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The Conservative, 1901-04-18

always the same, being determined by
the special circumstances of the case.
Afterwards, however, following the
analogy of the jury system in other
cases, it became fixed rule of law that
twelve at least must concur in the find
ing Of the inquest, in order that the
persons charged thereby, might be put
upon trial before petit jury. The
number taking part in the inquest was
immaterial, provided that twelve
agreed. When the jurors were not
unanimous, it was the duty of the cor
oner to collect the votes, and to take the
verdict, according to the opinion Of the
majority. If twelve could not agree,
the jury was to be kept without meat,
drink or fire, until they gave verdict;
but this rule was never enforced so as to
endanger life or health. Formerly Tin
England, of course) if the jury was
unable to make legal presentment,
it was the custom for the coroner to
adjourn the proceedings from one place
to another, until Chief Justice Holt,
about the year 100, held that this was
wrong, and that the case ought to be
adjourned to the assizes, "where the
judge will inform them (the jurors)
better"
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.
The Conservative, 1901-04-18
HIGHLY IMPROVED
FRUIT FARM For SALE.

One of the Furnas Fruit Farms,
Brownville, Nebraska, can be purchased
for less than the trees are worth, with
land and other improvements thrown in.
One hundred and sixty acres: 5000
apple trees, 500 pear trees, 600 peach
trees, 600 apricot trees, 1 900 grape vines
For particulars, address,
ROBT. w. FURNAS,
BRoWNvILLE, NEe.
The Conservative, 1901-04-18
Che Conservative.

jury gave verdict of their own
knowledge, they ought so to inform the
court, that they might be sworn as
witnesses. This and subsequent case
in the reign Of George I, terminated all
remains of the ancient functions of
juries as recognitors.
Origin of Office of Coroner.
The commencement of the office of
coroner is involved in obscurity. The
earliest statute, regulating and defining
the process of holding an inquest,is that
entitled De Oficio Coronatoris, 4 Ed
ward I, st. 2, (year 1915 A. d. and this
enacts, that when coroners are directed
by the baliffs of the king, or probi hom-
ines Of the county, to go to those who
are slain or who have died suddenly,
or have been wounded, or to house.
breakers, or to places where treasure is
said to be found, they shall forthwith
proceed there, and command four of the
next towns, or five or six, to appear be-
fore them in such place, and when
they are come thither, the coroner, upon
oath of them, shall inquire, if it con-
Germs a man slain, where he was slain,
whether it were in a house, field, bed,
tavern or company, and if any and who
were there.
"Likewise, it is to be enquired who
were, and in what manner culpable,
either of the act, or Of the force and
who were present, either men or
women, and of what age soever they be
(if they can speak or have any discre-
tion), and how many soever be found
culpable by inquisition, in any of the
manners aforesaid, they shall be taken
and delivered to the sheriff, and shall
be committed to Jail !; and such as be
found and be not culpable, shall be at
tached until the coming of the justices,
and their names shall be written in the
coroner's rolls"
Then follow number of minute reg
ulations, respecting the different kinds
of investigation. Although the jurors
are required to be summoned from the
nearest township, nothing is said con-
corning their number; and the probab-
ility is, that at this period, it was not
The Conservative, 1901-04-18

dispute. But if some did and some did
not know the facts, the latter only were
removed, and others summoned in their
place, until twelve, at least, were found
who knew and agreed upon the points
in dispute.
If the jurors could not all agree,
others were added to the number, until
twelve, at least, were found in favor of
one side or the other. This process
was known as "afforcing" the assize.
The verdict Of the jury was final, and
there could be no subsequent action
brought upon the same claim. If the
jurors were guilty Of perjury, and were
convicted or confessed their crime, they
were deprived of all their personal prop
erty, and were imprisoned for year at
the least. They were declared to be in
famous, and become incompetent to act
as witnesses or cOmpurgatOrs in future,
but were allowed to retain their free
holds.
This proceeding by assize was nothing
more than the sworn testimony of a
certain number of persons summoned,
that they might testify concerning mat
ters Of which they were cognizant. So
entirely did the verdict of the recogni
tors proceed upon their own pre-judg
ment of the disputed facts, that they
seem to have considered themselves at
liberty to disregard the evidence which
was offered in court, however clearly it
might disprove the case which they had
come to support. Although the usual
number of jurors was twelve, it was
not the invariable number of jurors of
assize for some years. When the insti-
tuition was in it's infancy, the number
seems to have fluctuated, according to
convenience or local custom.
Unlike Modern Jury.
The trial by jury, as finally estab-
lished, both in civil and criminal cases,
by Henry IL, the function of the jury
continued for long time to be very
different from that of the jury of the
present day. The jurors were still mere
recognitors, giving their verdict solely
on their own knowledge Of the facts,
or from tradition, and not upon evidence
produced before them. This was the
reason for their selection from the vicin-
age or hundred in which the question
arose. Trial by jury was, therefore,
in the infancy of the institution, only a
trial by witnesses, and jurors were dis
tinguished from other witnesses, only by
customs which imposed upon them the
obligation of an oath, and regulated
their number, and which prescribed
their rank and defined the territorial
qualifications from which they obtained
their status and their influence in the
community. Jurors, in determining
+bo;r uordiot xuara for q 1Onp time an.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

