Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1920-05-04
SELECTION E OF JURY
 TO TRY SLAYER OF
 PHONE GlRL. BEGUN
Girl, Slayer of Father, to be Placed on Trial We'd
 nesday
WATSON CONFESSES TO
 SHAVING FIFTH WIFE
Woman Figures in Case of Michi- gan Youth Charged With Auto Murder-Homicide Hearings
 in Several Cities.

oHlldc, MlCH., May '--SelecUlOn of a jury to hear the testimony in the trial of Anson Best, charged with the murder of Miss Vera Schneider, telephone operator, occupied the en- tire opening session here today. The state will begin presentation of it's case tomorrow.
 Best, Flint, Mich, youth is charged with stranglng the girl on the porch of an unoccupied dwelling here April 23. In alleged confession he was said by Prosecutor Gillespie to have admitted that he killed the girl at her own request. Best sub sequently repudiated the statement.
 St. Louis, May 3.-Ursula Broder- ick, 16 year old girl, will face trial here Wednesday on charge of first degree murder. She is alleged to have killed her stepfather, claiming that she did so to protect her honor A mistrial was entered in her case last fall. The girl also figured in the killing of her father several years ago.
 Norfolk, Va, May 3.-Wilson H. Brokaw, 66 years old of Chicago, H., went on trial in the federal court today charged with the mur- der of his wife, Mrs. Wilda Brokaw at Camp Eustis. Va, January 6. The crime is alleged by the government to have been committed with hatch ct.
 Los Angeles, Cal, May 3.-zIn a second alleged confession which of flcers were checking today. Walter R. Huirt, admitted killing a woman he had married, but whose name he could not remember, accord ing to Thomas Woolwine, district at- torney, who said the "confession" was made to him yesterday. This made five women the man was de- clared to have admitted slaying. The district attorney said Wat son told him he had married the wo- choked her and pushed her overboa rd while they were boating on lake Washington, near Seattle. He was quoted as saying he then ruwed ashore leaving the woman's body in the water.
 "Naturally told no one about it." the district attorney quoted him.
 Woodwine said his investigation showed that Watson married Mrs. Beatrice Andrewatha, citizen of Tacoma on February 5, 1919, and that she was said to be missing. He said he had advised Washington au- thorities of Watson's statement.
 Mount Clemons, Mich., May 3.-I Lloyd Provost, local youth, went on trial here today charged with the murder of J. Stanley Brown, veal thy Mount Clemons man whose body was found crouched over the steering wheel of his automobile on country road near here December 24, last, with three bullet holes in the back of the head.
 The accused man, cousin of Browns wife. had been in jail four months awaiting trial. At the pre- liminary examination he set up an alibi with the prosecution he an- nounced he would receive much at tention in the trial.
 The grand jury investigation re- vealed that Brown left Mount Glenn ons in his automobile late at night December 23. Testimony was in- troduced to show man. as yet uni identified, accompanied him.
 The body was found by farmers early the following morning.
 Mrs. Ruth Provost Brown, the wid- ow, and Provost were held as mater ial witnesses. A formal charge was made against Provost following testi- monv of Mrs. Cecil Kester of Bat tie Creek, who claimed to have been Browns close friend.
 The trial of Provost was halted shortly after it began in circuit court here today, because of the death of brother of one of the defense att torneys. It was announced that the trial will be resumed Thursday.