The Good and Bad Points of the System That the "Vote" brings serious responsibilities og well as privileges is instanced by the following which we clip from the London "News," of recent date.
"The question of women jurors sitting to hear cases the details of which are of an unsavoury character arose in an action begun yesterday before Mr. Justice MoCardie and a common jury, on which there were: three women.
The action was for damages for alleged slander brought by William Nelson, of Kennington-Road. London against James ("Gunner") Moir, the well-known boxer.
Counsel for the plaintiff, Mr. W. Wernick, said it was a case that it was not desirable women should have to hear if they did not wish to do so, and he and counsel for the defendant (Mr. Lewis Thomas, K. ©.) had agreed that the women should be discharged from the jury if they wished it.
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