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4 RiddIe.--Is it Accident Or Sleight
Of Hand?

That tho reader may know something more
Of the manner prescribed by law for drawing
The 1uries, we quote from the law, Us follows:
"All jurors shall be selected by drawing bal
lots from the jury box, and the persons whose
names nrc borne on the ballots so drawn shall
no returned to serve rs jurors. .
uVhen Jurors are to be drawn, the Board oi
Jury Commissioners srali aItenu az tic 1inoS nros
,f Inc Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas
within and for that county, and, IN the pres,
nee of the Clerk of the Court anu the Sheriil
IF thecouuty, shall shake up the names IN tne
inrv hoN until they are well mixed, ana INV
ING unlocked said box, the Board OF Jury
'ofn missioners In the presence OF the clerk
Of the Court and the Sheriff OIL inc counIs
shall proceed to draw thereirom, Wlthoul See
jnr the names written thereon, a hummer Oh
ballots equal to the number OF jurors re'
luircd.'
That the people may know the LOCALITY VI
The ,urvmen drawn for this Court under this
law we reproduce the list:
GRAND JURY.
Frazier, w. H., lst township.
Cobb, c. A.. End township:
Connor, g: ", Srd township
Iatimer, J. R.. 4th township:
Galloway r. S., 5th township.
Cochran, S. W., 9th township,
Morton. Thos. W., 7th township
Pucket, ]. W., 9th township.
Lyon, John. 10th township.
Vfsanska, G. A., 11th township.
Milford, G. Watt. 18th township.
Baker, Theophilus, 18th township.
Speed, G. W., 14th township.
Martin, ]. s., 18th township.
Harmon, ]. D., 10th township.
PETIT JURY.
Richardson. w, s., lst township.
Sheppard, E. Y, 1st township.
Rice, w. G., Jr., 2nd township.
Leavell, ]. r: End township.
Cochran, J. N, srd township.
smith, Robert, 3rd township.
Brown, w. c., 3rd township.
oulla; J: H., Srd toy township, ,n;b npa,,n
Mattison, w. r., 4th township.
Cochran. Jno. NJ. 9th township.
Kay, N. W., 9th township.
Nickles, G. Newton, 5th township.
Robinson, A. B., 9th township.
Robinson, Benton s.. 9th township.
Radcliffe, w. F.. 9Th township.
Lomax, j. F., 9TH township.
Foster, ]. c., 7th township:
Lake, Joseph, Sth township.
Brooks, s. P. Stb township.
Brown, John. 10th township.
Burns, W. H. llth township.
Bacon, Berry, col, llth toWeshlp.
Hill, r. E., 1lth township.
Davis, Robt. r., 18th township,
McCaila, Isaac H., 18th township.
Burditt, e., F., 18th township.
Clinkscales Jas. F., Ath township.
Speed, w. T., l4th township.
McCaslan, P. H., 18th township.
Kay, b. c., 18th township.
Watson, J. H., 18th township.
Boughman, Henry, 10th township,
Callahan, Green, Jr, COL, 10th township.
Here is the law, and here Is the jury. II
any man can tell how the Board Of Jury Com
missioners could, under this law, draw the ju-
rors so evenly from the different townships
we will be glad to hear from him.
We venture to assert, without the least fear
Of contradiction, that there is not sleight OF
hand performer on the face Of the earth that
can draw eighteen names from box Of five
hundred names that will be so evenly divided
among the townships.
What shall we say of the petit jury? Does
the reader believe that any member OF That
Board could draw such jury in the presence
Of witnesses9
Did anybody ever notice how often some
men are drawn, and that others equally rs
good, have never been drawn at all? Does 1t
look like we ad any professional jurors?