Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-29
SLOWER JURY OUT.
Re.ires at II O'clock to Consider Ev

Slower. charged with conducting a
mouse OF prostitution, was instructed
this forenoon. and at IL o'clock retired
TO consider the evidence AT 3 O'Clock
there was no prospect of an agreement
verdict. Many hangers-on waited
about the court room all afternoon IN
anticipation of the verdict
me evidence In the case was clos. 1
Thursday evening when court adj
1ourned. The state attempted TO show
the guilt of the defendant by her gen.
eral reputation. which is permissible
IN cases of this class. 1t showed hist
the defendant had repeatedly paid fms
Tor disorderly conduct, when she vas
guilty of nothing else but being the
inmate of disorderly house. The state
also showed that within the past three
years only twice. when fined, was the
uelendant In state of intoxieation
so that any other crime could not
have been charged.
The defense maintained that tho tes-
timony in the action was not sufficient.
and that the defendant had been liv.
ing IN rooms upon property that hal
been left her by former husband
and that she had been leading pure
life.
~ was not without much difficulty
that jury for the case was secured
thursday afternoon. The regular panel
was exhausted because of the fact that
the Radon jury was out, and several
excuses had been granted to those Sc
lected for the term. Two were lacking.
and special venire was drawn from
the talesmen's box. The special venire
included the names OF II. l.. Laird, r,
Z. Jones, Ben Alderman. George Oh
son, e. c. WILL, c. NJ. Hawks, l. e.
Huber, w. H. Burrows, DR.. F. p.
Lierle, John Allen, Roy I. Beebe and H
p. Densel.
Even then. for time. It looked as il
there would be considerable difficulty.
h. {. VIII WAS the frs, man to appear
and he said business matters prevent
ed him from serving. Because he was
registered pharmacist the court ex-
cused him.
The next 10 appear was H. p. Den
sci. Now Mr.. Densel isn't looking for
jury duty at any time. and he didn't
like the idea of serving. He presented
numerous reasons why he should be
excused and called the courts atten-
ton to the fact that he held an honor
able discharge from the Iowa National
Guards, when he served in old Com
pany ID. Mr. Densel never belonged
to the regulars, and as this was
regular procedure the court considered
that exemption from jury duty at the
present time had been barred by the
statute of limitation. When Mr. Densel
fnfprpln1 fGsA ftat ,,a "A
all preparations to leave the city
Thursday night, the court excused him.
w. II. Burrows was next called Mr..
Burrows never served on a jury in his
life. and he thinks he is little too
old to begin now. He was armed with
a very important and official looking
document. bearing large, red seal
wlGch he keeps in a strong box at his
place OF business. and which has re-
lieved him from jury duty in justice
courts a number of times. Like red
nag before bull the document was
waved in front of the court. Judge
Caswell looked at 1t over his glasses
without even removing the toothpick
he was chewing.
What Is it?" asked the court.
"A certificate of ten years service
in the volunteer fire department OF
Belle Plaine," answered MIR. Burrows.
That cxempts me" continued Mr..
Burrows.
Judge Caswell made no reply. but
turned. with an unconcerned air. to the
big Webster's neutrality-suspicious.
hook In front OF him. A short passage
OF the law-dealing scripture was read,
with the court placing noticeable ac-
cent on the word active in front OF
the words volunteer fire department"
Mr.. Burrows thought his old experience
as coupler was going TO fail him this
time, in an effort to make connection
with the good graces of the court, but
Judge Caswel excused him on the
ground that his presence was absolute
ly necessary at his place of business.
Mr.. Burrows admits he was ratified"
and his statement is borne out by the
fact that he hunted all over the court
room for his cap, which he had placed
in the pocket of his big coat.
Finally, after the examination of
two more from the list, John Allen and
George Olson We're drawn to complete
the Jury, the other members of which
ADJUSTMENTS.
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