Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-07-26
Il SHOOK JURORS
ARE PLACED IN BOX
Two Women Are Excused by
DefenSe-Venire Nears
Exhaustion.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 26--With II
persons tentatively seated on the Jury
that will try DIR. James H. Shook. for
the murder Of Theora K. Xix, Ohio
State coed, it appeared probable short
ly before the noon recess today that a
second venire might be found necessary
to complete the panel.
Five Of those previously accepted had
been dismissed from the jury box By
peremptory challenges, four exercised
by the defense and one by the State.
This left three challenges for the State
and II for the defense, which opposing
counsel had the privilege of using be-
fore a jury is finally accepted.
At the same time there remained only
Three Women Yet in Box.
Two of the five peremptorily dis
missed were challenged late yesterday,
one each by the State and defense.
Two women and one man were chal-
lenged by the defense this morning,
leaving the jury box tentatively occu-
pied by three women and eight men.
After the morning session convened,
Defense Attorney john F. Seidel inter
rupted the examination of prospective
juror and started to say that he had
received a threat from an unnamed
source last night. Trial Judge Henry L.
Scarlet stopped him with the injunc-
ton that such statement was not
proper in the courtroom. Seidel then
turned to the men and women on the
jury and asked if any of them had re-
ceived a threat or other communica-
ton regarding the case. All replied
they had not.
Insanity and Drug Defense.
Mrs. Grace Rogers was excused
promptly by the defense at the start
today. John F. Seidel, defense counsel,
asked her if it were not a fact that
she had expressed a wish to get on the
jury and had said she would hold out
to the last" against Dr. Shook. Mrs.
Rogers denied making such a state
ment.
J. B. Collision, retired druggist. was
seated as juror No. 2 after eXamina-
ton of nine other candidates to fill
the place.
The defense removed Louis c. Davis.
contracting painter, on their third
peremptory challenge. Collision was
seated after long defense questioning
on his open-mindedness on the question
of an insanity defense. and his views
on the use OF narcotics.
Narcotic Use Laid to Coed.
In his examination, Seidel brought
in again the suggestion that an effort
would be made to show that Miss HiX
administered narcotics to DR.. Shook
when he said:
IF it should be shown by testimony
that the deceased experimental with
various kinds of drugs in connection
with her school work and at various
times drugged herself and DR.. Shook.
would that prejudice you against the
defendant?" Collision said it would not.
Each tentative juror yesterday was
asked specifically whether knowledge
that Shook and the girl used narcotics
would influence the verdict. Four women
members were Queried concerning their
knowledge of baking, and Setdel indl-
Gated later that the defense will be
that the girl first gave narcotics in food
and that later the two deliberately
experimented with their effects.
Common Pleas Judge Henry L. Scar
lett announced that there would be no
Saturday sessions unless necessary to
speed the trial.