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Show pick junons to i TRY HflRRy NEW . . I Insanity to Be Plea in Trial for Slaying of His Sweetheart. 1 1.0a ANOKLiKH, Ca!.. 1 mc. n;. Klven ft jurors had been accepted tentatively when n adjournment was taken late today In J.j the trial In the superior court hero of j Harry New, aile:;od son of Senator Harry ;j S. New of Indiana, charged with the imir- i der of Freda .Lesser, his sweetheart. Two - were women. I : Jiulo Oavin Ci-nlR Indicated he j rnltiht order a n!j;ht sessum tomorrow 11' ;' greater speed was not shown In examina- j J Hen of prospective Jurors. S Lecompte Jhivi.s, leading counsel fnr New, made It clear the ilefeiiso offered ' would he insanity. 'Thomas Lip Woohvin1. district attor- f ney. who v.ith Icputy Asa Kt-yes is j proyci'iitiiig the i-ase, announced the suit; j t; would not attempt to prove "New Is an J C intellectual iant," but maintained he ; y was iiKcliiKent enouph to be held respon- i- sible lor liis acts. Many of his qu-'s- f tioas wore so. mindly f ra mcd with the j idea of ascertain) m; whei her t ho tnleH- j: men )e!lcved a man of what he termed y "dull" mentality Miould be .punished If he committi.-d a crime. I The name of tfvnator New was men- - tloned early in the proceedings. Mr. W'oulu itu1 ashcM talesmen If they were t; ac(u;iinted with Senator New or any of t his relatives, and said he thought It pos- sibb' testimony mh;ht he introduced re- V Sardine alleged circumstances of New's birth and allt-ued relations of New's moth- er, Mrs. Lillie M. .Berber, with Senator ' New. The two women temporarily accejted f as jurors, Mrs. Harriet "Wright of Sierra Madrrt and Mrs. S. A. Bradfield of bciiK L ISeach. nt-ar-bv ritle.s, were the only ones out of eiht women questioned who vore i not excused because of confident tons i i scruph-s against infliction of the death penalty. j Mr. Pa vis made It plain he expected . I to mala; a hard l.-u.il fitrht nalnst Intro- V j duciHm of ronffSMuns alleged to have been made by New. on the ground that t the state must first establish beyond pos- f jsihillty f doubt the fact that a murder 1 i as c!nmltled. ' Mr. Pavis nsled prospective jurors nu- ; m ei oiis quest ions as to the stand they niicht t. ! should It appear the dead ! girl had killed herself. 1 Jl un d reds of persons, including' many K w. mien and k ' rls. p:athered outside the V courtroom several hours before the trial was berun. I "Yaet ically all the talesmen f s.i id the- had read new spa per accounts r: C'f the tragedy. t New seemed in good spirits. There was no trace of nervousness in his manner, t l l!s mot her sat behind him, and at her side wa:i the half-sister of the defendant, ? Mis? Kdna Clancy. i 'laches betv een the district attorney jj and Mr. Davis were frequent, and sev- F eral times the court interposed during z hilled exohanpes. t M rs. Alice Lesser, invalid mother of 6 Miss Iess'.-r. was not present In court to- J day, but it n?s stated by tho prosecution 5 bho would iipjiear to testlfv. J h |