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Pufifng a oig cigar, William J. Corrigan, defense lawyer for Dr. .Sam_ Sheppard, quke an act in court today while cameramen photographed the Sheppard murder trial jury. As Judge Edward Blythin re- cessed court for lunch he granted photographers long- waited permission to take se tures of the jurors in the jury box. They came into the room, some perching on chairs, some on tables, some on the judge's bench. “Wait a minute,” Corrigan roared, “I want to count some- thing. There’s one, two, three FINAL SAM SHEPPARD JURY « was photographed in court today by permission of Judge Edward Blythin as court . recessed before the jury was to be taken to the Bay Village murder scene. Front row, left to right: Howard L. Barrish, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Borke, Edmond L. Verlinger. William C. Lamb, Mrs. Louise K. Feuchter; Jack Hansen. Back row: Mrs. Ann W. Foote, Mrs. Beatrice P, Orenstein, James C. Bird, Frank Moravec, Frank J. Kollarits, . Mrs. Louelia Williams and alternate Mrs, Lois Mancini. OL —yeah, seven photographers taking pictures af the jury, making a show out of this. A man’s on trial for his Ife.” But the criminal lawyer was talking to a judgeless bench. Only cameramen and a:few re porters were on hand. ad | Object . oe” Corrigan sat down again at the rear end of the trial table, puffing his cigar, watching proceedings. More cameramen entered, calling to the jurors, “Look this way, please,” and “Hold it a moment, please.” Judge Blythin stuck his head -. in through the door directly be- hind his berch, “If the court please,” shout- ed Corrigan at Blythin, “I ob- Ject to all this.” But Blythin just picked up a book off the bench and van- ished without saying a word. Then Corrigan called to Bailiff Edgar Francis: “Fran- cls, will you call ‘the court stenographer back?" In a mo- ment the court reporter reap- peared and set up his steno- type machine right by the de- fense lawyer, who dictated as_ he smoked. “After the jury was dis- charged at the end of the morn- ing session, at the request of f / the newspapers the jury was! brought back into the room = {| and sat In the room for a mat- a ter of—15 minutes?—no, 10. minutes, and were subjected to |. photography and television |; j: cameras by at. least 10 camera-| |. uit ' A ? men who mounted themselves on chairs, the judge's bench Mi and various parts of the room.” ,, j- Corrigan paused a moment We to puff his cigar, then said: at | “This wag all done out of the AF presence of the defendant, My ! Hl Sam Sheppard.” ; Then he told the court re- ye porter, “Just be able to read this off in court so that I can take exception.” He turned his attention back ihe to his cigar. : | ’ 1 iv