| Show I r A f 4 Y Y k r h Associated Press Photo r I Accused Actor Signs Autographs Charlie Chaplin the sunlight glinting on his silver hair signs autographs for Miss Ideal Hays Hayslip lip formerly of Santiago Chile and Corporal Corporal Cor Car Henry Vander Yonder Scheer Grand Rapids Mich o outside the federal building in Los Angeles during a recess In his trial on cha charges of violating the Mann act T Testimony Slated For Late Today In Chaplin Trial LOS ANGELES March 22 INS The INS The go government used three of its it six peremptory challenges chal chal- challenges lenges to eliminate from the prospective Charlie Chaplin Jury anyone with a a. motion picture Industry connection LOS ANGELES March 22 UP PP- PP The Charlie Chaplin trial moving along at a a. brisk clip entered its second day Wednesday with strong indications that the first government government government govern govern- ment witness would be placed on the stand before beCore the end of the afternoon session Attorney Jerry Giesler defending defending defending defend defend- ing the white haired movie actor on charges of Mann act violation is equipped with 10 peremptory challenges to fire at the prospective prospective prospective tive jury which at the thc close of Tuesdays Tuesday's session numbered seVen seven men and five women Giesler said I will use some of them but declined to indicate how many Red-haired Red Charles H. H Carr the prosecutor would not state whether whether-he would employ any of the six which the law allows him Carr did say however he expected expected expected ex ex- ex- ex to call his first witness this afternoon Federal Judge J. J F F. F T. T OConnor O'Connor kept proceedings going at a fast pace Tu Tuesday Giesler and Carr told him the questions they would like to have put to the prospective jurors and then the judge took over the interrogation Did they know any of the attorneys attorneys attorneys at at- involved in various ramifications ramifications rami ramifications rami- rami of the Chaplin civil and criminal cases Had they formed any opinion of the merits of the Mann act case through reading the newspapers or otherwise Would I they be prejudiced for 0 or against the actor by the fact that hes he's a British subject Were Vere they acquainted acquainted ac ac- ac- ac with Joan Barry the 24 year-old year red-head red Chaplin is al alleged alleged alleged al- al to have transported to New NewYork NewYork NewYork York for immoral purposes Did they know her mother Gertrude Barry Did they know Hedda Hopper the movie columnist who has devoted devoted devoted de de- de- de voted some space to the Chaplin case Did they read her column Two jurors were excused for cause when they said that Chaplin's Chaplins Chaplins Chaplin's Chaplins Chaplin's Chap Chap- lins lin's British citizenship might in influence influence influence in- in fluence them in reaching a deci deci- sion A third was ruled out because because because be be- cause she worked for a government government government govern govern- ment agency the office of price administration tion |
