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From: Margaret Ransom <>
Subject: [Bklyn] Brooklyn Daily Standard Union, Oct 3, 1889-Jurors
Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 22:20:02 -0400


Brooklyn Daily Standard Union
October 3, 1889
Grand Jurors

The Grand Jury was then impaneled. Judge MOORE, in charging the
body, said he did not anticipate they would have much work because the
preceding Grand Jury had performed all the work to clear the cases, and
the fact that the people of this county were orderly and law-abiding
made it comparatively easy to administer justice and to keep up with the
business.

The following are the Grand Jurors:
Josiah BARTLETT, foreman, broker, 110 Montague street
Wm. W. PAUL, drygoods, 860 Broadway, E.D.
Ernest W. BOHNRE, cigars, 257 First street
Gus S. WALLACE, iron, 451 Clinton avenue
Alozin? DREPENBORCK, importer, 180 Amity street
S.C. JACQUES, fancy goods, 221 Columbia street
Harry R. NOSTRAND, insurance, 163 Lefferts place
Wm. H. THORNE, hats, 213 Manhattan avenue
James McMAHON, grain, 83 McDonough street
Frank J. SMITH, broker, 45? Carroll street
Henry T. NICHOLS, corn mer., 228 Cumberland street
Charles S. RUSSELL, roofer, 191 Quincy street
Henry W. SHERRILL, real estate, 15? President street
Andrew E. WALKER, 97 Milton street
Henry A. RAMSFORD, umbrellas, 113 Hall street
William ULRICH, cutter, 275 South first street
Michael CALLAHAN, 85 Lawrence street
Henry BRANDELL, railings, 259 Jay street
Wm. B. ORR, broker, 60 Park place
Edw. SCHEFFIELD, beef, 487 Henry street
Horace M. CARLETON, agent, 33 Halsey street

All the members of the petit jury wanted to be excused despite the
fact the Judge said he would excuse none. The Judge looked over the
crowd that gathered in front of him and said: “I am here to administer
justice and I intend to do it. I am not going to block the wheels of
justice by excusing you. You can go take your seats. I am sick and tired
of this business. Every morning this spectacle of respectable citizens
trying to escape doing their duty as jury duty is repeated. I am
desirous of being accommodating, but I am sick and tired of being
imposed upon and I won’t stand it. You can take your seats.”

The jury thus sat upon took their seats.
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