New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-15
TO LOOK INTO THE JURY SYSTEM.
ACTION TAKEN by THE BAR AssocTATIoN-ACS-
TEN c. Fox's REMARKs-F. L. wELLMANs
NAME NOT PRESENTED FOR


NAME NOT PREsENIfD FUN
MEMBERSHIP.
The Association Of the Bar Of the City OF New"
York he'd n stated meeting last night In the rooms
OF the association. No. West Twenty-nintn-s'
Joseph Larocque the president. presided and there
was n large attendance OF members. Routine pusi-
ness was transacted several memorials were rea"
and then the Committee on Admissions reported IN
favor OF the admission Of number or cand'hates
who were accepted Some comment was expressed
at the absence from the list OF candidates recon-
men1ed by the committee OF the name OF FRANCIS
L. Wellman who was understood to have been
candidate for admission. IL was known that some
opposition 10 Mr.. Welmans admission ha1 ue'e'-
oped but It could not he ascertained last nigh,
whether mis- name had been withdrawn or whether
he had been turned down by the Committee on
Admissions OF which Lewis L. Delaheld is chair
man and Sherman Evarts IL secretary Inc constr
tuition Of the association provides that no person
shall be admitted TO membership unless ne sha'i
have been recommended by this committee, and cam
didates against whom five votes are cast III tue
committee become ineligible.
The following were declared elected: william l.
A. Cranitch Robert Gibson. jr John W. Hutch'"-
son. IT, Charles Howard Strong Chase Meieh'
Leonard T.. Curtis Charles Fl. Crihen BenJamlh
F. Tracy. Lanceot Minor Berkeley. Henry A.
Robinson. Frank Barker Guy Van Amringe, John
Patterson Frederick W. Longfellow, Reginald II.
Arnold Theodore 7. Baylor. Robert Leslie Monett,
william j. Moran Edwin A. s Lewis. Robert L.
Beatty. Bella y. Eiser Selden Bacon. George Cog
gill Charles r. Rowland. Vernon NJ. Davis, Fred
erick W. Mattocks. Augustus y. Hand George
w Schurman. Herbert Seymour Barnes Henry
W Rudd and Arthur L. Sherer
Austen q. Fox offered the following resolution:
Resolved. That the Judiciary Committee OF this
association be requested to examine into ana re-
port at tho next meeting OF the association upon
the working OF the statutes touching me Jury syss
OF those who are upon the jury-is,. and the draw
| Ing OF panels therefrom
| In support Of this resolution Mr.. Fox spoke OF
the difficulty which had been experienced in OBJ
tanning n jury for the trial OF Inspector McLaugh-
lin. In seventeen working days. 3sl men were ex-
amined. OF which number ninety were disqualified
for lack OF intelligence ten were themselves law
| breakers. thrty-eight peremptorily chal-
enged l75 had formed an opinion. ffty-four we're
excused by the Court two discharged. and
twelve were finally found to serve
1T is time he said. that this association and
the press should do something impress upon men
OF intelligence not to endeavor to disquafy them
se,ves, but rather to qualify themselves as jury
men Mr. Fox spoke OF the employed by
men evale duty. During the examination OF
these 3Sl men, he said I'VE found cases OF real
ignorance. and then there men OF intelligence
who wrote themselves down as ignorant. simply to
escape the duty" The speaker said that neither
the law nor the courts were at fault. but that the
system Of obtaining jurors should be looked into.
by Mr. Fox were highly amusing Ferdinand Shack
moved TO amend the resolution by adding: And re-
port at such meeting whether anything further is
needed to preserve involate the rights Of ta,esmen
and jurors, Mr.. Fox accepted the amendment. and
said that he .woud accept any amendment which
would make the operation OF his resolution possible.
ARENAS r. Holmes spoke for the resolution. and
| said that the duties OF Jurors should be made less
obnoxious, and less onerous. and that II they
| ing in the community would be glad TO serve as
jurymen. Mr. Holiness remarks applaudei.
| The resolution was adopted and the meeting adj
journed