The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-08-08
THAW NOT TO Be
TRIED UNTIL
FALL
SAYS DISTRICT ATTORNEY JE.
ROME WHO WILL PROBABLY
CONDUCT PROSECUTION
MUST TAKE HIS TURN
After Nineteen Others Charged With
Homicide Have Been Tried
Young Millionaire Excited
Over Reports.

/ New York, Aug 7.-Harry Thaw' S
hope Of an early trial for the murder
of Stanford White was blasted today
when District Attorney Jerome an.
nounced that he could Sc no possibil-
ity in bringing the young Pittsburger
to trial until late in November. Then
Mr. chrome surprised his assistants
by announcing that, instead of call
ing in viii am Rand, Jr., a former
assistant district attorney, to try the
case for the state, he would in all
probability, conduct the trial himself.
AS the defense is ready to go to
trial at any time, according to Cliff
ford w. Hartridge, Thaw's chief coun.
el, it is not uni kelly that there will
be a protest over this long delay He
ton of some sort tomorrow. but no
hint Of the nature of the new move
could he obtained at his office or
from the prisoner
The Tombs Is never comfortable
and in weather like this il becomes
positively stining. Long confinement
there is bound to have bad effect on
Harry Thaw's condition
Mr. jerome said today that there
were 10 homicide cases which must
be placed upon The calendar before
the Thaw cas- e, and declared that no
favoritism would be shown He said
that the first of these cases would not
he tried before October ard added
"The Thaw case will be called when
il is ready and not day sooner
Harry Thaw must take his chances
with The other prisoners in the Tombs
eilafised Mifh aApler ip th9 first Is
gree.
he situat on in the Tombs, as to
the number of prisoners held there
awaiting trial, mast be blamed, II |
here is any blame, .on the judges of
the general sessions The district |
attorney has an ample force fully ca.
pable of keeping three parts in the
general sessions works every day ali /
ummer.
Instead Of three courts working all |
lay we have theoretically, two parts
working one half day. and as a matter
If fact, we have one part working less
han half a court day This is great
10 the d strict attorneys
lnice during the summer. There is
10 need for 50 many prisoners being
eld in the Tombs as are confined
here now.
Harry Thaw is sull greatly exer.
iEcd over the reports which have
ONE ont about Ethel Thomas He
ays that il rs nothing but the echo
T case Of bldckmail Mr.. Harl. ,
.dge today promised him that those f,
csponsiblc fer the Thomas action
nd the recent reports would bc taken
are OF whom the murder trial had
cen disposed Of He said that if
2rtain persons were responsible for
REGULATING further stories. he would
Ike action Immediately
Mrs. Harry X. Thaw paid her usual
cek-day visit to The Tombs this
oning She was wit hthe prisoner
II nearly an hour, and on leaving
ent directly 10 Mr.. Hariridges of i
%. There she had a long consulta =,
IN. which is believed 10 have had y.
me bearing on the new court move :,
eduled for tomorrow. The prisoner
As also visited by his brother. Josiah 4,
Thaw. and by A. r. Peabody. one u
his attorneys Mrs William Thaw.
mother. sent word from the Car
gies country pl8co at Roslyn T.. T.. q.
AZ the weather vas too warm for =,
r to venture into Town. ~
The prosecution. u Is sliI will at iC.
npt TO prove by Joseph Y. Jordan a.,
'mer treasurer ~ the Waite Ro- H.
mpany. in which Evelyn Ncsht had q,
part. that shc had met and been in T.,
; company Of Sianfafd White since 10,
r marriage 60 Thaw $50