The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-15
Mrs. Edith P. Maynard Picked As Eighth Juror
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 which veniremen are being disquali- fled in rapid fire order, 1t might be necessary to draw another panel of veniremen. At the conclusion of to- rnorrow's session, some definite un- derstanding of the situation should De available.
 14th Queried At Recess
 Mrs. Maynard was the 14th venire- man questioned today. She was the second woman of the new panel to take the stand. One hundred and sixty-one veniremen had preceded Mrs. Maynard since the. trial started. The other woman examined and disqualified today was Mrs. Ada M. Carroll of Beacon Falls, who was excused by the court.
 No less than A veniremen were examined during this mornings Ses- sion, and only one was accepted. This rapid action reduced the sec- ond panel from 66 to 42, making it apparent that another panel will be necessary to obtain four more jurors.
 The state and the court challenged snine each today while the defense challenged five. Totlas to dat are: Court, 46; defense, 59; and state, 59.
 Excused At Recess
 Those excused today were: Fred sFordiani of Merident by the state; sJudSon K. DoWd of Madison, de- .fense; John F. Meskill, East Haven, %court; Oliver Adams, Seymour, sscourt; Arthur J. Church, New Ha- wen, state; Eldredge Nichols. Mid- .dlebury, defense; Frederick D. sChase, New Haven, state; also, Irving H. Beckwith, Guilford, state; <Myer Stodel, New Haven, state; c. Homer Pulver, Milford, state; Mrs. Ada M. Carroll, Beacon Falls, court; ,Gordon Knowlton, Middlebury scourt; John J. Doyle, Meriden, court; Charles c. Boynton, Chesh- fire, defense; Nelson J. Peck, Beth any, court; LeRoy B. Clark, Ham, den, state; Omar Nickerson, Sey- .mour, defense; Herman Herman, gHamden, state; Elizabeth Davis, Guilford, defense; John Casper, aNaugatuck, court; John Kieper, Prospect, court; Joseph w. Amern, gMeriden, state; Richard F. Brennan, West Haven, state.
 n When court reconvened at 2 O. nclock the task of obtaining four more jurors will be undertaken. Mrs. Maynard was excused at o'clock, rafter being warned not to read pa- spers or listen to commentaries con- pcerning the case.
 Record Setting Pace . The record-setting pace was start sed with the calling of Fred Fordiani ..of Meriden, a 31-year-old foreman ~of a WPA project in that city. The s.father of a 19-months- child, he said that he had formed no opinion although he had read little con- -cerning the scandal. All question rsing of Fordiani was on the part ot sth0 prosecution. The defense de- sclined to quetsion, and the state challenged.
 ~ The defense also declined tc question Judson K. Dowd of Madi- gSoa the second venireman of the day, the 150th since the trial started Under questioning by MT. Alcorn she said that he operates nine tour list cabins during the summer months. When he appeared ir court yesterday for the first timt ahe sought a release from service by Judge Inglis. Tine defense chal. slenged.
 Third Up, Third Down se The third man up and the third man down in rapid order was John F. Meskill, IT, of East Haven, a .carpenter, who admitted that his shesring was not too good. He was exelsed by the court.
 Seymour Man Fails
 . Oliver T. Adams Of Seymour, a smechanic, who doesn't consider jury service as the highest duty o1 Citizenship was the fourth venire- man to be dismissed. He was excuS- ed by the court and Judge Inglis Immediately ordered that his name be stricken from the regular jury panel, because of his attitude to service.
 He was one of the men who was refused disqualification yesterday by Tequest. A mechanic, he said that his absence from work would cause him concern.
 V Judge Inglis said that this was hlso' true of every man who was Interested in his job, and that 8 lnan should make some sacrifices to