The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-01-11

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 consid accepted by the state.
 J. w. Newton of Wa1lingford was asked no questions and the de- fense challenged. Mary Gregory of Milford, the wife of a grocer and mother of two children was also accepted by the state but challenged by the defense; August Nelson of Cheshire was asked no questions and challenged by the defense.
 A World War veteran, who was severely injured while working with the ambulance corps, was the next venireman, the 24th of the day and the 430th of the trial. He walked to the witness stand with the aid of crutches. and was challenged by the state after brief questioning.
 The final venireman of the morn ing session, Irving D.. Spencer of Derby, was challenged by the de- fense. He was the 431st venireman to be questioned in the trial.
 Number 13 proved itself & jinx yesterday afternoon, when, after the 18th venireman examined had been accepted as the 18th juror, he sought and obtained an exemption from the court because of his position as chairman of the board of relief and driver of the school bus at Hamden.
 The man, Howard c. Yale, of Hamden had been accepted as the 18th juror without benefit of ques- tioning from either side.
 Embarrassing
 Suddenly aware of the fact that he was practically in the jury box and hearing the case, Yale turned to Judge Inglis and said, "This is go- ing to be embarrassing to me-"
 He continued that it was abso- lutely essential that he be present at hearings of the board of relief starting February l. Judge Inglis asked the man why he had not made the court acquainted with these cir crlmstances previously.
 T saw you turn down the Milford assessor when he asked to be ex- cused because of his work, and I lost my nerve" was the mans explana- tion. Judge Inglis said that he did not think he would have the power to free the man unless both sides agreed. They did, and he was re- leased.
 "This case will last two to three months, won't it," asked Attorney Murray of MT. Alcorn while Yale was on the stand.
 You never can tell" was the answer.
 The fifth panel of veniremen had been reduced to 15 men and women when the 18th session of the trial concluded, without success in the search for two alternate jurors, Forty were questioned and disquali- fled, 10 by the court, IS by the de- fense and 12 by the state-making total of 98 dismissed by the court; 157 by the defense and 139 by the state.
 4V6tn tenlfeman Arven Larson of New Haven, the last man to be questioned yesterday and challenged by the court, was the 406th venireman to be ques- toned since the start of the trial. Among those questioned and dis qualified yesterday afternoon was Daniel A. Doolittle of Bethany, a "47th cousin" of Arthur Doolittle member of the extraordinary grand jury. He was excused by the court.
 John F. Downey of Wallingford, an uncle of singer Morton Downey and janitor of the Wallingford town hall, was challenged by the state.
 The others excused in the after- noon session were: Robert A. Wakelee of Wolcott by the state; Ed ward s. Baldwin of Cheshire by the defense; Helen M. Crabtree of Che shire by the defense; Raymond B Lewis of Madison by the defense; Christopher Turner of Hamden by the defense; Michael Valasek of Prospect by the court; Thomas Reil- ly of Naugatuck by the state; George w. Simpson of Beacon Falls by the state; Mrs. Mary Stewart of An sonia by the defense; Edward Adams of Guilford by the defense; Wilbur Hough of West Haven by the court; Scott M. Bryan of Guilford by the state; Elmer MacHardy of Seymour by the defense; Arthur s. Judd of Middlebury by the court; John F. McGrath of Hamden by the state; R. Earle Beers of North Branford, by the defense. Prisque F. Valois of Beacon Falls by the defense; Mi- chael J. Coleman of Cheshire by the court; Florence L. Clayton of Naug- atuck by the defense; George Owens of Seymour by the court; Harriet w. Teale of Hamden by the defense; Charlotte Richards of West Haven by the court; Joseph Wallace of New Haven by the state, James E. English of Milford by the defense; Patrick H. Dunn of Branford by the state. Two Absent
 Special Prosecutor Alcorn was without the assistance of Hugh M. Alcorn, Jr. and Harold E. Mitchell, special assistant prosecutors yester- day, as both attended the session of the General Assembly.
 Including the A challenges made available at the acceptance of the alternate juror plan, the defense possessed 63 peremptory challenges at the conclusion of yesterdays ses- sion. The state had 81.
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