The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1913-11-17
THE JURY THAT TRIED THE HAY
NARkkr VICTIMS (MARryR~)


A majority Of the ~ Jurors who tried
THIS case stated eandidly upon oath that
shey Srro prs5udic~d. and could not Try
the ease fairly. and yut tho Judge. By
srtifie-. design and cunning. Influenced
these cosnmoacr- TO state that thsY could
Jurors, as though the cour; had porer to
eon,roi ani guide the pr~Judiee Of man-
kind
Theodors D~nk.r was ono Of the IA
He testified as follows Il arm shipping
clark Tor Henry W, King a Co. I have
formed and expressed an opinion. and
believe what have read And heard. and
stiii eutsrtain that opinion. I have form
ed an opinion as to tho guilt q the De
fendsnta and have sxpr-ss~d g." trhs
Judge held him a competent JarvrA
John II. GrNnnar. clerk for the North
western railroad. said Il have formed
an opinion 20 the guilt % the dsfeni-
ants II IL evident that the defendants
are connected with that affair lHaT Mar
hst rtotl from their being here. and IN
opinion would iaf'usnes my verdict" lie
vas held 10 10 compsssnt juror. not.
~thstzndinx the silly jade considered
th@ss men guilty ssfnpiy because they bad
heen ARRESTED and we're on trial and
Judge GARY would hav. tho world h.tisv.
that the Juror was without prsIudic~
To Gods % Justiesi
q w Adams. also ons Of the -. =
travelling sslssmsn. answered TIA, ne had
guilt 81 the m-n on trial. but the Judge
hold him without pr-3udIce
IL v. Sanford. . railroad clerk. tssti-
fed that b, had formed an oplnion. snd
Communista and had decided prsyu-
dice. and had eptnlon % his own naind
that tas Ges~nfasts encouraged TIRE
throwing Of tho bomb Th- Judge held
Sanford a eompssen, juror without
pr@tudice
Tn.r, a, M ra.,-. Zoe ,vs oufufsn, In
. legal raind coae~rntnx the condsc, %
the Judge who tried these men. !, vas
r~prshsnsibis. vicious and erfninh vssn
viewed from the standpoint Of civilized
Justice. tn. tadxs's attention was called
90 tho fact that only praiudiesd Jurors
we're Being selected BY Rycs. bat tho
eour; ignored judicial duty ard the iaw.
Some one had 10 b slaughtered
But iistsni Mr. N. p. Fiavin. drawn
a. Juror In this ease. no, only said No
vas pr-lsdie.f and had formed an opin-
ION. bot that he was relative Of one %
shs nea killed a, the Hay Market. aud
the court held him eompstsst
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS As TO
COMPETENCY or JURORS
In tho saprsrus court OF the state 20
Yfifnofs In the case Of People ~. Cough.
lin. known as the Cronin case. and In
fact. IN all courts everywhere. u has been
uniformly held that when u IL once
clearly shown that Their. exists In the
mind % the Juror at the time he 10 called
20 the Jury box fired and positive opin-
Ton . 20 the merits % tho case. Or as 70
the gull, Or iun0csnes % tho defendants.
be t. called 90 try. his statement not
withstandinx such opinion that he can
render q fair and impartial verdict &C
eordinx 20 the law and evidence has
uttie. n any. tendency 20 establish his
frnpartiaiity. This 10 90 because the
Juror. who has sworn TO have In his
mind a fred and positive opinion a. 60
the guilt or Innocence % the accused. 10
not Impartial as a matter % fact
When juror has answered that he
has an opinion. q surely Ia binding and
conclusive upon a Judge as a matter ~
welt established custom and iaw. and
vain xiortSua as to conclufa tina; his
immaculate wand countenancs would
purify and extract from the jurors mind
,hat prejudice existing fas positive
factl. IT, indeed. too saintiy for a Judge
OF the peoples court. and when such a
: pr.iudicsd jury. hs outraxes the law.
drfies the constitution and fails to com
prehand tho definition % justice.
The supreme court q Illinois had re-
versed tho Cronin case because two q
the Jurors we're held incofn petenf. each
talked about the case. and had formed
an opinion as TO the guilt Of the defend B.
art Ana then. when the Hay Market
case. wherein nearly all Jurors testified
that they we're prsfudiced. came before
the supreme court. this court held them
competent and very soon sfisrwsrd the
court reversed itself again and held as
r. had In the Cronin case. and some men
are 80 stupid a. 20 wonder why tho peo-
pie demand the night 70 recall the
Judges whom they elect
WHO THREW THE BOMB?