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Show S3CI0L0GICHL QUESTION 10 BE REVIEWED Aged Father Tried for Taking Life of Helpless Daughter JURY CHOSEN FROM AMONG 300 FARMERS Students of Psychology Flock to Small Colorado Court Room LITTLETON, Colo., Nov., 5. (UP) The tedious task of jilckins a jury was continuing in court hert today in the trial of Dr. Harold E. Blazer for slaying his 32 year old old imbecile daughter last February. Feb-ruary. The state will be allowed 13 more challenges of Jurymen and the defense de-fense 14. It is believed the 12 men I who are to decide the fate of the country doctor will not be chosen before late today. Host o'f the 300 men summoned in the jury call are farmers or laborers la-borers from the city or countryside. It will be up to them to decide, in addition to the sanity of Blazer, the sociological question as to the right of a doctor to take the life of a hopeless hope-less cripple. It is believed that the latter part of the defense will be what counsel will rely upon to win over the jury to free Blazer. The story of how the doctor cared for his helpless Imbecile daughter for 32 vears, de- nied himself all the pleasures of life and then when he grew old, decided de-cided to relieve her of her sufferings and prevent her from becoming a state charge, will he told them. The defense will attempt to convince the jury this was a justifiable and le-;;al le-;;al act. The case is coining in for such Interest throughout the country as .t may establish a precedent for future cases of this nature. Out of 17 prospective jurymen, rpiestioned by defense and state attorneys, at-torneys, two were disqualified on grounds they had formed opinion concerning killing of a helpless crij pie which they could not disregard In hearing the ease. One juror when questioned stated b0 ehlioved' It-justifiable to kill a hopeless cripple. |