The morning call., 1891-07-22
JUDICIAL CAUTION.
The Slips in the Jury Box
Looked Suspicious.
Judge Wallace Did Not Like Their Appear
ance and Ord cred Them Rewritten.
Mr.. Blattner Explains.

Judge Wallace began yesterday the task
OF drawing Grand Jury. In drawing the
names from the box each one was examined
carefully by the Court as it was drawn. The
hrst slip taken from the box proved to be
that Of j. B. Fargo, 1910 O'Farrell street.
The second bore tie name of H. S. Croker,
Palace Hotel. This slip was examined by
Judge Wallace, who found it slightly torn,
and it appeared as If it could nave been
easily identified among a number of others.
"How did that happen?" asked the Court.
Il don't know" replied Clerk Groom.
II don't like that" returned Judge Wal
lace. ANY body could identify this paper
by the tear in it. The law requires all these
Slips to be uniform in size and outwardly
exactly alike"
THE JUDGE TAKES A HAND.
The Judge then left the bench. and
ordered all the slips dumped upon the
clerks desk, and for some time examined
each slip, some of which appeared erumpied
and slightly torn. He directed the clerk to
rewrite the name of III. 5. Croker on a uni
form Slip and return it to the box, also a
minute to3be entered noting the fact. Judge
Wallace took bunch of the slips which he
had selected from the box, and ordered the
following minute entered:
Then. II appear ing from an examination of the
Do1 that twelve other ballots not yet drawn there
from We're some OF them bent and cIuInplrd and
othefs not uniformly folded, and all of them Of
sueh character as made them net Uniform with
those remaining in the box, the clerk. now un-
der the direction of the Court, rewrites the
names OF each person contained In these ballots
upon proper ballot, uniform In appearance
win tile other ballots remaining in the box, and
returns Them to the box In the presence Of The
Court; and said Twelve ballots were substituted
as Aforesaid.
JUDGE MURPHY LOOKS ON.
The Judge reascended the bench and the
drawing proceeded. Among the crowd who
We're attracted by the episode was Judge
Murphy, aud the remainder of the drawing
was performed in his presence. The fol-
lowing names were selected, and an
order made that those whose names
were drawn appear in court on Tuesday
morning next: A. i. Hntaling. 17T6 Calf or
MIA Irving Graham, ZIG Vallejo; George ID.
Bliss, 1895 Pacific; w. H. Bovee, Pirasanton
Hotel; j. b. Crockett 2029 California; II. S.
Croker, Palace Hotel; John Landers, 1121
Bush; James b. Stets0n, 1901 Van Ness
avenue; Jacob Bergman, 1905 Cough; Will
lam Macondray, 1921 Sacramento; Godfrey
Fisher, S244 n'Earreil; John L. Bonestell.
1866 Sacramento; Ii. L. Hutchinson, Pleas
anton Hotel; Samuel W. Raveley. iiot Lar
kin; Charles A. Murdoch, 2424 Fillmore !;
James OBJ. Gum, 1888 Clay; II. H. Kohler,
1872 OFarrell; E. w. Newhall, 2200
broadway; A. Il. battlefront, llo5 Bus i;
William j. Bryan, Gil Polk; john A. Len
non, 1882 Jessie; Charles A. Beiden. 2004
Cough. Tho name of j. b. Fargo, which
was drawn before the examination OF the
slips, was allowed to stand.
THE COUNTY CLERK EXPLAINS.
On inquiry at the County Clerks office in
regard to the matter, it was stated that the
crumpling and tearing Of the slips was ell
tirely unintentional and had no significance
whatever. The slips were written on pre-
pared paper. uniform lengths being made
by means OF fine dotted lines. In separat-
Ing these it was easy to tear them. Again,
in the box, piling one on the other and
shaking them was sufficient to give them
crumpled appearance.