Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1923-11-27 | Page 1 | Rules Men Only to Act on Jury

00 RULES MEN mN ONLY TO ACT ON JURY OMAHA Neb Nob ov ov 27 27 Jury Jury sel civic vice Is I a II duty rather than II a aright right Judge Jud c Charles Charlt Leslie L ll In dIs- dIs dIstrict dis district I court hero her Monday ruled In upholding tho th state slate slat lowI law low I which pro pro- pro prohibits hibits women from ser ln on juries Attorney John 0 Sr at- at attacked at attacked tacked the th state stat law claiming that under the th Nineteenth amendment to the tho th constitution of ho he h United States women are aro ar not only en- en enfranchised enfranchised en enfranchised franchised but are ar given the th right to sit lit on juries juri He H announced hie hi Intention of carrying the ques ques- quo tion question to the th highest h t courts court If It necos- necos n sary Judge Jude Leslie's ruling was In accord with argument of Irvin deputy county hUor- hUor ney ney who defended the th present state jury system law which he h said pro pro- pro Ides Idee that only male mal electors shall be eligible to sit lt on juries He argued ar that the th laws law entrap entrap- women and the tho th laws law fix fix- fixing fix fixing ing qualifications of or Jurymen w Were t two 0 separate and dl distinct law