Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-12-11
ATTORNEY BELIEVE PROCEED
uRE WILL be IMPROVED
~ THEIR PRESENCE.
WILL HAVE NO EFFECT
ON AMOUNT or CRIME
Iawysrs Say Criminals Do Not Give
Consideration TO What Jury Might
or Might Not Do Whom Com nit
ting crlmes-some Hardships In
Homes Whore Duties Are Heavy>

effect, II any, Of women serving on
Jnries will be for the betterment Of
court procedure. Is the concensus of
opinion of nine attorneys interviewed
by a reporter. All were of the opin-
ion that women had shown their
qualifications to vote and having
done that, there was little doubt but
that they could assume this new duty
~ well.
Women as jury members will have
no effect on the amount of crime,
pointed out the barristers, since not
one criminal out OF a hundred thinks
Of the jury OF, what 1t is likely to do.
when he commits crime. II he did.
Il Is possible he would not carry out
his plans.
Jur1es OF which women arc a part
viii likely cause some attorneys IT,
change their tactics. believes Judge
Atherton B. Clark OF the superior and
municipal courts. 1.-THE sffect on
court procedure will be good" de-
cleared Judge Clark. Lawyers who
have besn used to ranting ind raving
VIM probably have to calrn down q
little. There will be no effect on the
criminal situation for the criminal
does not think Of tho Jury when he
commits Z crime, but in civil cases
the benefit viii be especially good.
am for Il and ana glad to see women
placed on juries."
There is no doubt but that it will
have beneficial effect" said Charles
Penningroth. assistant city solicitor,
when asked what he thouEh OF the
fair sex in the Jury box. Women Will
be quicker to detect the tricks and
methods OF some lawyers than are
the men,
7 have seen verdicts that could
not have been any worse had women
been In the jury" said Don Barnes
with a laugh. "But seriously, I th:as
there viii be many cases in which
there are women Involved, either as
plaintiff Or defendant or both. or con-
corning some subjects Of which WIN
On Jurors viii DO better than mon, I
bsltsvs I would Just - soon try a case
before women jurors a. NEIL"
No oss0 e he outeoms o1 women
~ naaalb1es - em4es Il hold by John
~ Dt1W1s& Wno engraved himself a.
ooaiov1n6 thA4 women WIN prove az
zel39bas IA their tudsmsnt., % the
man
Hold Oath More oaor0d.
Iho most startling difference b,-
eKeen women and men ~ Jurors was
Vninted ont by John N. Hughes who
aid ~ boNeveA women will prove
better 11steneN than tho xnsn, And
VIII regard their cath as Jurors more
SeI1onsly. Too many men, said Mr..
Hughes Took at case in the light
OF thedr own experiences, rather than
on the evidence being presented.
believe women win use their best
judgments
Maurice Cabin. democratic candi.
date Tor county attorney, said he did
not look for any difference In court
procedure because of women doing
Jury duty. Lawyers viii proceed In
the same way and women qualified to
vote win recognise the position Of q
Juror, he believes.
IS The way the home WIN be AFFECT
ed by women being compelled to be
away all day at court IN Marion, was
mentioned by Amor II. Sargent, who
predicted that unless the Judge was
Noeral IN Sxousing women with small
children and many homo duties, there
might b some hardships worked. Mr..
Sargent looks for no change in cour.
conduct but pointed out that attor-
nsys may make an attempt Ia certain
kinds OF Gases 20 appeal strongly to
the sympathy Of the women, but he
conceded that men as well as women
responded to that kind Of a plea.
Tho fact that . Jury will be COM
posed Of both men ana women was
pointed out by Haven Y. Simmons as
likely to make a difference in court
cases.
Jury service II comparatively a
new experience TO every one and Diff
ferent reactions. VIM be noticeable
growing out OF the fact that the great
majority Of Jury cases are those in
volvin9 business affairs Since wonn-
en- have not bsen 20 close In touch
with business - have men the re-
suits will be more uncertain"
1T 10 an innovation Of course"
kaid Justice James -. Patterson "bu.
think women will soon catch on to
the court procedure and that the sv,.