According to figures furnished
by Auditor Cole, the State of
Mississippi collected poll taxes
from 1858 more persons last year
than the year before, and there
are nearl y as many who do not pay
this two dollar tax as do, and the
State is a loser to the tune of
about 100000. In 1899 the sum
of $280,074 was collected on ac-
account of polls, andfor 1900
the collections on same ac-
count were 8 294, 222. And
these delinquents are not all ne
grocs by a long shot: there are
thousands of white men vino are
abundantly able to pay their taxes
and who do pay other taxes, who
never think of paying the poll tax.
The reason is plain enough-the
sheriff and tax collector having
no authority to collect a poll by
distress and sale, as he has for
other taxes. The payment of the
poll tax was not made compulsory
by the builders of the present CON
stitutlon of the State. but is one
of the prerequisites to the right
of suffrage, and without the pay
ment of which no man can vote.
The legislature has been trying for
some years to devise means of en-
couraging the payment of the poll
tax, hut so far success has not
crowned their efforts.
Governor Longino is back from
tho coast, were be has spent near
ly week as the guest Of friends
at Biloxi, and most of which time
was on board Mr.. Harry T. How
ards splendid house-boat, which
was towed around in the vicinity
of Cat island by a naptha launch.
This house is built like city resi-
dence, having all the modern con-
yeniences, and life on the ocean
waYe was found unusually pleas
ant. Speaking of his trip the
the governor said, in substance:
We had a delightful outing, there
was a fine breeze all the time, and.
though | was roasted brown as
berry. | did not suffer from the
heat at all; there was not a mos
quito-weli, Ibid hear one singing
twice, but he didn't bother me
much. We had all the fish we
wanted, and more, too,and while
not boasting at all, | believe /
caught just about as many of the
big ones as anybody. We had
trout and mullet principally, but
lots of founders, which we gigged
in the shallow water, and | liked
them very much. Along the sand
banks at which we touched we
found turtle nests, from which
we took bushels of turtle and gull
oggs, and when / say bushels of
eggs mean bushels. | did not
like the eggs-could not help
comparing them with nice fresh
hen eggs-but those Of the party
who were native and to the man
ner born seemed very fond of
them, IN fact, they consider them
q very great delicacy.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

A beer keg burst in a Savannah
saloon Sunday and more than for
IS citizens came near being drown
ed. The Savannah saloon keep
er, as is evident, need not close
his place on Sunday if he doesn't
want TO, hut he should at least be
required to keep enough ice on his
beer to prevent the keg bursting
and musslng up the Sunday cloth
es of his customers.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

South Carolina has raised an
other States right question. 1t
disputes the right of the United
States to make 1t pay on Its liquor
dispensaries the usual special tax
imposed on all Wholesale and re-
tail liquor dealers, on the ground
that the law does not provide for
the collection of internal revenue
taxes from States.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

The legislature of Connecticut
pays $500 per annum to each re-
porter regularly assigned to cover
its sessions. 1T is not explained
whethe: this is intended as hush
money or to secure good adver-
tisement.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

That Chicago millionaire who
has decided to 60 among his en-
ployes aud live as they do would
accomplish something more prac-
tical and commendable if he
would arrange things so that they
might live as lie does.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Tennis rubber sole Shoes, i'm sizes
from 9 to II; for children Is to 2, and
2 to 5, will also be included in Mon
days sale.
We have just marked lot of up|
to date Harness and Saddles, also
parts of harness, such as BreeChing,
Blind Brides, Reins, Hame Straps,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

The railroads do not appear
to be able to put them off
at Buffalo in anything like The
quantities they expected, not
withstanding the fact that the
show is one of the greatest ever
attempted.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
Link i'm the Future
and the Present.

duty every his family to provide himself with
Insurance pocya which to rebound to his wifes
chdens future wewac But while he doing this no should
the duty himself we and that to buy where
the values for the amount he expend and the we'll
nown facts that at
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

A Ababy has been born in Alabama
without hands or feet. And there
are men in the world so lazy that
they will envy that child the cinch
it has on going through life with
out having to work.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

A Syracuse, N. r., man lost
his life while trying TO save his
straw hat from drowning. Let us
ut least hope that it was not one
of those new Alpine shapes.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Same old combination-boy and
explosion; seme old result-doc-
tor and weeping family. That
sort of Fourth comes high, but we
will have ii.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

