Evening star., 1947-07-05
May-Garsson Jurors
Express No Regrets
Over Long Service

Jurors in the May-Garsson war
contracts bribery trial, generally
agreed today they had no regrets
over losing most of II weeks from
home or office.
Typical of comment from jurors
interviewed at their home was that
Of Mrs. Alberta w. Saunders. SO, Of
1118 Montello avenue NE. Sure, 1t
disrupted my housework a bit, but
was glad to serve as my patriotic
duty" she said.
Mrs. Mary D. c. Speanperg, 81,
Of 1915 Buchanan street NV, q
bookkeeper in a Washington depart
ment store, observed that she en-
joyed "every minute of the trial"
On second thought, she added that
there were times when things
dragged little"
George E. Wells, 81, Of 52o6 Sher-
rier place NV, craftsman for
the District government, had high
praise for District Court Justice
Henry A. Schweinhaut. 1--WE had a
wonderful Judge. and he tried not
to keep us too long each day." Mr.
Wells said.
He added that while he was away
from his oficial duties longer than
anticipated at the outset, you
. have to expect it, we had q Job
to do"
Got Rusty on Schemes"
Mrs. Elizabeth c. Pope, At, Of l78
G street NE, housewife, agreed
with others that she enjoyed serv-
ing in the panel. 1--WE managed to
get along at home all right" she
added, explaining she had two
grown children and husband to take
care of household matters.
Joseph H. Miller, 26, high-volt-
age line tester, observed that 1t
was the longest I hope to be on a
jury"
For at least one juror, being away
from work so long meant some
hitch in his work. Charles H. Hines,
81, of 1877 Florida avenue NV, a
postal clerk, said he had got rusty
on his schemes" He explained that
he had reference to his system OF
sorting mail.
Mr.. Hines said he worked several
days when the jury was dismissed
temporarily while counsel argued
motions. II was surprised how much
I had forgotten" he observed.
Mrs. Mabel B. Wilson, 80, elevator
operator at a department store,
worked at her job after each days
proceedings, except for last week
when the trial lasted until about
6 pm.
awful Lot of Evidence"
Bernard A. Hudson, 48, of 1929
Ontario place NV, said he didn't
think the jury duty interferred with
his job as a Treasury Department
clerk, but that he hoped he wouldn't
be called on to serve that long
again.
Its hard telling whether the
trial had to last so long" he added.
I'VE had an awful lot of evidence,
you know"
I1OWCfCl, "llldul w. I1Ooo, II, d
Census Bureau supply clerk of 1924
Nichols avenue Sc, thought the
trial moved "as fast and smoothly
as it could have" This was his |
first trial as Juror, "and they really
picked one for me-" he added.
Mrs. Oneta S. Baucom, 80, Of 1920
Fort Davis street Sc, a Naval Gun
Factory clerk, said the trial couldn't
have ended on better day than
last Thursday. That gave us a
nice vacation" she explained. mo
more work until Monday"
None of the jurors who are en-
ployed suffered any financial loss
as the result of the s4-a-day rate
for each member of jury, check
showed.
All continued to draw their sal
aries. In the case of Federal and
District employees, they received
basic salary and their jurors pay
was turned back to the Government.
In the. case of one private concern,
the juror kept his pay for jury duty
and was paid the difference in sal
ary by his company.