The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-21

 be selected before the presentation of evidence in the spectacular million dollar conspiracy trial will start.
 Disqualified Today
 Those who were disqualified this morning were as follows:
 Charles D. Gibson of Wolcott, by the state; Mrs. Helen Keefe Bren- nan of Derby by the state; Louis A Dieter of New Haven by the court; Richard B. Benton of Guilford by the defense; Robert A. Perker ot Derby by the state;.
 Also Milo N. Wooding of North Haven by the defense; Emily Sophie Brown of Naugatuck by the defense; Harold w. Osborne of Ox- ford by the defense; Edwin Benson of Middlebury by the court; Charles A. Whitney of New Haven by the state.
 William F. Tobin of Ansonia by the state; P. Augutus Aftermath of Branford by the court; Mrs. J. C. Morrell of Meriden by the state; Ruth Ford Legge Of New Haven by the defense; Richard T. Johns ot Beacon Falls by the defense; Will liam J. Whiteley of Seymour by the defense; Fred J. French of Oxford by the defense; Frank J. Smith of Wallingford by the defense; Mrs Katherine Sennett of Prospect by the court; James Madame of South bury by the state; Willis R. Barto of Oxford by the defense; James N Cannon of New Haven by the state; Arthur c. Stowe of New Haven by the defense; H. Wilson Clifton ot North Haven by the court; Ben- jamin F. Barnes of New Haven by the defense; Lucius J. Hale of Cheshire by the defense; Wesley O. Collins of Cheshire by the defense; Mary Moakley of New Haven by the state; Frank A. McGill of West Ha- ven by the state; Alma L. Moeller of Milford by the state; Charles L. Linsley of North Branford by the defense; Charles A. Buckingham of Cheshire by the state; Lewis w. Barber of yMeriden by the defense; Mrs. Hattie Keller of Seymour by the state and Fred w. Mitchell of Southbury.
 Fourteen Questioned
 Fourteen veniremen, including three women had been questioned and disqualified before the ninth juror was accepted. Until that time the defense had only ques- tioned two men, and both were ex- cuSed by the court for cause.
 It became apparent at an early hour that plans of the defense counsel were to work at a pace even more rapid than that set last Thursday when "A were questioned in the morning session and ten in the afternoon. One woman, Mrs. Edith P. Maynard of Guilford was accepted during that rapid-fire session.
 To Exhaust Panel
 IS also became apparent that the latest panel of veniremen would be exhausted by tomorrow if the pres ent rate is maintained. This would make it necessary for the immedi- ate drawing of another and fourth panel, and might make it possible for court to remain in recess on Friday. This would be highly pleas ing to the defendants who here tofore had been faced with the prospects of having no more than the usual week end for the holi- day vacation.
 Queried by Defense
 The two veniremen questioned by the defense until II o'clock were F. Augustus Aftermath of Branford and Edwin Benson of Middlebury.
 The defense would have accepted Mrs. Helen Keefe Brennan of Der by and Charles A. Whitney of New Haven without question but the state challenged. The state would have accepted Mrs. Emily Sophie Brown of Naugatuck, but the de- fense would not agree.
 Sixty-one veniremen were pres- ent at the outset of the morning but actually there were 67 remain ing on the venire list. One was ab- sent, two were excused for the day and the other three have been given permission to remain away from court for periods of one to two weeks.
 First Man Called
 Charles D. Gibson of Wolcott former operator of diner in Wa terbury until 1881, was the first venirenlan called to the stand as the fourteenth session opened Carrying @ cane, he walked to the stand, and under questioning by MT n