The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-04-15
HOW THEY GET THE JURORS.
A sPECTlLIsT ON DELIN0UEErs TELLS
SOMETHING AMOUR 1BEM

SOMETHING fBOUT 1HEh
ce.t 90 Dsiinqp.uey-Ereuses sss Hevv Thsy
Ats etues-sow~ nistirsuirhes nsiis-
speuts-Eethoes - othsr cities.
Thomas y. Rush IL q specialist on delinquent
Jurors His of1cisl title IL Assistant TO the
Counsel OF the Corporation, but his actual duty
consists largely in making DELINQUENT jurors
scrry. Every order issued by Judge on the
application Of the City Commissioners Of Ju-
rors requiring a DELINQUENT Juror to show
cause why "a fine OF $50 or 500 should not be
collected against him. starts on with the
words: On reading the sfiidavIt OF Thomas
r. Rush. and on motion Of William n. CLARK.
Counsel 10 the Corporation" Mr.. Rush has to
make 5000 Of these afldavits rear. When
the unhappy recipient OF such an order gets to
court with his excuses he finds the same Rush
waiting to cross-examins him. confuse him.
make him ridiculous. and II possible saddle
him with the obnoxious fine after ALL SO far
IL this from making him unpopular. Mr.. Rush
is much sought after. To Bun man he said;
Il ind DELINQUENT jurors waiting for me
when get TO the oflce at 10 In the morning.
They come in all DIR. and don't get away till
@ o'clock at night They follow me to the
restaurant where I 20 for my lunch. they bob
MP Unexpectedly in the street cars By which
20 from the oflce to my house. and often
ind one or more OF them in my p.rior waiting
for my return In tho evening. don't get any
Saturday half holiday. I don't always escape
on sundsya
Some curious excuses are given oc-
easionally By delinquent jurors. The great
majority say they never received the original
Jury notices. This plea may often be Just
one. Ny experience in this ofllce has con-
WINGED me that most men change their resi-
debcs at least once year. The of1cer en-
ploysd b. the sheriff to delvs, the jury notice,
DO anything. simo.t to to- avoid becoming Jurors.
.a1 49, tha, ,ha ;nror n.. roxsd .wax n ne ~
does not know but that the man telling him
tns notice The law does not reouir. a p.r.
sonsl service. and II he can, swear that he left
the notice with member of the family or any
Juror. whether at his house or hi. place Of
on. Su'iSrs that s sume,sns But S, mes
inc omcer ssnreWoness oVerreaenes MIN the
rS. ssoS W., n. :. OSt
selected We trpst the mails The no.tmsn
generally Knows ' who're tn. juror has sT mopsd
s :1d It snS Gss'r reaches him when the notice
they ar. on on the road their wives oman their
notice but WSen they 30 get tse Srdep TO a show
cause the proposed fine frirhtens them. and
mep SeeenT me- :. 70 ndvIss them IN Wsat ea So"
Mr. Hush then got out his books to show
what the latest s,stistics on dslinauent Jurors
William u. Williams, George q. KlopstocE. and
SeeaSs. Ike Sssn ne s w I"
or places OF Business from which the Jurors
ins john 4. M cQuillsn and seiismsn HeiIb ss
were excused on account of sickness
Before SSdg CSl EswesIgsr on March ~
deputy tax com miesioner. exempted by law.
William j. ArkeIl publisher OF JUDGE, was ex.
Montgomery county, and Albert JanicEe was
lei on because he showed that his business
pslisd to serve. A '-'' ~ "A' CUM
Each Justice has to hear the excuses OF
sss Of bis
SSni tx S.I Sf The sSess and such
sions and convicted julius Einstein Of having
J. UlImann. He asked permission to CUES.
asked EIpstein whether his once was
not up stairs at such an address
Gn.seis painted p ono one 'S snS some otbes
name. which 1 now forget painted on the
Then, said uIimann' pointing at Einstein. 7
identity that man as the an served with the
notice and he further described the office the
man and the circumstances SO exactly to
Judge MARITIME that the fine was not RENTED.
and Einste had to pay"
One DAY a man came into Mr., Rush's of1ce
wearing q red nannel shirt and carrying 4 pair
OF ice torgs In his hand. He was In the en-
ploy OF an ica dealer int when his name first
went into the Jury Hat he had been q prosper
pps liquor dealer. His descent had been rapid.
He was excused becau se he did NOT own $3.50
worth OF property. Men over 40 years Of age
are exempt and q good many remarkably
youthful. looking juroru swear they are 40 and
get on. A few months ago a lawyer nppsared
and got a Juror excused because no was at
that time confined In private insane asylum.
Clergymen are exempt. and Mr.. Rush says a |
eolors1 man who runs an eating house in the
Tenderioin swore he was also . clergyman
and got excused while ago.
Others who are exempt by law are physI- |
einns, lawyers. teachers. editors and report |
era. holders OF national State, county, or |
city offices, Consuls OF foraign countries en- |
ployees on vessels or railroads, Grand and |
jurors. members OF the Old Guard |