The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-10-12
A Slight Disagreement in
Court To-Day.
JURORS WERE WANTED.
Judge Wilbur Didn't Like Mr.. Tan
rer's Arrangement Of Cases
SEARCH FOR A MISSING JUROR

There was a slight disagreement be-
tween Judge Wilbur and Attorney
General Tanner this morning, which
gave members OF the bar. court attend
ants and police officials something 10
smile over and discuss in the corridors
OF the court house. For long time the
attorney general has had charge of the
Arrangement OF his calendar, and when
he is engaged in trying Jail cases 1t has
been his custom al the beginning of the
court session I'm the morning and after
noon to arrsign such parties as have
changed their minds and are willing to
plead guilty or nolo contendere.
The arraignEicnt of parties often
causes delay i'm the trial of the tase
that has been set down. but at the same
time the little talk between the pris-
oner and counsel either OF the prison
er's own selection or that OF the court.
often greatly shortens the number of
days devoted 10 the trial OF the Grim
inal calendar.
Judge Wilbly knew Judge Bosworth
wanted some jurors, so he was bit
anxious TO get "A start. The attorney
general had i'm mind the disposing OF "a
number OF cases in which the parties
had agreed TO plead and have their
cases disposed of. Both men generally
follow out just the course they make
up their minds to, as strong men gem
orally do. but the morning was cloudy
and more than one OF the officers OF the
court met with something out of the
ordinary.
The discussion between the judge and
the states prosecuting officer was
somewhat as follows, the case OF state
VS.. johnson and Stewart being the one
the court YVES anxious TO try;
Judge Wiibur-Are you ready I'm this
case? aA
Attorney General Tanner--I arm ready
in all.
Judge wiibHr-Erlay- don't you try
one? 4t ~
Attorney General Tanner was
waiting for your honor TO designate
" hich one 1 would try. a
Judge wilbur wish you Would be-
gin a trial and not trot these people
(referring 10 the nolo cases) upstairs
and downstairs, as | don't want TO keep
all the jurors waiting.
Attorney General Tanner-I had a
number of prisoners ready to plead
nolo. your honor.
Judge wilbur-They can be taken
care OF afterwards. You must take
your selection of the case you are TO try
or all the cases will go over
Attorney General Tanner--I am ready
10 try the Johnson-Stewart case.
That trial was begun. and, before IL
was well over. the states prosecuting
officer and the Judge were as sociable
as usual And when the nolo cases
were reached Judge Wilbur In his usual
felicitous manner mixed mercy with
justice.
After the Jurors who had been kept
waiting went into Judge Bosworth's
court, Il OF them took seats I'm the box
TO try negligence case against the
Riverside fWorsted mill corporation.
There were a number of the first IL
challenged. but finally the corporations
attorney exhausted his right to chal-
lenge. and both sides were ready to
submit their case.
Counsel f3r the defendant moved that
the jury take view This was as
sented to- and two deputy sheriffs were
assigned TO look after the jury, the
members OF which went TO get their
hats.
After a few moments had elapsed ii
men were found TO have returned 10 the
box. and Deputy Sheriff Hartman be-
gan a search for the 18th man. Every
one, not busy, around the court house
aided Hartman in the search. but Hart
man insisted the missing juror, who
was Woonsocket man. was sick The
particulars of his illness were explained
10 two newspaper men. but did not sat-
isfy them and an investigation proved
that the deputy sheriff must have been
reading a patent medicine advertiser
rnent. for the 18th man had walked
vigorously out the big Benefit street
door. Mr.. Hartman was I'm quandarv
and Judge Bosworth was consulted.
His honor directed that the III men go
out 60 the mills and the 18th man might
reach there before they did.
Another deputy who was to accom-
pany the jury after hearing the judges
decision said: "All keep together and
walk i'm twos" How IL men could walk
in twos remains unexplained.