The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-08

lonQ on one question. ''That field is exhausted" he complained sev- eraI times. In some instances he was upheld by Judge Inglis, and in others counsel were allowed to con- tinue on the task of the examin- ation.
 West Haven Man Excused
 Larke, the first venireman Ques- tioned after the conference, is a West Haven telephone man. He was excused by the state. He testified that he knows Attorney Crawford and has worked on telephones ID hlS office. He has five brothers, one of whom operated a tavern at New Ha- ven. He has no jury experience.
 No questions were asked by either state or defense when William E. Gardner, of Meriden, a former school principal was called to the stand. He was challenged by the defense.
 Reference to John H. GOss
 The reference to John H. GoSS as a witness came during the examiI1- ation of Clifford Clark, Prospect farmer. The venireman said that the fact his daughter is an employe of the Scovill Manufacturing Company of which Goss is president, would have no effect on his consideration of the case if he were chosen. Not even if MT. Goss were witness, he said.
 The defense asked him no ques- tions. He was challenged by the state after MT. Alcorn re-eXamined him and learned that he knows George H. Cowdell, clerk of the in- vestigating grand jury.
 Paydirt in the form of fifth jlr- or was struck by the prospecting counsel yesterday afternoon at 4:25 o'clock, when it appeared that a second day was going to pass with out incident.
 The new addition to the panel is Milton Darlington of Beacon Falls, a 59-year- -old farmer, who has been life resident of that town.
 Questioned first by Attorney Crawford, he stated that he is mar ried and has one daughter. He ad- mitted having read the papers con- corning the conspiracy case, "but not during the past two months" !" He referred to Judge Inglis as my honor" during the questioning.
 Special Prosecutor Alcorn did not ask Darlington 8 single question. After a series of conferences be- tween defense counsel, the voice of Crawford boomed out, "the defense accepts" The words had hardly cleared his throat when Alcorn re- joined, "The state accepts"
 Darlington was the 18th venire- man to be questioned during the day. He was the 32nd questioned since Friday afternoon when Clar- ence F. Roberts of Oxford was named juror number four.
 Of the IS veniremen questioned yesterday, IT were dismissed, and of the IT, four were women. All women were dismissed by state challenges.
 The court exercised only one chal- lenge yesterday, the defense seven and the state nine, making total challenges since the trial started: Defense, 36, state %; court 19.
 The IT excused yesterday were as follows: Fred J. Kenworthy, Sey- mour, defense; Anton Paulsen, Woodbridge, state; Charles Tyler, Meriden, defense; Lee R. Stuart, Derby, defense; Howard G. Young. New Haven, defense; Thomas H. Mcleod, Derby, state; A Irene Whalen, New Haven, state; Charles W. Brock, Hamden, defense; Phyl- lis McLay, East Haven, state; Frank T. Clark, Beacon Falls, defense; Miss Josephine M. Sullivan, Derby, state; Andrew T. Hotchkiss, New Haven, defense; Benjamin F. Zim- merman, New Haven, state; Mrs. Edith Perelmutter, Seymour, state: John Carrigan, Middlebury, court, George J. Lacourciere, .Meriden, state; Lee Usher, West Haven, state.
 The dismissal of four women yes- terday reduced the ranks of the eligible women on the present panel to II.
 Yesterdays IS veniremen exam ined was the record since the start of the trial. Previously, IT had been the most questioned in one day.
 At the beginning of yesterday afternoons session, Frank T. Clark, Beacon Falls dairyman was the first to be queried. A veteran of 25 years jury service, he was acceptable to the state but challenged by the de- fense.
 Clark reported to the court, un- der questioning of Attorney Mur- ray, that he had overheard a dis cussion of the case, while waiting call from the third floor of the courthouse. Attorney Murray re- minded him that by discussing the case, jurors were violating the rules laid down by Judge Inglis last Tues day. He also admitted reading of the guilty pleas of Levy and Mackenzie in last Tuesday nights paper, al- though he had been warned Tues day morning not to read stories con- corning the trial.
 Miss Josephine M. Sullivan of Derby was acceptable to the defense, but not to the state. She stated that at present she is without employ ment, and resides with her mother. She has read about the case, but has no opinion.
 A member of the fire and police department of the Winchester Re- beating Arms Company of New Ha- ven. Andrew T. Hotchkiss was ap- proved by the state, but dismissed by the defense. He reported that he had been incapacitated for six years as result of a fall down flight of stairs, but that his health at pres ent is good.
 About the most nervous man to be questioned to date was Benjamin F. zimmerman, the 18th man to be queried yesterday. A manufacturer of trays and novelties, and resi- dent of New Haven, he was accept able to the defense, but challenged by the state.
 He continuously drummed his o%