Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1921-12-20

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The Post offers prizes of $780, $780, $780, $780, $685. and
fifteen prizes of SIS eactoa $1,000 for the best twenty
"jury Stories" sent in to it by it's readers.
They should be addressed to "Jury Story The
Boston Post Boston, should not exceed two hundred and
fifty (25O) words in length
They should be written side of the paper only
and copies should be kept by the writer's.
Everybody eligible to compete except those connected
with the Boston Post. Lawyers especially invited
1t will be left with the judges to determine what "best
But all the stories should be interesting well
written possible AS between original quoted STORIES
other points being approximately equal original stories
will have preference.
But effort will be made to determine whether the
stories contributed original quoted fictitious
They will be judged on their face value.
It is quite possible that book may be made of the best
of the stories submitted.
The following weknown attorneys have kindly consented
to act as final judges in this matter:
Hon. Weston Allen Attorney General of Massachusetts,
Hon. S. w. Mccall Ex-Governor of Massachusetts,.
Hon. Homer Albers, Dean of Boston University Law
School,
Hon. Sherman L. Whippe leading lawyer, Boston.
Here two sample jury storie indicating the kind of
matter desired
SAMPLE No.
In "The Hermit of Turkey Holow"-a "Nlr Tut" story
recent issue of the Saturday Evening Pos-Lawyer Tut
has established strong abi for skinny tramp ard the
defendant The jury has retired in the early evening to
slider the evidence Old Judge Tompkns confdentaly
marks to Lawyer Tut that the jury will return verdict Of
acQuitta in Is minutes But the quarter hour passes and
word comes from the jury ROOM An hour, two hours,
three hours, four hours-st the jury remains quiet.
The sheriff quietly takes Lawyer Tut into the garrett
the jury room and looking through the cell
ng they the jury not arguing the but
emily asleep, hiding time.
Midnight A few minutes after the foreman calls
the jury ORDER saying that they have reached another
day. and the urmen entitled to three dollars 3 more
each from the county He advises that they consider
the verdict which he takes be acqutta The jury promptly
agrees and in few minutes make up their verdict and
nounce they ready to report it to the court
In the time the life Of the defendant has been hang
ing in the balance several hours simply to enable the jury
to secure one more days pay from the county!
SAMPLE No. 2
The court was considering case which definite infor
nation regard to somewhat unknown harbor in China
needed for intelligent action. ~.
1t had been found impossible to obtain chart or other
perplexty as to what to do.
Finally of the counsel suggested that the in the
jury box be asked they happened to have any information
about the matter The lawyer the opposition somewhat
sneerng remarked that the urmen lot of hayseeds
and would not be likely to know anything about the matter
in question But the court insisted making the inquiry
he requested in the jury box who happened to
know anything about the Chinese harbor to stand.
Ten of the twelve jurynen arose in the box.
They all Cape Cod men, had travelled the world over
and had all personally been in the harbor in question.
Publication Begins
Sunday, December Is