Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1920-05-12
JUDGE PRINCE TALKS TO JURY
About Excuses that Would Got II Man
or the Panel.
(AndersOn Mail, 10th.)

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Judge George Il. Prince Is holding
Court in Anderson this week. and
this being "home grounds" for Judge
Prince, he made his remarks to the
grand and petit jurors this morning
just a little nor intimate and def
mite perhaps than he would nave to
n Jury in another county,
Judge Prince charged the grand
Jury in a we'll constructed, forcful
address--an address which un-
doubtedly made better citizens Of not
only the jurymen, but Of every man
VINO heard him speak. He charged
tho grand jury at length upon the
schools Of the county, telling them
that the effect Of the discipline in the
school days OF a boy reflects directly
upon his attitude towards the law in
later years. "The child said Judge
Prince, who Is undisciplined in his
youth will never meekly submit to
the laws Of the State. | would rather
~ boy OF mine learn obedience in a
school than absorb all the knowledge.
In the world. knowledge without dis
cipline is Il dangerous thing"
Following Judge Princes charge
to the grand jury and their retire
ment to consider the bills presented
to them, he directed the Clerk OF
Court to call the petit jury. Follow
ing the calling Of the jury Judge
Prince said:
This Is the period at which | re-
ceive the excuses OF those petit jur-
'ors desiring to be excused, but be-
fore these are brought to me I want
to address a few remarks to the jury
men,:
- ~ ~ thn >n,v ~S---1
Ito got out OF jury duty, it seems to
me strange that no one eyer offers
tho n best excuse-I have never
had this excus offered me. The ex-
cuse Is that the juryman sought to
be put on the jury. shat sounds like
an impossibility. but | have often
heard a man say that he wasn't 60
Ing to vote for - because he
hadn't been on tho jury since he be-
came Clerk Of Court. That's an ex-
cuse that will get o off all right.
THE next best excuse is that you
are not making a sacrifice to serve
or the jury. II you are not worth
more than the SO a day you'd draw
as a juryman | don't want you. Any
man who can't make more than that
on his farm these days Is not fit to
pass upon the matters that would be
submitted to him as a juryman.
Illness in your family will also
excuse you.'I don't need a doctors
certflcate. II o are really needed
at your home on account OF illness
to a member Of your family, or II 1t
IS highly desirable that you be at
nome, your aihdavit will excuse you.
II your affidavit is true, want to
Excuse you n If 1t is false | would
not nave o on the jury under any
Condltions. a man who would swear
a lie in order to get out of jury duty
rs not fit to perform a duty which
calls for life and death decisions.
Don't tell mo about business.
once had a man who owned four
sores ask to be excused. He said he
wouldn't serve for SIS a day. found
that he had two partners who could
take care Of the business. He served
y mar who has too much business Is
alwaysGliable to have a case Of his
own in court. | am not going to ex.
Cuse him on that alone. Why should
7 excuse him and then try his case
with twelve good men instead OF a
couple OF, crumply-horns?
IA man who Is behind with his
blowing, and whose mule will stand
adle while he is at court, can be OK.
cused. I'll be glad to excuse him. It's
not a legal excuse, but It's good with
mo just at this time.
"Now, you all know just how
feel about excusing you. Don't ali
speak at once"