The sun., 1901-04-22
MAY TERM
JURY PANEL
Question Of It's Legally Raised by
Many.
NAMES TAKEN FROM LIST
Levy Court Still Having Trouble
With the Jury Boxes Action
Taken on Which New
Members do Not Vote.

| Ihe legality of the jury panel
drawn on Saturday was generally
discussed yesterday and the ques-
tion was also frequently asked as to
what legal standing the juries would
have should the question be raised by
attorneys who might represent defend
ants at the coming term of court.
| There is a provision in the law how
| ever, that in ease the Levy Court fails
| in its duty Of preparing the jury lists
| he clerk Of the peace shall fill the list
The grand and petit jury lists We're
| before the Levy Court at special
| session held Saturday morning. There
We're 115 names on the grand and 30S
on the petit lists when, according to
'aw there should be 100 and 300 respec-
lively.
Aiessrs. Elliott and Willittss, the new
members, asked If il were legal to take
ant the names. Mr.. Wilittss read the
section of the law as to special meet
ings which is as follows:
"a special meeting Of the Levy Court
may be called in vacation by any five
commissioners. The clerk of peace,
upon being directed by them in writing
% to do. shall Immediately give ten
days written notice to all of the COM
missioners of the special meeting, and
Of the day upon which it is to be held"
It appeared that Attorney Horace G.
Knowles had called the meeting at the
request Of the president. Mr.. Lynn
wanted to know il Mr.. Willittss in
ferled that he had called the meeting
improperly. Mr.. Willitts wanted to be
Sre as to the legality of the meeting
MS two bunges had already been made.
Attorney Knowles admitted that the
requirement of the law as to special
meetings had not been complied with
md showed that if 10 days notice had
% he given. the jury could not be drawn
y NIL. for the petit jury has to be drawn
mip'6aipifanf HI '6iifff e now v was for the Levy Court
10 be satisfied to consider this matter as
If it took place in March. that being the
month in which the jury lists must be
completed under the law. He held that
in .March the court had made up the lists
as required hut MS the lists We're wrong
it was proper for the court to correct
them as of the earlier date.
While President Lynn was handling
tho jury boxes. Mr.. Elliott said: Cant
Mr.. Willitts and | participate in the
lllillS bl tHpSt bbAtS. ltII uil tlit-
names on that you gave me," declared
Mr.. Lynn. MIR. Megginson suggested
that there would be no objection to Mr..
Elliott looking over the lists Then Mr..
Armstrong invited Mr.. Willitts to sur
vpy the lists for the lower district.
Mr. Armstrong moved that the boxes
he returned as dated March 80. Mr..
Megginson explained that was the date
Of the last meeting in March and Nlr.
Lynn said the slips We're so dated. The
motion was carried Messrs. Willitts
md Elliott did not vote.
Clerk of the Peace Onigey and Pro-
'honotary Speakman drew the grand
and petit iuries Saturday afternoon.
They are as follows:
Appoqninimink hundred John +.
Staats. Frederick Knots.
Black Bird-.Tohn Tockerman, John
w. Pratt.
Rrandywine- r. Dprrickson, Ro-
bert Miller.
Christiana-E Edwin Myers.
Mill Creek Benjamin +. Dickey, John
Mccall.
New Castlr-.Tames I. Challenger.
Pencadei--Samuel Altlrich, Jacob b.
Cazier
Red Lion-Charles w. Pancoast, Geo.
w. Reybold.
st. Georges-Dr. Thomas III. Gilpin.
Harry Janvier Woods.
White Clay Creek-F. w. Curtis. Geo.
T.. Spence.
Wilmington-George s. Capelle, Hor-
ace w. Cause William g. Taylor, ].
Ncwlin Gawthrop. William Bendenkopf,
William III. Morris.
PETIT JURY.
| Appoquinimink - Winfield Lattomus,
Walter Money.
Alexander G. Lattomus,
Benjamin r. David.
Rrandywine-Amos Campbell, Lot G.
| Casey. Lewis r. Tailey
Chrstiana-David R. Lyman, Samuel
T. Johnson. Frederick Snyder.
Mill Creek-Everett Guest, William
Nivill, John Guthrie.
New Castle-William Ahern, Allison
$. rruitt, Charles NJ. Appleby.
| pcncader-Frank Rhoades, Edwin o.
Walton.
Red Lion--Frank T.. Cleaver. William
B. Lister.
| st. Gnorges-B. Vance Armstrong, Syl-
vester Downs. Harry G. Whittock.
| White Clay Creek-Caleb Baker, Char
les Wollaston.
| Wilmington--.Tames NJ. Bryan. John
Mcclure, Levin T.. Stockley. John B.
Taylor. George A. Willis.
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