The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-03-12
HE FLUNG IT BACK
DOCTOR EINICK DECLINES THE
HONOR WITH THANKS.
He was Appointed Jury Commissioner by
Began--He was Doeged All Day Long
by Candidates for Jurors Who Told Him
Tales of Woe--He was Too Good Natured
to See Humanity Suffering FOR job and
Refuse It--Hfs Troubles Now OVERHEAD
Large Number of Applicants.

1t will be remembered that the Eagle
a few weeks ago chronicled the I'M
portant item of news that Governor
Morrill, gave Wichita an appointment.
Dr. VIII A Minick was made jury
commissioner, an office which students
of the blue book say is worth nine dol
lars a year. With base ingratitude
the doctor flung back the appointment
yesterday. There is some public mis-
understanding as to why the doctor
declined the honor conferred on him.
Some allege that he deemed il too
small for the Peerless Princess, while
others say that pressure of business
prevented him from accepting it.
To ascertain the facts and that there
might be no misunderstanding, a re-
porter for the Eagle called at the doc
tors office and found him giving some
sound advice to an old gentleman as 10
how he could live and enjoy life forty
or fifty years longer. The doctor is al
ways affabIe but when the reporter
called him into his private room, in
dicating what was wanted, he looked
serious and troubled. He was asked
why he declined. There are moments
in the life of every man when he feels
like understanding himself to a sympa-
thetic fellow creature and the doctors
moment for such soothing event was
at hand 81 declare, I never saw any
thing like it, said the doctor as he told
his tale of woe to the reporter. Since
| received that appointment l have not
had a moment of peace or rest If /
stay in my office it is besieged all day
with men who want to be put on the
jury, and if | go out upon the streets
three or four men are always a my
heels Even the Sanctity of my home
affords no protection. Wherever / turn
l am plucked by the sleeve, taken
around the corner and solicited by
some man to put him on the jury.
isn't il against the law for man
to seek to be put on the jury?
''Of course it is. T tell them so and
they get mad, saying it is an excuse
for me to refuse their request. l tell
you | am too good natured to be in a
position of that kind. l don't like to
look man square in the face and re-
fuse him anything. but at the same
time / do not want to be party to
violating the spirit of the law. I have
studied the whole matter and the only
escape for me from performing an I'M
pleasant duty was to resign and l did
it,
What do they say? How do they
approach your
Approach me? What do they say?
Well, they approach me meekly enough.
tell me that they have worked hard for
the party, that they are busted and
need the money, Many Of them have
told me pitiable stories and ] declare
to you I felt sorry for them. The only
result to me, # L accepted the place,
would he that Iwould make enemies.
and did not want to do that
From what the dactor said he must
have had between $50 and 200 appli-
cations for jurors. He says the major
ity of them are good, straight men and
could be relied on to return an honest
verdict. but he could not consent to
violate the law by selecting them or af-
ford to make enemies by not doing it.