The morning call., 1891-07-23
WORTH NOTICING.

Very few of cur citizens realize that our
igries, grand and Ietty, have been tam
JeTrd with 10 q large extent in the past. We
have lten aware that certain men have
contr.ved 10 get their instruments into the
CLERK. Office, as we believed, for the spe-
Cial purpose of manipulating the jury-box.
A County Clerk may be honest, but if he
has one or more deputies who Will mark
ballots so that iurymen may be drawn to
suit 4 particular purpose, the public can
realize " hat will be the result. Pertinent
10 these remarks, the following report of
tie proceedings Of one Of our city courts
for Tuesday may be read a second time by
the public with profit:
Judge Wallace began yesterday the task OF
drawing Grand Jury. In drawing the names
ncm lie UO1 each one was examined carefully
by The Court as II was drawn. The first slip
taken from the box proved 10 be that of j. b.
Fargo, 1910 QFaIrel street. The second bore
the name Of H. 5. CIOcker Palace Hotel. This
slip WIS examined by Judge " allace, who
found il slightly tom, and il appeared as If II
could have been easily Identified among num-
Der of others.
sc How did that happen?" asked The Court.
don't know" replied Geek Groom.
" don't ike that" returned Judge Wallace.
Anybody could Identify this PAPER by the tear
In II. Tie law requires all these slips 10 be uni
lOi ID III siZr ana OUtNdlQil exactly alike
Tie Judge then left he bench, and ordered all
The slips dumped uron The clerks desk, and for
sCme lime examined each slip, some OF which ap-
peaied cTumpled and slightly torn. He directed
The CLERK 10 iewIite tie name of II. S. Croker
Oh a uniform slip and return II 10 The box; also
nlnuie to be entered noting the fact. Judge
Wallace took bunch Of The slips which he bad
sci ecu hon The box. ana ordered The following
minute entered:
Then. il appearing from an examination of the
box that Twelve other ballots not yet drawn
thereffom were some Of them bent ana crumped
and others not uniformly folded, and all Of Them
OF such character as made them not uniform
with those remaining in tile box, lhe clerk, now,
under The direction OF the Court, fewIiles the
names OF each lerson contained IN these ballots
upon pl Oper ballot, uniform IN appearance
with tile olhel ballots remaining in the box. and
returns them 10 the box IN the presence Of the
CUurl ana SAID twelve ballots were substituted
as aforesaid.
The Judge reascended the bench and the
drawing proceeded. Among the crowd who were
attracted by the episode was Judge Murphy,
and tie remainder OF tie drawing was performed
III his presence.
On inquiry at the County Clerks office in re-
gard 10 The matter, It was stated that the crump-
ling and tearing Of lhe slips was entirely unin-
territorial and bad no significance whatever. The
slips were written on prepared paper, uniform
lengths being made by means OF fine dotted
lines. In separating these II was easy to tear
Them. Again, II was claimed that The placing OF
the slips in the box piling one on The other and
shaking Them, was sufficient 10 give them a
crumpled appearance.
Some time ago a gentleman informed
persols connected with THE CALL office
that ia knew ballots had been doubled so
that certain names could be picked out of
the box by an expert in handling them, if
he SO desired. Judge Wallace is entitled to
the thanks of this community for what he
accomplished an Tuesday. The CALL is in
hopes, however, that some of the corrup-
tions which have heretofore been prscticed
about the City Hall NAV BIZ stopped.