The New York herald., 1922-03-09
TWO MIXED JURIES
TOGETHER ALL night
Six Women and Six Men in
Trenton Spend Most Of Time
Playing Cards.
STORMY SCENE IN ST. PAUL
One Husband Speaks His Mind
to Judge-Gov. Preus De-
nounces Situation.
STORMY SCENE IN ST. PAUL

TRENTON. March S.-After passing
the night in celebrating jury COM
posed of six women and six men re-
turned a disagreement to Judge Edwin
e. Marshall in Mercer court to-day in
the trial of Raphael Pizzelle, charged
with immoral conduct.
This is the first time mixed jury
has been locked up over night here.
The Jury was relieved of further con-
sideration of the case, with the thanks
Of the court. The women jurors are
all married and more than one is the
mother of children. Two constables
and a matron were detailed to attend
tc the Jurors.
The Jurors were allowed to occupy the
large court room in the court house. The
chamber is furnished with cushioned
| seats. and upon being locked up for the
night and after playing cards and read
ing the newspapers until late In the
evening the jurors took the cushions
and, disposing themselves on the law
yers' tables and in chairs. slept at
intervals. They we're frequently inter-
rupted. however. to vote Except for
anxiety as to their homes the women
said that they all liked the experience.
but did not care for lot Of II.
Tells OF vigil.
I'VE were out about twenty hours SAID
Mrs Bessie Hack. wife of Harry Hack.
an employee OF the Ben Telephone Com
many. 1--WE tried for several hours 30
| reach a verdict but in vain. Then we
| sent out for cards and newspapers ana
we played cards with the men ana read
| the newspapers. After we got tired OF
this we took the cushions off the court
room seats and took maps about the
room The men were very considerate
of us. All the women treated the ex-
| perience good naturedly. but some OF
them expressed anxiety as to how mat
| ters were going at home. One woman
| told me her husband had put the chill
dren to bed and in the morning had
dressed them. prepared their breakfast
and sent them to school
srrc;oi D,spntch 10 THE NEW YoRK HERALD.
Sr. PAUL, March s.-The storm which
aroae here over the confinement Of seven
ron.en and FIVE men for two days ana
two nights in a mixed jury case was
increased to-day when Gov. Preus of
Minnesota declared never Wouid
allow Mrs. Preus TO 60 through such
an ordeal
seven Husbands Protest
The seven year fight Of 81. Paul
women's organizations for an absolute
equality OF rights with men mas re-
ceived a decided setback. seven nus
bands have sown the seeds or an or
ganized movement against any more
mixed juries in st. Paul.
The fury OF seven women ana nve
men IN the case of George Thoemke,
charged with stealing an automobile.
was hung up for two days ana Two
nights before verdict or guilty was
returned.
No sooner had the jury been dis
charged with the usual thanks by Judge
Catlin than great hue and cry Went
up. Husbands of the women serving
on the Jury didn't mind doing the house
work and caring for the children during
the day. but when at night their wives
were herded into chain gang IoTiHaloi
and locked with the men In one JAN
room, where there were no screens OF
curtains to shield the feminine section
OF the improvised dormitory, the end
OF duty as good citizens was reached.
One Of the husbands so vehemently
outlined TO Judge Catlin his position as
an American and taxpayer that he
narrowly escaped citation for contempt.
He made full use OF his unexpurEated
vocabulary and declared that neither his
wife nor himself ever would serve on
jury. let the penalty be what u would.
Never have I been thus spoken to
IN my official capacity" said Judge Cat
lin to-day, but 7 was convinced that w
the circumstances the man was not re-
sponsible, and I allowed him to get
away with It. believe y lid him
good"
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