Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-07-01
0cH E.RETCuED jury SYSTEM.

The editor of tie Cresea7. has Lis sane
moments. The Ied-raS Of monopoly j,
not always before lin. IS in proof that
he is not completely and loreless!y mad,
We quote the following editorial article
from. the last issue If that eccentric and
Grant publication. There is u.uel coed,
sonud sense IN these suggestions:
It probably has occurred to every tax
yaves in the State hat thcrei Is something
III l:caily wrong in OFT jary system, and
il il manifest to the most ohtuse that the
last c.lert to Improve it Was 4 most mis-
e.as,hle failure. IS an example Of is
workings. yysteg'ay aaaat 80 ,uen.
from ali paris OF .aG county, convened
at Reno. Summoned 10 serve as Jurors.
cut cs this number eleven jurors were
obtained at q cost to the county OF pro-
badly - GOA. ana IN eNtr.. cost 70 ilsdi-
vidaals OF as much more. In our opin-
ior this proniscuous srrnnlonsinG of the
entire available population in order to
get twelve good and true men,, IS IS
Uuwi7e as unnecessary, and we suggest,
for the consideration OF q suffering com
lnu,.ity Of taxpayers, the modification
Of our jury laws 81 that twentyfour or
thirty SIX respectable and responsible
taxpayers shall be elected or selected to
10 jury duty for one year, and during
that entire time al jury duty IN the Dis
trict Cogrt shall Ne performed by these
men. % modify the law that education
and intelligence shall not constitute a
legal disqualification: SO amend the Law
that 10 lawyer shall be permitted to
cnes,ion irTyman; the Judge alone
shall PROFOUND questions and determine
fitness: any objections. on the part OF
PARTIES to the suit Of their attorneys be
sribmitted privately to the Judge pres!-
| ding and be by him determined without
qIpeal. We venture the opinion that
| this plan would furnish better jurymeD
at 1.-THE Of the expense of the pres
e,.t system, and the Iitigant that is not
| satisfied with the best men in the coun-
" evidently is hot seeking justice. In
| oar cpin,Ou honest citizens have as good
| a right 10 demand that the best men shall
De selected, as criminals have to insist
rDon the very worst. Under this system
the county could afford 70 pay good fair
wages to jurymen and yet make a vast
reduction Of c0uEty expenses. and whilst
| about Il, the Constitution should be
| overhauled and the Grand jury system a
specimen relic Of the dark ages, be eX-
| plunged sending the accused direct from
the examining III cistrate to the District
Court. A Grand Jury is simply Il grand
| bumiun. court IN which the accused
must suffer his character to lie biackened
| AID submit not only to utilization, but,
| perhaps. to incarceration. without an OPP
| portunitv to speak = word il his own de-
| tense. tie county boards him some
months. his family and the world loosea
lis labor, and. ps -haps. il the end he
| stands acquitted, bat without recourse
/ f Y his lost time an. stained character.
| The wages Of labor are being yearly re-
| drcel. tie market value of the results OF
labor IS steadily depceciatiug. Why
| sloi.,,. not taxes be diminished in the
! same ratio : The evidently must, or
! tue taxpayer be compelled 10 suffer the
! rera!ty imposed upon these who neglect
their own business.