Show FAVORS CHANGE IN JURY Judge Judge- Gibbons Would Let Three Three- Thre- Thre Fourths Decide Chicago May Ia 22 Judge Judge John Gibbons Gibbons Gibbons Gib Gib- bons for Cor fourteen years a Jurist on the bench hench in Cook county has declared himsel himself in favor of a a three fourths Instead of ot a unanimous jury jun verdict In his annual report to the tho judges of tho the supreme court of Illinois he ho will w urge a constitutional amendment if it necessary I to bring the radical re reform re- re fort form about about Judge Gibbons has ha in incorporated incorporated in- in his views upon this phase phae of or tho the jU jury system In a letter leter to President President dent Edward J J. J of the county count county coun coun- t ty board I 51 1 hate hare hate had a Jury out for nearly neall thirty hours and I was compelled finally to discharge them because I Ivas Iwas Iwas was vas convinced that the they had mado made an earnest and conscientious effort to agree asree Similar cases have havo occurred In Inthe Inthe Inthe the past and In my opinion the county board should make a u determined ef effort of- of fort to procure from flom the tho legislature certain reforms In the law so 80 as a to stop this enormous drain upon the county treasur treasury I |