A Judge's Embarrasment.
- --Per-Press Association. : CHBisTCHtracH, October 13. At the opening of the Supreme Court civil sitting to-day a delay of more than half an hour was caused By . j;he absence , of the'lsheriff, who had the jury panel m his 'possession. Mr Justice Johnston expressed some emba'rrasmeriti as^should he claem it necessary to inflict a heavy fine oq the sheriff there was uo deputy heriff to levy the amount. The inconvenien'cft was still greater ' because 36 persons had Leen summoned to forma jiiry of four, and were thus: subjected to an unnecessary annoyance. .Messen* gerß-^tfeEe>despatched. m all directi,ou's for tli e"mi ; ssing sheriff, but" alifeiled to; find him. and at iength the difficulty! jfas gqt Dfer at his ; |lpnor?g. suggettion 1 by a jury being Dat'dtted "fdr'out of twelvp of the jurors present.
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Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1320, 14 October 1884, Page 2
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133A Judge's Embarrasment. Manawatu Times, Volume X, Issue 1320, 14 October 1884, Page 2
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