Los Angeles herald., 1892-09-13
QUALIFIED IN A LUMP.
HOW JUDGE SMITH ORGANIZES A
GRAND JURY.
Number Got OF on Excuses-Names
of Those Qualified = Ten Addi-
tional Names Ordered
Drawn.

Judge Smith, in department one OF
the superior court, made another at
tempt at impaneling grand jury yes
terday. and succeeded in getting only
fifteen able-bodied citizens out Of the
thirty drawn. When court convened
the grand jury matter was the first
thing taken up, and as Clerk Crane read
off the list, twenry-four men answered
to their names. They took their seats
inside the railing as the names were
called, and Judge Smith disposed OF
their qualifications in short order. He
Jumped the whole otand hurriedly put
the questions as to their residence in
the state and county, the appearance of
their names on the assessment roll, and
remarked that ii he heard no remarks
from the jurors he would consider them
all as qualified to serve as grand jurors.
No remarks we're made and the Jurors
were considered as fully qualified.
''We come now to the matter of ex-
cuses," "gravely said the judge. II hope
there will be very few who will ask to
be let off from this public duty"
As eoon as he bad finished, before he
had closed his remarks, in fact, about
seventeen of the twenty-four stepped
forth as one man and presented various
excuses. Eleven of these were allowed
to go. Those excused we're: Eek Super
visor Martin, who said ne was deputy
sheriff and did not want to inspect his
own work anyhow; w. A. Webber, w.
u. Masters of Pasadena, who is city
treasurer and school trustee; T. E.
Rowan, who is commissioner of the ex-
hibit at the Sacramento fair; Capt. A.
w. Barrett, who pleaded his position as
member of the board of managers of
soldiers homes; G. B. Adams, who
could not sit still, owing to sickness; f.
j. Vawter of Santa Monica, who ee-
capped by reason of his being member
of the city council of that city; w. H.
Forker,i notary public; Stephen HI.
Mott, business matters of Importance
Henry Giese, deafness T. HI. Stewart,
deputy auditor.
Those who were not excused were as
follows: w. s. Arnold city; George H.
Bixby, Long Beach; John Chancellor,
city; Samuel B. Caswell, city; j. r..
Dobbins, San Gabriel; Henry De Garmo,
city; A. E. Pomeroy, city; Samuel w.
Luitweiler, city; Thomas Meredith, city
d. o. Miltimore, Lamanda Park Edwin
| Munsey, city; VIM. IL. Russell, Whittier
Fred J. Teale, err, city; w. E. Wilson,
San Fernando.
About the time the list was made up,
George L. Arnold, the well known Re-
publican local politician, who was one
of the men drawn, and who came in
late, attempted to get excused. His
attempt did not seem very pronounced.
At any rate, the court gently but firmly
insisted on Mr.. Arnold making the fif-
teenth juror, and the latter smilingly
| submitted to the decree of fate.
! 1t was thought that probably the court
would consider that he would be obliged
to complete the panel by ordering a
special venire from the body of the
county. to be secured by the sheriff, but
his honor seemed to be leary of Sheriff
Gibson, and, taking the bull by the
horns, directed the clerk to draw ten
additional names from the grand Jury
box. 1t is understood that this was done
on the advice OF the district attorney
who held that it was perfectly proper
and legal to draw the names from the
box as long as there were any left. The
names were drawn, Clerk Crane this
time shaking up the box beforehand
vigorously.
The following were drawn, the venire
being returnable Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock: Horace Hitler, city; G. J,
Shepherd, city; Omri Bulls, Compton
James G.. Kays, city; HI. w. Magee,
Pasadena; Gale B. johnson, Alhambra
A. P. Hoffman, city; S. @. Dodge, city
Charles G. Mason, Downey; Oscar
Freeman, Pasadena. The jurors present
were then excused until Wednesday
| morning.