The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1921-05-26

The third day of the trial of the Mott woman for her life started this morning before the largest audience yet admitted to the court room. Spectators were admitted, regardless of sex, color or nationality, until the audience gallery was filled to capac- ity when the doors were Immediately closed Smaller crowds were group ed in the vicinity of the court house, and the constant attendance of the curious appears to be on the wane.
 Little change was noticeable in the dem eanor of the accused woman to- day. As was the case every day since her trial opened, her children and her mother were her close com panions. Slte was dressed exactly the same as on previous days, and to- day seemed stronger and more com posed than usual.
 During the proceedings she pays but little attention to passing incl dents, and divides her attention be- DeForest and Attorney Shannon, and the jury candidate under examina- tion- Only when candidate is pro-
 4ounced satisfactory to both sides
 does she devote real attention to the man. Then she closely scrutinizes him, almost as if she were analyzing the character of the man in whose hands rests her ultimate fate.
 She arrfveC at the courthouse very carly, and long before her children and mother who made their appear ance Q few minutes before the open ing of court. The elder Mrs. Nott and the little son. George, entered the building by the side entrance this morning to escape a group of press photographers waiting near the front stairway. Mrs. Neil Bierholn a family friend, and little Ruth Mott entered by the front entrance appar- ently attempting to detract the at tenuon of the press representatives from the other pair
 The same 1ifSo111tv TyoS this morning as during the two prev 1ous days in selecting the jurors There appears to be a decided Senti- ment against the serving on the jury, a fact that has been commented up on by several of the court officials The main argument offered by many of the candidates is that they con- scientiously oppose capital punish ment, and they could not help allow ing their personal feelings and pre- judices influence them in determining the evidence
 Many others have preconveinved opinions of the guilt or innocence of Mrs. Mott, gleamed mainly from news paper accounts of the crime and trial of Elwood Wade.
 w K J. Hubbeu of Wilton, the first man accepted during the morn ing session, is a veteran of much jury service. He sat on the famous Angle | case, being g. fellow jurynan of John K. Gault of Westport. who was on the same panel ana WnO was uaken yesterday as a juror for the Mott case.
 He is a. retired business man, for the past two years, having been em- | ployed as a welfare worker in New London. He is married. has one against the inf1iction of the death penalty. He was selected as Juror 1 No. 10.
 The only other satisfactory candf- ry@,+a @L,; Alonzo H. Knox, a Bethel natter. He is 76 years of age, a widower. and the second Bethel man to be accepted. He had read occasional newspaper formulated no fixed opinion. To a certain extent he was opposed to the death penalty. but be- lieved he could do his duty based en- -irely upon evidence brought out in court, and was of the opinion that l the State should not discriminate
 Judge William N. Naltbie was 1 delayed in opening court and it was nearly 0:10-o'clock before he appeared. The usual routine occu- pied the first few minutes when the jury roll was called, and 8 men an- Swered.
 Edward F. Barrett, Greenwich grocer, was the first man called. He is 34, unmarried. but excused be- cause opposed to capital punishment Arthur Little, Wilton, 43, and a dairy man, followed He is married, has two children. no prejudice against the death penalty. but q fixed opinion in this case, was excused. The scarcity of unmarried men has been decidedly not a half dozen having to date.
 Ebert R. Eastwood. stepney. a farmer. S4, married with ore child followed. Judge Maltbie explained that a first degree murder was one