The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-11-08


Tn@ Eszgl1 szro- all sooz seeoz-s
thsng u tie pest Il fzs fEte1l1g@zt IL
sussss ~ - Pszzsyssaziz eszrt
sno41e b. fssaoxsa zszsrzay Il
rszrssr ezss in Paezshzrg rs sttov-
ssTs for sAs seeassz e1aIiszgad 2 5sgy-
xzr We zxka - ~neger rsz9 TIE ness-
r@z~rs. The esur1 szEezlHas. ne o1-
ssezsoz, s.1 So az eefznes tss Cd
maxln. xhe baggsr ire h5ockhsss lie
besser IRE ssrTm@a
Tbs 10 az q. 2ev1znt matter, ss'esas@
q - a rxxegSa8 u TIE Cd ezsxC-z g.
ogF1fzx 70 zAsc3 = zzzn so gsz1 = =
newzrazysr tie ce+sIls & ev1Es Ezs
~ tat fses EzEfte9 70 pass E2o1 t1s
responsibility fox s. TIA: z9gzoz
originated i the 1avz wks= Ee~spz-
prs we're gsTy scA-ce. and shsn they
wefs perhaps Iezx rsilzsse Tran tier
are now. nsws e0EEsoziy aeiag zecsEt-
&C AZ seooz1 or fAsrs hand. w1rh0st z1y
diseet invest gxtIez, ard as Akssy -
nos 70 - seeozpazsee - EDITORIAL es1-
efszssu1s
Il is ere step toward e5sTztlzg IRE
standard u ths juror Tie gsEy sys-
ien las t,@eozs Fsrs GiseogrsglEg b.
eanas. Notwithstanding The nznars8s Ct
PEARS through wkfeA : has beer main
ialEsa. i las not become TIE IDEAL IL
ssffGsioz Il p-otexses 20 - TIE sorTT
character d 3aries. k0EeTsr. Is nos
due 20 the fault II the eygtea. nor 20
opportunity 10 earn few dollars. bat
20 TIRE rsprehensibIs khirking q tgrT
6gty bT eiEizens xho. a. parties 20 .
sgiE. IzIszt t1s azfsriOrsry Ct gzrors.
bat themselves snzrzeIessly Grade doing
their share 81 az important dGtY. Men
who are q fair repzse in a community
would not seruBls 70 admit Yery read
iIy that they lad not Ozly read tAs
newspapers concerning q ease. bzr lad
fOrrned ar opirion IN order 20 escape
jury duty. Nov that q cozrt has d.
elzred thar uaE Is noE necessarily a
com pet@at 1aFcr because he does lot
read she newspapers. and because be
does not think. the Dsblle may hare
better service.
u is q mistake 20 suppose that TIE
legal profession fayorx . Jzry whose
intelligence Is oeiox the average IN
Mex York the Law requires that :
juror should 0e q fair character, Of ap-
proved integrity. Of sound JadgnenG
and eel informed. This Is a very good
description u the juror bat il doez Lot
zay whether The sheriff OF the judge Is
10 determine that point in making the
selection. IL New YORK city this is
Ensae a little absurd by exemptlng
from service any clergyman or minis
ter. pTactleing physician. surgeon or
surgeon dentist. licensed pharmacist,
professor CT teacher X college, aead-
emy or public school, editor. editorial
writer or reporter Of a daily newsp4-
per. any Federal. state. city Or county
osheer. active and honorably discharged
nllisi&mea, and active members Of the
Old guard, captains. engineers. pilots.
superintendent. conductor or engineer.
telegraph operators. licensed engineers.
hoEorabiy discharged fFenen znd
Others o. course. . juror could b. IL
telgggnt AID al good character wlth-
oat following either q these caIllngz.
but ths exemption Is continually added
10 b all who can secure *. and redac-
ing the number o. those qualified 70
serve.
Az examination Of the defects az
Srioutable 10 the system led Lesser 70
declare that they arose from four
causes. These are the faulty methods
followed ia the selection and asslgu-
u1ent - Jurors. The excess 10 which ex-
emptlon from jury duty Is carried. the
occasional lncapacity Of the Judge %
properly regulate The conduct q tie
trial and the prevalence OF TIE princl-
pie q unznimity. a the course Of AZ
article on jury Yer1lcts by a majority
vote. published iu The Forum in 1880. il
vas stated that Jurors sre much below
that standard @ intelligence which the
nature of many O.. Jae cases submitted
10 them seemed 10 require The rules
regarding competency for tary. service.
and especially those dlsgaalifying per-
sons who have formed or expressed AZ
opinion based upon Information other
than original evidence are. IN these
times ~ rapid dissemination q ness.
an absurd anachroEism-a disgrace 30
the civilization Of the country.
. wL Interest a vast number nf rec-t.