The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-03-02
NOT SWORN IN.
Grand Jury Was Short
One Man.
Att'y-General Dubois Wants
Just % Members.
DEGREES Entered In Appellate Divi-
siOn--A Motion Denied.

This was one Of the days that the gen.
grand jury shall be in session for the
county of Providence, and a number OF
freemen came from different towns in the
State to begin services there on this morn
ing. The grand jury was not empanelled
today, however, though this Is the first
Monday in March for great many years
that the grand inquest of the county has
not begun its sessions.
BY law passed by the Generel AS
sembly the attorney general was given au-
thority to have % men on the grand jury
when he thought the exigency had arisen
for an increase from 15, the number that
has generally served upon II. Last Eecem-
Der Judge Wilbur increased the number of
members to 16 and about 40 years ago
there was grand jury that consisted Of
23 yeomen.
Some months ago Attorney General
Dubois asked the court to increase the
number of members OF The jury from 10
to %, but Judge Wilbur did not see tit to
do so. After the passage of the law re-
ferred to the attorney general decided to
have the jury that was to meet today con-
sist of 20 members aud he so informed
the court
This morning 2s jurors responded to
ster, clerk of the common pleas division
of the Supreme Court. BY some misunder-
standing there was but one juror ready
for service from the city of Moonsocket.
One of the members OF the jury, when
he had answered nearly all the questions
put to him, SAID he voted on personal
property but did not think he had ever
registered. This appeared a little sur
rising, but an investigation showed the
juror voted on his interest in property
owned by his wife. The gentleman re-
marked he took little interest in politics
and this seemed very probable. He was
declared qualified to serve.
Lilley B. Mowry of North Smithfield,
though qualified. was excused from SER
vice because of illness in his family.
Ray A. Rathbun, ex-high sheriff OF
Providence county, was one OF the gentle
men drawn TO serve on the jury, but as
he claimed his exemption a. a deputy col
lector OF internal revenue for the national
government he was excused from service.
Charles X. Place of Gloucester was ex-
cused because he had served on jury
within two years. Oscar B. Harrington
OF Foster and William III. Pendergast OF
Burrillyille were excused because they
had not paid their taxes on personal prop
erty.
The members that were accepted by
Attorney General Duobis were as follows:
George III. Burroughs and George r.
Woodsley OF Providence; John II. Church
of East Providence; James V. Dawley
and Michael Gallagher OF North Provi-
dence; Alanson Alexander of Crgnston;
George II. Knott and Frank Algeo OF
Johnston; James NJ. Staples OF North
Smithfielf; Charles III. Lawton and Pres
ton W. Kent OF Pawtucket; William j.
Hughes and Abraham Hobson Of Central
Falls; Louis Shorthand, Waiter r.. Gonld
OF LINCOLN; Elijah ID. whipple and David
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Woorsocket; Melvin WOOD OF Foster:
John O'Connor OF Burrillville and Charles
+. Pottor-of Gloucestor; William X. Page
of Scituate.
But this made only 21, or two short OF
the number the Attorney-General asked