Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-11-09
Women or Jury
VIII Try Young


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he has boasted he would never reach
Trenton II convicted. He has made sew
cral attempts at jnilbrcaking. and 1t Is
feared he may make dash for liberty
In the courtroom, risking bullet to
escape.
Young wore bright yellow shoes, n
blue serge suit and a white satin neck.
tie. He grew n mustache while in Jail.
but this was shaved off, and his hair is
cropped close. He entered the court
room sullcnly. looking down. lie sat in
front Of his mother and three sisters.
but paid no attention 10 them. even
when his mother. tears streaming down
her face. tried to draw n response from
him. He glanced Mt the open door as
he sat down. and appeared TO be watch.
ing 1t much Of the time rs the trial
opened.
Little Delay in Starting
The prcliminaries were begun with
out delay. The first juror called was
accepted for service. He was Carl
Evered. a real estate operator. of III
Broadway.
The first woman called was rejected
percmptorily. She is Mrs. jennie
Whytc. wife of Deputy Surrogate
Whytc. of Camden. Prosecutor Wov"r.
ton. who is appearing for the state.
said to her: II am compelled to nJi
you, in an indirect way, n rather inn
polite question. Arc YOU moro than
sixty five years old?" The New Jersey
jury law makes any one more than
sixty five years old chnllcngeablc for
cause. Mrs. Whytr smiled and an
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had no prejudice against capital punish
mcnt. but was excused by John Clcary.
counsel for the defense.
Miss Ida Kirkbridr. of Summordale,
Camden County. then waS called from
the panel and answered tho questions
satisfactorily. She IVES accepted by both
sides and took her place in the jury
box--thc first woman in New Jersey
to be sworn as Il juror in n first degree
murder trial.
The third juror chosen was Harold II.
WoolSton. Of 2l3 North Third street.
He is n retired merchant. sixty five
years old. but acceptable to both sides.
Juror No. I is Joseph Robbins. mer
chant, of 3O5 Kaighn avenue.
Mrs Bertha Roscnthal. Of go Bcrk.
ley street, explained that she was
Miss when first called for jury duty,
but has s'nCe married man Of tho same
name. She was accepted and is Juror
No. .. Juror No. Il Q Mrs. May Ben
son. of Merchantvillc.
Juror No. is Andrew IIcncckc.
tinsnith. of West Collingswood
Disregards HIS Relatives
Young paid no attention during tho
Proceedings 10 his sisters. Mrs. Sarah
Terrell, OF Atlantic City; Miss Anne
Young, of Uaddonfipld. and Mrs
Gussie Turner, also of IIaddonheld,
who sat behind him with their mother.
He did look around the courtroom
after he had been there about twenty
minutes. however. in search ot Mrs.
Sarah Young. his wife. He leaned over
and said to his attorney: "Whcrc's my
wife," in a whisper loud enough TO be-
heard by those near him.
II don't know" the attorney whis-
pered back.
Mrs. Sarah Young at that moment
was sitting in the District Attorneys
ONCE weeping. She is a States witness.
and Is in as difficult n position as can
be imagined for a woman. Young.
ronfessing the murder. said hc had
killed GarwoOd because the latter had
been unduy friendly with his wife.
She denies this. and all who know
her say that her denial is true. It is
said that Young will max" th!, p'cu Ms
defense. and tho wife VIII h., forced
either to smirch her own honor to save
her husband from the electric chair. or
tell what every one hclicrrS is the truth
and see him die for murder.