Show OURT COURT PRACTICE DOWN SOUTH virginia juries not charged georgia georg I 1 a divorce cases tried twice if plaintiff wins its queer the way the laws in some of the southern states plates differ dicer from our laws up here said col allan T brinsmade just back from a long trip through tho the south jn in norfolk va I 1 sat one day recently beside a federal judge when a criminal case was being tried tho the charge was wag I 1 think robbing the united states malls at 5 p m the judge turned aside and speaking very quietly said the jury will now retire A recess I 1 suppose I 1 observed no he be said the jury Is about to retire to consider the evidence and give its verdict but you did not charge the lury jury I 1 remarked in a puzzled way we do not charge the juries in this s jurisdiction be replied as in savannah a day or two later I 1 was w in a court room where a divorce case was being tried before a jury the wife who was the plaintiff was given the verdict so she gets geta her decree I 1 remarked to a lawyer friend no not now he replied in this state when in a divorce case the verdict dict goes to the plaintiff the case must be tried again at the next term of court it if the plaintiff wins again the decree Is granted if ho however vever at the first trial the defendant wins the case Is all over queer law that but the judge said it was working well that after the first verdict in favor of the plaintiff a re conciliation was often brought about cleveland leader |