, 1888-05-11
DRAWN FROM THE BOX.
A List of Grand and Petit Jurors
for the May Term.
A Lady Included in the Select
Twenty Four.
The Part Women Played in this
County Years Ago.

With the knowledge that the publica-
ton of the jury list for the May term will
not greatly facilitate the work of the
officials upon whom falls the task of sum-
moning these citizens, the roll is present
ed to readers of THE LEADER this morn
ing.
The petit and grand jury panels usually
include forty male citizens. In this in
stance the list includes thirty-nine men
and one lady, Mrs. A. S. Abrams. of
Twentieth street, who, if competent for
jury service, will be afforded an opportuni-
ty to hear witnesses testify, attorneys ar
que and his honor rule. 1t is said that a
mistake in giving an initial has substitute
| ed the name of Mrs. Abrams for that of
her husband.
A skirted juror would be quite a novel
ty at this time, but not entirely an inno-
walton, as the wives, mothers and sisters
are eligible Jurors, but have of late years
been excused by common consent.
All old timers will r~ecollect the national
sensation created several years ago when a
number of ladies in one case assisted in
the weighing of evidence and performed
the other duties incumbent on a model
jurYman.
When Judge w. f. Lee was coroner of
Laramie county he on one occasion sum
moned six ladies' to aid in ascertaining the
causes which led to the death of a female
who had passed away under rather pecu-
liar circumstances. They investigated the
case thoroughly and returned a verdict in
proper form.
1t was Judge Lee who once, as coroner,
enlisted six colored citizens to view the re-
mains and fix upon the manner of the
demise of a deceased member of their
race.
The candidacy of a lady of this city for
the Office OF county clerk several years
ago was strongly endorsed in Cheyenne.
She was defeated by the voters of outside
precincts, many of whom believed the
naming of a woman for the office was a
joke.
All of these instances were widely COM
mented upon at the time and residents of
Eastern communities we're led to believe
that the women were owners in fee
simple of the entire West. This impress
sion has gradually worn away and nearly
everyone knows that the females simply
have equal rights in this section and are
respected as elsewhere.
EOlOw,p1 tha 1igfa N. A@o,oll,
drawn by County Clerk jeffrey, Sheriff
Sharpless and Judge Lee:
Grand jury-W. j. Garland, Pine
Bluffs; Jas. Moran, Moran; S. A. Cop
pinger, John +. Bailey, Newton Bond,
Erwin Clarke, T. J.. Swan, NJ. Marks,
Geo. Lyons, t. M. Pearson, II. B. Rice,
N. R. Davis, E. A. Slack, A. Adamsky,
G. w. Stanley and Percy S. Hoyt of
Cheyenne.
Petit jury-B. B. David, H. P. Hynds,
Edward L. Holloway, Jas. Ferris, J. S.
Thompson, W. A. Foster, W. w. Glea-
son, Jos. Cape, j. A. Longinotti, Walter
S. Hurlburt, j. D. Sargent, Mrs. A. S.
Abrams, j. w. Campbell, A. T. Peter
son, Jas. Dater and w. W. McNairn,
Cheyenne; w. H. Burbank, Lehigh Cur
tbs and H. G. Newcomb, Fort Laramie;
Walter s. Gardner, Phillips; Robt. Grant,
Jr., Bordeaux; Frank Bots, Iva; D. Il.
Brown, Goshen; Peter Goldsmith, Little
Bear.
Sheriff Sharpless requests that the resi-
dents of Cheyenne whose names arc given
above do not flee when he appears with a
summons.