The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1898-06-29

ssI for one. said the 5onng graduate
sRntentiously, think that the whole
fury system is relic Of English bar
baSisn and the sooneryse get rid Of the
my ii this country Che better for It. :
|sEe tipped bis chair back against the
nine boards and drew clouds enough
Sut of his brier wood to obscure the
mast lucid argument.
It was party Of four, made up of a
hydraulic engineer, q captain in the
bavy On q furlough, 2 graduate Of Har-
sard going to study law in the. fail,
md an uncle Of the young man, Judge
Chambers, one Of the justices of the SUI
sperinr court OF Connecticut. The judge
swss tie patriarch Of tie quartet the
cwner Of the camp and caught more
iish than ali Of the rest Of the men to-
gefher.
He took of his glasses, and as he
Niped them he scrutinized his nephew
with fond contempt.
Tie hydraulic engineer spoke quick
- and systematically, like the pumping
c6 one OF his own motors.
81 myseH think the juryInan is the
xnost outzaged free man 4 know OF.
While the criminal is receiving bou-
quets from Eilsy women and feeding
likea gamecock the poor juryman is
deprived Of wholesome cir, Of decent
f0od, OF exercise and always OF sleep nm
III . verdict is agreed upm. I would
Ike to know what sort OF verdict man
81 goinz TO give whose whole routine
dx Life Is changed and who is coerced
by the lack Of food or sleep. =
Ne don think Of putting the Off
oers of court martial under guard or
ii irons until they bring in q verdict, .
tie captain observed with the uncon-
scious intonation Of superiority into
sNhich the seaman always falls when IN
uresence ef the landlnbber.
The judge took his cigar out Of his
mouth, and the rest turned to him with
4 Difference. The young man started to
~ izxeverently, .oh, you're preju-
diced 2 but for once held his peace.
Inc JuQee was NOT . Ia.Ae1, ss:a pus "uen
he opened his mouth MS friends respect
sad his well digested experience, if not
his arbitrary opinion.
ne Ju1y system, ne sa1o 3eolsis.i-
Is an aoonalnation as p1aceiceu - u
England and IN most OF our stases- we
ain Connectacut passed an act OF isglsia-
tMe 90 thas the Jurymaa serves as 1iae
ether officers of the court and goes from
the jury room to his home as = 90 my
self 70 put q Juryman, Ike scnooi-
boy ON honor IS to get the best results
3 have known OF out one case wnere s,. q. q
i jury penned up assisted justice more
than It would have done mad IL oeen
tree Bat N thls case justice was served
IN blind, haphazard way at q ter!loae
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