Daily Republican., 1882-05-23
4 ROMANCE OF THE JURY nox.

4 ROMANCE OF THE JURY BOx
How . Juror was smitson by
Pretty and Interesting Youn,
Lady.
Thel Baltimore Sun of Monda,
says: The motion for new trial Ii
the. Johns will case was argued Saturda,
In the Court Of Common Pleas, and tes
timony of an unusually entertaining
character was brought out. The prin
cipal ground on which the new trial Il
asked for was that one of the Jurors
Mr. Bareds Turner, young gentleman
bis 18th year, and member Of the
Corn and Flour exchange, who testified
that be "speculates q little when a
favorable opportunity presents ITSELF
was influenced In giving the verdict
which sets aside the will by the speak.
ing glances and sweet smiles of a
young lady. Ifthe verdict is sustained
the parents of the young lady, DR.. John
j. Caldwell and Mrs. Caldwell, whose
residence is on North Fulton street,
will be amongst the heirs and bene.
fctaries of the estate, which Is estima-
ted at between seventy thousand ard
eighty thousand dollars. The testator,
John Tolly Johns, of Baltimore county,
made wills at different periods, the
last, the one in controversy, giving the
bulk of the estate to John Johns and II.
V. ID. Johns. to the exclusion of other
relatives. A great deal of evidence Of
eccentric or insane behavior was given
on the trial, of thirty-seven days dura-
t1on, and the jury found he was not
mentally competent to make the will.
1t Is contended that two of the jurors,
Mr.. Turner being one, were incompe.
tent to sit by reason Of being under the
minimum of jury age, 25 years. On
the other side it was claimed that this
objection does not vitiate the verdict,
though 1t would, If made in time, have
excluded them from the jury.
The other grounds ON which great
stress was laid were the effects of the
young lady's presence on the young
Juryman, the magnetism OF bright eyes
and the witchery of beauty.
The testimony Of Mr.. E. H. Gaus was
to the effect that he saw a Juror, whose
name he did not know, and q young
lady who seemed desirous of attracting
the attention of the juror, and he in re.
sponse gave her looks of recognition.
These interchanges Of glances contin.
ued daily while the witness was pres
ent. AS the jury left the court room
this Juror would look back at her, and
she would return the glance very smil.
ingly.
Mr. Turner, the Juror, in his testimo.
ny, said that all good. looking women
impressed him indelibly. The two
ladies, Miss Caldwell ard Miss Edith
Jones, especially impressed him during
tho trial. Having position in the
courtroom in front of the jury, the eyes
OF the Juror and the young lady often
met He considered this repeated ex-
change Of glances equivalent to bowling
and meeting Miss Caldwell on North
Charles street during the fashionable
hours of promenade, be bowed to her.
Shortly after he met her at the Dime
Museum and engaged in conversation,
and again at the West End Skating
Rink. At each meeting the acquaint. s
ance was improved. He also went q
with Miss Caldwell and his sister to
see Jumbo. While there he gave Miss
Caldwell some peanuts. He had never 9
given her anything else or sent her !
bouquets. His acquaintance with her
began on the twenty-fifth day of the
rial, and it was during the argument {
hat they began to converse when they \
net. His mind was then pretty well
made up, and no word about the trial
vas spoken to him by the young lady.
After the trial he was thanked by k
DR.. Caldwell, whom he met on the n
treet, and invited to his house. He
,islted the young lady at home, and
he came to his fathers house, where =,
10 lived, No. 270 East Fayette street .
o visit his sister, quite an intimacy
lavlng sprung up between the ladies'. q
ie denied very emphatically having o.
aid to Mr.. August Comrades, a fellow
uror, during the recess of the court, +,
My God, you would not find YER h
let against such pretty woman as a,
hat" or if he did say 80 it was in "
9ferenCe to Mrs. H. V. d. Johns,
'hom many persons admired. Two
ther jurors made afiidavits that Mr., 10
urner did use such an expression, N
ut that he evidently did speak very jo-
osely. to
After all the other evidence had been A
ken, Mr.. Sylvester G. Tormey, anoth- -
juror made deposition that Turner T
lid to him one day, as they came out i
court together, 81 wonder what III
lance fellow would stand i: he gave
verdict in her favor"
Colonel Marshall who argued for a ]
w trial, said here we have young tio
an under % and young lady of II, p.
prepossessing appearance, and he sup. J.
'sed no exception would be taken to 40,
8 saying that, whose communion W
ust have been delightful beyond any m.
ing one who had passed the mini !
um age of a juror could imagine. 9.l
These tokens of recognition PASSING I
tween Juror and the young lady Z
nile the case in which she was inter- s0l
ted was going ON must have had 4
cir influence. II
1t was the operation of an influence y
ore potent than any which can affect q
potent than bribe of a n
,ney. When after the trial the n
ung lady's father thanks the juror m.
d invites him to his house to meet
r, is 1t going little too far to say
It here then was his prom ised re- x x
rd. NV
u tr;ai sa;a .ba ,o"n, % "nT Sppusoo Sn1 Gl7
ew while the trial was going on of OK os
this eye meeting eye, there tele- n
'phic signals, and they saw nothing fsrr
it then to object to. They had full T,
ormation of what passed between upol
two. Other lawyers who sat near, FRI
one of whom had apparently moth
else to do, watched this intercourse -