The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1889-04-10
TRIAL OF JURlES.

in which jurors are worried in our
courts one would think it should be
called, "rrial of juries. y"
Let us see how the business is
conducted. Last November term at
Waimea, the clerk summoned half
of the male population of Kohala
and Hamakua, to attend as jurors.
Now, Sam Slick lives over in that
part of the country. He is the most
retiring of plantation men, and
blesses heaven that no one meddles
with his name. Misguided Sam.
Why, it was only few days ago in
little room of the court house that
the clerk and judge especially pom
dered over that name as it was fish
ed from the box for the jury panel.
Sam, says the sheriff, is just the
man for juries. Has broad human
tiles; plenty of patience; is uncom-
monty meek. Yes, chips in the little
deputy, he stands to bullying as a
cockroach to Costar's powder. AL
ways goes with the Judges charge,
and never has fixed opinion. SO
Sans name is entered on the jury
panel.
The second week of court Sam
presents himself with the haole jury.
Say murder case is to be tried.
Now commences the fun. Sam
Slick, cries the clerk. Here-hut
my name is. Step this way,
cries the Judge Hurry up, cries
the makai. Silence, roars the deputy
as if he were the very avant courier
of fame blowing the trumpet at the
name of Slick. Is your name Sam
Slick? asks the clerk. No, sir, my
name is. Stand aside, says the
deputy, don't yer know better than
to come up when another name is
called? Take tumble to yerself
and git. But. Come, wikiwiki,
git out of here, says another fat ka-
naka official, severely.
And Sam Slick retires, feeling
e very angry as the crowd of kanakas
| litter. Here young attorney, am
f bilious to distinguish himself, rises
IN the body of the bar and says,
may it please the Court, have nc
doubt the person called is the person
/. meant. / know him we'll. Will the
4 clerk please to see if the origina
panel has an 80" instead of an 81. u
o The panel being more closely ex.
amined displacement of vowel i:
ascertained. The clerk cries, oh
S and the deputy echoes it, by the
way of making the letter emphatic
Aud again the juryman stands q
the bar, as ifhe were the murderer
and looking very re in the gill'
like the salmon he no doubt had fol
breakfast.
Why didn't you explain? says th'
n judge in tone meant to be mild
}. But before Sam has time to shov
how he has been misjudged, tn,
wheels of justice are buzzing abou
u him. He is sworn to answer ques
: tions. He learns that he, juryman
3 is on trial, and his head swells. Ha
q he formed an opinion as to whethe
~ Joe Marsden struck William Patter
. son? He thinks not. Barriste
= Criterion wants no thinks" III
I'd is entitled to knowledge. Well, Sar
s. has none. Whereof, the judg
.l makes notes. Does he know tn
prisoner? Sam says, no. Has h
~ read of the case? Sam blesse
IS heaven for newspapers and says h
s, has. Did the case make an impres
e. sion? Sam says it has. And ha
r it left prejudice? None. Sam is
i fair man and will not judge hastily
So the two lawyers put thei
a. heads together and crticise Sam
or One has heard he is timid man
re The other thinks he has too large
I. bump of destructiveness. On
!, doubts his veracity, and thinks hin
" hungering after jury duty, and tn
l. colloquy that is conducted in
p whisper and with sage mods, to tn
At infinite delight of the kanaka aud
d ence, results in Sam being told tina
Ia he is challenged peremptoriy. An
he accordingly retires for simila
l. scene to ensue to dozen others
each of them thinking as he is chal
lenged that the choice of weapon
d should be with him.
,e That Juryman was not far out o
~ the way who sent out for pistol
y when he was informed that shortl,
A. he would be challenged for cause b,
"a counsel. Nor did the audience snick
a. er because feeling that the Tim
1t might come when pistols and per
wi emptory challenge would go togethe
i'll court room.
~ sam has been tried: Sam ha
q been convicted of being a fair
er honest, candid man; reader O
he newspapers; and possessing to
n much respectability for a juryman
~ Sam has told us all about il. Nc
Is that he is sorry at the result, for th
ch trial would have been a bore.
ey But then, has not justice los
q something by the operation? Justie
- thinks so as she winks from undt
v her bandage at the little rooster WI
at took the place that should have bee