Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-07
The Jury of Condemnation Accepted
and Sworn in.
JUDGE CARRIERS INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY
ORGANIZATIoN-MR. WILLARD ELECTED FORE
MAN-To BEGIN ACTIVE WORK TOMORROW.

AAN-IO bEG1N ACVlNE WORK TOMORROW.
The jury of seven summoned by Marshal VIII
son to assess damages to property owners in the
three squares on Capitol Hill which it is pro-
posed to condemn a site for the new Con-
gressional library building assembled at the
marshal's office at 10 o'clock this morning. The
jury is composed of Messrs. NJ. w. Beveridge
f. E. White, Samuel H. Walker, Henry A. Will
lard. w. NJ. Morrison, Dorsey Clagett and H. M
Dellinger. The marshal administered an oath
to them to answer correctly the interrogations
put to them, and then asked OF each Juror the
following questions which were answered salts
factorily.
1. Have you any interest in the proceeding?
2. Are you related to any party interested In
zen of the United States, resident Of the Dis
trlct OF Columbia, over twenty-one and under
siXty-nye years of age ever convicted of any
crime involving moral turpitude?
Alter this preceding the jury was conducted
by the marshal before Chief Justice Cartier, in
the Circuit Court room. They there filed Into
istered the following oath:
You and each of you do solemnly swear on
the Holy Evangely OF Almighty God, that you
will, without favor or Partially to any one, to
the best OF your judgment, decide what dam
age, II any, each owner OF land in squares 729,
$50 and 731 respectively, in this city, may sus-
tain by reason of said squares being taken by
the United States as Site for the library of
Congress, SO help you God.'
1NSIhUCTlNG THE
Chief Justice Cartier briefly instructed the
jurors as to their duties. He said that thew
should investigate the value of the property
with the light and understanding they might
obtain and the information they could gather.
He thought the jury could, under the statute,
take testimony to aid them in reaching a salts
factory valuation. In assessing the damase s
the jury must consider only the value OF proper
ty and improvements, leaving collateral in.
1uries to be determined In another way. They
must decide as TO values through the instrll-
mentality of their own observation and judg-
ment They must work together, and when
ever one is absent the jury should adjourn until
all could be present. Thecourt would be pleased
to advise the jury at any time. It was expected
that the work would be done and the jury must
set early and late until they had performed
the duty for which they had been selected.
The jury then retired to one of the rooms at
tached to the marshaPs office for consultation
During the proceedings in court, there were
present Messrs. Ordway, Lincoln, McMenanin,
squares In question or representing owners.
THE JURY HELD A BRIEF SESSION
In the marshaps office, and elected Mr.. Willard
foreman and Mr.. Walker secretary Some of
the property owners present questioned the
legality of the proposed proceeding, but the
jurymen stated that they had nothing to DO
with that. The jury will meet at II O'Clock
tomorrow in the old Circuit Court room. which
will be turned over to their use. Tomorrow
they will obtain and examine the plats and
rules to govern the jury. 1t will probably be
several days before they will go upon the
ground and inspect the property. Then they
will, in charge OF the marshal or his DEPUTY
A member OF the jury said to STAR re-
porter that until they had decided upon the
ngures on their own observation, their pro-
ceedings would probably be private, as to hold
public sessions would only delay the work.
Alter that they would probably hear what the
property owners or their representatives had