New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-14

the two Jurors make affidavit that they
the records assert they did Joseph W.
Hartley, secretary OF the United States Illuminating
Company. at No. SO Liberty and Henry Hazelton the
wel-known piano manufacturer OF No. 81 University
place And satisfied from personal observation.
that this sort of wrong much oftener pcrperned in
some OF orr law courts than IL suspected II arises from
present system OF drawing panels OF jurors and In
selecting a jury for each case.
How can this wrong be thus frequently pcrrcrlci :
| may be asked. Readily enough When fanc IS drawn
by the Commissioner of Jurors the notices served 10y
the shcrns deputies They no, required 20 verify
their service hy n1ivt hy receipt from the person
drawn; the sherin anl his deI u.cs paid only Cor
such NOTICE, NJ they actually srr, tho del urs import MI
ne regularly served nut deputies hnd whcn they
nnahle 20 Juror who ,ray have been drawn
that there any number ~ hanreur about the tonft
House vino viii be Only 100 rad 20 serve iof the rny
witch iufDr frrrlves - unr. Undoubtedly trooi
ihis cass o professional ufymnn hrrh the lire' of
aissrs Iia7enn AMI Iiaiiler. anh eualeinri thr'r
irefr hsss rs e-luns imprisonment
TkeFe ls snstrf rpu,sH i,-b ur vish ,hr ehtfif is
rat Responsible p,ppr vspa hp a'eela iir 's'liit 80
hs deputies aHi iais 10 rursh ihe'n hpf"i'@s i'11
GeeHii hai HaH pHsssph h isi''s7 sH tfrr''"e 10
q eaFb a ihp ailn HsHf e e,. aiipi i"rh tha' 'ft'
taa osa the uaa lur hel ha Ia Summoned "a serve p"
] aJsl Nin pay tEe depgl 20 SO hiu substitute
The deputy iuehrs mo inuhl 0i tha ital
iun,l and gives az soils the notice o. d professional
juror Who proceeds to under the name oi ihe man
actually drawn Men easily cunprDmsa Win tAeir con-
sciences ia doing these They sec IA" direct injury
any individual such done IN The case OF these
young men
How far shrewd lawyer could uss sach evidence to
invalidate trial Of his client liter on which law
yers aud judges disagree. | am told that Recorder
Smyth having the facts In the ALLUDED 10 Is said To
have declared dat the presence Of Other men than those
drawn the Jury even when there under othef lhah
their own names would not invalidate the verdict
reached the prisoners in every asked before
the trial begins they satisfied with the jury Mr.
John Sparks clerk OF the General Sessions aud oyer and
Terminer Court said having the same case called 10
his attention that these substutiOns were the first he
head or and he iel that there was 10 guard
ins against such thing Jonn smith, for instance
answering in when the name OF some other man
was called and serving in his stead. 1t ought to Dee
guarded against in way There ought also 20 be
provision law by which g1nts i'll civil actions anu
the Dict Attorney ana the prisoners counsel in clin-
ual actions should draw each acting alternately tie
names OF the jurors from the box Neither the clerk OF
the court any other Indifferent ought to have
any control over important a matter 10 not believe
the professional Juror could exist It were not by the
consent the clerks OF who draw the names from
the boxes AT any rate the present system Isl careless
one. 1t oaers temptations and it leave,
tcans and prisoners III doubt a. to the fairness with
witch ures are drawn all Of which evils would he
rected by such chance in tie law or the custom a.
have suggested What Legislator or what lawyers III this
city Will take u the sub and reform these abuses Il
seems to me lived quite long enough in this city
under special jury system unlike that in other
eouuties drawn up by Mayor \. Oakley Hall AMI first
used u originally intended to be used, for the benefit
! OF the Ring thieves under Tweed.
TwGilurc sof the past week were surprising ~ wei az
unpleasant The Opdykes were considered as substall-
ll bankers who quietly wiadins up business IN
order to retire from active moneyinatins. The young
est OF the firm General Opdyke recently shot himself
clcntally lie distinguished himself az the battle o.
Franklin. and years after until the time o; his death
was eager to have that brief and bloody struggle as
signed its place of importance IN history Alfred Wlkn
son. of Syracuse, who has also gone the wall.
little inclined to politics to be entirely Success
iul "a a 1nancier He protcse In politics, OF
samuel J. Tldon, and devoted much time and some
I money to the sage's service
I net 1Ir Glider Editor of The century laga-pe. In
fine frenzy have just across the Brooklyn
Bridge ana beautiful sunset with the electric
lights dancing between Inc and natures display The
eject was beautiful though bizarre II the Bridge
thousand miles away in some unspproachable region
orkers would make plsrimages to such sun
sets"
mot William Dowd. president OF the Bank Of North
America the other day. had not seen him since the
night when the Republican city Con eniion made the
| bluuder Of nominating Louis J. Phillips Thomas
llrrphys oil partner in his real estate operations for
Mayor passing over Mr. Dowd because Thought ho
would not accept said to him: All, n You had only
said YOU would for Mayor Blanb would now bc Prcsl
dcut-clect" lie only answered We'll we'll" in tone
which indicated that n wa." too bad" That mistake
wa. one Of the several circumstances that affected SIR
| Bliincs canvass unfay0rablr.
WIS In tho office Of Thomas Goc-c, clerk Of the SUI
roror Court the other day when tho OF tho
state civil Service 'ommiasiou handed him comIii-
ucutury copy 81 the nrs report from that body. After
the uan had gone. Mr. loose resumed the conversation
ia which W. had been engaged relative 90 the latest
ported political combinations. and incidentally said. n
the hoaa ui departments who de- all tho mischief IN
tho cit, government while Il Is ~ clorka who do all the
bnanrss aud yol Ia spite or thcso eva service rrgnla-
uons when head OF department is wanted. We 20 To
the politicians 10 nud hin and pass the experienced
clerks by
~ ISIONISHED IRlSHNiN
II was half past in the evening. All ithc !
the uptown train the sixth Avenue Elevated
road occupied, most OF them by sprIce-looking
ce h. Who A.I their faces behind Tue evening papers aud
tried to make beic,o" they didn't know that any |
women standing up yOuns laly got In ut -Four
tcenth-st She was pretty, but it could he at a
glance that she moi OF the ptbic OF being
mashed" The young clerks shifted their paper, 20 get
a glance at her and hastily hid behind them again. She /
sraspel strap opposite "a shaggy headed. weather
SCARED freshman, whose kno,ty hands and soed clothes
showed that he OF the hard working OF toni.
Take this safe NAM" he said. rising ami walking
toward the end OF the car intending 10 brace himself
AGAINST door, Thank you. SIR. SAID the young lady
taxing the seat. It was MT perfunctory thank /