Tombstone epitaph., 1916-07-02
HOW THE JURY
LAW WORKS OUT

was begun today when the jury drawn
last week reported for duty as fol-
lows. as returned by Sheriff Wheeler
R. b. Coover. Ross F. Moon. J. F.
Mcdonald. L. J. Widmer. John :.
Williams. Peter Peccolo. James Clark
Keen. Charles l. Vlasschaert. r. W
5. Gibbs, VIM. Gill Richards. Everett
Ingraham. NJ. Hall, J. Peterson. Geo.
Pimpell.J. A. Miller. J. W Slack. J. c
Goodman, J F. Anderson, G. w. Pri.
ckett. A J. Sharp. Clay Mcknight. NJ.
L. Alexander. Steve NJ Miller, Jacob
Niener, F. p. Rylance. B. +. Sanborn.
Ernest Welenkamp. p. l.. Downs. F.
A Schilling. Lewis Zietz.
Immediately after the jury reported
hey were examined and sworn in and
he case of C. A. Laricon charged with
Introducing intoxicating liquor called
10 trial and the case began just after
the noon hour 1t is expected that
IS will be completed by the time even,
ing recess is taken.
out of the required so 10 complete
the panel. who were drawn. only 80
could be found by the Sheriff in the
county. and four of these were ex-
cused under the statutes OF exemp-
tions by Judge Lockwood This left
only &c out Of the required so for
which the court to begin the trial of
cases. and how the law covering the
drawing of juries works out is dem
onstratnd b. the fact that had there
been felony OF murder case TO be
tried. not enough jurors would have
been on the panel to try them. On
Bookkeeping case. which is a misde-
meanor. only IS are required on the
panel from which the 12 are selected
I 70 try the case. and as a result, the
court could begn work today.
Judge Lockwood. in speaking of the
matter stated that had it not been for
the fact that a misdemeanor case did
not require the full panel 10 chose
I from, the court would have necessari-
y had 20 excuse the presen, panel
until the other panel OF 20, which has
been drawn TO report on the 5th. This
would prove an expensive proposition
I but under the law there is nothing
/ else for the court to do. There is
a murder case set for the end Of the
week which will have to go over ow-
ing to the fact that We cannot secure
IN time. And II is all brought
/ on because under the law which re-
cites that only so can be had on the
panel. sufficient amount cannot be
/ located in the county, because in this
county the population is continually
fuctuating, and out OF so names drawn
it is only possible to find about half
II that number. The law works an
untold hardship on the sheriff's Office,
and it is practically impracticable.
And owing to this fact it has become
necessary for the court to shut down
considerably on excusing Jurors, who
otherwise would have been let of IL
we could secure them as under the
special venire system. There were
several who had pretty good reasons
TO be excused today, who were made
to stay. and none will be allowed to
go unless II is absolutely necessary.
| We hope TO see this law modified a.
the next Legislature, in that ii will
not set limit to the number that
can be kept on the panel. Then the
court can secure sufficient men ahead
TO keep the panel at the required num-
Der"
Until the 26 jurors drawn today re-
port on the 5th, only misdemeanor
cases can be heard, and owing to the
uncertainty in the population oof
much over half Of the 2s will probably
be found. And from Judge Lock
woods statement it can readily be
seen how the law works out, puttinx
more work onto the court and the
sheriff. saying nothing Of the ad led
expense.
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