The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1921-05-06
The CIRCUIT court
IS MOVING SMOOTHLY
First Appearance Of Women
In Jury Box Attracts
Marked Attention.

Soloman may have been justified
in his day and generation in saying
there was nothing new under the sun,
but could he have looked in on the
Ohio county circuit court rooms this
week he would have thought that his
eunochs had been negligent in allow
ing so many of his wives to escape
from his harem.
The first trial to occur with women
on the jury is worthy mention be-
Cause It places five names of Hartford
women on an imperishable court re-
cord as the first of their sex to per-
form this responsible service in Ohio
county. .GenerRtions hence men and
women will be searching dusty and
yellow court records to determine
whether or not they can trace their
family history back to the five i'm
mortals.
The women who will for all time
have the record distinction Of being
justice are: Mrs. Ed Barrass, Mrs.
Tom Black, Mrs. Walter Parks, Mrs.
u. S. Carson, Mrs Rowan Holbrook
and Mrs. Claude Blankenship. In
addition to being one of the five
pioneers of her sex to sit on jury,
Mrs. Ed Barrass will have the added
% hot n
TO have the honor of being foreman
or shall we say forewoman-of
jury
The first case tried before a mix
ed jury was an action OF Mr.. j. T.
Vincent, a Beaver Dam merchant,
against the Illinois Central Railroad
company, involving a claim for dam
ages for the delay of goods in ship
ment. The verdict was in favor Of
tho defendent. The verdict indi-
Gates in so far as these women are
concerned, that their sex entertains
little anticorporaiton prejudice.
Close upon the honors of the ladies
named another five whose claim to
second honor in jury service Of
women came Mrs. G. NJ. Barnett, Mrs.
Emory Schroeder, Mrs. w. S. Tinsley,
Mrs. ]. r. Pirtle, and Mrs. John b.
Wilson. These ladies heard the Joint
issue of Cal p. Keown and John
Meadows against Ivy Nall, involving
a claim for clothing Nall had sent
for them TO Louisville cleaning es-
Establishment, and which was lost in
the mails. The jury "Split the diff
ference" giving the defendants judg-
.ment for half the value of the clothes.
A number of jurors summoned for
service failed to answer when called,
and the ten women named were sum-
moned as by-standers, as substitutes
for the jurors failing to appear. They
will serve during the week when
needed. Gentlemen jurors on the
regular panel are w. F. Newcomb, j.
w. Talley, A. J. Williams, A. e.
.Sandefur, C. b. Garden, A. A. Carter,
N. M. Russell, ]. l.. Patton, ]. l..
James, l.. d. Bennett, Albert Cox,
Harvey Tichenor, w. 5. Carter, ]. w.
Robinson, d. N. Havener. ]. w. Ed
monson, w. II. Gillespie, ID. NJ. Parks,
Leslie Hoover and M. t. Parks.
Only few jury trials have so
far been had, but much business has
been disposed of. Perhaps the pub
lie in general do not understand that
a very large part of the business be-
fore a circuit court is disposed of by
agreed orders, orders takenNon motion
or by proceedings in equity. Hence,
the progress of the court can not be
Judged solely by the number of jury
trials.
In the action of Frank Black Sr.,
administrator of the estate of Frank
Black deceased. against the Security
Life Insurance company involving the
payment of a policy on the life of the
deceased, the plaintiff was awarded
a Judgment for the sum claimed.
In the suit of w. ]. Mercer against
Oma Williams the plaintiff was given
a Judgment for $500 and an order
entered directing a sale under lien
TO satisfy the judgment.
In the case of e. g. Annis against
Claude Macy and wife a default
Judgment for SEAS was awarded
plaintiff, and real estate ordered sold
under lien claim to secure payment OF
ther sum adjudged to be due the
plaintiff
In the case OF John Meadows ana
Cal P. Keown against Ivy Nall Mea-
dous was given Judgment for $50