The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-04-26
THE EAST HAVEN MURDER
TRIAL OF MOTHER AND SON BE-
 GAN YESTERDAY.

Case Opened Before Judge ROraback In the Superior Court-PubIic Not In- terested, Only Slim Attendance in the Gallery of the Court Room Judge Roraback Lectures Counsel and Witnesses on PunctuaIity--SeIec- ton of the Jury--Only Two More Wanted to Complete the Panel-- What the State and Defense Expect to Do.
 The trial of Ida J. Jennings and her son, Herbert W. Taylor, for the alleged murder of Mrs. Jennings husband, Jo- seph B. Jennings, at Mansfields Grove on Sunday night April s. was begun in the superior court yesterday morning before Judge Roraback. Sixty-two jur- ors were present, from which trial jury of twelve men was to be selected. The jurymen were men who came in on the regular panel and fifty were sum- moned in on special panel,
 State Attorney Williams was assisted by Assistant State Attorney Wheeler in the prosecution, and counsel for the de- fense are Attorneys Howard c. Webb and Arnon A. Alling.
 The accused are charged with murder in the first degree. It is alleged that ctlirA f.o Iyit i1cr he had shown ill-Will toward them fre- quently and that they feared that he was to sell his property at Mansfield's Grove and turn the proceeds over to his daubhter, Mrs. Crockett, or else deed her the property. It will also be claimed that Jennings thought more of his son James than he did of his wife.
 Taylor, one of the defendants, is a stepson of the dead man and son of Mrs. Jennings. He took his fathers revolver out of the holster in his bed room on the night of the tragedy and went out with his mother to meet Jen- nings. Just a few hours previously MT. and Mrs Jennings had paid a fam fly call on Mrs. Crockett in East Ha- ven. Some drink was served there and the symposium ended in something of a row. Mrs. Jennings went home alone in a huff and her husband stayed at Mrs. Brockett's for while. Ar irving at her own home at Mansfield's s Grove, Mrs Jennings there found her son Taylor. He had been to New Ha- ven.
 When the trial opened but few per- sons were present in the gallery. When the call to open court came it was found that Attorney Webb, counsel for the defense, was absent. He appeared later and apologized to the court, where upon Judge Roraback took occasion to urge upon the counsel and witnesses and jury the necessity of being on time.
 The selection of the jury Was plU- ceeded with, and at 4 o'clock, when the court adjourned, the following ten had been selected. Two more are necessary to complete the panel and it is expect ed this will be accomplished soon after the court opens this morning, The jur- Ors selected are:
 l.. M. Strong, of Madison.
 George A. Divine, of Seymour.
 George Foote, of North Branford.
 Martin A. Pond, of Waterbury.
 John F. Duncklee, of North Branford.
 Henry J. Barrows, of East Haven.
 Frederick Payne, of Bethany
 Edgar Beadle, of Cheshire.
 Irving G. Baldwin, of Middlebury.
 Richard H. Woodruff, of Guilford.
 The following were excused from serving, for various reasons: Dana H. Cooper of Hamden; Newton H. Snow, of North Branford; Joel H. Paddock, of Wallingford; Henry Hill man, of New Haven; Homer L. Atkins. of Wolcott; Frederick Beecher, of Sey- mour; George A. Andrew, of Cheshire; Wellington E. Francis, of Madison; Henry J. Barrows and Walter M. Ball. ey of East Haven; Lucien A. Merriam, of Branford; Balow s. Honce, of Bran- ford; Edward o. Kelsey, of Madison; Gilbert Rogers, of Meriden; Harmon w. Wakefield, of Hamden; Hector w. Storrs, of North Haven; Frank T. Burr, of Ansonia; George Hofer, of West Ha- ven; Smith c. Wheeler, of Oxford; Bur- 4.. r NTi11a of Madison. Tapnac r