Democratic Sentinel, Volume 2, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 November 1878 — AISteam Juryman. [ARTICLE]

AISteam Juryman.

The other day a summons, commanding Thatcher Magoin to presen' himself for service in the jury box. vv.ii returned to the Commissioner of Jurors with the information that it had been served upon the wrong party. The Commissioner said to the beai er :• “That settles it as far as you are concerned, but Magoin must come here and show cause why lie should not be a juror.“ “He can ;,” was the reply, “he’s too busy. If lie did come he would make things hot l'or .you. Besides, you would have to send « derrick and a

truck to bring him. He turns the scales at 5.000 lbs.” The Commissioner was ineredulous; worse, he made remarks not complimentary' to the speaker’s condition with rtspect to sobriety. Then the summoned man explained. “1 am telfing you the facts, Mr. Commissioner,” he said. “Thatcher Magoin is a gteam engine, and is located at the foot of Fletcher street. 1 am Nicholas Morris, stevedore. Years ""Ol was employed by a man named T atcher Magoin. I named my erg ne on pier 19, East River, after him. When the Directory man came to the dock to get names he saw the name o Thatcher Magoin on the engine, and thinking that he was the boss, put it in the book. You’ll see it on page 91'.” This, we believe, is the first time that a steam engine has been called to do political duty. There appears to be no reason, however, why a well o nstructed piece of machinery, with a phonograpbio metric attachment, should not be able to hear and weigh evidence quite us efficiently as the average jury.—Scientific American. Rev. Gilbert Small is exneeted to preach in the Presbyterian Church, at this place, 3d Sunday of November. A cordial invitation is extended the public to attend. Clint. D. Stackhouse claims the “Jersey Reds* to be ahead of all othei hogs, and that those who see them will invest in none other. Clint, takes great pride in exhibiting his stock.