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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
LOCKED UP FOR THE NIGHT.

Midnight came. and still no verdict. We marched
into the courtroom. The Judge instead Of having
pity US. told would be locked Up for the
night. If had not agreed a verdict by the
time he opened court I'm the morning would be
discharged.
Back we went. We went over the evidence again
and again. and took ballot after ballot, 70 pur
pose. As the night wore some fell asleep in
their chairs; others still argued
II was o'clock before the judge opened court
Haggard and weary. looking like drunken de-
hauchees, or men who had suffered almost unto
death, we filed in and reported that We could not
agree.
The Judge began 10 address US. preliminary 20
dischargng US. Here thought. comes the reward
for our suffering, the only salve for our hurts
praise for Our self-sacridce. sympathy for
hardships and the thanks Of our fellow citizens
represented by the court, for having done duty
The judge told Us that he had never seen a less
intelligent jury. The case. he informed us OF
such simple nature that a Jury or babes in swad-
ding clothes should have been able to reach YER
dict Thanks TO our ignorance and ObstinaCy, the
State would be obliged 10 spend thousands or dol
lars more in a second trial of the case. We were
discharged
I am now in the doctors care. II my enforced
idleness / am drawing up amendment 20 the
constitution doing away with trial by Jury.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
MRS CARTER BUYS STEEL PLANT.
Actress Acquires Control Of Rolling Mill
Near Meohanicsburg. Penn.

Mrs. Leslie Carter is. unlike some artists r47-,
or les OF business woman she finds an out
let Tor her abilities I'm this direction fin the Dur
chase OF real estate. To IS said thar she has
pieces OF realty in more American cities than
any other prominent woman on the stage. In
the course OF the tour which she finished ~
Gently, before settling down for her engage
ment at the Academy Of Music. she bought prop
erty IN Philadelphia, Pittsburg. Baltimore and
Washington. as well as rolling min near Me-
chauicsburg. Penn. Mrs. Carter has alvays
been interested IN iron and steel manufacture.
and, when in PittsburE. IL was her delight %
ride out 70 one Of the big steel mills ir her auto
mobile after the performance az the. B-Iasco
Theatre in that city and see at first hand how
the great ingots OF white hot metal were rapidly
converted into thin sheets Of steel bv the con-
slant squeezing OF monster rolls. It was be-
cause she became so interested in the manufact-
ure Of steel while IN Pit-sourE that she bought
the rolling mill near NechauiCslurg. when she
heard it was in the market. OF course. Mrs.
Carter does not intend % operate the min per
that
Since It has come out that Mrs Carter has
purchased this rolling mill It has also been made
public that she operated what Is known as a.
set Of rolls" at the Homestead steel mills Ola
evening during her PittsbUrg engagement Il
was after the performance OF "Ad-pz-' and Mrs.
Garter felt the need OF some recreation Sh5
found IL I'm autOmObiliug out Co Hon es. cad.
which IS about six miles from the heart II Pitts
burg. and going through one Of the largest mills
there. Mrs. Garter went through tie mill under
the guidance OF the superintendent, and then eX-
pressed a desire TO operate the lever with her
own hands 10 control the largest seq o. rolls n
the place. The superintendent produced pair
OF new buckskin gloves. Of the pattern worn by
steel rollers. and Mrs Carter buried her hands
in their CaveTnOus reCesSeS- She could have got
both hands into one glove easily. Thus equip
ped. she grlsped the lever. and. under the in
strUCriOns OF the boss roller and The superiC-
tendent, she turned out a sheet Of steel which
they both declared was Of eECee dinghy g0od
quality.
Mrs. Carter thinks they were more polite than
truthful about the quality Cf the steel but saws
she never enjoyed an experience more en- her lie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
CARNEGIE TO HAvE ORCHESTRA

Andrew Carnegie. who was recently said 20 hava
music PLAYED 20 him In the morning % awaken him.
now intends 10 have a private orchestra OF ms own.
This plan he has been cherishins Tor some times
but he now Is reported 60 have taken steps 90 carry
II ont Whom ba was made a Doctor of Music BY
the Grand Conservatory % Music OF this city some
time ago he wrote 70 It's president 90 his desire
TO have an orchestra Music" he said, becomes
TO me more and more necessary every year or my
life We have a aps musician az Sklb0 during our
stay. He PLAYS the organ Tor Us IN the morning
and gives piano recitals az night hope 20 hav8
something ~ n small orchestra by and by Tha
King OF Bavaria had one. and most people thought
him a fool An consequence [ SJr almost every day
OF my life much greater tOUlS than ne who Spaa4
RaRAY u Wals nanah laaS Oo11AR4Ae@A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28

