The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1910-06-24
KlNGSBURY GIVES
THE LAWYERS SOME CRACKS
Fires Shots at Them Over Heads of Grand
Jury---Cut Out Buzfuz
Business.


course on the part Of a defeated attor-
ney and not countenance him in blam-
ing or in being disrespectful of the
action of the jury.
We can as rule confidently ex-
pect the members Of the bar to do
their full part to eliminate abuses
clinging to trial by jury. Surely there
can be no success along these lines un-
less the lawyers as rule join in the
work. Their assistance will be most
efficient as their education and expert
ence best qualify them for the work,
and their honor is by the very nature
of the work appealed to; an appeal
that is never made without effect to
the great body of the American bar.
Our electors must also do their share.
In, with, and by them must be estab-
lished correct public opinion on the
subject without which no law will be-
come an efficient rule of action in our
free and Independent government
Electors must honor the office and
the service, and must see and feel its
power and its Importance. When sum
moned as jurors, they must look upon
it as an honor, and be reminded of the
fact that they are called upon to exer-
else one of the coordinate branches Of
supreme rule by the people.
They should not seek to be excused
except for the gravest reasons.
They should attend on the court
with knowledge of the Importance of
their judicial Office, and should as much
as convenient segregate themselves
from the common crowd about the
court. They should let it be seen by
their conduct and bearing that they are
the jury and are to rule.
"While acting in any case they
should be even more careful with whom
they associate, and should mix as little
as may be with outsiders. Magnify the
Office and service of jurors, and teach
others to do so. If treated by an attor-
ney, judge or officer as of dull intel
lect, then open their eyes by your keen
insight and correct Judgment. Let them
not succeed by trickery, by befogging
you, or by tactics of what is styled a
smart attorney Force all to address
you on high plane intellectually and
morally. Should an attorney seem to
endeavor to get off from the jury the
men who in his opinion are of most
ability, highest education, greatest ex-
perience and of undoubted high moral
character, then consider they have done
you no compliment by letting you re-
main on the jury, and look to it that
they do not win bad case by intended
sharp practise followed by successfully
befogging the jury.
"Look deeply into ever act and at
tempt of parties and their attorneys,
and judge of their cause and character,
in part at least, by their apparent can.
dor, fairness and honesty.
emo great lawyer will try to deceive
or fool the jurymen-great lawyers are
good men without an exception.
emo class of men aid SO much to
, establish the right, redress the wrong,
sustain the righteous law as do the law
yers of every civilized land. Give to
the good lawyer your attention, and ex-
pect not to be misled by him; and re-
member he can aid you much by placing
before you the evidence in such way
that you can come to right conclusion
as to the great fact in issue. You can
not too much respect the able, honest,
fair.minded lawyer, or too much despise
the tricky pettifogger. Your attitude
towards these classes, respectively,
should be such that all will learn to
treat properly the jury that has com.
manded the respect due the Office you
are now about to enter upon"