The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1885-01-11

ssnss ef tAs Totals $50 TviAsiasians - the
Coanissi~ner OF Jarors.

ssss ef The Totals $50 TviAslasisns - the
Ceanissi~ner OF Jsrors.
A vision OF female grace floated into the
Office OF George Caulneld. Commissioner Of
Jurors. the other day. Her chesk was aglow
with health and Redeemed by the bracing win
ter breeze. sho had. in fact. a remarkable
cheek, because she came with the expectation
OF getting her husband released from service
As Juror Such an attempt Is not unusual In
the ONCE Of the Commissioner OF Jurors and
1t 10 probably for the purpose Of resisting such
Establishments that Commissioners OF Jurors
are generally staid and sober citizens like Mr..
Caulfeld. His private Office Ia not. like those
OF some gentlemen. ornnmented with pictures
OF winsome females. naughty champagne
cards and the like. but is a considerable por-
trait gallery of city officials. conscQu entity OF
mon. Rood-looking to DO sure. but men.
OF course the prepossessing visitor did not go
to the private Office but stood at the outer desk
fenced of as 1t were. in fact. at the point where
the exempt bremen are kept. and where they
may be left alone In their glory to tell the tale
OF the old-tme fire laddes. which they have a
fondness for telling AS a part OF the excuse for
OF the Old fire iaddies are not regarded always
as q recreation in business hours when other
callers are waiting.
The young woman. who was a thing of
beauty and a 10y forever held 2 piece ct
Isfr% v, colt" s,1rad napsr IN her hand
first words on II wcre Take tho elevator"
These however. we're but 9 courteous warn
cessity for walking VI stairs. since the city
E,n,ys for steam elevator to take people uo.
enrolment notice" ard the burden of the
document was that tho person to whom ii was
Will the most propossessing Of srnt Us the
young woman held out the paper and said:
III ycp Please. my husband wishes to be
Il your husband I. liable to serve. he must
stner ray ms fine or get excused by the Court
over 70f' he inquired. wit duo sobriety.,
ON. no. said the lady. with Just the fainteht
addition Of bloom on her ruddy che-k.
sioner. Is he, worth s25J?' he continued
that sat OH the line figure OF ths visitor.
.nnE yes: he Is Torth more than that"
par!. Of the time bctwe.n Octob.r and June p
Yes We own house in Madison avenue:
but we go to Europe or to tho country in the
summer. and he never sot-s'
lives here betw-en Octob,r and June it is sum
cent to make him liable: it ia not necessary
tnHl he shall he assessed. or VOTE
But his partner is never summoned"
Does h. Inv. herc2'
No; he lives in Jersey City"
Well. the partner ~ not liable. but am free
TO say le ought to be-. There ars great many
Jerseymen who take advantage. OF New York
is ne Of them Your husband Is liable ~ 70
tIginan. srhoo teacher. or clerk on small
salary, or barber, IN undertaken. or news
paper man y
No; he is in mercantile business. and it
wn4ld he very inconvenlcnt for him to attend"
That VIII not exempt him. madam. III We
were 70 excuse al who would be inconven-
fenced thc courts would ba without Jurors most
Of ,ae time Il is the duty Of tn. citizen to be
APPEARS TO be Liable. Is he election officer,
"a lawyer. Il minister. physician. public official
seaman. pilot. engineer. dentist. druggist, or
Telegraph operator p
"..AN,ne Of those told you heis merchant
hen h.. IL liable. Is he unfit or incapabie?"
-, No; but could he not get excused ON account
"oh. yes. II he is sick. Has he any ailmpnt2"
We'll. he is able to be around. but think he
could not very well sit on the jury. He Is Of u
very nervous temperament; he cannot 81: any
whore long. II we go to church he sits in t.
back seat. where he can get ont quickly"
vince tina Court Of his inability. II he is able
To come here he must come in person. We pay
This is u saInpie OF the thousand and one
efforts efforts tnat are made to get excused from Jury
served with notices to act IA Jurymen every
,'nss are impossd. but with few OK GO otions the
in the last year reported was only 700. The
law permits remission Of fne in cases where
pr" hs Fl. sams sr
are plentiful A big case il filed wi tn tha doe
tors certificates in such instances. recent
lie has debility frequent nts papitaiion Of the heart
s.o1 q, d.,sns;. IND mars.d nsryou.
sb!e and painful sensations.
And yet the man who brought this certificate
vas IN A. anpearance well man. going about
cuses include alleged deafness. although when
tho bearers bring them they appear to hear
well enough. even when told IN n low voice that
they are excused. 1t becomes necessary to burn
n barrel OF such certificates every year or two
Aeommon excuse given il that the summoned
party IL Il travelling sh esfnan. out OF town most
OF the year In such cases the applicant is
TO be in town. Some OF the wicksi drummers
have been detected in giving Tho Commissioners
Information to- summon them at time when
been done so often that IL is deemed wise to
reverse the drummer's story.
Under the old law some of our wealthy citi-
ems 'labe 10 Jury duty Wer" porluttt.d to com
nut by paving 800 year. Nothing Of tho
Kind Is permitted now and one man WIS fined
500 tire" times in one year recently. When
j. 81 u day, the same ~ in III" United States
Courts. In the other courts the iees are trivial;
not scorn to look after this 81 u day.
som. time ago nuInher of prominent law
inent business men on juries and they sua-
Grst.d that good Jurors might be found BY scan
but the, result showed a very small percentages
OF members ~ the Exchanges who could be COM
baen wns s S ye h sW
jurors are the worry men who have the power TO
bring great lniiuenc. to boar TO get excused II
isa common thing for a man ewing u we'll
known liquor store to plead exemption from
Jury duty on the ground OF being an alien.
such men are often RStonished with the in
curry as to how they managed to get licenses.
since the law reQuires the holiero Of a license to
be- u citizsn. Then. In many cases. the sup
posed PROPRIETOR says that hs got his LIQUOR
icensc in the nams of his brother The reve-
latlons In such cases are often startling az
the difference between the value OF properly
as sworn to before the Tax Commissioners.
to at the insurance offices.
Among those who are com neilsd to serve rs
Jurors tho opinion is prevalent that they ought
To receiv. O fair price for thor time; that they
ars as much entitled 70 pay as any other public
oi1icsr-as the Judge of the court, the attend
ants, or CLERKS; thatit ia wrong to deny pay to
one part OF the court only. Tho Commiss Toner
Ia IA isniant as possible, and r.ira!ns IN far as
possible from summoDln. men who are de-
pendent upon daily labor for support. Bat
sons OF the excuses for exemption 20 to tho
very verge of perjury.