For two long weary weeks this went on until
my nerves were in tatters. My head ached from
the close atmosphere OF the courtroom; my body
ached from sitting still all day long To crown
il all, had the tOOthaChe. I tried TO impress on
me court that the preservation Of my health de-
pended on my being excused at once. The court
had doctor examine me during a recess. The
doctor said was all right, for being a little
bit tired. They had dentist come during another
recess and he drove the toothache away. I prayed
Tor serious Illness; anything short OF death itself
would be mercy compared with the torture 1 was
undergoing. But remained physically able to con
ahoIner Jurymau was one OF those who had heard
me express my early sentiments regarding the
saCredness of jury duty. He took Mains ~ taT
the others, and the h3rd-hearted wretches took 10
calling me Clnciunatus and Father Damien and
goadlng me so cruelty at mealtime that my food
IgSt lts SAVIOR. What do you think Of the chances
OF our moral leper Father Damien 90 one would
say, and There won't be much left Of that plough
nGJ rust, Clncinnatus. another would remark
Ihen they would all laugh uproarousy. Not one
gave me any sympathy.
But my martyrdom drawing to a close The
day hnally came when the judge charged us and
We retired 70 deliberate on a verdict. At the very
outset one Juryman stretched himself on the couc6
In the room and announced that he was for acGUitI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
RECEIVED WITH ANGER.

That such as 7 addressed these words TO were not
accustomed 10 receive them in a spirit of thank
fulness and humbled pride grieved me much. They
would turn upon me with angry eye and profane
tongue telling me that 7 knew not whereof / spoke;
that the depths Of PurEatory We're the Elysian
this did not disturb my eqUanimity nor the seren-
Ity with which discoursed TO my associates upon
the bounden duty OF all men TO welcome eagerly
summons TO serve as juror Not infrequently in
my leisure moments, ] would ponder compacently
on my benevolence in thus trying make less ardu
Gus 10 traverse thorn beset pathway life and
arrogate 10 myself perhaps pardonable pride in
being able from the mistaken heights OF philosophy
20 look down with fitting calm on the whirlpool OF
conflicting edd'es below.
But time and the Commissioner Of Jurors col
Elaborated to precipitate me from the pinnacle of
philosophical rest into the maelstrom of diseon-
tent and utter woe. There came to me in the mail
one morning letter informing ne that I must
appear before the Commissioner on or before
certain date at which time he would determine my
qualifications TO serve as a juror Gladly 7 well
coined the missive 7 had felt agEreved that /
had not been called on before TO serve my fellow
men in the capacity Of juror Knowing that
possessed. far beyond the average man, those quail
fhcatiors which enable one 10 judge OF the guilt
or innocence OF one Of his fellows accused Of vio-
lsting the laws solely from the evidence duly
submitted by accredited witnesses under oath at
the bar Of justice. I had felt sighted that 1 had
not had the opportunity to display my willingness
10 put the gifts with which nature had so plenti-
fully endowed me a. the service of those who
most stood in need Or them. Not that I consd-
cred myself better than others. but felt that
willing where others were unwilling, and there
fore 1 could place at its proper worth the value Of
what I mad TO offer the municipality.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28

talk TO this man." he told the astonished shoe
sinner Just as I predicted" said l. Now the
right OF free speech has gone" I sat down IN the
BARRIERS chair The policeman was at my elbow
Miracle of miracles, a speeches. barber!
NV wife came, bringing me clean linen ana my
toothbrush The policeman followed US to my
room and entered. Sir" said I. freezingly, you
are intruding upon the privacy Of a man and his
wife We will thank you If you will be courteous
enough TO retire for a moment while we discuss
family AFFAIRS" Cant do it, replied he. my
orders is to stick TO you. I must see what Is In
that bag" you not customs officer, said
L land am not a thief. That bag contains my
personal property. Your espionage Is bad enough.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
DAYS IN COURT.

