The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1911-01-19
JURORS DISCHARGED
On Account Of Irregularities Judge
Evans Discharges all Grand and
Trial Jurors Drawn for 1911.

that Judge Evans was to hold the
first week and Judge Maxwell will
come next Monday and hold the
second week.
When the question of empanel-
ling the grand jury came up, G. w.
Hoffman, attorney for Clarence and
Hugh Teale, who are charged with
murder in the first degree, being ac-
cused of killing Mrs. Lee Zornes,
objected to the grand jury for the
reason that there was irregularities
in the manner in which the names
Df the grand jurors were selected,
and as attorney for Glen Leedom,
under indictment charged with rape,
he made the same objection to the
trial jury panel, and in both cases
Judge Evans sustained the objection,
and made an order for the board of
supervisors to meet this (Wednes-
day morning for the purpose of Sc
,lecting about 100 names from which
the grand and trial jurors for the
years 1911 and 1912 will be drawn.
The Board is in session as The Re-
porter goes to press, but they have
quite job before them and it Is
mot thought that a new grand jury
can be secured for service before
next Monday. Judge Evans order
in the matter is as follows:
Itaappearing to the court that law
fully constituted grand and petit
jurors cannot be otherwise obtain
ed, or lawfully qualified talesman
selected by reason of the Judges OF
the.election in a part of the precincts
and townships and voting precincts
in Decatur county, Iowa, failed to
properly certify list of names to
serve as grand jurors, petit jurors
and talesmen, and in other town.
<ships and voting precincts the
judges failed to distinguish between
tthe names as to who should serve
las grand jurors, petit jurors and
talesmen, and in other townships
and voting precincts it appearing
THAT the auditor failed to certify the
lists .of those persons who should
snsrve as grand jurors, petit jurors
and tAlesmensl the last year and in
still Sother Townships and precincts
mo lists for either grand jurors, pet
it Jurors Ior talesmen were furnish
ted at all. And it further appearing
ito the court that in other townships
;and voting precincts the correct num-
her and names to serve as grand
Jurors, petit jurors and talesmen
were not furnished or proposed. And
1T further appearing that the board
Of supervisors at it's November ses-
sion. sat the time of making the can
,vass lof votes Immediately following
the election failed to certify and
correct the omissions in the fur
.nishing of names and the certifying
the names by the several judges of
election. And it appearing to the
court that for variety of reasons
"a legally constituted grand jury and
"a legally constituted petit jury can
mot be obtained from the lists fur
lnished for the next period of two
years from January /, 1911 to jan
,uary 1, 1918, it is hereby ordered
that the board of supervisors of
Decatur county, Iowa prepare lists
required by law for grand jurors,
of names having the qualifications
required by law for grand jurors,
petit Jurors and talesmen, said meet
ing to be held January 1o, 1911, at
10 O'Clock a. M, at the auditors s
office, at the court house, Leon, Iowa
said supervisors to be notified in
writing of said meeting at least
hours previous to said meeting, and
served by the sheriff of said county.
Said board of supervisors at said
meeting shall prepare said lists in
accordance with the provisions of
sections 335, 1886 and 1877 of the
Code of Iowa, and the amendments
to the Code contained in sections
To
supplement to the Code, and in chap
ter 20, FL and %, laws of the Thirty
third General Assembly.
Signed in open court, this. 18th
day OF January. 1911.
Judge Third Judicial Dist. of Iowa.
The following cases had been dis
posed Of up to Wednesday morning:
Criminal
State vs.. Glen Leedom, defend
ant makes objection to trial jury and
list of names from which trial jur-
1 orr were drawn and on hearing OBJ
jecttOns are sustained and cause
continued. -
State ys. c. Teale, defendant OBJ
jects to grand jury and list of names
from which panel is drawn and OBJ
lection is sustained.
Law and Equity.
~ e. G.. Galloway vs.. j. o. Cherry
set al, dropped from docket.
John Woodard ct al VS.. Town of
Decatur City. Judgment and decree
signed.
Clara Phifer VS.. Amanda R..
sStrew ct al, dropped from docket.
w. s. Bear VS.. T. NJ. Stanley ct
al, dropped from docket.
VIM. Rhea vs.. Charlotte F.. Farnes
ct AL, on hearing Eva Rhea execu-
I trix substituted as plaintiff.
w. s. Bear vs.. T. M. Stanley ct
al, dropped from docket.
Simmons & Co. vs.. Fay May ct
al, settled. d:
ss Mary p. Elmore vs.. Stephen F.
I Elmore, dropped from docket.
Alfred s. Ramsey VS.. Fay May ct
al, dismissed. 80 es.ss:s !. ~
III. Merrill Co. vs. Ernest Prang,
dropped from docke n; s.is.l
dgAF Cave W. Ernest Rrang drop