Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1875-07-13
raE FARCE OF JrnY TRIALS

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raE FARCE OF jury TRiAIs
The good old theory Of jury Trial has
ai.srly suffered % many innovations
hat IL q criminal Of the Eighteenth
,sntury we're 70 DO rssunsctsd and
70 trial before amodsrn jury be
rould fail TO recognize any familiar land
marks Of the much Wanted system.
The original theory Of jury trials has
,ssn 20 somplsssly rsvsrssd that where
v formerly NOT only general intelligence,
bu. familiarity with the locality and
knowledge Of The circumstances
The alleged question 10 b
decided we're Of primary importance and
required; In thsss lattsr days
both thsss qualifications arc hgorously
ignored. A juror Of the past was sell
ectsd from tho vieinags. and was . peer
Of the man i-ied because he was pro
sumsd from the Arsa circumstances 70 be
familiar with tho ~ and from
the second TO 30 capable OF juds-
ing - to the facts sought 10
BE- established. Nowadays II In true
that jurors are taken from tho vicinage.
or In other words. the county wherein
the case In tried; but while this IL the
case IL 10 no less true that they are 70
quirsd 10 bs % ignorant Of tho case A. 10
have formed no opinion thereon. This.
in cases Of prominence and public i'm
p~oitancs. results in the selection Of two
elassss Of jurors. First, those whose
stupidity imbscility. or Ignorance has
prsciudsd them from knowledge OF the
case. or second. those who having FORM
Cd an opinion deny its existence for the
purpose Of aiding one or tho other Of
the parties litgant. This latter class is
far more numerous than the u Of
truth and justice demands. A an e.
change well remarks. "amap conscious
Of having = bad cas sndsavors TO fortify
himself by getting at least one man on
the Jury Who 10 his friend, . friend
from association and intercourse. or
made 90 for tho occasion BY potent
means, and rests his case upon the jury.
knowing that at least one man will never
give Q verdict against him." And II
might be sdded that whether or not .
man deems his case doubtful. in the
present practical workings OF u jury
system ii il considered the part
Of prudence on tho part Of counsel as
we'll as clients to scrutinizs closely the
tendency Of . jurors mind as regards
bias. and II possible TO get a gooaiy
number selected who are. II anything.
inclined TO lean toward the verdict
sought TO 10 obtained. A good staunch
friend in a jury has often wrought won
ders.
pr, VIM, os,.r MI becomes Of the the.
ory Of q fair. impartial trial. when !. ID
conceded that juries are often svaysd
-..m.,m,,sn, 4, ,ha ;urv room AND
~....-..su.n... ,h.n nv ov;aene.
~ .,hm,,,.1 an wha, avail 4, 1,
o. ,,.,n,,0 Az n,o,,uoo p,oof. eonclu.
.;,..nd .v.n overvbs,mipe. whom b.
lno-. N, a, .f,srvards In disclosed tina
dsfsndsnt hal ono man on the jur,
~hom nathan hsayon nor earth eoult
No.. ~ ,snasr . ,.r,lict acaip,, him
n. -, . o,h., hand how borels.s 1,
80, .n.u,
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.nr,i,,.., 40 ACID,
~ 49, rh... mi. ,sm.,l. war,
o.Il.a to,,h h, nsru,ipo rsport Of inter,
-...-;,h. [.,,.;n a. ,hs Tii,on. Beechs,
,..~,,.n ,-...n,Iv nnbH.hsJ in eert.ir
-..- I'm. ;r,.,,;sx. IN,
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moi,
49,. .-....u-., .,,.-. ,.v. o~ns.
-, ;,,., on an,
TIM tney Wers "tAyeu e'
aide or the other before any evtdsncs
m. offsred i'm the Courtroom. One Of
AZ. -. I.r.;.. !. ..;d N ha,s b>sr
"' ~ -,
30 nrn q hrisnd oi Noui'on 'nAs nv
would never have consented 70 rsndsr
vsrlict a-rainst Tilton. and Mr.. BsechsI
49,, \. .u...a \, h.x., .us,lsa tina,
q
he knew the Jury womb not gi'e M"
tina verdict, for one man upon the jury
Wa Tilton's warm friend. What chance
a., ,-,,.,;,. h..,o,. .nch a ;urx, VIVA,
800,
eise 'nan 'he
the system can tho dehoeranonsif "
Of such Q body BE- considoredl And
r., ,.,,h 4. ,o..;bl. WHARF tho oxisl.
49,, ,,h.
eneo OF suen 'nn .1 IT,
with the sentiment OF an e.enAnse'
which, IN an ADJ aiuc'e uiScuSAins WIS