Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-11-21
A JURORS EXPERIENCE
Some Things That Go to Make III.
Task a Pleasant One.

Ever on jury? Well. if Won naya,
We're. you don't know what von,ye
| missed, for while it has it's mono,ono,,e
| ana dul routine. there are times when
| the dulincss becomes Excitement IA
! is iio'.o;oly Il pleasure.
lake, t'r Instance. man who is a
! iarnler iy profession and he is drawn
10 serve on :. jury. Nine times o,,t ~
| ten you VII! find him one OF the iolIias,
| and f9heSt minded men you ever r,at
aAd just suited to the work Of de.Iin, :,
"ut justice to the sore and aff1ictad
- this present term of the Supremo
court there are two panels. each alter.
.i2t.lS in hearing cases and right here
IS where one case Of the continued
noEotonN is relieved. IT pivas tha
others chance To sit in the suok;p,
room OF 10 listen 10 The case in hand
for the Other fellow to pass on. and of
course on. feels different towards so,,a
THINGS when he is obliged to do tbe,, ~.
wis ther It is OF his Own pleasure
10 the ne" .iui tnan the jury room
| '!ii'.s for uim attractions which nor
maps bring 10 his mind recollections
| Oh former times as he looks over the
group pictures Of former juries hang
ing on !he walls of the jury room. As
his eyes fail upon one picture he recog-
MES Il teiioW-townsman VINO per-
cnancc has passed to the great court
beyond The azure blue, there to be
Juosed by that great Judge, the
Greater of us all. The spell is broken
| ey brother juror entering and he is
on" of those kind Of people that the
| minute You come in contact with them
you feel thrill of delight going
| through you anatomy instead of an
lclcle going down the middle Of your
pack. OF course one does not meet
The latter kind SO often as the former.
1or II the last -narned gentleman were
Ill the majority. life. instead of being
ore grand sweet song" would be one
grand discOrdant note, out of har-
mony with the musical chords of hui
man nature as a rule. But the few
now and then who do not see anvthin g
that is right or good and who are al
ways looking on the dark side of life
are seldom met. and are only here to
| add flavor to make the others better
and do not enter into the life and ex-
perience of either of the present panels
are good story tellers. And story tell
erS-gOOd OncS-;lre born. not made
If there happens to be one among the
II good and true men," he generally
during the noon hour. keeps the crowd
in good humor and drives away the
blues and inconsistencies of any who
might be afflicted with such troubles.
There is much to occupy the atten-
ton of the juror during his spare mo-
ments while in attendance at court
There's the State House, with all it's
attractions. and which to one who has
not had an opportunity to visit the
Capitol for Some years finds consider
able to add to his knowledge. The
summer term jurors have a little the
advantage of the winter attendants in
the way of being more comfortable
while out of doors looking over the city
and surroundings. Yet there are
days in the early winter months that
are acceptable and which add to the
pleasure which is being passed by the
dealer out of justice.
Occasionally little fun is INDUCED
in by some of the jurymen and if there
happens to be one among the number
v'h" is given to playing jokes, the
others want to look out for him that
they are not made laughing stock of
his innocent pranks. 1t happened the
other dav to member of the first
panel, and his brother jurors are en-
jOying laugh at his expense. For
some time past it has been custom
when a number of prisoners were to be
brought down from Waterville the
officer in charge would be met at the
3 p. NJ. train by the turnkey at the Jail
and if there should happen to be more
than he could manage he generally
calls on some Of his friends to assist
him. On this day in question his
friend was one of the jurors and they
proceeded to the station. On arrival
of the train the prisoners were duly
turned over to the officer of the Jail
and his assistant. The handcuffS
wore adjusted and the juror with his
man, on which We're placed a pair of
handouts. one end of which was placed
on the prisoners wrist. the other held
in the jurors hand, looking as if they
were locked together. AS they
passed a crowd of onloOkers one was
heard to remark that that is hard
looking crowd of prisoners"