Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-15

Court has been held since the Circuit
Court adjourned.
SO loose and careless has the mode of
summoning these ji"ors become, that It
is frequent, end / may say constant
habit for persons throughout the State 10
appeal o The Marshal and to persons act
Ing for him or holding his blank sum
monses to be put upon the jury. This is
such prrver.iOn Of justice, that II seems
10 me the Only remedy Is 10 take away
the power c0n1led TO one man or his
friends 10 select aud put on the panel any
given name OF man. The law and the
rules should be so changed that the court
should appoint say three Jury comNis-
| sioners from our best citizens. irrespect-
| i've Of party, who should place In boxes
or wheels the names of say 500 citizeus-
/ a certain proportion from each county
ard from these names the Clerk Of the
| Court should, In open court and publicly.
/ DRAG the names Of certain number Of
1 jurors from each county and this list
Of persons drawn. and their places Of
abode and business should he published
prior to the term.
In p conversation with Attorney Cen
e-al Williams, he expressed his dissatis-
faction with the present laws respecting
lut VIhWlUk VI L nlAtu OkANEc lNlhizf hlsii
said he would en- ieavOr 20 get Congress
TO alter the Jaw 20 as 10 prevent the
nossi1llity Of fraud. by adopting an
amendment introducing the fair principle
p aud mode ! have inst stated. II he
should succeed In such an effort, think
he will have performed a great pnbliC
service.
will add that | shall u, glad to gel
from Marshal Dunn any explanation o
the facts have stated TO Won aul to him
as have no PERSONAL feeling In the mat
ter. Bnt mean to see that no office
shall pack jury IN any case In which
am counsel, without examination, pro
test and exposure.
This was all Mr.. Harrington was pre-
, pared to say regarding the case yesterday
30 our reporter, thanking him for hi
kindness, gathered together his notes, an
70 left.
! a WoRpIN BEHALF or THE UDDERzoOl
/ JuRY. TIL" following we ilnl in u
/ Nc0 York Times Of to-day which we re
, produce In the hope Of It's having goo
results
/ " Some aspersions have been cast mo
D.. the jury in the CdderZ'nll case which,
= examination OF the facts, will show 10 i
!. uudcserved. Tho first halloting shove
3, a wide Difference OF views, bat il Is cas-
. 20 sec hat Il was caused by n msconcei
ton Of the evidence. That this WAS II
# clso IS shown by the unanimlty reache
by the larry Immediately after the test
=. Siory in dispute, and upon which q
, case turned, was made more clqar
a, being rad from the Bench. II is evidei
r. from these baiiotings, which have be,
,r the subj ri of severe criticism, that q
= iurv no. no time had any intention
p bringing In an absurd verdict like that
,i the Stokes case, bat were resolved fro
nj, the first TO act upon the sensible concll
a sion tSat the prisoner was guilty Of mu
nj der In the ilrst degree, or was Innocent
ne all crime. When Satisfied of the idenil
II. OF the deceased with the person udd,
N. zoOk was charged with killing, IN
promptly brought in verdict Of guilt
10 Upon iair consideration Of all the fact
"a the jurymen are entitled TO praise rath
he than ccnsure. They carefully weigh
4 the evidence. and fearlt ssly rendered I
NJ verdict which, in their iudgment, II {
re mandel. There was no dehonce Of
y, law by one of those compromise verdi
,s which have been so common Of late.
IA would be a great gain for the cOmulun
I'll, lf all iures in murder cases were us CO
Ia scienuous ami intelligent As that viii
Ia. lrled uGderz1ok.h