New Britain herald., 1927-09-09
NINE JURORS ARE
 CHOSEN FROM IA
 CLINE VENIREMEN
State and Defense Use Sixteen Challenges Apiece During
 Examinations Of TaleSnlen
AUTHOR SEEMS HAPPIER;
 SMILES OFTEN IN COURT

Manufacturer Now On Jury
 Youngest 29 and Oldest 69-Not s
 Single Man Accepted Today
 Many Opposed to Death Penalty.
 Rockville, Sept. g GP-When the superior court Of Holland county ad- Journed for the luncheon recess to- day nine jurors had taken their place in the box and IS veniremen remained to be examined for the jury which will hear the evidence of the murder of Wilfred Irwin on Nav IS.
 Of the 37 veniremen who respond- ed 10 the roll call today 21 had been called and not single one ac cepted for the jury Both state and defense had used Is challenges, the state using , and defense 3 in the morning session. The last venire- '4-NAi Nt@4AIi IJ'4Ol ItCtSS was the ll4th since the trial opened.
 the opening of court, Cline was le'Sin by Sheriff Fred c. Ninton/He appeared to be in better spirits than he has been at any time since the tral opened. He smiled several times and talked freely with those about him. On the other hand, William A. King, chief defense counsel, ap- peared carcworn and much more nervous than his client. He admitted that no answer had been received from telegrams sent to Mayor John w. Smith of Detroit, Mich; Ira w. Jayne, presiding judge of the cir cut court Of Wayne county, Mich iSan, and D-. Leo Dretzka of De- troit, Mich, by Mrs. Cline and her slstcr-ln-law, Mrs, Wierongo, asking them 10 come on for the trial and lend their moral support to Cline, whom they knew as a Detroit news papornan.
 States Attorney Noone declared that if the jury was completed to- day he would ask for an adjourn ment until Tuesday before any evil dence was introduced
 Jury at Opening
 The jury as it stood when court opened was as follows:
 George N. sterry, 57, storekeeper, South Wilmington.
 John Swanson, g, farmer. Bol- ton.
 Charles Long, 69. farmer, Bolton.
 August H. Mattern, 3o, poultry man. Mansfield.
 Carroll II. Hawkins, 43, farmer Mansfield.
 James J. Kcrwin 4S, carpenter, 
 Clement Sumner, 55, farmer, Bol- ! ton.
 Edwin H, Hansen. 29, 'laborer, 
 A. l. Mitchell, 61, manufacturer, Stafford.
 Neither Cline's wife nor his sister were present when court opened to- day. i
 Of Neniremen Called
 The first Vcnireman called for the . day and the 94th for the trial was Raymond c. Squicrs of Columbia. Michael D. O'Connell who is assist ng States Attorney Noone in the prosecution questioned Squiers for he state and brought out that he leld fixed opinion. King question d him along the same lines but in | slightly different manner and the said You fellows ask |our questions in such q different manner that can't understand hem.' The state endeavored to get he court to excuse Squiers but the 'ourt refused ,whercupon the state ,xorcised it's 12th challenge
 George F. Dunn, Vernon carpen- er and chairman of the democratic own committee of Vernon declared hat he "believed in the laws of the tate as they are" He had never ervcd on a jury and had held no public office. He was challenged by he defense. The challenge was the II tAtl tI5eu ny NlllIc ; GllOIHtNS. |
 Admits Being Biased Although he admitted being bi- sed, William o. Ladish, Stafford banker, declared that he thought le could try the case on the evi- ience submitted and be guided by he evidence rather than his opinion. Ioone again sought to have the , ourt exercise it's right of dismissal nd again the court refused The tate then used it's 18th challenge. Ephraim Dewolfe, A. laborer of 'ernon was excused by the court Fhen he declared that he could not eturn a verdict of guilty in the first eSree without the evidence of two ye witnesses. Asked if one eye 'itness would not be sufficient, De- tolfe declared that he would "hate 0 trust the testimony" of the lone fitness.
 Touch of Humor { The only touch of humor which as entered the case thus far was lpplied by the answer of Carmine ,emp, Stafford farmer, to q question f circumstantial evidence asked i'm by defense counsel King.
 The venireman seemed to be at loss on the meaning of circum- { tantial evidence and in order to ' lear up his confusion King asked: I If you saw hoofmarks of a COW in ! certain plane would you know that Y COW had been there?' l Kemp answered.: "Yes, but I ( culdn't know which cow" ' Kemp was not opposed to capital ' but he was opposed to I