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also subpoenaed several witnesses.
 The exhibits and witnesses will be viewed and heard by the jury of ten men and four women, including two alternates, who have been se- lected in g monotonous sessions during the past eight weeks.
 22 Are To Be Tried
 Although 27 men were accused of conspiracy to defraud the city in she grand jurys report, only 22 will be on trial to the jury which was completed today.
 One other, Charles Williamson of Darien will be tried by the court. He is expected to be state wit ness.
 Two others, Harry E, Mackenzie, of Bethel, now Of MeKesson- Rob- bing fame and Attorney Edward G. Levy of New Haven have pleaded guilty and will certainly be state witt nesses.
 Yet another. Timothy Horgan, City Hall superintendent, has plead ed nOlo-contendere
 The 27th defendant, Enoeh F.. Borgnaes, has apparently never been apprehended.
 First Witness Unknown
 Who the first witness to be called by the state has not been dlyulged by Special Prosecutor Alcorn, but it i9 a foregone conclusion among spectators that 1t will be either Controller Sherwood L. Rowland or Chief Accountant James P. Purcell
 Also on the front firing line will be William J. Armstrong, personal accountant 10 Rowland, and War ren M, Brown, accountant on the staff Of Special Prosecutor Alcorn
 TeDSIly RelaXes
 Tensity which has peryaded the courtroom since the start of the guest for the jury was relaxed at exactly l0;l0-lhe moment when Woodford II. Apgar, CT, of New Ha- ven was selected as the second al- ternate juror. He was the l4tb juror to be selected since November 20, when the trial started He was the 5bist 10 be examined since the trial started.
 4 new record for speed was estab- lisbed in the acceptance Of Apgar, for he was the first .yenireman of the day to take the stand, Court had been in session only 10 minutes when he vas officially named the four teenth juror for the famed Water bury conspiracy case.
 ApgaT Takes stand
 Apgar, a slight, bespectaeled man, wearing a gray suit, took the stand at about l0.07 after the roll call Of IS yeniremen Temaining in the sey- eDlh panel had been completed, Fif- teen men and three women an- swered "present."
 Attorney George T, Crawford, counsel for the defense said in slow drawl, ''Phe defense has no questions"
 Special Prosecutor Ale0D stood and questioned the yenireman brief y, bringing out the facts that Apgar iS operator Of a gasoline station and roadside stand in New Haven, Later iC was learned that he is CT years old and that he Is married and the fhtber 0f two grf VII children.
 Came the Closing Act
 When the special prosecutor had concluded the questioning Of ApgaT, Attorney Crawford leaned forward and said, "Ihe defense accepts MT, ApgaF,"
 AleorD, seated at his table, sSuDg slowly around, and faced the der Tense quarters, saying tjlongblfully, stbe staiewaeeepts."
 PeDt up anSiety Of detendanis, atr tofneys, spectators and newspaper men seemed 10 gush forth in an aus dible "Abp Bewsmen fusbed for teleE phones, while Judge Ipglis declared | q short recess, The lftb juror, Wo0dtOrd #, Ap. gar was put tn the jDryr00Dl by | Deputy slleriH Christ Olsen,
 Court Is ReeeDVeDed
 While the 18th juror was silll 70 | the confines Of the jury room, Judge | IDglis Tee0DyeDed court and called | attention Of all counsel t0 the fact | that the stipulation for acceptance Of alternate jurors carried the pros yiso that 'at no time shall alternate Jurors enter tbe room used by tbe regular Jury" ApgaF, an alternate juror, had | been placed iD the regular Jury room | and Judge Inglis, for the sake Of the | record, determined to learn whether any counsel would take issue because Of this technlealjty,
 Al counsel agreed that there would be no objection raised tO thls point, indicating that the mention Of ]