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What's a Psychoneurosis? Later, because of the bitter feeling in Columbia, the trial had been moved to neighboring Lawrenceburg. But even in Lawrenceburg 736 talesmen had had to be questioned before twelve reasonably unprejudiced jurors could be found. During this process, Judge Ingram struck a snag. One talesman's medical certificate, which reported a psychoneurosis, set him frowning. After spelling the word out to himself, the Judge leaned forward and asked the man sympathetically: "Where does it hurt? What ails you?" One of the defense lawyers, a Negro, respectfully explained the term to the Judge...
...home-grown jury was chosen with the utmost care. One talesman was summarily rejected (by the prosecution) because he thought "no Dodger can do wrong''; another was peremptorily waved away (by the defense) because he had the temerity to admit in open court that he had never seen the Dodgers play. Headlined the New York Daily News: DUROCHER TO BE TRIED BY JURY OF HIS JEERS...
...about to be tried. In the same jury box briefly occupied by Mr. Taylor, Factory Employe Ralph Mays was asked about his wife, said "She's a Payne from Goose Creek." He was dismissed when it was found that he could hardly read, could write only his name. Talesman John B. Nicholson related that on the way to court he met a cousin, was informed: "John L. Lewis is some kind of Bolshevik." Talesman Owen Hensley knew that his brother Lige used to work in the coal mines, was surprised to hear that Lige is now with United Mine...
...page in the U. S. Supreme Court. When Lawyer Reilly tried to ask prospective jurors if they were prejudiced against Defendant Aldridge because he was black, the trial judge summarily cut him short, declared his questions were no more proper than would be ones as to whether a talesman liked Irishmen or hated red heads. Negro Aldridge was convicted of murder. On May 8 he was to be electrocuted. Energetic Lawyer Reilly carried the case to the Supreme Court of the U. S. Last week that august tribunal did the very rare thing of voiding a capital conviction and saving...
...mail fraud case in Manhattan, John Davison Rockefeller III, 24, was asked if he did not want to be excused; that it could be arranged. Said he: "I believe that any one summoned for jury duty should serve if he can." When defense attorneys asked the talesman: "Is any person connected with any of your families a member of the New York Stock Exchange?" he raised his hand and revealed what few persons know: "My grandfather is a member." Because the grandfather does not trade actively, the grandson was accepted as No. 2 juryman...