JURY JAILED
FOR DRINKING AND DANCING. (Received April 25, 7.30 p.m.) CHICAGO, April 24. Judge Epstein, in the Criminal Court.fheld an entire jury to be guilty of contempt of court. The Judge sentenced elevon of them to gaol. He fined the twelfth one fifty dollars. This jurv acquitted a forme!" Coirt Clerk, on 'a charge of embezzlement. The verdict wri- given after a weekend deliberation. The week-end was spent in touring taverns, drink.ng beer, and entertaining saloon hostessey. Five of the jurors Were sentenced to five days’ each, due to their drinking and dancing; six were sentenced to three day s for drinking only. The twelfth man ju-tf went along. The bailiff was sentenced to six months’ gaol.
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Grey River Argus, 26 April 1937, Page 5
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118JURY JAILED Grey River Argus, 26 April 1937, Page 5
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