The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-09-10
ALL HAVE EXCUSES
GOOD CITIZENSHIP Is FORGOTTEN
AT CRIMINAL TRIALS.
NOBODY WANTS TO BE A JUROR
Many Deaf Men in Judge McClernan's
Court-Others Cannot Speak
English-Sick Men and
Sick wives,

In Judge McClernan's department of
the district court this morning the trial
jurors for the present period of court
were in court to answer to their names
when the list was called by the clerk,
except ]. A. Leggatt, E. N. Robbins and
e. j.. Feezey. Attachments were or
dered issued by the court for the delin-
Qalents and then the provision of the
STATUTES describing the qualifications
and exemptions OF jurors was read by
Judge McClernan
After that the jurors were invited to
present excuses which would exempt
them from jury duty, If they had any
The jurors rose en- masse onen. and there
did not seem to be a dozen out of the
hundred called WHO did not want to
get off. They filed past Judge McCler-
mans desk Nike band of enthusiasts
who wanted to shake the president 8
hand.
A great many Of them were deaf
Il never saw so many deaf men to-
gether in bunch before the court
remarked.
Others were sick or had sick wives.
One mans wife and baby had died late
ay and he was too much upset, he said,
to make juryman. The judge ex-
pressed sympathy, but said that from
the looks Of things the court was upset
too. and asked him to take a seat.
The men who could not speak En-
glish We're legion. Some of them were
also Italians. One man had been here
% years. in business all the time, yet he
could not yet talk the language of the
country. Another had been here 1S
years.
whats the matter With yOu?' Judge
McClernan asked as he came up.
He was an Italian, and he said Very
short to talk English
You're a little short on English, are
you? AL right, take "a seat for awhile. y
said the court
There were druggists, engineers, nom
taxpayers, noncitizens, policemen and
others who We're excused under the law.
and they were told to go without par
ley.
One man said he had not paid any
taxes this year as the assessor seemed
to have skipped him.
"Well, you may have to pay them yet.
you know. Take seat said the court.
There were bookkeepers, mechanics
and others who had no one to take their
places at their daily toll.
One man had wagon down the road
that was not under guard.
"Well, you'll have to get some one to
look after the wagon" the court said.
The man was milleman, and he was
afterwards excused With the admoni-
tion that he refrain from watering the
beverage he deals in for a week.
A miner stated that his employer had
warned him that If The served on the
Jury he would be discharged from work.
IAN employer who would discharge
man for serving on jury deserves six
months in JAIL" was the courts right
eous opinion.
Another juryanan who had not made
good connection with what was going
on got into the line and came up to the
judge.
whats the matter with you?" the
court queried.
Nothing in particular" the man re-
piled.
well, if there's nothing particularly
the matter with you, you had better go
and sit down." said the court.
So many of the jurors summoned
were exempt, and 1t was necessary to
excuse so many others, that the court
adjourned till half past l O'Clock this
afternoon after this business was nm
ished In order that the list OF Jurors
might be brought into shape.