The Sentinel=record., 1918-12-17

Helen Jonas. who on NoycmJer 6 shot and killed her husband, Gus Jonas spent her first day in court on trial for that killing yesterday, and when late in the afternoon she was accompanied bacGato her cell in the county iaH, but eleven Of Inc twelve men who will have her case in charge in the final issue. had been selected.
 The defendant sat in court attended by her mother and sister She was atired in modest black, 8 positive re- lief to the pale face of the woman Nho had been inst a little more than' a month in iail During this first day in court sine was undemoustratyC Very infrequenty was she cofY < ,d by attorneys during rhc cruo& ( mnts of passing on the iuf1,ss n1d had qualified, end when such c0nsu:- taiions were held, they were of very brief order
 The maler of selecting a jury at tracted less attention than the en- phatic clfcrt made by Prosecutiuc Attorney R. IT. Randolph at the morn ins hour to secure for the state a poatponemcnt Of the case Mir. Ran dulph had been recently very busY. his office having been crowded with work He did not feel that he had sufficient preparat.o .on in lhe casa and Ghou just before eC.ng to court, he was informed of a new witness whc mieh. be valuable Co the stale's cause, he hattled dcperatcly for a contin- nance
 Judge James E. Hc-ue. serving in the absence of Judge Wood. listened tc the effort of the etatc to get a cor tiHuanec, and To the aTl5umerI, OF counsel for the woman defendant urs- ing 9 trial and decided in favor ol the defense and ordered the case to trial
 "1 want 10 enter a nollc pros in this case" stated the proseculn- at torncy.
 That is refuscdr answered the court, and the case went to trial. Mr. Randolph had asked for two hours for investigation. for three days, and then for any inc after the Christ mas period
 The grand jury was in session yce- terlaH and presumably if the nolIe pres had been granted, which would have h eratcd the woman of lthe charge she would have been relndict- ed and tho ease tried at some later date the nollc pros being no barrier to subsequent action
 The matter of the selection of a iury proved burdensome 1t is al ways burdensome. and always more so just about the holiday period when business men are more than usually loath to leave their business.
 Excuses were frequent, but most of the business men took the avenue out offered ,by tbc answer to 10 qucs- tion: "Haye you conscientious scra pies against returniu. a verdict 0, guilty where the punishment is death.
 Thu the ordinary case that anaWcr Is stumbling block Some have such scruplos Others have them for the sclf-seryng purpose, no douJt, of evadiug jury service. Many had them yesterday Some, however admitteu that fin this particular ease" they aed such scruples, indicating plginly that where the defendant vas 9 woman they would not vote the death penalty, no matter what the circumstances.
 There were Gl jurors examined in tho jury 5oX. There were others eA- euscd after being summoned or the 6l examined tho jurors selected wera Ross Howell J D. Smith. Charles Peterson, H. T. Whisenant. Robert Carney. Charles Lgpz Jeff Freeman C r. Burberick. E.l M chen. M ( Winiher' and John boyd Thitee were 2' Who were oAiJisod hg the 'o"f, Tor eahse' ana lh9 defense used lIVl i its 20 pnremptor1. rhallepacs Th -tale used or V, 10 challenges. whic ls proof certain raat the lucy wiil h