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Show SPECIAL VENIRE IN WACASTER CASE HALT UKE, May 3t T hear the trial of Angellne 'a aster, who Is I charged with first degree murder for alleged participation In the fatal shooting of Charles A. Kaus, whoh -ale druggist, on the night of February Febru-ary 3. another special veniro of 40 citizens was orderefi late yeslerda afternoon hv Judee Enhfaim Johnson r,r the criminal division ot ;nc Third district court Tho first special panel wa? virtually exhausted yesterday. At adjournment however, prosecution and defense hail passed twelve men for cause, and attorney?) at-torney?) were of the opinion that a tury probably would ne jnipaneled tomorrow There was no court today. to-day. Isaac R. Barton, ono of the twelve talesmen who were passed, was removed from thr jury box hv Histrb t ttorney E. A. Rogers with the stated I firt peremptory challenge late yea- terday afternoon. The district attor-i attor-i ney challenged Barton after an un-I un-I succesul effort to have tho court I disqualify him for cause after he stat- ed that he would require more evl-i evl-i dence to convict the Wacaster girl ' than he would require In the case of a mature woman The girl Is IT years of age. Eleven veniremen were excused by the court when preliminary examination examina-tion disclosed their evident disqualification disquali-fication because of fixed opinions Five otheib were challenged for cause by counsel for the defendant. oo |