro1 ;ons+;t,' "9Eo'
md tha cnrc,rrot soto ~ t1,n savo,, 1vo,,11 T.
arrtraJ H. -ondar; s,-1;nt ~ ~. i.s ..,iit
In imted os cnsiI5 n lint ,,,n,ar {,,a Gnit.
bennnt to hc otnoryaa dar;va aYiut},, 49, T.; ~
fnteTn.nna ~ on;ucna e.1J Iva ;;ract;6,, ~ t,,at
mot n ,;von jv In ninortr1 ~ H. fnsaa aJ
1Lersntor - +ha 1o.iiot A. Siaa11 Jeaa ,s4
thin1 It h canoe th irv ava,a, tbv ~
nroyiilinas for loss than = unnnimons wordicf
raeat raor renm;red ;s ~ 1o ~
Jurors. md tho DISCRIMINATION nf thair nnnl;f'co.
ti' tionaa Tho - best SIN mon. % tnx.nnyera' N e a1omd In
nlacod on Tho iist. and thn nronnrat;on of t1,o
5nrylist and the I summonng mn Of Jurors should IL I
Be- iptruatod to ca,abio and Honest officers a1r.
Nicoll regards ns 4 matter Of tho greatest I'M
portsuco tho necessity Of koeping Jury together,
and not permitting Tho members to separate,
particularly In capital Cases, until they havo rem
icred q verdict,
Joshua II. vau Cott eaid thcre are oonstitu-
tional objections to be considered, as no csHen-
tia1 ohangos Gun bo made in the jury system
without constitutional enactment. III support
Of this view ho roforrcd to tho Canconi case,
vheron the Court Of Appeals decided tint
tn,,.S;n y,a ,t;,,,,i.t;or ~ +In 5afonJn,,t ~