Albuquerque morning journal., 1910-12-01
SCORES
JURY SYSTEM
IN DENVER
DECLARES IT DISGRACE
TO CIVILIZED PEOPLE
DepIores Lack of Law to Pre-
vent Professional Venirmen
Sitting on Judgment IN Most
important Cases,
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Try Morning Journal Special Lsassd wirei
Denver, Colo. Nov 3e.--ln over
ruling today motion TO dismiss the
entire jury panel summoned in
murder case. Judge Shattnck OF tho
West side criminal court severelS ar
raigncd jury methods In Denver and
EXPRESSED the hope that his action
might be ovefruled by the supreme
court,
rhe occasion was the trial ot
Genkye Mitusunaga, Japanesn
charged with the murder OF AIRS
Catherine Wilson, MituaunaHas az
torney alleging the jury panel was
made up of professional Jurors
Judge Shnttuck said.
There are certain things about
our judicial system here that are
disgrace and are an Insult to tree
people
The crime was one of the most
mysterious with which Denver po-
lice have had TO deal and the crowd
which attended the opening appeared
Ia be drawn wholly out Of curiosity
rather than through any preindiccs
Rs 20 the guilt or Innocence of me
accused.
Details concerning the selection of
"a
Judge Shattuek oyerruled the motion
of Attorney Hilton for the deIendAnt
disoharging the present panel 81 Jur-
ors on the ground that they were
"nrorcssionals." but in doing 80 ar
raigned Jury methods in Denver IN
these words
~ think there are certain things
about our judicial system mere thot
are disgrace and are m insult 10 Z
free people the situation Is tha' SUR.
men ara repeatedly brought in here
10 serve as jurors when they are not
even bona tide residents 81 TINS CITY.
phoy are In no way qualified 10
serve. had q bill introduced into
4 the legislature aimed az this injuH-
/ tiee. The house passed IT, but mo
aenute turned It down, IN overrnl-
NCe vonr motion 1 just want 70 SAY
that / hope YOU VIII take my decision
up to the supreme court anu that
4 that court VIII hold me 10 be wrong
/ and will force the legislature TO take
! some stems To remedy this detect
| During todays proceedings, Miti-
sunaga was an object OF pity among
many OF tho spectators The accusen
Janaheso unable TO comprehend
word of English sat trembling
through II all, his fright being AT an
times apparent.
Nltusunaga is accused OF having
slain Mrs Wilson, who had engaged
him ia clean her house and of having
cut m her body and hidden II IN
box in the basement OF the dwelling.
,,9-e-e--secS 7c1sSss'SSSsSSsS
his exile DR.. Cook has been in Lon
don. 80,
II have been called the greatest liar
In the world, the most monumental
impostcr in history SAYS Dr. COOK.
II believe that in every undesirable
way | stand unique, an object or such
suspicion and vltuperatlon as nave as
sailed few men.
with this realization Dr. COOK
wrote his history and says that TO hiui
I tho honor of discovering the north
/ mole no longer means anything re
| has been working on the story since
llaat August and, according to the eui-
ltor of Hampton's magazine. ms soie
desire 10 make the people OF the
United states realize just what ne
went through during his two ana q
half venrs In the arctic fastness ana 70
make them see what processes OF
| thinking or lack Of thinking Il was
that led him TO do "a thing which con-
firmed to the average nina lts WORST
suspicious against HIM
The publishers OF the article issueu
a statement tonight that nowhere IN
hia narrative does DR.. Cook cast any
reflections on PCary or ques'ioh
Peary's claims.