| Show m I f STATE TREASURER IS JS PIXEl FIXED Called Ea Eat t Coincident With Draun Jl as is as Juror Because he lie failed to appear In person per per- person son Oll and make mak his excuses for not actIng acting acting act- act Ing ing- ingas as ns a juror in the lie United States s court ourt State Treasurer James Christensen Chris Chris- was lined 2 25 yesterday a morn morn- mornIng morning ing lug by Judge Marshall 1 The summons to appear as juror was sel served 1 on the state treasurer several soy sev eral ral days before the new jury was to toe be e Impaneled On OnIa May Ia 7 i. i Mr Chris Chrls- ten lessen ell found that h he lie would woul be he O obliged d d to go 0 east cast that was the da tIny day before I tie no e ewas was summoned to appear as a juror juro Ho lie went to the tho United d States COUtan court cout t COU and an ma made e an effort dort to explain thi th the matter atter to Judge Marshall but talle I Ito to t rind huLl him Acting upon the advice of Jf Attorney A. A J. J Weber who ilio in- in Li him In-i In I n fI tn t r. r 1 It would not not not-b be necessary r- r for fez I him l to appear an and further that he Attorney Y r chiet l' l would woul appeal appear in court coun and mal make e excuses for fOI him Mr 11 ChristenSen Christen Christen- sen en left leU for COI the East He returned yesterday yesterday yes yos- morning to find that an nn attachment attachment attach attach- ment had been heen issued for Cor his appear appearance ance arice to answer tho the charge e ot or contempt contempt contempt con con- tempt of oC court d j p. p t In fixing the fine against Mr Ir Christensen Chris Chris- Christensen Ju Judge ge Marshall l said that Jurors Jur- Jur ors must not lIot be bc the judges of the Ie Ic le of or their own excuses excuse and that tha While Mr Christensen Chrisensen because of hl his position would woul have ha been ex excused excused ex- ex from jury jur service It was hi hi duty to 0 appear ar In ler person On antI and stat stathis tat his rea reason on for being excuse excused to th the court Judge Marshall further sal said th that t under the circumstances he scarcely knew ki mew whom to fine flue Mr h Christensen n nor or Mr 11 lIe He decided upon tipon the former however tr who ho wrote Tote his check for 25 in r favor faver of ot the tho clerk cIeri of the coui court t. t |
