The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-31
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among the sketch-as-sketch-can contin-
gent. For several days they have been
drawing pictures Of the judge the jurors,
the taIesmen, counsel for both sides, the
defendant, the defendants relatives, the
court clerk, the court attendants, and the
prison guards.
All the regular newspaper illustrators
were worked out the two days, and since
then the edition-every-minute papers have
been scraping the town with Tine-tooth
combs TO find artists Of larger reputation
who would line up I'm front of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw as close as they could get
and draw more pictures Of her every time
she wore a different veil. II showed what
a difference a new veil makes in young
woman's appearance.
Harry Thaw himself didn't seem %
mind the sketCheTs very much, but II was
obviously most annoying to his female
relatives. However, it might possibly
have been continued had il not been for
the funny men of the sketchers. On Mon
Gay one of the most ldughable of these
jokesmiths was persuaded 10 leave The
money devil and lemon club alone long
enough TO run down to the Criminal Courts
Building and make few ludicrOus draw
lngs OF the principal figures in the case
wherevith 20 adorn the front page that
same evening.
alleged HumOrists Barred.
Obviously a triaI in which a mans life
was al stake was too good an opening for
humcr to be neglected. Either the WORK
Of this jokester or some criticism directed
against IL was probably the last straw.
N ,lra f1F "a
rived to-day with their freshly sharpened
pencils, they were informed by the court
attendants that there was nothing doing.
Some OF them departed meekly depressed.
others went away with bitter complaints.
while others stayed to get few memory
hints. hoping they could go away and
draw from recollection just as good pie
lures as they had previously drawn from
observation. This seems 20 De a not TOO
extreme hope.
So the sketch-as-sketch-ca crowd fol
lowed the photograp pliers into outer dark
ness. and there was more or Jess wailing
and gnashing Of pen points. There was
some talk of an appeal, but it's safe 10
say that Justice Fitzgerald will continue
to do what he can to keep the sketchers
from making newspaper work disrepu-
table,
When the members Of the pity patrol
saw their allies thus summarily sup
pressed, they were much downcast and
il surely did seem for q time that there
would be a pretty poor crop Of p3th0s
raised to-day, but, just as things were
looking darkest. cheers were heard IN the
distance, and General (the Rev. Madison
G. Peters was seen gallopiug over the
field, mounted on a spirited typewriter
General Peters soon rallied his falteTing
forces around their fallen standard, and
in a few moments the scratching Of many
pencils announced the fact that the
pathos brigade again had its face turned
toward the front.
TiresOme Results Follow.
Results were soon coming. An eager
public soon learned that Evelyn Nesbits
struggle and weakness were pathetic
They were also touching and. an hour
later. unspeakably but not unwriteably
pathetic. The ''pltful story Of mother
and girl were rescued from the obscurity
that threatened them before General
Peters made his gallant charge, not to
mention that old friend of the public.
the primrose path" and the hard and
rocky road" Late IN the afternoon the
word went forth that "only the fiinty
hearted can look without pity on Evelyn
Thaw"
1t was a trying day for the pity patrol,
and it may we'll be pardoned If by )
o'clock it had descended TO specializing
on the effect Of Evelyn Thaw's rundown
collar on judge and jury. At a late hour
General Peters was reported as exhausted.
but still game and just launching him
self upon a disquisition on the perils
of the path OF gold that leadeth to de-
struction.
Several of the talesmen called in the
morning We're excused because they told
Mr.. HaTtTidge they thought Imprisonment
with the jury would worry them, because
Il detained them from their business. The
first of these was Newman MOntross. of
2066 Fifth avenue, dealer in artists
materials. Joshua J. Roth. VINO is in
the same business. said he once knew
Stanford White
He suited the prosecution, hut the de-
Tense peremptorily challenged him.
Thnw Rejects Meascr.
Thaw was responsible for the rejection
OF Philip A. Messer. retired -four mer-
chant. Of $50 West 1C5th street. He had
served before in criminal case. a Nan
Patterson juror was called soon after
that. He was George McCahrey. a Bronx
real estate dealer, and was excused by
consent of both sides.
Then came Mr.. Brearley. who was the
youngest talesman examined at the morn
ing session. He admitted that lie had
formed a strong opinion on the merits Of
the case. He at length decided that he
could lay it aside if he became Juror.
he would give the prisoner the benefit of
every reasonable DOUBT. Mr.. Gleason ex-
amined him closely, and kept referring to
the true facts of the case, whatever
they are Justice Fitzgerald took hand
in the examina ton of this talesman, and
when he had finished both sides accented
him He was sworn in at once and was
assigned to the seat in the jury box that
is nearest 70 the seat Thaw occupies AT
the table with his counsel.
August /. StaTle, who works for p
brewery and lives at 172 Beach street was
satisfactory TO the defense, but Mr.
talesman who had known Mr. White. and
another who had formed no opinion.
though he had read all the newspapers.
why didn't you form an opinion2f'
asked Mr.. Gleason.
Because couldn't" said the talesman,