, 1880-03-26
JURORS AND FREEHOLDERS.
All the Lawyers Agree It Ought
to Be Law,
But Are Divided In Opinion as to Whether
Il Actually Is So.

Ion hs to tho sounlness or itnsoundnces Of tho
position tnkcn, It ,vat tho unanimous sentiment
Of tho better cinas OF Chicago lawyers TINT, II
tho decision wasn't sound lnw. It Ought 70 be.
The general principle was recognized. IN other
words tl1at II jurIes nrc henccforth to he lnade
up OF frccholdcra, there Will DO vastly less
danger Of corruption and bribery. for tho reason
TINT men who havo been and arc suspected Of
tnhing bribcs nro not Ut tho frccholdlng clast,
but belong to tho usual unsayory characters
who hing aru,,nd the courts and. having nothing,
arc for sale to tho highest bidder. Tho effect OF
tho decision, provided 1t were sustained. In root
ing ont this obnox ious cass and forever Destroy
inE their Occupation, was readily furesecn, and
tho sentiment OF tho local Lar WIS all ono way
TINT tho decision, ...
Ir If WASN'T uoop LAW, OUGHT TO he,
in tho intcrcsta Of public morality and the I'D.
minlstrntIon Of tusticu.. -
~ shoulll ho very glnd to X now that tho de-
cls[on WINS tho law" said Mr.. Charles Hitchcock,
OF tho lnw firm Of Hitchcock, Dupcc
Jut]nh, in the course of conversation
with Tn1nuaE rnpnrtcr. bocauac
IL would got rid Of class Of ,ncn who try oil OUR
cnscs and who have no sort Of interest In doing
justice. thought tho argument, a. reported.
wns q very admirable ono. It presented tho
roInt very distinctly"
"You hayo Unlimited a doubt rs to whether
tho decision ls El>nd law"
"lhe irst sccsinn uf tho Jury act provides
or before the tiino q iia mootinx IL sapterabet,
necessary for tho purposes OF lila act, make II
list Of sufficient number, not less thAu one.
Or ''i; p;rcoinct ~ III T The COUNTY, giving tho
placo Of residence Of each hume on tho Int, to
De known ~, "a tue lury.ls.... =. No%, @ that SECTION
a Lust on THE LEGAL yorEns.
1t contatns nor no provision Tint such legal voters
shall bc freehol1era, and l think tho common.
voter i eopesnt juTG Tho fseona sfston f;1
eh" WITH frn si,sI; lit II tn,Ini,pr Of pcrsnrs
Cnllni 10 1(O fpr each trial tern t}f tho Circuit
Courts, and IN The County al Gools vi fur each
na Of M Gq Hsr a NeTefa G'st y ba n @
proyisje1, s that tho ieval voters shall 10 FREQ
haltiers." .."@,
nf iluus Il pruyiios tl,at "a juror ehnIi Lo FREQ
iro, ali cgni exceptions anti TINT ti,Is Incn1,s
such eg% sno s MeTs sx taGsn % T. 4e the
TS1,. pe"e. ny w sat,te ut III IS IL i iorco in Illinois,
Tin nly opinion that Is u non scquitur. Tho
sae se'eaaio s'cSa tho css o s
prop6rtlonato number from tho residents ~pf
e9ch own p precinct sn shal tekc The sSs " 1S
jur!es: r + 'ld second, Of tho ago oi Il
years yeaFs oa; lhird In a'a Tho udss
ii thoir ,nt,irnl fnoultIos and not lniir1n de-
efep!i; aaa fourth. freo from al isEai II e1esp-
srs{sa sS ssH tSs Es: I'LL anrss a% 5 unas S q
se Ge n1,sone tt 1ao tlIsf IF ta frcc d so.
| tunti INV. ii wo could enforce tho provisions
Inst q.intetl. It would tc ali wc wnnt. If wo could
nhMrsetc1 aKH snsS .r4 sn snt n son @ inora.
tioi1. ap.l in ,lndcrstanding Of tho English Ian
s,,age, think wo could get proper 51rics With
"rriIGn you d. not regard tho decision ns cx-
actly sosli1i in iawY'
| ava WA ,,.,.r. ~ ,,r.-,a
| HAVE NO IDEA 1f IS.
sena Ass fsS Ssa Se'sF : e 'SessSpi
don't think It s. Tho whole aiiSuity nl'ont Mar
Iirat comes from tho faGt tnat tho to!nty ,,,sy
ncn Is ought to-ad frsn t!o tect taat tho
Judges os the courts do Mqt In: inslst t',at thcif
1f 5 Soss sa sfns 5os 'f fsy shss ] sS'Ss
to tov to ea0ons 1,av aa Dss bo II sy Gs s
nne uat v Ghn aoo ~ erfeStcn q, ~ T. dnot @ ,Sns
ysel under w. aes, ths5 It i ,Se II z
s!t,l,ly necaksary tnat ho shnll 10 n legal vn,or,
Il shs men wh, i!re seleoted ~ tho colnty lloard
xos t., i1,strct thoir IallitIs to 20 10 certni1,
nunrtcrn fnr tilolr t,trurr ind, nAtoild nf gum
ean n9% @ ss sy lSfd 5 'sorsY hS e n9 a4 aS4t q
@ tho 'sess @ som nj eIs Il liz cty t ' suino nc thof
|
jjtatitS Thn f1"t II thnf thn I,,,lucs teli thnir
maia Io 10 'nS' no St tls and ID sst ,try The
iiaiiiifs ~ nat Tho fiTst tncn thSy cN'l
rt.nch ana tfe t,rst men ti1ey oa,i reuch arc tGo
i,sm!,r.on 49,. ahat lin cu,trtsEmcu VIII, M, iucrc
for sorF.,pt nurNscs 9 @ wI,o @ ara bsouvt toro for
rn.rnnt n,1rnHsf.s. syhn N thnrt, KnOwiIlw tbat
,ha,, r. invit,. f.rt,cry md rnrrtfptj0n
II ;hn iiges % would 70 iii toir 1,nitls 10 70 out
,,, ~ H. ,n,, ,shn NO t H",.eTsn1. sbtHit
~ s,s - ti.o. ,rn,,I tl,nf, ot f7,nsu nnssugt.
~ Ha ee ~" sht 70, t4oas
a, .,, tiud Hs1;;'n1 nrn,t'd thn hM'Is mi ill.,
W. % = nSrfsHs .,rnvi ~ mn,, uiti,nI,f
~ Npinra XII ,i,nr" r. t,,S ,rirtcr ,nct
sy' n.4n reAt. ,.ynssinw Ser m,simna IN nncn
H. tho snr,nr aus = eot nf MAJ, vim cnit THIN"
ns yvsTs st,1 Mm Vim k1,ow nj nlnniI hmm md
~" M stc 49, nsh", ~ I'm f.s,,.rts
~ T. 'tsM tte ~ nI II il j,n'saui1,ia ne thirEs nro
TX ro ~ tn",Y ~ Tno f"t,t H. n,"inIv Win ihn
x t,at tnnx ;ont iii ,oir ,nii,,fs ~ nv ~,
1uugos 1 tns 1nGs t,n' ~. ,,ot t,nr ~
% f,, u'sI a nro,.tiM viii ,,rt,' ~.
i'p tt etu}i H. fra" fro1,, MI snst ~ n,
ine,l,tnat saa'l oo tree rum suo2 eoel o' "''
hHehces.
UT SEEMS TO Me- sAln GEN 3sT11.Es,
"without hayipg examined tho question very
carefully US yet, tlAt tho ground on which Jtll!gt