The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-22
Panel Exhanated

All members or the third panel who were present yesterday were dis qualified in such rapid order that court adjourned almost half an hour before the customary hour. The panel members in attendance were completely exhausted.
 Five who had been absent with leave of the court will be called in at later dates: They are: I. Ed- ward Stoddard of Ansonia; Rachel M. Hartley of Hamden,. who will be called next Wednesday; George K. Southworth of Milford, expected to be called the same day; William 0. Perry of New Haven, who will be in Boston until January and William A. Rutz of West Haven, who will be in New York until January 3.
 Trial Over to Wednesday
 Due to the disqualification of the entire third panel yesterday, Judge Inglis adjourned the trial until We'd neSday, December 28. Veniremen drawn in the fourth panel today will be sum1nonsed by sheriff for appearance. in court on that day.
 In previous sessions the most veniremen examined had been 34 until yesterday. It is expected that the questioning will not move at such 8 rapid pace next week.
 In the event that the eleventh and twelfth juror can be obtained next week, in three days of court the presentation of evidence will undoubtedly start immediately after the New Year holiday.
 Mrs. Twitchell, who is married and the mother of three childern, is the wife of Frederick S. Twitchell 8 toolmaker in the Bristol com pany, Waterbury.
 Session Highlighted
 Yesterday, the 14th session of the trial, and the concluding day of a brief fourth week of search for a completed jury, was highlighted with the use of II challenges by the court, 26 by the defense, and g by the state. Having used 101 challenges, the defense has total of 75 remaining for use in the selec- tion of the remaining two jurors The state has used 97 and has 7s remaining.
 No venireman was questioned more than ten minutes yesterday and in the majority of instances no one was on the stand for more than an average of three minutes "No questions by the defense" was 8 familiar quotation. In many cases the special prosecutor chorused this expression, but most of the venire- men were questioned by him. Thirty-six of the 62 questioned yesterday were called during the morning session.
 Disqualified in Afternoon
 The afternoon session saw the following disqualified:
 Charles A. Mannweiler of Sey- mour by the defense; Irving Whit ing of Ansonia by the defense; Charles Ward of Cheshire by the edfense; Ernest Mannweiler of Seymour by the defense; Frederick Hobson of Meriden by the state.
 Horton Landon of Guilford by the court; Wallace T. Horsfall ot Milford by the court; Irma s. Beck with of Guilford by the court; Freerick E. Schurig of New Haven, by the state; James P. Bedding of New Haven by the state; Robert c. Schurig of New Haven by the state; Mrs. Mary Hopkins of Meriden by the state; Jane B. Dunn of Madison by the court.
 Stanton s. Champlain of Derby bs the defense; Sherman D. Stocker oi Beacon Falls by the state; Aller w. Johnson of Derby by the court Harry D. Pattee of Wallingford by the state; Herbert B. North of Or. ange by the defense; Walter R Nichols of Guilford by the court; Ruebin Franklin of West Haven by the defense; Thomas Schriber o1 Oxford by the state; Harry Nich- .olas of Hamden by the state; Da- vid c. A. Johnson of New Haven by the defense; Frank A. Hewlett o1 New Haven by the state and Charles J. Schroeder of Madison by the defense.