I went 70 court the next morning with sixty ~
my fellow II evident that the panel then
serving could be dismissed and that none OF
us would be called on 20 serve that day Never
theless we were kept there al day. On the two
oays following the procedure was the same 1
dared not think OF what my business losses would
be At last, on the fourth day. my name was
called The case in which an East Side
pushcsrT pedler sued the parents Of a child for
damages, alleging that the child four years old
drove trade away from him by making mud pies
IN the street in front Of his cart. NY modification
~ being drawn in such a case cannot he EXPRESSED
IN words. The lawyer for the plsinuf was most
insulting
Have you ever been arrested" was his first
question. 1 was SPECIFICS with Indignation
You young whippersnapperi' had begun n re-
ply when the Judge interrupted and in callous
tones said. Answer the question"
did. How DO you like babies?' was the next
question. Boiled ma'am" answered THINKING
OF Charles Lambs famous reply
The judge brought my smile Of Measure a. tb.
sptness OF my retort 10 an end by saying: we
cont care for frivolous replies Answer the cues
tioas. yes or no"
do you buy your food from delicatessen storas
or pushcarts?' asked the lawyer. The defendants
were proprietOrs Of a delicatessen store None ~
your business" said 7, brdling at such imppdenca
II you are not careful" said the Judge. you will
be fined for contempt Of court. Have YOU read
about this case in the newspapers?'' asked the
lawyer. Yes" said T. sarcasticallv II have Col
lowed II with the most intense interest "Bo
you think you are possessed OF ordinary intelIi-
Eence2" was the next question. For a moment 7
was overcome by anger. Then / turned TO the
court your honor" said l. 4 am only too clad 30
the opportunity TO serve the city in my bun7bla
capacity az Juror, but did not come here to be
insulted by chit Of a lawyer. appeal TO YOU for
protection Answer the question" said the co,,r+
Nettled by such treatment. showed plainly that
whatever the evidence, ! would be against the
plaintiff His lawyer challenged me
Thinking that there was no further r.ad ~. 49,.
services went TO the juror clerk to collect NV
fees. To my surprise and despair he told me ~
must appear at court every day until 7 bss h.,
seated as a Juror IN some case While ] was NJ,
ing IA court IN the afternoon had the tort,,a ~,
seeing the jury that had served IN the deIicatos.
pusheat case discharged. Too late 7 reers.te,
my folly If / had kept my temper Vo,l6 -
been selected for that jury served only two -.
ana been free TO go my way. Day after a. 80
names or men al around were called s,d e.,
served In minor cases which required only q 49,,
time to reach verdict. Then their term ~ -,
duty was over 'NiS
among these were some Of those friends whom, =
had told with what Joy ! should welcome q ebsr-oa
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
Related by One Who Has Been Through the 'A
Treated More Like Enemy Ihan q
Defender OF Society.

quar- and Won will have no trouble about Sne Hie
Insurance You had better sell the 9g the notice.
me- after a careful scrutiny on his part was rot
surprised After what h nae. n a188 ptbs Bastiie
About 10 o'clock we reached the courtroom ana ana
tLle Ii a., ayyacjFy bv a crowd OF morbidly curl
GUS spectators and the air soon grew toGi ana sa
1eTt 70 me on one side. / bore II until patience
ceased 10 be a virtue and became crime. 1ou
eE'st 40 one ~ those things" l told the foreman
"cbange his seat or strange him The onions
49, mt in me back row. far as possible
Ven me- The witnesses for the prosecution spoke
so family that 1 stretched my ears up p me. Iney
the prosecutor and the lawyers for the deIehce
eiared at me as II were the person being tried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
BUSINESS AND DUTY.

