Evening star., 1927-11-03
METHOD TO BETTER
CALDER OF JURORS
PROPOSED BY TAFT
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who can apprehend criminals and
bring them to justice. We need more
Policemen in most cities, and - need
more constables in the rural regions
or the states. We need Ieg,sla tor to
secure prompter information or lnlict.
hent ana prompter trial We need
legislation to reduce as much az POS
sible the opportunities of counsel for
cohVlcted men to delay a review and
f1nal disposition of the cases.;
we need Legislation that shall rem.
DER impossible new trials except for
,eai injustice in trial. We need
iesisiation TO enlarge the power of the
Judges to guide the trial and to- help
the jury in understanding the evil
dence and in reaching it's conclusions
upon the evidence This means that
the law should not prevent the charge
or the court from being enlightening
and clarifying. 1t should ohviate the
camouhage that is so often Great ted
IN courtroom by the skill and his
trionic ability of the counsel We
must trust somebody in the super.
vision OF the trial, and that somebody
must be and should be the Judge.
Asks Clear Rules.
THE procedure and rules of evi.
nence should not be such that the
lawyers can weave web to trip the
trial judge. which an upper court by
reason of technical rules would have
10 set aside. Neither the English
Judges nor the judges OF the Federal
Court are restricted in the aid which
hey can give the jury. to enable it to
understand the real issues and to
weigh evidence intelligently. But
judges are more restricted in other
courts.
THE truth Is that the America n
people in many States have distrusted
the judges and preferred to let the
juries wander about through wilder.
ness OF evidence without judicial sug
geston or guide and often to become
subject to an unfair and perverted
presentation by counsel of the evi.
dence. leading to defeat of Justice
The char of conviction Of innocent
persons by jury of II men by ju-
dic'al conduct and tyranny must he
minimiZed by fair review on appeal
But the danger Is not sufficiently
great to require that the reins should
he thrown on the back of the jurors
to follow their own sweet will in their
conclusions. They constitute the tri.
bunal TO pass on the facts, and they
are the ultimate judge OF the facts.
But the Judge is there, and 1t should
be his sworn duty with his experience
to help the fury to consider and ana
lyze the evidence and weigh it with
common sense.
Mrs. Sherman Speaks.
Justice Taft was introduced by Mrs.
John d. Sherman, president of the
General Federation of Women's Clubs.
who presided at the morning session.
The general subject of the session was
Pardon and Parole"
Mrs. Sherman told Of the active in
terest in crime reform work of the
federation and declared that her or
ganization believes that "honest work
is the cure for crime"
"We are not interested in maudlin
sentiment which provides pardon, pro-
baton and parole with the only op-
portunity offered that of becoming a
bootlegger." Mrs Sherman said I'VE
want the training Of tn. individual
prisoner stressed and opportunity Of
fered for honest work upon release"
Herbert c. Parsons. deputy commits.
sioner and secretary of the Massachu-
setts Commission on robatiOn, urged
caution in the exercise of probationary
measures. Probation is "a delicate in
strument." he stated. requiring under.
standing and discrimination in its
proper employment.
Charles L. Chute. secretary Of the
National Proba ton Association, stress.
ed the need for more adequate and