Show COURT WARNS AGAINST HANDPICKED HAND HANDPICKED PICKED JURIES Judge Denies New Trial in inCase Case of Alleged I Intrusion S All persons connected with the e judicial system should not only strictly strict strict- ly obey the law but should avoid the appearance of or evil wrote District District- Judge Oscar W. W McConkie Saturday In a decision in which he took jUdicIal judicial judi jUdi- cial notice of the possibility of handpicking handpicking handpicking hand picking juries The decision was handed down In connection with a defense motion for fora a new nevi trial in the case of Herman Hennan Kaumans against the White Star Gas Oil on company and Jack W W. T. T Pom- Pom eroy cray Kaumans was given a judgment of last November 9 for burns as as- as suffered May 15 while unloading unloading unloading un un- un- un loading a tank car of gasoline at the company's plant on West third Thirty third South street The motion was denied New Trial Denied I The motion for a new trial cited alleged Intrusion on jury commissIoners commissioners commis commis- while selecting the panel by bya a person whom Judge McConkie does not name in the decision The motion charged jury commissIoners commissioners commis commis- siones selected the panel from a written list of persons who made mad application application application ap ap- ap- ap to 10 the chamber of ot commerce com corn merce for or unemployment relief The jury commissioners took the list and made shade an examination of e each ch individual name the same as ns any other other other oth oth- er name presented through proper sf statutory channels to them wrote Judge McConkie It is neither intimated ted nor claimed that thelt any persons selected either requested requested requested re re- re- re quested or had any knowledge of their selection or that they desired to serve as jurors or or- that they In any anyway anyway anyway way personally solicited their tion Provisions Provision of Law The decision held jury commissioners commission commissIon- ers are not excluded from accepting names s g suggested ested as long as they comply comply com corn ply with the cross section method and as long as they make no substantial substantial departure from the form or method method meth meth- od ad provided by law The law provides provides pro pro- vides villas they shall be selected from names names' of qualified voters whose names appear on the assessment rolls of the county This circumstances should be a warning to all aU concerned read the decision If perpetuated the practice tice could easily lead to Injustice and andIn andIn andIn In a district such as DoS this new trials on a large sc scale e. e which wo would very be-very expensive All persons persons- connected with the judicial s system Stem should not only strictly obey the law but should avoid any appearance of evil In Inthe theca the ca case e at bar however I find n no competent competent com corn evidence of oC a 1 substantial departure departure departure de de- de- de from rom the form fonn prescribed by statute for selection of or jurors by jury ur commissioners |