The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-28

asked no questions.
 The state challenged William E. Buckingham of Cheshire after brief questioning. The defense did not question him.
 Defense Was Willing
 The defense offered to accept Hu- bert L. Platt of Milford, a farmer, without question. The state did not question, but challenged the venire- man from the panel.
 Louis B. Hoyt, of Derby, the 18th prospect of the day, and the 291st since the start of the trial, was challenged by the defense, after the state had accepted. He is a cabinet maker.
 Admitting definite opinion in the case, which would require con- siderable evidence to remove, Robert c. Fen, 37, of Middlebury, was ex- cused by the court.
 Naugatuck Man Excused Jeremiah l.. Callahan of Naug- atuck, father of Chief Deputy Sher- if Daniel Callahan, was excused by the court on motion of counsel for both sides.
 After long period of uncertainty on the stand, Joseph Stenecker of Oxford, a grocer, was challenged by the defense. Several questions put to him were not understood, and his answers at times were conflicting because of this. Attorney Slade moved that the court disqualify him for cause, but the court declined. The defense then challenged. 1 Selected Thursday
 The latest panel of 100 veniremen was selected last Thursday, just be- fore the trial was adjourned for the Christmas holidays. It was the fourth drawing of veniremen, and with the selection of the tooth new prospect, it marked 473 men and women who had been called to court to be questioned as to their eligibility to serve on the conspi- racy case jury.
 Only AIS of the 888 veniremen on the complete New Haven county list now remain uncalled to the Water bury trial. Waterbury's 96 venire- men have been disqualified from any service on the grounds that they were improperly selected.
 75 Premptory Challenges
 When court opened this morning the defense was in possession of 75 peremptory challenges and the state had 79. Two hundred and seventy eight veniremen had actually been questioned and only ten jurors im- paneled.
 Two of the jurors, a man and woman were chosen last Wednesday in a rapid-fire session during which sixty-two prospects were questioned. A new record was established and defendants were given week-long vacation when the entire third venire was exhausted.
 No questions were asked of George B. Keller of New Haven, and he was disqualified by the state. | Speed Continues
 Continuing in the program of speed, Thomas L. Miller of Hamden, an accountant-clerk was disqual- flied by the defense, after he ad- mitting having an opinion. He said he would expect the defendants to prove their innocence.
 Nanchan Rosan of Milford, the second woman of the day, was dis qualified by the state after being lueried briefly. She said that she s well known locally among mem bers of the Business and Profess Sional Women's club. She said that she is a former state president of the group.
 Cheshire Man Out
 No questions were asked of Ber- nard M. Allen of Cheshire and he was challenged by the defense. He was the 111th to be SO challenged.
 The state then disqualified Ste- phen H. Roberts of Guilford, car- penter, and former resident of West Hartford. The defense did not question him.
 Roberts was the 299th to be questioned since the start of the trial.
 The 300th venireman to take the stand in the trial was Frederick McGowan of Meriden, retired oil- burner salesman.
 He testified that he is acquainted with former Mayor Daniel Dono- van of Meriden. The defense utilized it's Hath challenge to dis qualify McGowan.
 Court then adiOllrned Ilntil 2