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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 194, 17 August 1922, Page 4

There is not much humour amongst waiting jurymen who have to hang about the precincts of the Supreme Court-1 house, but a story was told this week ! which caused some merriment to those ; who heard it. All through the present i Court sittings, it is said, there have not ' been half a dozen jurymen with beards amongst the great number of men who ! from week to week have been called upon ! to serve. One man with a beard was challenged by one side or another every \ time hie name was drawn from the box '' and he said he c-oul.l not understand it./ Another juryman eittin- near s aid that he was having "a spot" with a lawyer, the previous day, and he had told him that it was usually the custom now to : challenge a man with a beard, because enough of his face could not be txen to judge sufficiently of his character ' "JVell," said the challenged juryman!/ Ml put that to the test. I'm game to 1 go and have a clean shave, and if I'm ' callvd again HI see how it a cts. v .Sure ' enough, after the luncheon adjournment i the juror appeared minus his beard and : looked a rlifJervnt man altogether When the next case was announced hie name was called, and with a sprightly air he ' walked up to his place near the jury box to wait the result. He wae allowed without objection to take his scat! He is wondering row how much he has lost during-the time he wore his beard. The interment of the remain* of Mrs Harriet Co.ssey. who had attained the great age of 1(12 years, .took place at j Drury. Deceased wns horn in Sherborne, Dorset, England, and came to ' New Zealand in 1847 with her hiif-band Mr. William C'oswey, who died 3S years ago at the age of 80. The couple settled at Drury 7U years ago. There , are 12!) descendant?, the eldest son. Mr. , James Cossey, of Drury. being now 74 years old. Mrs. Coseey* was able to sew and read without the aid of glasses. Regarding the valuation of Little Queen Street property by the Assessment Court, the Court allowed £25 off the valuation and £25 for bad ground, making thn valuation €200 per foot. ■