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"4 eee oe! Beckwith, fal «4: _ ~ - . ial oe . * of ae . cao . - . o e ~ . .- - u . : e “e - e . . r t . Tet - - £ see, - ° . . ae t7 . . ‘ . e ~ ‘ os ¢ s . ° . . « “. To Begin To ~ aember of a long - prominent/are to be picked from a 200- . Mississippi Delta family, goes{man venire which includes a vo: orn ;JACKSON, Miss (UPI) —By-,of a jury is likely to consume -.. bn De La Beckwith, a dapper|most of the first week. Jurors - ~ a trial Monday in the sniper |few Negroes. mor laying of a Negro civil rights! Charles Evers, who succeede¢ * tact. ith 42, is charged with|Pis Slain brother as state fiek wurder in the ambush slaying|Secretary for the National As ! Medgar Evers who was shot|S0ciation for the Advancement. . the back June 12. _ jof Colored People (NAACP), Stringent security measures|Predicted that failure to obtain -o ; Ml be in effect throughout the|? conviction in the ter Aa bej 2 tie aon fal, which is attracting high|"eS a a white extrem: Rn sterest among both the white tween egro and w xem, Dt ind Negro communities. ists here. was ar rae The prosecution is seeking the} - eee *: oe death penalty. Presiding over the court will be Circuit Judge Leon F. Hendrick, 69, who in ‘10 years on the bench has gar- ered 8 reputation for his im- artiality. Everyone admitted to the sec- nd floor courtroom in the! linds County Courthouse will e searched for weapons. The rowd size will be limited to te seating capacity, which is bout 400. Law enforcement of- cers will be posted throughout te courthouse area. _ “We don't want another Dal- ts,” said one officer,. referring 1 the slaying of President Ken- edy’s accused assassin. Evers, 37, tepped from his automobile in he driveway of his Jackson tome. The shot was fired from a vacant lot where police later! © found a high-powered rifle be-| ‘ lieved to have been the murder weapon. A fingerprint lifted jfrom the rifle has been identi- fied by a police expert as Beck- . Beckwith, a descendant of! ae . oes Confederate President Jefferson . ones 7. ; Davis, was a fertilizer sales- . : man at Greenwood and was . . ee oy, well-known for his anti-integra- . . Oo tion views. ; . . Following his arrest June 22° ct some leading citizens of Green- Zz, wood established a ‘White Citi- . ‘ . sens Legal Fund” to pay for - . a defending him. At last report, . ee they had received about $8,000 : . “ fin donations. . The trial is expected to run 0; about tw wnt tention »? ‘st TFL e 4