. Annals of Iowa. C. Jordan, John Jack, LewisJones, J. K. Lyon, D. Limpus, S. H. Reynolds, Wm. S. Pritchard,Geo. M. Swan, John L. Smith.^ The foreman, Nicholas Baylies, was a resident of Polkcounty, near Des Moines. Prior to his removal to Iowa hehad had a creditable career as a lawyer, legislator and DistrictJudge in Vermont. Under his foremanship we are told thejury opened its sessions each morning with prayer. Thispractice was regarded by The Register as a hopeful and re-freshing indication of the earnestness and sincerity of thejurors. It was in broad contrast with the usual customsadopted
. Annals of Iowa. C. Jordan, John Jack, LewisJones, J. K. Lyon, D. Limpus, S. H. Reynolds, Wm. S. Pritchard,Geo. M. Swan, John L. Smith.^ The foreman, Nicholas Baylies, was a resident of Polkcounty, near Des Moines. Prior to his removal to Iowa hehad had a creditable career as a lawyer, legislator and DistrictJudge in Vermont. Under his foremanship we are told thejury opened its sessions each morning with prayer. Thispractice was regarded by The Register as a hopeful and re-freshing indication of the earnestness and sincerity of thejurors. It was in broad contrast with the usual customsadopted by rebel-sympathizing inquisitions.^ Whether thesupplication was the result of the piety of the presiding judgeor of the foreman or of the jurors, or the expression of theirfeelings in view of the awesome character of the dangersthreatening the public or their persons in those troubloustimes is not clear. The practice does not appear to have beencontinuous in the courts. Ihid, May 16. Ibid, May 13. ^Ibid, May ALEXANDER BROWN, 1863. KDITOUIAL DElAliTMENT 545 A niuiibci ol* tlic oCfkials ol tlu; national oovernnicnl underPresident Buchannn, IIk^ Postmasters at Ft. Dod<^e, Iowa Cityand West Point, and the Reeeiver of Publie IMonies at De-corah, were adjudged in default in their accounts and judg-ments against them and their bondsmen for serious sums wereentered on the record. Among the important civil suits de-cided were, J. Edgm- Thompson vs, the County of Lee, andRogers ifs. the City of Burlington, in which Judge Miller heldcertain issues of bonds in aid of railroads invalid, concurringtherein in the holding of the Supreme Couit of Iowa. InWalkley vs. the City of Burlington, in which the plaintiffsought to mandamus the city council to appropriate moniesto pay a judgment, he granted an alternative writ allowingthe city until the next term of court to show cause whysuch a writ should not issue. Another interesting case wasJacol) Edwards, et al., vs. Addison Daniels, et al
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