"Gentlemen of the Jury: A Farce" by George M. Baker is a funny play that takes place probably around the 1870's. The story is centered around the members of a jury trying to decide if a man named Peleg Popgun is guilty of trying to mess with the government about taxes using his country store. The book shows, in a funny way, the different and weird personalities of the jury members, and how they misunderstand things as they try to do their job. The play begins in a jury room, and the jury members all have their own strange ways about them. They argue and debate whether Popgun is guilty or not. Each juror has his own silly reasons for voting "guilty" or "not guilty." In the middle of all the craziness, one of the people tries to show what the evidence really means - gunpowder - by doing a test that scares everyone in the room. Finally, the jury comes to a decision based on funny logic and mix-ups, with a surprise ending that makes fun of the legal system and people's behavior.
Gentlemen of the Jury: A Farce
By George M. (George Melville) Baker
Watch as a group of oddball jurors bumbles through a trial, their wacky arguments and explosive experiments revealing more about themselves than the defendant.
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About the AuthorGeorge Melville Baker (1832–1890) was a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He worked for Lee & Shepard publishers, then opened his own imprint. "George M. Baker & Co." issued works by authors such as Henry M. Baker, F.E. Chase, and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker & Co." George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England. He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association. He married Emily Bowles in 1858; children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.
George Melville Baker (1832–1890) was a playwright and publisher in Boston, Massachusetts, in the 19th century. He worked for Lee & Shepard publishers, then opened his own imprint. "George M. Baker & Co." issued works by authors such as Henry M. Baker, F.E. Chase, and Herbert Pelham Curtis. Baker's company ceased in 1885, succeeded by his brother's "Walter H. Baker & Co." George Baker also performed with comedian Henry C. Barnabee, appearing in "lyceum entertainments" in New England. He belonged to the Mercantile Library Association. He married Emily Bowles in 1858; children included novelist Emilie Loring, playwright Rachel Baker Gale, and screenwriter Robert Melville Baker.
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