Putnam patriot., 1926-09-17

would be rush for seats \ num- her nf spectators arrived carly and by tea o'clock the court room was well filed but at no time was there a crowd that taxed the court room and no one was turned away. Only few had to stand in the rear of the room.
 The two accused. Raymond N We- therhee and Agnes Pylka, were both ia court by ten o'clock. Mofhefhoe ar irving first The girl was Ia charge of Mrs. Walter fripp. wife of the jailor at Brooklyn jail Metherhec sat in the prisoners pen and when the Pytkoz girl arrived watched her closely. She Was dressed in a pink figured dress. wore black hat with gold trimmings. tan stockings aud shoes She is a pronounced blond Several times sho smiled as Mrs. Tripp talked to her. Netherhoe on the other hand looked Co be in serious frame of mind and not once during the day was there a smile appeared on his sober features. He sat with his counsel but took no part In the choosing of jurymen. His advice was not asked nor volunteer ed.
 Shows No Emotion
 Counsel in the case were in the judges chambers and it was twenty minutes after ten o'clock when court came in and was opened by Sheriff Gatas Twenty minutes wnrr consume ei in reading the long and technical indictment in which there vAre six counts. Wetherhee stood with his eyes glued en Miss Marjorie Rraafnrd as she tead tAe states infoxgAstion. H. did not show any sign of mervous- ness or emotion He aE dtesaei neatly in business suit of tsifl gray. bloHd haif neatly parted in themiddle. tan shoes Chat were run ovef at the hecl and were the worse for wear. When asked tn plead to the indiet- ment he answered Not euityH ia a clear. finn. vnire hul with features absolutely expressionlesa
 During Che reading of the insiet- meut the girl. charged jointly with Wetherber iu first degree murder, at first looked toward the floor with head bowed but she lifted her face after a while and from time to time glanc- ed about the court room Once dur ing the long reading she smiled as Mrs rripp spoke to her.
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 The indictment charges that ou June 90, 1926, Raymond Wctherbee and Agnea Pytko did kill and murder with malice afofethoueht an unnamed infant. There were counts for mak- ing an assault with a club, for throw ing the infant on the ground, for drowning it. and several other counts for different means of causing the death Of the newly born baby.
 As soon as the plea of not guilty had been entered the iurymen, who had been furnished seats in the bar library, were brought in an boiled. Forty-nine responded to their names Constable Peter A Gardner was in charge of the jury. The forty-nine talesmen then returned to the bar library and one by one returned for examination as their names we're drawn by Miss Bradford.
 Matthew T. Daflt. coal and grain dealer of Quinebaug, was the first called, He proved acceptable to the state but was challenged by the de- fonso.
 Juror No.
 Arthur l.. Clark. clerk in the Jor- 0Hft ffAf INV fA H 1HiAA ttHfAtNAAAANs Fft+f accepted as juror No |
 Frank s. stanton of Putnam was opposed to capital punishment and was excused by the court.
 Charles J. Lewis. Chaplin, qualified and was accepted as juror No. 2
 William r.. Clark. a real estate man from Wiilimantic wus excused hy the court after stating that he had form ed an opinion from reading of the case
 Orlo B. Carpenter of Eastford was acceptable Co the state but was ehal- lenged by the defense.
 Iucien Baker. farmer, of klliingly. was accepted as juror No. 8.
 Trenor A. Rice. Chaplin. excused by court because he Is constable. John F. Williams, PfaiuhelA, was 
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