THE CORONER AND HIS JURY.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 3283, 14 August 1872, Page 3

THE CORONER AND HIS JURY.

, TO 'J'JiK KI^TOH. ■..,...)': ; Slit—We,' the undersigned, will be pie wed if you will insert the following :— We are nine jurors, summoned "to appear at a Court ojf Inquisition, to be holden at the Lunatic Asylum, in Dunedin, on Tuesday, the 13th day of August, alt ton of the clock in the forenoon, aim there to attend," &c.l&c\ Two of our number had to come from considctable distances—one from near the Heads on the -For fc~GI»l uterv- side; the other "from West Taieri. W^^erejajl "there a*" *'ie time named in the samuionii'; "and after watting two hours in, the cold—and it was bitterly cold—we were informed by Mr Hume, wlio had juat deceived a letfcp from the postman, that we might go, get some refreahmeutw, but tp.be sure to.bcJ>ack byltwo oiclock^^a the Coroner woji^l,be thejpo.by that time. Now, Sir, we" beg" to ' jir'otest strongly against such treatment as this. If the Coroner had. been there ( at the timo appointed, and an uufortunato juror absent, the poor juror would have Wen fined ; but what«hall be said or done to those who bring us, at great, inconvenience and .loss (receiving no remuneration whatever), to wait upon tneir pleasure for four long hours ? We say such treatment ia simply disgraceful, and we take this step to ensure better \n future. We might add, that only nine jurors being summoned, the full complement was made up by taking three warders ■ from their duties.—We are, &c, JPbtkr Sumtwrir. TlfOS. DnWNKrt. J. Bawlkv, W. Taieri. Jamiw Pakdik. Jas. Mru^. Titos. Hastik. It. H. Bailkv. Hkujsks Haut. Ilattray street, August 13th.