Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-08-09
What the Record Shows.


The list made up by the office of the
corporation counsel, shows that there
have been 152 juries in five years and
that only 141 men have comprised these
juries.
II shows that twenty-five men have
been on majority of seventy-three
juries and twenty-five men have been on
a majority of 112 others. Only ten juries
have been called without having some
one of the leading twenty-five on 1t, ac-
cording to the memorandum in the pos
session of the committee.
Before he was excused, Mr.. Marshall
told the committee that the United States
marshal called certain men for the con-
demnation juries because OF their fitness
for the work.
Probe Of Condemnation Proceedings
Assistant Corporation Counsel James
Francis Smith. who is principally engag-
ed In the land condemnation cases Of
the Dlgtxlct Of Columbia, was called as
q witness today rs soon as the committee
met. Representative johnson had copy
Of tho condemnation cases in the District
Of Columbia for several years past. Mr.:
Smith had q duplicate. The extension of
18th street was the first one taken up.
Thu names Of the Jury were read. Mr.:
Smith said the marshal of the District OF
Columbia Is required to summon five dis
interested, experienced men, He said
the law provides that any interested
party could apply to the court to dis
charge any Objectionable Juror.
For the purpose Of getting the full facts
into the record, Representative Johnson
and Mr.. Smith read the title OF every
condemn alton case in the District In the
past five years, together with the names
of the jurors.
Chairman Johnson's Exhibit.
At the conclusion Mr.. Johnson pre-
scented compilation showing his con-
customs This reads as follows:
During the last five years there have
cen 141 condemnation juries in the Dis
riot of Columbia.
.Only 152 different men made up these
II juries. The same twenty-five men
imposed more than 60 per cent Of seven
three juries out of 141.
The same twenty-five men composed
D per cent, or more, of IL juries out of
II.
There were only ten jurles out of the
Ill upon which no one OF the favorlte
men did serve.
practically all of the twenty-five IA
vorite jurymen are either directly or in
directly interested In real estate trans
actions.
Their respective interests are as real
estate dealers. builders. lenders of money
on real estate. sellers of lumber, sellers
Of brick. sellers of building hardware,
sellers OF paints and glass, sellers of in
surance, etc
Gives List of Jurors.
The names OF all jurymen who have
served on two or more iuries as present.
cd by Mr.. Johnson's compilation are as
follows:
William I. Galliher. 81; John Mitchell.
II: Thomas NJ Harvey 10: c. J. Walker
10. Charles Werner, Is; William F. GUIDE.
is: Philip Larner. IS. John ii. Nolan.
-: William r. Van Wrinkle. IS: F. w.
Filling. "a: y. III. Shea, l.; F. b. Metz
croft. IL; Thomas P. Morgan, IL; o. J.
Tickets. IL: T. +. Schneider. 10: a. +.
Clark. IT. 10: =. s. Adams. 9; J. s.
Andrews. Z: Ralph Gait. I; Carl Graft. !:
r. n Harper. Z: William v Cox, Z:
:. y. Darragh. =: Thomas Gordon, q:
". II. Rapley. 8; Washington Topham
q. S. r. Walker. 8: Charles B. Baynes
., James II. Crawford. ); A. ID. Marks
3: J. Tillman Hendrick. 3: Frank c.
Henry, ): James b. Lambie, .: T. c. Du-
lin, ); Samuel Ross, g. w p. Mayfeld o
Percy 5 Foster. 9; James w. Dawson. s
James Il. Henderson. ); d. ]. kaufman
5. William A. Mearns, s: William s
RAMSEY 3; William Z. Schaeffer, :; j. VI
Small. jr.. 5: Thomas w. Smith. :: Con
rad Becker. 4: Ralph w. Lee. 4: A. c
Moses 1: James r. oyster, 4: b. w GUY
I: ID. $. Porter a. George w. Ray, 4
s 5. Shea, 4: John F. Wilkins, 4.
Bess Than Four Years.
The following served on three juries
George c. Altemus, William A. Church
Charles j. Corby. Brooks Cross, A. W
Francies Daniel Fraser, Ezra Gould AL
bert F. Marsh, F. j. Mershmeir Georg,
". Moss. j. p. Herman. John f. Her
rell William w. Hecker, A. G. johnson
Hugh Reilly, A. G. Sinclair Thomas r
Stevenson. f. s. Thompson. Eugene Til
den.
The following served on two juries:
Henry +. Blount l.. l.. Breuninger
Charles G. Bryan, ID. j. Callahan. DAME
Dineen. Norman L. Elliott George l.
Femming, Robert /. F1emming Isaa
Cans A. Lisner, c. III. Livingston, s. Fl
Murray. T. C. Noyes, Ii. s. Graves. A
D. Hazen, J. Fred Kelley, n. d. Lamar
r. ). Parker. c. III. Rudolph. G. L. Tar
bell. Edward Thompson. T. p. Townsend
z. l.. Turner, w. b. Turpin. Z. J. WaIsch
Sidney West, w. ID. West. Charles III
Wilcox.
Forty others were given as havin;
In the past five years.
Objections to Jurymen.
Mr.. Smith said that 7. r. Snyder hat
been objected to in the Massachusett
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