The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-02-09

Is DGCn EdbHtElAB tuOSo AAEHS NANhSj
an inheritance for Judge John Stat
when he stepped into office the first
the year, was the subject Of attack
ON all quarters this morning. The
rcuit court branch of the municipal
,urt, Judge Slater presiding, met this
orning in the circuit court room, and
dye, clerk district attorney and law
2rs were all busy with the feather
listers in an attempt to bring the cal
ldar up-to-date.
One Man in Sc. Peters Court.
AS the criminal calendar was called,
was found that many cases, contin-
ID year in and year out were so fray
at the edges with time that the
illnesses had vanished, and in some
SEES the defendant himself. In other
SEES the defendants were serving time
the house of correction.
The case of the state VS.. William
ungerford," announced Judge Slater
:. V. Baker represents the defend
It,"
"That case, your honor" cried At
,rney Baker, "must be at least five
ears old! 1t dates back to Judge
andalls time. Why thought it had
cen dismissed at least three years
go, for / have never heard of it since"
AS the district attorney knew 9TH
ng about the case, it was ordered dis
dissed
"The state against John Polini," said
ne judge.
"John Poloni is Dead" interposed
ohm Wells, who sat at the counsel la
lie in conference with Attorney Stew
trt
"Then it's no use in coming to trial
lere," said the district attorney, "hes
probably reached his trial in the high.
n court"
us that right, is the man dead?" in
CURED Judge Slater "Well, We'll sim
ply have to send up the papers in the
case. What was the charge? ?" Nobody
seemed to know.
-All Remember Susanna.
The case against Charles Peck, one
Vt the Go or more liquor cases, was
dismissed on the motion of the district
attorney, who said that some sailors
from the Great Lakes station who had
been expected to be witnesses had gone
off to parts unknown. Cases against
julius Klous, Maple House proprietor
were placed at the end Of the calendar
because the defendant is now serving
time in the house of correction as SEN
tence in another case.
Attorney Stewart Lad hard time
keeping track of his cases and thought
he represented the liquor cases of Pet
err Kuchma, Anne Salik, Victor Salik
and Stanley Nieverewski, but he in
Dictated that their names were all one
to him.
"But know I represent Suzhorski,"
said Stewart.
Attorney Baker had the same diff
Guilty when asked if he represented
Mrs. Michael Nakros, and said that he
didn't recognize the name.
"Thatls Red Mixes wife," he was
told
ooh, yes, now / know" he said, "the
charge was resisting an officer during
q raid"
The calendar was finally straight
ened out, whereupon Judge Slater
called the jury before him and in
structed them what their duties and
responsibilities were, praising highly
the work of women on juries as shown
the circuit court this winter.
Women Jurors a Success.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury"
began Judge Slater, 'you have been
called here from your homes and your
business to take part as citizens and
as jurors in performing duty that is
an inherit part of American citizenship.
"By the nineteenth amendment of
the constitution of the United States,
woman was given an equal suffrage
with man at the ballot and was made
part of the machinery constituting
government, The legislature of the
state of Wisconsin went step further
and conferred upon women the right
to bear equally with men the burden
Of .ry duty.
women jurors in the circuit court
have already demonstrated their abil-
ity and successfully controverted the
criticism of those who formerly ar
cues that women were unfit for jury
service. | trust that the high stand
ard shown by the women jurors of Ke-
nosha county in the circuit court will
be reached by you women in this
court"
Warfare Without Truce, Says Slater.
Judge Slater outlined briefly the
history of the jury system in Americs
as brought here from England by the
colonists, and explained some of the
procedure under the system. particu-
larly with reference to the prcsump,
ton of innocence" which surrounds
each defendant in the court He also
dwell on the necessity of enforcing
the laws of the country, laying par
ticular stress on the prohibition law.
ave must have warfare without
truce against those who violate the
law" concluded the municipal judge
land the citizen, the official, the juror
who winks at violations of law is an
enemy to good government. Those
who don't like our laws and don't be.
leve in enforcing them should so to g
country where the laws conform tc
their taste and opinion"
Four women and three men asked tc
be excused from jury service. The