The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1878-01-22
EXEMPTION FROM JURY DUTY,
The Money that Busy business Men have
Paid to Col Dunlap.

The charge that Col Thomas Dunlap,
Commissioner Of Jurors. has received money
from persons who are liable to Jury duty, and
in consideration therefor cxemD pied those per-
sons from such duty. was the topic yesterday
among the politicians. The impression was
general Tint unless the Commissioner clears
his skirts. the bill now before the Legislature
providing for the abolition OF his Office will be
promptly passed. Col. Dunlap admits that Mr.
Chas. lIauselt paid him $50 10 be exempted from
jury duty for one year. but fancies that what he
styles the fuss " made about ii is made by per-
sons who desire to strike at his Office His ex-
pianntlon IN as follows
For thirty years back there has been system nv which
men who didn't to do duty walked ~, paid their
posed upon them Tor attendance and this has cleared
@ a" iS pau aS W. S and Ss o sSr s"f the
obtaining jury. while doe give some money To the
TONED BY lie courts Tor ycsrs-si least nobody ever
o, juror az" she rishs to do i, jude ws"
brooks decision clearly covers this matter aud II stands
The collection thcsr deposits nnc. 4 you choose
place o es A. he lawn as he n pa ,s
has been drawn for duty and notified TO attend Is simply
q hs samSo and "' seni na ns
Mt -. IS nothing Imi ., q,Ss, ANY ms a.. ~s9 !,
less than 80 or more than $40 and leaves /, dlscren
OF part o IL lie dues this the representative OF the
Hoard tor the Enicrcclnc Of Jar, Pines
Tile running the office all paid out nf
the iund. recsi,,d in this way aud after these bills are
Lnid We balance Is deposited with the proper officer OF
This ali absolutely provided for in the lav
thing crooked III the procedure the law and not tile
The rr"s,scn. !" pS" law tds are the same in sub
stance a. the old Law framed in S47 and rernnctcd
1870 IL was good enough thirty wears ago; II go,
enough to meet every em,rEcncy elst years ago aud II
to stand by now The loud talk about tins payincn
isa lencnt to The people II New YORK always want
20 know something. and tie quicker the men who pay
nneslor noat,endance A. Jurors know where the money
goos to the better all around
Mr. Douglass Taylor. the predecessor Of Col
Dunlap. SAYS that his acts while in office in rx-
cusing or filming jurors were authorized by the
Board Tor the Enforcement of Jury Fines. and
that all his arrangements with courts or jurors
were made under the advice and direction OF
that board. He believed that Col. Dunlap had
honestly accounted for every dollar that he had
received, and that his mistake. II he had made
any. had been that he had acted without the nd
vice or authority of the Board for the Enforce-
Dent OF Jury Fines. He had heard that no
meeting OF the new board had been held.
. Chl"i Justic" Noah Davis and CITY Judge
Sutherland. both OF whom are members of that
board, corroboratc Mr.. TayIor's assertion that
Col Dunlap had not called u meeting Of the
board.
The records Of the City Chnmbcrlains office
show that the only sums paid into the city trcas-
ury by Commissioner Dunlap were 81 ssl 50
treasury IN January. 1877. and was represented
IN the COMMISSIONER report u the Board Of
Supervisors us the balance of IN" money re-
cclNrd from jurors fined from July 20. 1878. to
Dec. 81. 1876. after the expenses ot his Office
had been deducted. The other sum was paid
To the Chamberlain on the 18Th OF January.
1876. ana represented the balance Of the money
rec. we'd Tor lines m 1877.
MIR. Gunih"r X. Ackcrman for two years Col
Iunlaps deputy. SAWS tnut IN" small sum turn
ri into the treasury IN 1877 was owing TO tu"
iat That the oppression in business IN That year
compelled many men To serve us jurors vino m
former Year,. had paid Tor EXEMPTION. The
Board ct Commissioners Tor the enforcement
ct Jury fines II COMPOSED of thl"f Justice Moan
lANls 81 ia" Supf mo Court. Chivf Ju-tic, va
l. I
Justlr" Charles i. Day oi the Court ct Common
I'as. Cnici Justice George Shea of the Marlnr
Court. Mu,or Ely. Recorder Hackrtt, city Jud-.e
Sutherland. Judge GlldcrsleeSe. and Coiumis-
sooner Duulap.