Logan Republican | 1905-09-02 | Page 2 | Farmers on the Jury

Farmers on the Jury. The man or woman meditating homicide w bo wise If ho commits his crime 1 'ewhcrc tlinn In. Jersey. He should pititlculnrly avoid tho deed at a place where farmers are llkoly to be on the venire. Tl "re Is something some-thing about tilling the soil that tends to mako thn tiller Immune to- tho blandishments of tho criminal lawyer. He Is more skeptical than other mon of new and strange defenses less likely to bo caught by tho frills and Ingenious elaborations of ndrolt counsel. coun-sel. Hence tho belief t' nt our penitentiaries peni-tentiaries would bo more populous and tho per-nntngo of erlmu would lessen If It wero possl' 3 to pass a law that iii-.io but ft', .-rs as thu dnss which has a siie:'.l genius for the duty should serve on Juries In capital cases. New York Globe.