The New York herald., 1878-02-06
JURORS FINES.

IMPORTANT MEETING OF OFFICIALS IN RRLA-
TIoN TO THE DUTIES OF CITIZENS AND
RIGHTS or OFFICERS
The Board Tor The Enforcement OF Jurors Fines met
yesterday afternoon In Commissioner Duulaps Office,
County Court Buildings. The members present
were Chief Justice Noah Davis, Supreme Court Ia the
char; Chief Justice w. 4. Curtis Superior Court;
Chief Justice Joseph Aiker, Marine Court; Judge H.
A. GiIderseeve, Court OF Sessions, secretary, and
Thomas Dunlap. Commissioner OF Jurorx
Chief Justice Curtis said that tho annual report
and monthly statement OF jury had read
and the names checked on These papers covered a
period from January l. 1877, to January 2 1878. In
elusive. II ascerrained that in many Of tho pa
pers the afndayits OF returns OF sui
hcentiy iu or satisfactory THIS report far as t
went, adopted, and tho list Of certified to
by the Board.
DELISQuKSr JURORS
With regard to the documents covering tho Of
delinquent Jurors. 1t would DO necessary 20 into
5000 papers which must como before the Board,
to uching persons upon whom fines had been imposed
Chief Justice Curtis cited the statutory law laid
down BY tho code OF practice, wherein II is pro-
vided that The Comm issoner oil Jurors possesses
ordinate Jurlsdicuou with tins Board IN matters al
II appeared that half oi tho people whose names
appeared the delinquent list state that they Lave
never been personally served; and Chiei Justice
Curtis wanted, to know how u was that when the
sheriff personally served loo Jurors one-ha oi them
could como forward 10 swear that they had not been
served
Mr. Alfred J. Keegan, Deputy Commissioner, upon
peihg sworn, testified tnat thc papers ana aihdavts
In the printed forms generally made out py MIN
or under his directions; he had Two assistants. and
sometimes Nj. jarvis made out these orders; NO Was
able 10 state that tho papers now before tho Board
embraced all tho nnes which had boon sub
mttcd since May last up 10 tho month
Of October inclusive; but the fines corresponding
IN the month ol November had not yet bcen passed
upon. No lines had been romtted, excepting III cases
where personal service had not been made, or wnero
The juror was sick ana produced "a regular medical
ceruncato To that elect. ana IN such INSTANCES ada-
Chief Justice DAVIS suggested the proprety OF hav-
Ing compisto aIo vi papers ready tor the action of
.ne noara ~ ther next meetihg ~ thnt hese oouia
DO approved, ana that incomplete documents might
DO sci apart until tbey wore ready tor submission.
resolution 10 thus elect was adopted.
Chief Justice DAVIS thought u quito advisable that
no irregularities should come up in iuture
STARTLING ADMISSION.
Chief Justice Gurus desired 70 De informed to
what portion ot the 3,UU0 names tho list OF
lines represents persons VINO came Ia and
sworo, IN contradiction 10 the Sherls returns that
they haa not been personally served In reply -
inns Mr. keegAn stated tnat sucn names would rep.
resont about vne-liaIi oil the entire list
Chiei Justice Gurus said:-Tnen this implios q
mater OF $4,000 10 the city.
Mr. ha,dsnOurg appeared before the Board as
counsel Tor the alleged delinquent juror julius
Khrsch, OF No. Rivington street. The Board con-
sontcd " hear the case and Khrisch was sworn. He
said that no was served with jurors citation In
November last, but because oil that timo being his
busy season nc found It impossible 70 leave
served him, but could tell hm Ut sight; he shown
| the notice, but the officer took It away with him
agaL heard nothing VI the matter aterward until he
served With paper by which appeared that ho
WIS charged with delinquency; he gave tho officer
drink but nothing more lbroad smiles by some of the
Boara); he lthe oiicer) said he would call again ~
| serve another paper.
POWER
Chef Justice DAVIS laid down the law that NO officer
has the power to take AWAY again the notice issued
any juror or 10 excuse such juror under any pstext
| whatever from service.
The Board, after considering tho case, remtted tho
| fine which knrisch had incurred.
Upon mouon tho Commissioner OF Jurors was ap-
pointed committee OF ono 10 notify the sheriff. aud
ascertain from him tho namo OF tho deputy VINO had
| served the papers on Khrlsch. Commissioner Dunlap
observed that there many applications continually
coming III from citizens who want to be excused from
jury service, some OF these Applications being
| panied by checks 10 pay the usual fine.
| Chiel Justice Davis believed that IN this way the
city was oen deprived OF lhe SERVICES OF some Of It's
| best jurymen.
| After the secretary, Judge II. A. Giderseeve, had
been Instructed 10 send circular 70 the presiding
judges OF tho different taking oognlzancs CITY
jury mattcrs informing them oi what had been done
ana the time OF next meeting. the Board adjourned
unt Monday, 10th inst, NJ throe O'CLOCK, In tho Same
| place,