Thus st was that 7 walked TO the Office of the
COMMISSIONS Of Jurors with eleeful step the
day that received the notice. tt was not until
was fin the elevator that I remembered a business
engagement which meant thousands Of dollars TO me
and realized that keeping st would force me to
forego seeing the Commissioner Of Jurors OF
course 7 kept the business engagement It so hap
pened that I had business or social engagements
which / could not afford miss on every one of
the days set by the Commissioner Of Jurors for my
appearance before him. Tt cost me 5000 q missed
a trade which would have netted me that to 20
before him ON the last day set by his notice and
save myself from being hailed to court for con-
tempt. I explained 10 the Commissioner my ex-
allied esteem OF the jury system. 1 told him in
what high estimation ] held the jury law and
Jurors, and cOmplimented him the acumen and
should be jurors. 7 told him that there was moth
ing desired more than 10 SIT as a juror. and I'M
complainingly undergo hardships Of body and mind
that ! might help humanity, uphold the law and
set good example to all those who might cavil al
their duty. But" I added. ''it will mean the loss
OF several thousands Of dollars and much physical
suffering 10 me # am forced TO become juror At
this time 7 have a business deal on which calls
FOR my constant personal attention from early I'm
the morning until late at night NY baby is teeth
ing" 7 submitted 10 the Commissioner that the
good OF the Commonwealth and the good Of the in
dividual citizen one. as he could not injure
me without injurng the Commonwealth. I trusted
he would not do harm to the Commonwealth.
The Commissioner with heartlessness I had
not counted on. informed gruffly and without
looking UP from his book that I had given the
usual excuses and that they did not count Hav-
ing learned my age. occupation and other unfnl-
Yortant data, he told I was qualified TO serve
and that ! must appear in Part II, General ses-
Eione following f7ay
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28

to serve as juror Their conduct was most IN
gentemanly. When ] complained to them Of the
insults I had received at the hands Of LAWYERS
the court. the money losing by my enforced
absence from business. the unfeeling wretches
laughed and told Cinclnnatus had left his
plough and HIS crops at the call Of duty. They
cheered me UP by telling me Of men whose bust
nesses had been wrecked because they had been
forced TO SIT jurors and had been unable TO
attend to their affairs. They told me of Jurors
sitting important cases who had been kept in
ignorance Of the death Of relatives lest the sad
intelligence UNIT them for calm consideration of
evidence.
There was a most important murder case to be
tried. ] probably would be drawn for that they
told me, and be kept from my home under guard
Of court officers for weeks and weeks
They were right Ny drawn in that
case. on taking the stand I addressed the court.
! told him how anxious / had been to serve as a
juror, Of how, though I had been hand every
day. my name had not been called but once, OF the
monetary loss I suffering by being kept from
my Office. There others who could better
afford 10 than I. I asked to be excused.
The Judge told me that every one called on at
times sacrifice his interests for the sake
Of seeing justice done to his fellow There
were many others whose prediCament like
mine They had been duly forced by the law TO
serve. So must l. Nothing but a doctors certih-
cate that was III would excuse me- There was
no escape so I decided to make the best of a bad
matter. Nv answers were satisfactory, both to
the prosecutor and the counsel for the defence and
/ was duly seated in the box.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
NOT ALLOWED TO 60 HOME.

supposed of course. that 7 should be allowed to
go TO nv home at night but the judge granted the
request OF the prosecutor that the jury should be
kept together in some hotel under guard. In vain
I expostulated that I could not sleep in a strange
bed: that I could not get along without a tooth
brush. The court told me not to act like a child
But" said T. L have not my hairbrushes. Am 1
To run the risk Of using the hotel hairbrush and
badness? Must I go without clean linen? Am
not to hear whether my baby has got another
tooth? Am I to be torn by brute force from the
bosom Of my family?"
The court looked at me in disgust and vouchsafed
no answer but the officer in charge Of the squad Of
policemen guarding us told me I might send to my
house for what I desired and have it brought to
rbe hotel They took us to the hotel cheap one,
because the State could not afford to pay for our
keep at a first class one. 1t was as expected l
did not sleep a wink The juryman who slept in
the room next to mine snored all night long in
rumbngs that racked my ear drums, and on the
other side Of pair Of drunken drummers made
the night hideous with arguments as to which had
sold the most goods.
Morning came and breakfast. I ordered cock
tail. I certainly needed bracer. l was Just
about 10 raise it TO my lips when one Of our guards
took it from my fingers, saying, NO alcoholic
drinks allowed" Ny indignation knew no bounds.
us this free country an absolute monarchy"
1 asked. The United States Russia? How long
since the municipality had the right to say to me-
Thou shalt not drink a cocktail'%' 1 ordered the
waiter TO bring me another cocktail The police
man told him not to- He did not
If there is anything I hate, anything that sets
me fairly quivering with disgust it is an onion.
The juryman next to me, phlegmaGc Dutchman.
had onions for breakfast. 1 bore it as long as I
could. Then l asked him to send the onions away
or change his seat He did neither merely telling
me that If didn't like onions my culinary educa-
ton had been neglected. Breakfast over, l stroHed
TO the newsstand and bought a paper. I was
reading about the trial which so Intimately con-
cerned me when the policeman 0he that had
robbed me Of my cocktaiD snatched the paper from
me. You are not allowed to read about the trial"
ne said. Here is paper properly censored which
you may read He handed one from which
every reference to the trial had been cut ont
Naturally that was the one article cared abou+
reading Yes said J. Il can't drink cocktails
must read censored newspapers. Right of free
speech Will 20 next
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
BLESS RED RIVER WATER.
Russian Residents of Manitoba Take Part in
Ceremony.

