The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-07-19
DIDN'T WANT TO SERVE
Some Excuses That Relieved Men
of Jury Duty.
REASONS AND BAD
A Brewer Was Afraid His Beer Would
Sour and q Baker That His Bread
spoil-others Hard of Hearing
The List OF Accepted.

Judge Clancy yesterday morning i'm
paneied a new trial jury. Sixty-seven
men had been summoned. but for vari-
Gus reasons 81 Of them were excused. r..
Koenne, Louis Liennemann, D.. Hight,
II. j. Blume and w. s. Tucker were ex-
cused because they could not leave their
private business. Mathew Henry, an
old man, said his hearing was defective.
And a hundred years old. too?" said
the judge.
mo, only SIS" replied Henry, and he
was excused.
Henry Muntzer. a brewer, aid he
could not leave his business to serve on
the jury.
What's the matter" asked the Judge.
ARE you afraid your beer will sour"
Yes. the beer will get sour" said
Muntzer.
Il gueee that's a good U.S., said
the judge.
Adolph Blair. a carpenter, said he had
just obtained employment after a long
spell of idleness and that IL ne were
compelled to serve on the jury he would
have to give up his contracts and would
suffer great loss. His excuse was ac-
cepted.
William Bush, a baker, said he
couldn't cav his business.
Here is a baker" SAT- the judge.
who say a great many people are
hungry and are waiting for his bread.
and we'll have to excuse m
George Richards VAS let Of on &C
count of deafness. and Thomas Stack.
Evan williams and Henry Martin be-
cause OF sickness in their families.
"Ive been sick for six months said
j. Arguson. "and | want to be ex-
cused."
You look well for a man who has
been sick for six months" said the
Judge.
Yes, but / can't understand En-
glish.' replied Arguson.
How long have you been a citizen of
this country"
-Four or five years"
And can't understand English?"
mo"
You don't think you could understand
what the lawyers and witnesses talk
about?"
NO" said Areuson, although he IN
swered I'm fairly good English and APP
parently understood everything the
Judge asked him. He was. however. ex-
cused.
James Richards. w. ]. Cox. Pat Nc
Carthy and Tim Sullivan were let off
because they said they were not tax
payers. George Pinch and Frank Beebe
were excused because they could not
leave their employment, and j. Calder
because he had some trouble with his
ears. Michael McKevitt was also ex-
cused on account Of defective hearing.
A. Nj. Hoglund. one of the men who
had no excuse to offer, took out his citi-
zenship papers only last Saturday, after
he had been summoned as a juror. He
was evidently nxiou to serve and did
not wan 10 be disqualified.
L. s. Hazeltine did not respond when
his name was called and an attachment
was issued for him. The sheriff brought
him i'm and he was fned s. and paid II,
after which he was excused from serv-
ing on the jury.
j. l.. Brown was also brought In on
an attachment. but he produced a doc
tors certificate OF sickness and was ex-
cused.
The following were retained on the
Jury: Thomas w. Anderson. 7. IL.
Shields, T. f. Courtney, l.. @. Vaughan,
Edward Martin, James MeAlpin, Will
lam @. Pfouts, p. II. Manchester, ]. j.
Bates. +. o. Dugan, Henry Hanson,
Alfred Cox. Pat Cosgrove, II. Il. Car
michael, Dan Calder, o Nesle,
Stephen Thomas. r.. N. Rand. A. M.
Hoglund. Frank Lynch, Dennis O'Brien,
al Connors. @. w. Andrews, thomas
Jones, Charles Hammer. W. Bolton,
William Master, Henry Rumble. Richard
Payne, N. j. Mcleod. J. Robinson. Rob
ert Ornsby, W. f. Headings, j. w Kem-
per, Thomas Martins, Joseph Nadeau,
| Nick Croma, william Clayton.