The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-05-10
DON PORTER WEARS
STRING ON FINGER
Does This to Remind Him That
He Is a Federal
Juror.
GENIAL HOTEL MAN HAS
A PECULIAR EXPERIENCE
But He Is Learning Fast and
the Court Is Very
Lenient.

Don H, Porter. proprietor of the Ken
yon hotel, while learning how to be a
Juror In the past few days, has had come
unusual experiences and accumulated
some valuable information
Mr.. Porter was subpoenacd TO report
before Judge Marshall OF the Federal
court for jury duty on Monday. He
failed to appear and attachment was Is
sued by the court for Mr. Portcr's per
son. He was at once notified by Deputy
Marshal Smyth OF his delinquency. Mr.
Porter received the notice and promised
TO be or hand Tuesday and made amends
for his non-appearancc. on Tuesday
when court called Mr.. Porter was not to
be found among the Jurors. This second
failure TO comply 70 the commands of the
processes issued by the highest court OF
the land was not taken kindly by the
court officials.
Mr.. Porter Hunts for Court.
While the officials were indulging in
righteous Indignation of the contempt
that had been shown for the courts dig
nifty, Mr.. Porter was experiencing In,
tense agony with visions OF fines and
probably punishment by Imprisonment
were fitting through his mind. He was
also In state of physical activity He
had forsakon the simple life and was
strenuousy Sprintlng around the city and
county building seeking employment as
Il juror.
District Courts Didn't Want Him.
None of the District courts would have
him; the Supreme court wns not In ses-
sion. Mr.. Porter was then seized with
the idea that he was wanted by some
Kind OF superior jurisdiction and this
Idea conformed somewhat In his excited
state OF mind with what he had heard OF
the Juvenile court This was almost too
much for the excited hotel keeper and
imagination refused To work in contcm-
plating what he might be really up
against.
Dread for Future.
At last with much relief he found that
he was not wanted there, and he returned
home with complex feelings of relief from
his escape and dread for something In
the future that he could not understand.
lie became suspicious of everybody and
everything and contemplated the alterna-
tive OF committing suicide or becoming
an outlaw
Appears in Court.
In the course OF few hours Deputy
Marshal Smyth kindly hunted Mr.. Por-
the court where he was wanted On
Wednesday morning Mr.. Porter, feeling
that the last day OF grace was at hand,
stood before the Judge In n contrlte, re-
pentant and submissive frame of mind.
Forgot the Subpoena.
IT was up to Mr.. Porter TO explain and
he performed that task In decidedly
earnest manner. He stated that In the
course of busy life he had on Monday
completely forgotten the subpoena that
had been left with him His recital OF
his efforts to make good and to be good
on Tuesday were so pathetic that the
heart of the court was moved 10 compass
sion. for the reason that the unfortunate
Jurors perturbation of mind had been
sufficient punishment for the transgres-
siors caused by lapse OF memory.
Ties String Around Finger.
Mr. Porter then asked To be excused
from duty for the term, but to this the
court said may" Mr. Porter for the
balance OF the term will wear one finger
all bound round with a wooden string
10 remind him of the location of the Fed
eral building and OF the hours of the day
that court conVenes. He seems to find
1t a difficult proposition to make a noise
like a Juror