| Show CHANGED HIS MIND To Save His Credit Ho Agreed to Beta S a Juror There Is an everincreasing desire on the part of business men to escape jury service and tho Juatlcen and clerks of the Supreme Jourt hear many strange reasons advanced by men why they shouldtie excused from sitting as jUrors rft has been said by the clerks that there are some men who would not tell a falsehood In thelrordl nary business or private transactions who will juggle with the trulh in an1 apiazlng manner In their efforts to escape es-cape Jury service1 This was illustrated one day recently In trial term part four ot the Supreme court when a man who had been summoned sum-moned aa a Juror approached a court clerk and exclaimed Sec here Cant I get put of serving as a juror I am avery a-very busy manI am in the midst of the rush season at my store I dont see how you can escape replied the clerk unless you have a legal excuse What IB o > legal tcccuseZV Woll If you sire not1 vorth more than 200 and will make an aflldavlt to that effect you are exempt said the clerk i MJ will make thai affidavit prompt Jy 1 responded the storekeeper i The clerk preparedthe necessary affidavit affi-davit which recited that Isaac being duly sworn etc on oath says I am not worth In excess of the sum of 200 etc The unwilling Juror after a few minutes min-utes hesitation griped the pen and signed his name As he was walking touard the door of the courtroom the clerk with a smile on his face called back the escaping Juror und salt to him1You You have only signed one affidavit You must sign two others Just llko the llrst one What are you going to do with three of those affidavits Inquired the man who had been congratulating him salt that he would not have lo serve S The first one la kept here The other two affidavits In which you have sworn you are a legal paupqr are ont to each of the two leading commercial agencies replied the clerk as he begun be-gun lo illl out the necessary blanks Hold on excitedly exclaimed the S business man My gracious Oh Father AbrahamJ You would ruin my credit Tear those affidavits up at S once and I will serve The cleuk did as he was requested and as the storekeeper took his scat Withthelother Juror remarked Of course that was a Jolly about conSmerblal agencies but it caught that ras aiNOet York Evening Sun |