There is one thing in which the
people in northern cities have the
advantage just now of those living
in the Sonth--they can fry eggs
on their tin roofs.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06


Jay Gould would turn over in
his grave if he knew that his son
in-law was spending his hard earn
ed cash TO make a collection of
Egyptian mummies.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

The people of the United States
consumed 748, 8,S0l 900 pounds of
coffee last year. Here is some-
thing else for the prohibitionists
to give attention to,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Baseball has been substituted
for bull fighting in Cuba. On the
theory, no doubt, that it is more
humane to kill umpires than bulls.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Rev. James N. Crutcbcr, u st.
Louis preacher, wears IA shirt waist
in his pulpit. 1t is now In order
for the choir to furnish rag time
music.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Last year Kansas farmers bought
pianos for a fad; this year, with
bigger crops, will they probably
buv automobiles.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

1t, has been discovered that
Queen Victoria left 100000 of
undrunk wine in the vaults of
Windsor. This would indicate
more of a drought than a long
reign.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Wanted - The man who said
this was going to be cool sum-
mer and stout rope. Apply to
any old crowd of swelterers.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

1t rained frogs in Knowlesville,
N. r., the other day. And yet
Knowiesville claims to be a dry
town.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

This Southern man for-presi-
dent idea, like the Keely motor,
would be good thing If it would
work.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Secretary Hay is to explain our
tariff system TO Russia, Hadn't
he better wait until the weather
is cooler? Mental strain is apt to
cause sun stroke nowadays.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

The phrase "struck oil' will
be applicable to every known sec
tion Of the earth If oil discoveries
continue to be made at the present
rate.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Kansas has raised more wheat
and less hell this year than ever
before in her history,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

The isithotenoughforyou man
never seems to understand that
this sort Of weather speaks for
itself.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

And just to think. it no longer
requires a stamp when you have
to telegraph your baby.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Americans spend $40o.0OO,O00
a year in vacations. Now you can
see your little SIS summer trip as
others see it.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

Our swelteIng friends in the
north ought to come down south
and cool off,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

The defeated candidate busi-
ness seems to pay. Mr.. Bryan is
now worth $3.50, 900, enough torun
his paper for nearly two years.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

VII dispose at auction and pNas
i'll be the Greatest Bargain s

And will comprise a great many
goods just received in rlayfield Pants
|SeIz Shoes, Straw Hats, Linen Suits,
Fancy Shirts and Underwear.
1t is our purpose to close out our
entire stock of Summer Clothing, re-
gardIess of cost. We have on hand
about so all-wool Black Suits, which
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

The bicyclist quits scorching
when the sun begins.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

The new broom trust ought to
make a clean sweep.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06


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The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

So thoroughly satisfied are some
Of the people of the State Of Mis-
sissippi that rich mineral deposits
await the venturesome capitalist,
that they have secured the services
of Professor Brandner, of Leland
Stanford University, who will ar
rive in few days to make geo.
logical survey of several counties
Of the State, beginning in Holmes
nty,where it is known there is
coal and other materials. The
whole State seemsto be on The hunt
for coal, oil, gas, etc, and there Is
every reason for believing some of
them will be found in great guam
titles, and where never before
suspected,
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

en- Suits. These will be sold regard
less of cost;
II We have the most complete assort-
rnent OF ladies' low cut Shoes i'm
black and tan, allstyles. These will
be the first offering at auction and
will positively be sold without re-
serve. 80
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06
N
NEWS NOTES.

Several months ago Mr.. r. II.
Henry, of this city, editor of the
Clarion-Ledger, bumped his head
against "a chandelier on a Pullman
car. shattering the glass and cutt
ing his scalp severely. A few days
ago Mr.. Hcnry's head began to
give him pain, he consulted "a sur
geon, who opened the old wounds
and found twoor three pieces of
glass, one of them the size of a
quarter of a dollar, beneath the
scalp, all of which were success
fully removed, and the patien-
tis going about as usual.
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

we will close out at $3.50 each; all
wool Blue Serge Suits at $3.50; a big
lot of fashionable business and dress
Suits, $50 to 1000. These prices are
very much. below original selling
prices.
We have just received a big lot of
Boys ~Iayfield Knee Pants and Lin
The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1901-07-06

These will GO at a bargain.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-30
REMARKABLE VERDICT.
Carcass and Man Who Killed
it Gets Nothing.

