The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1906-12-15

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James \. Pcarcc. arrived on Tuesday
morning. his Honor Judge Crothcr,
selected lame, NJ. Casho, oi the Fourth
district rs Foreman oi the Grand Jury
the other members oi which and those
OF the Petit Jury were drawn as fol
lows:
GRAND JUEY. PETIT jury.
jams VI. Casino .....I j. +. larhult"n ...,.... |
Foreman. Robert Errg uSOn ...... !
John II Il. prcr.....l James +. WaliS...... |
Harry Howard..........2 Ii3i>Hrd 'onrry ...,...
Irvlu q. iiriilIn.......l /. y Buudrn .... ....
Walter BuCk wuTtha.2 Henry q HaGcr.
Thomas Il Gross ..... 3 John r. Warn,r
W. u summers q. zoe. 3 Thomas NJ. Reed
John +. NlrNauder..3 K / hHpman. .-....., .
JOSE, h +. Hon. ........ 3 W I SHIPPERS .. :
ID T.. ArbucE Ic ........4 ~ more Delhrrt.
w II. AruSIrong. ...I Charles tnVIugInn 81
II sea K smith ........l John W. Qu"in. ...". /
Charles X. CIary Gee. D Lyman MduIiiu..... ,
Franz X Cherry ..... 8 John r. Roach ....... .
= j R'rdpr......... .....5 t.harcS ID. RacInr....b
r. 4. Aiken ..... q Elwuud EuldprSIun ii
George Bt'drr>lon... Il John Stump........... ]
James L Shea ........ u Howard ID jack !
AI-Aauder stewart Is K 4. McCui'ough IS
Micha Duffy .... ..... 7 W. \. Nnul gnnItry IS
r. KurIZ IaS ur."....7 > T. Nlcklr ........... ,
John , 'riiig, ...........7 JOnaI hen w X rauSSS
j. w. L. trOthcrS...... j. g hleS
W. J. sumner" .
Thirteen members OF the panel drawn
by Judge Crothcrs on November I2-
Messrs. w. H. Dcshanc, John S. Ben
son, Ralph II. Rccs, Joseph Shaffcr, J.
Frank Blake, Joseph Brown, w. J.
Creswcll. W. p. Swishcr, George II.
Buck, X. c. Hopkins, Enoch McCul-
Tough. Frank r. Benson and L. T Ste
phcnson had been excused, and others
were drawn in their places, OF whom
John NJ Reed, OF the Second, and John
OvcIly, OF the Seventh, were also cX-
cuscd. Messrs. John f. Warner, oi
the Second John w. Qucin. OF the
Fourth. Howard ID. Jackson, OF the
Seventh, and Jonathan y. KrausS, OF
the Eighth. were drawn as members OF
the Petit Jury on Monday. Alexander
Stewart, a member OF the Grand Jury,
having missed his train, the swearing
OF the body was deferred until his ar
rival on a later one at II a. m. In the
interval Judge CrothcrS took occasion
to explain the method OF drawing juries
in Cecil which is done under the gen
cra law regulating the matter, but
some counties have special laws. Here
the practice is to have 200 names OF
taxpayers and voters, taken from the
poll books, OF the several Election dis
tricts. proportional as for example in
the list from which tn cprcSent jurics
were drawn as follows First District,
FL names: Second, IS; Third, 49,;
Fourth. 20: Fifth, "a; Sixth, %; Sev-
cnth, 20: Eighth, 10; Ninth. II. From
this list. at least fifteen DAYS before the
beginning OF the Court term, one of
the Judges oversees the drawing OF the
panel in the presence OF practicing
members OF the Bar and such other
citizens as NAV choose to attend The
names ON the list are each copied on
small slips Of paper. which the Judge
folds and puts in the box (shOWn in
CourD and one OF the clerks, who has
NOT ben present. is called into the
room. shak cs the box and draws out
Sins one after another, which he hands
70 the iudgc. who reads the names
aloud until 19 are drawn. The slips so
drawn are wrapped, put back in the
box which is kept sealed until the open
ing dav Of the term unless other names
are drawn in place 81 those excused in
the interval One Of the JUDGES names
the foreman OF the Grand Turv taken
from the Dancl. and the first twenty
two names drawn thcrcirom. with the
foreman. make up the Grand Jury. and
the remaining twcncv-livc out OF the
fOrtv-scvcn compose the petit Jury
No citizen is clipiblc as a Juror who
has not reached 3. Those over 10
wears NAV be excused. In strik, g
trial iurics in civil suits or trials for
misdcmcanors twenty names are taken
from the panel and written on slips
which are handed 70 opposing coun-
sci, each OF whom can strike out four
names. leaving twelve. if they do not
each strike the same names. The
Court reduces the number to twelve
by striking off additional names. In
trials for ic1onics or pcnitcntiarv Of
lenses - members OF the petit jury
are called to the box and are sworn or
challenged. at the pleasure Of counsel,
the State having four and the accused