New-York tribune., 1922-03-10
Revolt Against
Joint Lodsgi 9
Of Mixed jury
st. Paul Clubwomen to Hold
Mass Meeting al Which
Victims Will Describe
Two Nights Experience
Never Again! the Cry
Husbands Call on Governor
Preus; Demand Immediate
Action TO End Situation
Special Dispatch to Tlo Trfbur.


ST. PAUL, March 9.-The State of
M'hnesota is in the throcs of sort Of
oloodleSs revolution as result of the
lhdlgnlty suffered by seven women
members of mixed jury in the Ram
Scy County District Court, when thew
were locked up for two niyhts in a
single room in the county jail with
i've men during their deliberations in
a recent trial
Never again!" is the declaration of
leading club and business women of
the city, who take sides with their hus-
oands IN declaring women shall not
answer summonscs for july duty until
conditions which made such an occur
renee possible arc changed.
Club women have o,nploved attor-
heys, who are now seeking legal means
whereby women may be exempted from
Jury service until arrangements are
made to secure them privacy should
their deliberations be prolonged into
the night hours. In tho mean time
those who may be summoned will be
defended in their refusal to serve.
Mass Meeting to Demand Action
Announcement was made this after
noon of mass meeting OF women to
be held on Saturday to protest against
the existing state Of affairs. At this
meeting some OF the womon who served
on the now nationally famous mixed
jury will tell their experiences during
the two nights they were compelled to
occupy single room with the men
who were serving with them on the
case.
Faced with this threatened revolt or
the part OF the new voters. County At
torney Z. d. O'Brien to-day appealec
to the grand jury, now in session, fol
a solution of the problem in order that
a possible tieup of the courts may be
avcrted.
The grand jurors on receipt Of Mr.
O'Briens communication took The mat
ter under advisement, but at the hou1
Of adjournment for the day had no
reached definite conclusion. Attor
ncys have been called before tho bod,
TO advise them as to the methods to b.
employed in case women legally sum
moned decline to respond to The orde
of tho courts Meanwhile Mr. OBriel
is considering the possibilities. poltica
and otherwise, that might follow a seri
Gus attempt to compel attendance undo
threats Of prosecution for contempt o
! court.
Husbands Call on Governor
Nor have the husbands been idle
Five, whose wives served on the jury
called on Governor Preus at his of
fees in the state Capitol and demandot
that he act Immediately to prevent
repetition of the occurrence. The,
want the law amended, and they wan
action now even to the extent OF call
ing a special session of the Legislator,
! If Attorney General Hilton rules tina
such is tho only method whereby tn,
situation may be remedicd.
One Of the men detailed particular!
of his "watchful waiting' outside thu
locked door of the room in which hi
wife was a juror. He waited vainlA
for several hours for an opportunity
to speak to her and described with
wealth of detail the agonies Of mine
he suffered because of tn, plight il
which she had been placed. Finally
he told the Governor he had beer
obliged to leave to care for his three
small children, who were tcarfully call,
ing for their mothers return.