TOO MANY JURYMEN. A PECULIAR OVERSIGHT. TOO MANY JURYMEN. A PECULIAR OVERSIGHT.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XXXV, Issue 185, 15 August 1901, Page 2

TOO MANY JURYMEN. A PECULIAR OVERSIGHT.

FITNITBD PBESS ' ASSOCIATION.]

AUCKLAND, Auguat 13. Anew trial was ordered in a 'case afr the Supreme Conrt through the Judge finding too many jurors in the box when. the jury returned to announce itg findineThe case waa that of a yonng man efcawL ed with attempting Ix> |ick|oSSv^

cased pleaded not gtu»y> md** t M 1 3 ar : S»w|Med, zeroised his privilege^ WiHen^gleverftL among the numSan Sly man named George PlowSin. After deliberating, the foreman annonnoed that the jury were unanimous '-'. in finding the prisoner guilty. It was *tt^shafc the presence of an additional ?S^BKJoVered' Honor aeked : SSjSnmto the box, and called l upon 'tnel£ta» man to explain, but nb one obeyed, and it was only after thenames^ oftne twelve men empannelled had been 1 read b«t by the. Registrar that it was I fonnd that Plowman waa the extra man. V Plowman, *irho was somewhat hard of j hearing, ninttered something at out havf ing thought that he was oidy doing his duty in joining the jury: His Honor said there was no option but to dismiss the jury and order a new trial. It seems that when the lory rose to retire Plowman . marched ont and took np his seat *w£h thecjnrore m the retiring room. ±us ipreeenoi. wa B not" noticed by the police nor in the jury room. - —