ceremony.
Winnipeg Man. Jan. @ CSpsciau ON the day
that the Gar should have blessed the waters q
the Neva a number Of his subjects I'm Winnipeg
were performing the ceremony on the historic Red
River Early in the morning the bells Ut the Itr,s
Greek Orthodox cathedral peaIed out a reminder
10 the faithful, who one by one collected at rns
cathedral the floor az which was sp-tuse5 with
various coIored pigments to represent palms Tnen
came Archbishop Seraphin, metropolitan Of All
America. who. after a few words of blessing. led
the way 70 the Red River Dressed iu fantastic
Garb Of many cOIOrs the archbishop char-e5 sons
weird psalm in the Russian language. which was
responded 70 by the priests and ar intervals vas
taken up by the congregation. Around his grace
marched the priests and candle bearers. who had
considerable trouble in keeping the candles als--.
on account OF the blizzard which was blowing from
the north At last the river was reached. and -hs
ice surrounding the spot where the ceremony was
TO take place was also covered with large guam
tity of many COlOr6d paints. contrasting -l--i
with the whitenesS OF the Ice ana snow st. .-e
erected but different from the customary Cross 10
had three cross pieces ..- "a
In front of this cross a rQusl wooden q 30 Ia
been erected. and into this MS grace ---nlv. ---
began the delving for the water WIN axes So
eral % the assistants cut into the pee. apo -
he four feet OF snow ard ice which covered the
water but the faithful seemed not O NOTICE ne
nassine of time So devoted were they 51 their
Drawers At length the water beE-u o.. bubble -t
and at the instant cannon was nrr,- ah-~ W.
a few Russian words the archbishop le.--- 90 l55
the people dipped out the water ---..e -- nome
while others drank as ulHnl nt 70 S .-r- ...-'-s
under the belief thai II WOULD .,'- ' IS r1szSs
and then the procession wendell It's way PACK 70
the cathedral for more prayers. and thus ended
the blessing Of the waters al. the Ken 5-'-- LlF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-01-28
STILL MORE REsTRICTToN

further restrictions. I sat down in the boot-
uIa'H ch'lr. We'll what do you think about
the Leery murder trial?' asked the ,,o,tslo ~
had opened his mouth TO reply when tba+ roI,o.
man clapped hand over his mouth. "You r6nst,,t
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-03-14
WORK TO BEGIN IN 90 DAYS.
North Coast Railroad to Commence
Construction Work in MaN

Denending upon their success in OBJ
Saining the necessary rights OF way
and franchises, construction work on
the North Coast railway will COM
mence about the middle of May. The
first work will be done between the
Cowiche river region and the Column
hia river. This will cover distance
Of about 200 miles. Following this.
or beginning at about the same ume,
construction will begin on the line
from that point to Tacoma and Seat
tie. This will be run OF about l5O
miles.
These facts are verified by Robert
=. Strahorn, president OF the North
Coast, who was recently in the city
and returned to his home in Spokane.
According to Mr.. Strahorn about
the most difficult proposition the
new road will have to meet will be
when application is made for fran
ehise in Seattle. The new council
has lust been seated and Mr.. Stra-
horn hopes that 1t will be more kind
" disposed than the old body was.
The chief reason advanced by the Sc
attic council for It's opposition to
granting a franchise to the North
Coast was that the company refused
10 name its connections OF q trans
continental nature, II It had any.
ITO show the Seattle people that
We are asking for franchise IN good
faith" eaid Mr.. Strahorn. we VIII
accompany our application wfch .
substantial bond. What more they
snan ask or expect do not know.