New London, Wis, Jan. 26.-[Spe-
cial. IA decision was rendered in a JUS
tee court today which is entirely new to
Jurisprudence. 1t was in the case of
julius Eeinz against a local meat mar
ket The plaintiff discovered black
bear in its Gen. 1t became frightened
and ran away. He secured a rife and
tracked the animals trail for a few days,
when another hunter, III. Schroeder, shot
the bear and claimed ownership. Neither
Of the two hunters We're aware of the
others presence in the woods before the
bear was shot. Schroeder sold the ami
man TO meat market in this city for
$40. The hunter who scared the bear
out of its den claimed part share of the
carcass, but as Schroeder would not rec
CgniZe the claim, Heinz brought a replevin
suit against the meat dealer. The case
was tried by a jury and the verdict was
that the carcass was the legal property
OF the man who first discovered the
bear and not of the man who killed it.
The case has been appealed.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-30
GROWTH OF KRUPP PLANT.
Its Present Proportions Due to Thrift
Of German Workman.

ItS Present Proportions Due TO
of n German Workman.
With the profits derived from his forge,
Frederick Krupp was enabled, in 1918, to
build small plant, consisting of eight
melting furnaces, with one crucible
apiece, on the spot where the great,
world-famed establishment now stands
Although the good quality of his product
was recognized, he had not attained COM
plete success at the time of his death in
1926. The cast steel works were carried
on by his widow and eldest son, Alfred.
The 14-year-old boy, who was obliged to
leave school, labored untiringly at the
eerucibles, assisted by two workmen.
While engaged in this hard toll often
lasting through the night, he lived on po-
tatoes coffee and bread and butter, with
out any meat. lie was master and an
prentice, he was founder and smith, pack
er and errand boy, book-keeper and trav-
cling man. On Sundays he wrote UP the
books and made out his accounts.
The establishment today consists of the
cast steel works at Essen; the Krupp
Steel works, formerly E. Asthower <
Co., in Amen, Wesrpnaiia, where steel
castings of all kinds are the principal
product; the Gruson works at Buckau,
near Magdeburg, where hardened cast
armor, armored turrets, crushing ma
chimes, ETC., are made; four blast furnace
plants at Rheinhausen, nuisburg, Neu.
weld and Engers; four coal mines, name
ly, the Hanover mine, shafts Nos. 1
and 2; the Hanover mine shafts Nos
> and 4 the Salzer and Neauck mine,
and the Hannibal mine; part interests in
other coal mines; a great number of iron
mines in Germany and in Spain; PROV
ing ground at Meppen, 1853 kilometcrs
Q0.3 niles in length, with provision for
extending the firing range to "A kilo-
meters 10 niles; three ocean steamers,
stone quarries, clay and sand pits, etc.
Besides all these, the firm of Fried
Krupp operates, by contract the Ger
mania Ship and Engine Building COM
pany Of Berlin and Kiel.-Engineer
Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-30
A DARING ROBBERY.
Thieves Break Into Hotel at Pleas
ant Prairie and Help
Themselves.

Kenosha, Wis. Jan. 2G.-[ Special. IA
most daring crime was committed last
night when unknown men entered o
boarding house, operated b.. Daniel Wells
in the town of Pleasant Prairie, west Of
this city. and looted nearly every room
IN the building A dozen young men,
who are employed at the Latin Rand
Powder mills, have rooms in the house,
but only three were in the house al the
time the robbery was committed. The
burglars entered the house by one of the
windows and, when it was discovered
that the three boarders were in the
house, they were locked in one of the
lower rooms while the men made COM
plete search Of the house. AS the rob-
bers started to leave the house they made
noise enough to attract the attention Of
the men in the room and when they at
tempted to get out of the room they
found that the door had been locked and
bolted from the outside They broke out
and quickly organized posse and started
in pursuit of the burglars. but no trace
OF the men was found. The property
taken from the clearinghouse is valued
at about 5000. The case was reported
to the Kenosha police but they have no
clue to the guilty parties
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1901-01-30
YALE,S NEW SONG.

For Yale. old Yale! come, join the cheer
That rings from age to age,
The rose-crowned altar of our love,
Our goodly heritage.
The ScepterS might shall wax and wane
The kingly cheek shall pale,
But deep within the hearts of men
Shall live the name of Yale.
Refrain.
Yale, old Yale!
Though voices fail
That shout today thy name,
hundred hearts
Where one departs
Shall keep alight the flame.
Unheeding cline,
Unawed by time,
The anthem of thy praise
For Yale. For Yale!
For good old Yale!
Shall ring for endless days!
Spirit of Yale that sacred guards
Our STRIPPING manhOod's home,
ROBBED in the hue that holds our hearts,
The blue of heavens dome,
Thy song has swept the southern seas
And cheered the Northland gale,
Till where the foot of man has turned
There lives the name of Yale.
When passing years with rev'rent hand
Have thinned our joyous throng,
Life's mellow sunset flush shall find
Our love still deep and strong,
Though brows be garlanded with white,
Wen join the young and hale,
And hand in hand and heart in heart,
Well sing the name of Yale.
From the Yale Alumni Weekly.