ON THE JURY.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 47, 19 November 1907, Page 7

ON THE JURY.

r a sketch. ; If ""Hullo, are .you another victim?" said on« i gontlfcmiiii. to another summoned to serve uprmtlic Grand Jury at the Criminal Ses- ; I'sions, winch opened yesterday morning. !■ This is how the average man regards the sorvico required of bim by the lsnv of ; the hnd.' Of course, in'theory, all should be only too pleased to servo tho State in this cap- •. ! icity now and again, but aro they? Walk m amongst them before tho Court Crier announces "Silence I —His Honour, the King's Judge!" and listen. "Well ,this is jolly hard luck for me," says orio,. "1. had a chance of fixiug up a teal good tiling, but this d jury business has 'knocked it 011 tho head!" . • ■• ■ . "I think house agents ought to be exempt," says one of tho class. "I could have (ion 6 very well to-day—business is brisk. Can't be'holped, I suppose!" ' "Do wo got paid?" asked a fat, pale, nervous man. ; "Paid, 1101 We're GRAND Jurymen, iny boy, f arid above payment—it's only the com- ■ lhon jury that aro paid. We're made tho \ richer by the Judgo's thanks—that's all tho payment we get!" iy '""Oil. dear, I thought wo got ton shillings '.-} ■-* "I- -only hope I'm not called," said a willing soul. "It's a bit-rough. 'I was on tho : G'tah'd Jury a couple of Sessions ago--I must btf a. pretty, good one at it." ■' - • ■ ■ i "It s only a mattor of a couple "of hours, ! anyhow, 1 ' said a hopeful juryman, who was : considerably damponod by anotkor . saying that it took a day and a half tho last time ho'servod. ' ' ' ""iyttunk they ought to pay a man if h# : loses- a day—" 1 "Silonco—His Honour tho King's Judgal" •