Evening star., 1926-04-13
THIRD WAN TRIAL
EXHAUSTS PANELS
$50 More Veniremen to Be
Called for Examination
Tomorrow Morning.

Failing to obtain IL men from the
April panels in the District Supreme
Court to decide the fate of Ziang Sun
Wan, for the third time in seven
years. Justice Adolph A. Hoehling. in
Criminal Division l. today ordered a
special venire of ESQ persons and ad-
journed court until 10 o'clock tomor-
row morning. Twenty deputy United
States marshals this afternoon are
canvassing the city for prospective
jurors, and their iabors will extend
far into the night and early tomor-
row.
There were IL men in the box when
court was adjourned. Each side had
exercised one of it's 20 peremptory
challenges, resulting in the one va
cancy when the last panel of tales
men-from Circuit Division WAS
exhausted.
A total of 81 talesmen was exam
ined yesterday and today, and all but
the II tentatively selected were dis
qualified because of familiarity with
the facts in the case, opposition to
capital punishment or circumstantlai
evidence. The case of the Govern
ment against the Chinese is based en-
tirely on circumstantial evidence.
Ten Men Excused.
Three prospective jurors were ac-
cepted from the Circuit Division panel.
In all Is men were excused.
Before chair No. IL of the jury box
could be filled six talesmen were eX-
cused. including one colored man.
When a prospective juror finally was
accepted, filling the box, it was discov-
cred that the man in chair No. Z had
served in the Navy during the war,
was entitled to Government cOmpen-
sation, and therefore was disqualified
Only one man was disqualified to sit
in this chair before a talesman was
accepted, and again the box was COM
plete.
The Government exercised it's first
challenge by requesting the removal
of chair No. l, and before this could
be filled again six men had been ex-
amined. The defense then challenged
chair No. II, and. as the panel then
was exhausted, Justice Hoehling ad-
journed the court.
Some Had Read of Case.
Indications that both sides may &C.
cent talesmen who had read of the
trial, although had formed no opinions
as to the guilt or innocence of the ac-
cused, were given today when two
talesmen, not entirely ignortant of
what had taken place in the past,
were seated. However. If talesmen
better qualified are found, they un-
doubtedly will be accepted instead.
Before a jury could be obtained for
the first trial Of the Chinese for the
murder Of Ben Sen WI here, January
29, 1919, about 700 talesmen were ex-
amined. Slightly over 200 were ques-
toned for the second trial and oppos-
ing counsel today indicated that as
much, If not more, difficulty would be
encountered in obtaining IL men for
the third trial than for the second.
Eleven Talesmen i'm Box.
When court adjourned yesterday
afternoon, at $3.50 o'clock, there were
II talesmen in the box. Virtually all
of the panels from the various courts
had been exhausted, 81 men having
been disqualified to sit as jurymen
and a large number failing to qualify
as talesmen owing to connections with
the Government.
Justice Hoehling told the IL men
in the box that although all may not
finally be determined upon to sit in
the case, they should not read, dis
cuss with one another or anybody else
any phase of the trial. Justice
Hoehling also admonished the press
not to print anything but what
transpired in the courtroom.