Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 60, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 March 1916 — Seattle Jurors Make Cards, Dice and Checkers [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

Seattle Jurors Make Cards, Dice and Checkers

, ~.■ —y SEATTLE, WASH, —Playing.cards, dice and checkers, all of their own making, was the experience of a federal court jufy. Deadlocked by the action of one member, the jurors called upon Bailiff Tobey for a deck of cards. The

request was refused. Bailiff Tobey notifying the juror that to comply with it would be to violate the law Thereupon ten of the juror* proceeded to build a deck of cards out of the luncheon boxes in which they had brought sandwiches to the jury room. While four then proceeded to play pitch, another member Droduced enough lumps of sugar to make a set of dice. ( Two more of the jurors were yet to be supplied, however, and these de-

cided on turning a blotter they found in the room into a chgck&c JboartL 'Which was immediately done, a" dance program which hung on the waH being cut up for use as checkers. The nonassenting member of the jury and one other decided upon • sleep. There was no further deliberation on the case, the jurors continuing to play their gamea rnd sleep until the opening of court morning, when the* reported to that they were unable to agree, and they Were discharged. - - - —; .' j