Tur late Mr. Justice Darling was about to hear an action in the High Court when a woman juror rose and requested exemption from service on a plea that she was a nonbeliever in capital punishment, "But this is a civil action," Lord Darling explained, "and has nothing whatever to do with capita) punishment. It is brought by a lady who gave her husband two hundred pounds to buy her a fur coat. The husband, instead of buying the coat, lost the money gambling, and now his wife is suing him for the return of her two hundred pounds,"
"Oh, indeed, is that it?" replied the juror, relieved. "Then I've no objection to serving," She pondered a moment, and then added thoughtfully: "And perhaps, after all I was wrong about capital punishment."
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