90 GOING TO COURT.

Rollo asked what these were for, and Jonas
told him for the jury.

“What do the jury do?” said Rollo.

“©, they hear the evidence, and decide
whether the man is guilty or not.”

“ But I thought the judge decided,’’ said
Rollo.

“No, the judge decides about the law,
and he sees that the poor criminal has a fair
trial; but the jury decide whether he is guilty
or innocent. 'There are twelve men in a
jury. One jury sits in the seats on one side,
and the other on the other.”

“ What do they want two juries for?”
said Rollo.

“Why, while one has gone out to consider
one case, and decide it, the judge and the
lawyers can be going on with another.”

“ But the new jury might take the same
seats.”’

“No,” said Jonas, ‘‘it is more convenient
to have other seats, and then they can be
getting together before the others go out.”

Here the boys paused, and looked around
for some time ; and at length Rollo espied a
little platform near the jury seats, one on
each side, with a sort of railing in front of