The Seattle Republican. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1???-1915, 1911-07-07

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18TH 1915 said time trial by jury has remained sub
stantiay the great Expart Mlqan, Wal
lace u S. Two 142 the question of jury trial. the and
abuses history of the thoroughly into and
discussed by the lawyer and Judge Jeremiah Black and
the learned and finally president OF the United States James A
Garfield, for petitioners.
It is laid down Section 3d. Profatt jury trials thus
he jury present be considered having been
fully established beginning the Tudor periods English
history full and effect during the reign of Henry
the Eighth in 1885, One of the of foreathe sign
ing Declaration forth in their language thus
deprvng many of the benefit of trial by jury
1t said Proat Jury Trial. Sec 49, that Of the great
objections the Constitution of the United States that
ded for trial by jury in all criminal cases. but did not provide for
trial by jury all civil actions thus In the of Parsons
Bedford Peters, U. S. 446 the Supreme Court said:
rhat one of the strongest objections originally taken to the
the of provision the
right of trial by jury civil The trial by jury justly
the American people has always been deep
socude every encrachment has been
watched with great jealousy.
By the seventh amendment the Constitution is provided
thus In sits at common law where the value controversy
shall exceed twenty dollars the right to trial by shall be
Justice Brewer article the
al Monthly defends the right of trial by jury Judge Dillon
before the American Bar Association used this language
ha in my judgment the both the valuable and essential
part Judicial system and Political system simply
be veneraed but priced for its usefulness
strike deep into the soil and cling the very foundation
Jurisprudence The system belongs free nstu
lions and tends to foy and pepetuate Them Chief Justice
has left record his deliberate opinion that liberties
closely with the of the jury The Judge
Matthew Deadly of Oregon has left his testimony in favor of
by jury 1t the opinion of the learned of the and
the present that jury trial indispensable by the
of the people and for the The liberty of the
pe the present time would be just much danger trials
before JUICES, as they were in the past.
read article of the magazines that certain Judge
in Washington City, who had been the bench for
had allowed verdict for damages for personal injuries
be obtained and sustained his He appointed
corporation lawyers office and had all the prejudice agant
injury that he could by his association and he carried
the bench There few who be trusted with
limited power the judiciary There few who real
ize stated by Judge Deadly thus Trial by jury when prop
ey understood trial by the with jury Neither
trial conducted by counsel but by the with the aid of
the counsel"
The only criticism have found the jury SISTER, that
we'll sustained is the requirement of unanimous verdict
states and especially in civil cases.
The temptation corrupt the jury and there
selfish and bgoted who who
take pleasure when require unanimous verdict to control the
jury that the this state and secured the
of the present law which has worked satisfactorily
civil What need amendment to the Constitution of