THE COURT'S DILEMMA.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIX, Issue 18, 12 May 1914, Page 6

THE COURT'S DILEMMA.

INSUFFICIENT JURYMEN. [Pia pRJCfIiS Association] -' ' { r ClimtcTiilrch’; May;'l2. A curious ' and novel legal position ' arose. at 1 the current criminal ‘■sessions. The jury 'empanelled to try 1 one case had J retired/ find'a 'second was called. -When-tHe betag'yihpahel 1 ed -for this, *WSH I MScass^f, Pro Tel to stand 'hsidey 'ahd 'accused" r fcfiatfenged 1 six. ■j’ » / f ■■, „ ... tu V- • t .v -- ; Eleven jurors had by thib time been empanelled ’ when it was discovered that the jury panel was exhausted owing to 'an insufficient number .of jurors, having 1 been summoned for the sessions: In reply to a question from Mr Justice Deriniston as to what was proposed to. be done, Mr Macassey replied: “I shall pray a tales, your Honor.” His Honor then directed the doors of the Court to be locked ‘for the purpose of selecting the required juror from the audience. Thi,\ is a most rare course to be pursued} and' was avoided in this instance hy the jury 'in the first case .returning at that ‘instant, ’and the requisite juror was ithen empanelled and the case proceeded." :