Show THE MY SYSTEM A hort time ego ago the HERALD called attention to the agitation citation created bj by influential au journals inala in all parts of the countr country for rl r a sf reform am in to the jury elsiem thi this agitation of course refers wholly to the jury service a aa it exists outside of utah in this ithe privilege of crying serving oo 00 J juries u rl e boh bolh gra grand n d and petit ie is denied to a greater portion of the citizens at least thi olis is the case cue in regard to one class of tri trial aliv and by the eliise of i the be objectionable open venire the class of cli citizens fiens referred to id is more completely amp 3 le i tely barred from jury eer ser vice vace on any clas clan of trials than it i is by y the of what is known as a the edmunds law wei e believe there are a great man daany y persona persons who would ild not look with disfavor upon the entire abo litlo iid the jury jua system in utah I 0 0 utterly inadequate and object tiona tio bli iri ia it iu fu its present applice tio tion iii and practice under the ex asting state of affairs one class of citizens in utah has entire control odthe jury system this class of citizens inthe in the aggregate ie is bitterly y to the remaining main jug portion of utah citizens in tte wiel ic ectro 4 bf juried juri ej xa so caig finlly r is the line drawn that a man who is even suspected of an affiliation of any nature whatever with a certain bri organization 1 iza don or who h has I 1 the tha manliness to assert that while he does not coincide with tho the I 1 practices of that organization he is willing that its members should be lieve is ibey they choose so long as they thy donot trespass upon the rights ri of their neighbors and yet would render f a verdict in strict accor accordance danca with the evidence produced before for i him is promptly expurgated from the jury box by those engaged persons accused of on offense of a certain character a a jury system is open to most objections and the possible sible wrong that may be wrought under its practice island has for a long time been obvious throughout the country there thero is a general feeling of the insufficiency and insecurity of the jury system I 1 eveni where the conditions fauna fo in utah do not exist flagrant nt anns I 1 A carriages ages of justice are noted fre fro and remedies to meet extreme cases have been advised among the last of these is that ad vacated by the new yore yori J herald and which is called the struck jury lury etem system discussing this matter our new york say says anler tan ler the prevent system a jury ie is elected selected from the entire maae mass of people subject euba act to jury duty in an important orient case alke of abe indicted tribe bribe taken takers and fivers jivers it may take a week ten daya days or even two week a to yet get a jury when one cn ia is obtained there ie Is no assurance that it ie is cum ann posed fit of twelve hont honest intelligent men I 1 who vm render a verd ver dicton act on the evidence and the chances are th atthe trial will prove A n flasco isco if ir not a farce the evila and abac abbea of tria in important Impo runt criminal cases M now conducted conduct rl ate nr ln L ns dal balsys enorma ca costs and fla tram failures of Ju judica tica are the rulo rule rather than thin the eare ta under the truck struck fury jury lony system stem the jury is i obtained bblain ed from a limited num ber of 9 tally selected by a proper tribunal tribu aal for r their Int intelligence ellige n c a int rity and hi aih landing standing in I 1 the h cut community nin unity A struck jury may mav be made to consist of representative citizens itcan be led in a day it is nuta not jury ury formed either to convict or acquit but bite bit not qualified to render tender a prompt and jutt u 1 t verdict on the evidence it ii a jury summoned to adma administer inister not to defeat J juall ju asti 0 A X struck jury is the tb remedy for the shameful abuse abuses that now flourish our in our criminal court courts it Is I 1 a ra re form that the legislature baa has nn tin questioned power tp adopt the public welfare anti the demand its immediate adoption on or not the new york legiec ure will take any action on o 0 this matter ren remains jains to be seen arany rate the sub jeZl is ap beof 11 4 y cital rital ftc im import A poh and 0 com command nandi 1 the rho M attention y of the s whole ofle o m country |