The coastland times. [volume] (Mnateo [i.e. Manteo], N.C.) 1947-1959, 1953-06-05
WAsTEFuL AND INEFFECTIVE COURTS.

A striking example was revealed in Dare County last
week of just how wasteful term of court be of the
peoples money For all practical this term of court
accomplished little to justify almost of the
proximate 81 500 it cost the county.
Several felony before the court and in two
of these msrials followed days of costly litigation
wasted and of of them lost much beside
their time, in being kept away from their affairs
The average person fumes and frets following such
suits obtained many of them do know
the for these abortve of court Behind all
the failure of officials adequately buttress the
court with ample venire of jurors If the county officials
would paw little attention to the drawing of the regular
before court hundreds of dollars might be saved each
year
To begin with it too often the case that an entire list
of all the countys taxpayers thrown in the box without
the least attention being given beforehand Before goes
in the box should be carefully screened of all who
arbitrarily by law excused from jury duty This includes
persons in certain occupations, the aged and nrm
tally morally incompetent and Others Among these 9th
each township known to the various members of the
Commissioners and other county officials and little
ing would eliminate their and they wouldn't be in the
box at ALL
The Board draws from this conglomerate list of
mere 80 persons, half of whom (f all came) would be
called to the Grand Jury. If all came this would
enough for only petit jury with left fill the
is called many people absent of various JUS
tilted excuses that there isn't dozen left for petit jury
once the Grand Jury has been selected
No matter how important the tried it is then
necessary for the court officers to pick sufficient
from the hangerson in the courtroom, fill up the jury
box Many of these fit to be than they
mt to be Judge Often they to court in the hope
picking up the 80 day now paid jurors but again is often
some OF them come with minds made up hope of being
picked for certain cases in which they have interest
way OF another.
Harassed and hurried officers often pick up any,
thing and anybody in sight order to fill the keep
the judge off their necks and the result often disgusting
RIDICULOUS and tragic and times costly people
involved IN litigation concerning large amounts of prop
erty large of money Sometimes under DELHI
Grafton involve affairs of great the personal life
or people, and the outcome of such warp and
misrepresent things and prove tragic gevous to nu
merous persons and their families unfairly and
justly.
One single unfit person, either through ignorance or
design can hang jury for days the taxpayers
less amounts OF money and bring dscredit the courts
Think then, what half dozen such people jury may do
So much of all this waste and hardship might be avoid
ed first the jury box purgd and then only peo
pie competent who liable to be excused
selected and summoned to Second larger number
of qualified people be summoned of &C. say
people would be hand to fill up jury box without call
ing the professional seekers of the So day. get on the
front bench in the courthouse and oenmes ask the sher
LII to call them In the box special favor. who
asks to be called into the box must have worth
scrutnizing. he has important affairs of his
own to keep him home his job then he is
worth 81 day working for justice and fairness
house.
Courts have been brought dsrepute largely through
the neglect of paid public officials who not take their
job seriously who do not have enough the
public welfare to follow practical methods in selecting u-
rorS Too often commissioner considers it
pass to neghbor relative In any event. the ends of
justice defeated the taxpayers robbed with i'm
punity and respect for judicial system is down
7OYEARS OF NIGHT BASERAII