Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1895-11-28


Alexander, L. NJ, Town Of Port Edwards.
Bowden, w. H., Town of Remington.
Brown, Geo W., First Ward of Pittsville
Baker, F, c., Fourth Ward of Marshfeld
Cochran J. W., First Ward of Centralia.
Coon, D. r., Village Of AuburnGale
Cady, Frank A., Second Ward Of Marshheld.
Ever, l. l.. Town Of Richfeld.
HarteI, Fred Town of Rock.
Huer, Chas., Second Ward of Pttsve.
Hles James, Town of Wood
Jones, Fred, Town of Auburndale.
Juno, John, Sixth Ward of Marshfeld.
Kopf John, Town Of Mladore.
Kalshed, H., First Ward of Marshfeld
Korth, August, Town of Marshheld
Mullen Peter, Town of Saratoga
NASH l. NJ, Second Ward of Centralia
Phillips, F., Town of Rudolph
Sampson, H. A., Second Ward Of Grand Rapids.
Schnable, John, Third Ward Of Centralia
Smith, Geo. H., Town of Sherry
Seares, Jacob, Town Of Seneca.
Scheynock, Frank Town of Sigel.
Upham, F. R, Third Ward Of Marshfeld.
Vedder c. s.. Fifth Ward of Marshfeld.
Williams, Geo L. Third Ward of Grand Rapids.
Wheelan, Edward, Fourth Ward Grand Rapids
Wood, {. H., Town Of Grand Rapids.
ABSENT.
Christensen, P N, Town of Lincoln
Hooper, VIM. Village of Nekoosa.
Wood, M. b., Third Ward of Pttsve.
Geo L. Williams read the following commuri-
cation from Judge Chas NJ. Webb:
GRAND RAPIDS, Wis, Nov. H. 1895.
Hon. GEO. WILLIAMS,
Grand Rapids, Wisconsin,
DEAR SIR have at least twice, | think, with
III the past three years called the attention of the
county board to the Importance of exercis-
ing greater IN the selection of jurors-or
rather list of names from which jurors are to be
selected. Little Improvement, if any, has been
manifest from the results obtained.
A printed circular addressed to the board two
three years ago upon this subject, Ga copy of
which enclose) refers to the statutes which define
and prescribe the duties of the board, and the
qualifications of jurors SO far the statutes deal
expressly with the sublect-except that legislation
of 1895, (Chapter 126, Laws 1895, J. renders still
more imperative the duty of the board, to that
none but competent persons shall be selected for
jurors III the first instance. | would respectfully
suggest and urge YOU, the county board, to give
this sub ect sufficient attention to secure list of
names for the coming year, from which jurors are
TO be drawn, that is made up wholly of those who
not only legally competent, but actually com
potent for, and liable to, jury service. Notwith-
standing the fact that attention has been pre-
vlouslv called to the statutes which prescribes
who are exempt from service, as well as those who
are liable have been called upon at each of the
terms tor the last two years. to excuse persons
from service, because they members of fire
company; because they are engineers OF manufac-
turing establishments; because they were over
sixty years old; etc, etc. Such names should not
80 into the list at all, and would not, if the board
would perform their duty iii making the list and
under existing laws, when such men are excused,
their places to be filled BY others drawn from
the same list, perhaps equally entitled to excuse
and the court at expense of S125.OO to $4,000
day to the county-to say nothing of the cost to
sutors and others-n1st wait until jurors even
if but one or two are needed, can be summoned
from distant part parts of the county. The
committee of the board having this subject in
charge should have upon 1t at least one lawyer,
who can readily refer to the statutes Upon the
subject, and who will insist that they be observed
in making up the jury list; and the committee
should be careful to know when a name is APP
proved, not only that it's owner is qualified to
serve, but that he is liable to serve, and that in
addition to his legal qualifications he possesses
sufficient knowledge of English to understand
what is said i'll his hearing, and sufficient know-
edge to know what is meant thereby. The time
thus spent BY the board and its committee, in the
selection of proper jury list, will be many times
repaid to the public in a saving OF delays to the
court, which invariably results from the drawing
of jurors, who either positively disqualified or
entitled to exemption from such services
| would also respectfully call attention to, and
renew the recommendations Xpressedin the printed
circular referred to- to compulsory labor by pris-
oners sentenced to county jail.
Very respectfully,
CHARLES NJ. WEBB,
Circuit Judge.
William Hooper comes IN
Geo L. Williams then introduced the following
resolution:
REsoLvED:-That the chairman of the board
be, and he is hereby authorized to appoint four
additional members members of the committee