Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-03-09

lHt CdSS Ol LLE SldIt dSdl11SI W iAlS Vandemark for perjury was fully launched yesterday afternoon at 4:45 o'clock in the superior court. By that time thirty-two of the forty jurors had been boiled and the necessary twelve selected. The panel comprises the follwing:
 following:
 Cheshire-Harry Brooks, farmer; Frederick l.. Baker, carpenter and farmer.
 Beacon Falls-William D. Bradley, farmer.
 Bethany-Dwight L. Humiston, far
 Wolcott-William Andrews, farm hand.
 Orange--John Z Clark, painter.
 Southbury-Alfred N. Platt, mail carrier.
 Branford-Samuel Foote, farmer
 Ansonia-Wales Chatfield, farmer.
 Meriden-W William Lewis, retired.
 North Hayen--Lewis l. Bowler, car ,penter.
 J. Eugene Kelsey of Meriden had no objection to labor unions and did not want to get embroiled ill their struggles. He was excused by, the state.
 MT Lewis. who was accepted, said he believed ill unions, because in un- ion there is strength
 The last juror selected, MT Fowler, bears a striking resemblance to Abra- ham Lincoln so that doubles of two men who were famous in their day are on the panel, Abraham Lincoln and Marcus A. Hanna.
 The court room was crowded all day long and many waited outside the door satisfied with passing word from those going out as to how things were getting along Inside. The six young men who were brought up from jail were detained in the county com Inissioners' room before court opened, but after that were allowed to sit with the public. Marsh occupied the dock and Morrisette sat near the door. If Merna was present he was invisi- ble. for no one saw him. Wolcott was rAther conspicuous.
 There were several tits between counsel, Prosecutor Kellogg objecting to the manner of the defense in ex- amining the jurors. A few times eith- CT MT Kennedy or MT O'Neill would ask question after Mir Kellogg had either accepted or excused juror, and this, he did not think was Sair The court agreed with him nevertheless, allowed the question every time.
 The moment the twelve jurors were chosen they were sworn and Mrs Ma bel W. Carter one of the court steno- graphers was called in to identify the transcription of the evidence which she had taken at the first trial MT O'NeiIl asked if Marsh was not to be put on trial also. MT Kellogg said he was not at present; he would first get through with the case against Vandemark.
 MT O'Neill appeared to be surprised at this and thereupon he asked the at this san0thereupon he askedfhe court to compel MT Kellogg to put Marsh on trial He said it was very peculiar and unusual to try prisoner who is on bail and delay prisoner who is fn jail He understood the custom was always to try the prisoners In Jail 1 first.
 Judge Wheeler said there was nc motion properly before the court to | put Marsh on trial and MT Kellogg said he would attend to that matter at the right time.
 Mrs Garter was then allowed. to proceed and she accordingly identified in bulk the evidence she had taken. No one was allowed in the court room to-day only those who had busi' ness there. Sheriff DOherty kept strict guard at the door and i'll con sequence there were many vacant seats when court opened at l0 o'clock, but these soon were occll- pied Attorney O'NeiH was too ill to attend court to-day. The absence of Alfred N. Platt of Southbury, Juror No ', caused some delay in resuming business. The notes of the evidence taken by Miss Caroline Paige and Leonard w Coggswell, stenographers of the su' perior court were identified by them Clerk of the Court Marsh testified to the recoYds of the trials of Vande- mark and the others last spring.
 Objection was made to the intro duction of the complaint unless the l entire record accompanied 1t. The objection was not sustained and MT Marsh proceeded to read the record showing the accused pleaded not l guilty in the former trial and was SC | found by the jury. MT Kellogg In, | teriected the remark that this l count was rather unusual but short | and the court said 1t would not show the accused is innocent of the present l charge.
 Attorney Danaher took objection tc ! the courts remark and few mo- ments later he took another exception 1 to another remark of the court. Mir Kennedy objected to Wolcott's evidence being introduced, on the ground that what Vandemark test l fled to at the former trial was in re lation to himself not in relation to others The court ruled for the state on the grounds that the ques tion was to show merely that Wolcott did testify in that trial. MT Kennedy again objected to the question, did Wolcott testify for the state. and the court ruled against him.
 He then asked Mir Marsh to name all the witnesses, and MT Kellogg ob-