109 Iowa 671 | Iowa | 1899
The only question presented for our 'determination relates to the drawing of talesmenfor the jury. The plaintiff contends that they were not selected -as required "by section 349 of the Code, and alleges that the clerk drew from the talesmen box the names of more than one hundred persons without announcing the names drawn, and selected person who were in business near the court room; that none •of the ballots were folded; that the* attorney for the defense was present, and knew in advance who were selected; that :an attorney for the plaintiff protested to the clerk in regard to the. manner of the drawing, but that the clerk answered that “many of those drawn were working in the coal banks and other places, and it would take some time to get them here.” The plaintiff, in support of her claims, filed affi-. davits