Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1879-07-23
UNCLE SANS JURORS.
THE NEW LAW THAT ABoLIsIiEs fAvoR-
irIsM.--AN INTERVIEW WITH MAR
sIIAL HALL. AS To LIS EFPECTs.


Much interest has been manifested
in this section in the new Judicial bill
relating IN ths summoniny of Jurors
T.. H. rsI, r-,, ri.;a ;a,aa,
III 'no reueihi CourH' Ans7 ihto'os.
was not confined alone TO U. >. Court
officials and attornevs but as well to
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an"n! P'Nnle citinons "no n"'o oeo"
i0ndly hoping for tree trip to Erie
this summer. Marshal Hall has liter.
all,, hoon ,,;,h a,,l;cat;ons
""y wv" o'or'rui' WV" @pf"
Tor appointment TO the Erie jury.
One recommendation strongly favor
inn N aweo,l oo,ntv man vas ra.
i"iu .o""y ~
cciVcu Dy the Marshal IRON no iess
distant point than Peru. The new
h;ll bowayar n.o,;d.a n fair and inn.
o"'i p'os''S
partial method Tor the seiectioh ol
Uncle Sans Jurors. and the host OF
natr;ots fro,, no fa,ty-s;x countiea of
r"'''y.' ,'o'" 'no ~ -"
tne ulslrlct must neroai'cr ''us. W
luck, with very slim chances indeed
for tho Erie trim
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THE NEW LAW
The following Ia the new law relat-
o., a., a.Ia.? ~ J,,ors
h"S W 'no soiectioh Vi 'u'o'o
SECTION .. That the per diem pay Of each
juror grand or petit. in any Court Of the United
states snsil Se y and 'Sa' a suoa ,u,T,, Sa,
Ing the session Of the Court, shall bs publicly
drawn from box containing, at the time Of each
drawing, the names Of no. less than three han hoa
placed lhsrs;n BY s tho Clerk Of such cour, and
Commissioner, 10 be app.inted BY tbs Judge
ansreoi which co@mssGneI shall DC sl'Isa s1 q 81
susS coast IL sslS aS',uas "0S w.koo%n member Of
the principal political party in the district in
which the Court Is held opposing that 70 which n
missioner sasS @ 10 o nas. ON ON. name IN sad box al.
ternately, without reference to party affiliations,
nntll tho whole number required shall DC placed
eoo.ra,a 10 ,rovaut u,v' Jasg" from orderius
the names Of jursrs to be drawn from the boxes
used By the State authorities in selecting jurors
Sass' eOar a, q ,os S'a nv oos t.rm
in any one year, and all jurles to serve in Court,
after the passage Of this act shall be drawn ia
o,h., nSrS
may be prescribed by law shall be disqualiae cd
for service as grand or petit juror in any Court
ol .ne United s,a'es on aceGan. Oh race '0i0'
Tur orn rAw
Thechonoe effected hv the nav law is
most radical ui,her,otbe ;urors have
hoen such nersons no Tho TIyited state.
Marsbals deemed Il exnedient TO sum.
mon They conld mack n iurv 10 suii
themselves their friends or their enc.
mics There NAV not have been much
wrong done in This resnect in The
NORTH bnt tbore certainlv was At the
Soutb Tho iur,es there in The Fed.
erol Conrts were made mn entirely ot
RenubIicans and generalIv Of n very
low ordar of mane-nogrocs and ne,ty
scalawag officebolders In The heat n
noli,ical canvasses there was no chance
tor insiice Tho tea, oath and the
mower Of the Marshals ruled Demo
crats ont Tho iurv how Juries here.
g. a. ell IA, l.. '.s..,.od 81
su. ~ ,ns ~ VI, noI;,;oai nar,ios
~ ~ ss..,tI s", paarSI;ea., ~ :" P.N p
w Win a view Of r;v;n@ Marshal Uoll,.
IN, nroaa;or ot ,ba h. now 6,il ,ha renor,a,
"l'orJa'' usI y, ornoan sno n" had w. hnrri"d ~
,erv;e,, ,v;,b that oe,c;sl
MARSHAL uALI.'s OPINION
UWhat do Won think of the new
Turv law Marshal ~ ouer,ed the re-
norier
nTbe law il all right except in one
or two minor particulars II dom
saw who is to draw tho names from IN,
wheel after thew have been placed
there and does not name any compen
sation for tho Commissionern
GLOW will this difficult be sur
mounted Yp
al don,t know The Attorney Gen
oral declined to give mo instrnction,
as to who should draw the names, II,
saws il is strictly a judicial question
and that the Court must therefor,
daoida ~
uVo,r xard,ot ar, sha ,,av, lar, o,t