The New York herald. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1920-1924, 1920-10-14
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Jurors Receive COurtesies,
and Are interviewed,
Filmed and Dined.
HAD A WONDERFUL TIME
But Sergeant-at-Arms, Who
Had Hectic Day, Is Glad
It's Over.
BY MARTHA e. CONAN.

After twelve women jurors had rem
dered verdict in favor of one of their
sex and each had received an envelope
containing rs cents for her days work
and the dozen had been photographed.
interviewed. lunched and thanked over
and over again. John L. Gallagher, SER
geant-at-arms in the Orange On. j.
District Court. sat down yesterday and
mopped his brow. He declared that 1t
would be some time before he had an
other bright idea about women perform
ing their full civic duties. now that they
are enfranchised.
1t had been Gallagher's busiest day
in court in years The ladies of the
jury"-which is the way Judge Daniel
A. Dugan. counsel and everybody else
addressed them-being the first ever
summoned in New Jersey, required spe-
ciai attention. The sergeant-at-arms
felt that he had to have ice water and
drinking cups handy, that 1t was his
special duty to close the windows or
open them-whichever way the majority
OF the dozen seemed to want-pick up
their fur neckpieces, tell them when to
70 to luncheon, shoe them out to be
filmed and shoe them in again, lead
them to the jury room and let them out
again and, in fact. chaperon the en-
tire gathering.
May Not Happen Again.
When it was all over and Mrs. An
toinette Pascarella. wife of the defend
ant, had thanked Mrs. Philip Mckim
Garrison, foreman of the jury. for her
decision and Mrs. Garrison had replied
that they had done only what they
thought right, Mr.. Gallagher remarked
that This courts too busy to bother
with a womans jury again right away
The picked women, who were, besides
Mrs Garrison, Mrs. Jeanette Mosler,
Miss Ruth Coach, Mrs. Susan r. Swift,
Miss Caroline Dudley, Miss Grace A.
Richards, Mrs. Ella B. Crawford, Mrs.
Mary Darcy. Mrs. Annie Munson, MRS.
Mary f. Ward, Mrs. Susan X. clark
and Mrs. Katherine Effenoerger, were
somewhat upset upon finding that three
othar women had been summoned, but
n was explained that this is always
done in case some should be dismissed.
There were thirteen in the row before
their case was called by the clerk.
which made them a little uneasy.
Husbands names were entirely dis
carded for jury service and the married
women-who numbered nine--never even
mentioned the given name OF tneir
spouse. Mrs Garrison asked the clerk
to correct hers. 1t having gone on rec
ord in the old fashioned way.
The Youngest juror refused to give
her exact age She was Miss Caroline
dudley who wore dark blue tailor
suit. white blouse and straw sailor nat
She did admit. hoover, that she was
Younger than Miss Coach. who acknoW-
lodged TO being o.
Clothes Were Subdued.
sartoriairy the Arst woman's jury was
m serious in tone as it's frame or mind
The only bright spot was Mrs swirl 5
violet trimmed hat. which had an Amer
fcan Beauty tucked away toward the
hack. And nearly half the millinery De
lonped TO the summer season, though II
Was dark in color Most of them wore
dark blue or brown suits. Mrs. Swift
had on a long dark blue cape ana MRS
Clark wore a navy tricolette dress with
a squirrel neckpiece.
Only few witnesses were called Mrs.
Pascarella and her husband were both
cross questioned and members of the
fury two or three times asked to have
n witness brought back in order to clear
up point.
The Mccall Pattern Company had OBJ
tanned Judgment against Mrs. Pas
carella, whose husband keeps a dry
goods and candy store In Bloomfielo
avenue. Orange. The contention oil
the Pascarellas was that the store was
owned by the husband and could moi
therefore be held liable for judg.
rnent previously obtained against the
wife. The jury decided the TESTIMONY