Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-02-05
|RAW IS PLEASED
Jury IS COMPLETED
|. Seems to be vsrv Anxious
For Trial I'd Begin.
MORE CHANGES EXPECTED.

xIll OFFER But Little Tsstin,e-
showing That Thaw kil'ed
>shlts, Citing or Naming How.
>vh,ts, Citing Details Of the Crime.
se>w York. Feb. AT last the
that a to try Harry K. Thaw for
a murder of stanford White Is COM
~ and the prospects are good that
- taking Of testimony, will begin
nnfay, to which day the court ad-
.rned after Fridays session.
mere was some talk In the court
- after adjournment that there
90 be A further wedding out OF
number OF Jurors. This talk was
|.nmrtet, by a request Of District At
rnsx Jerome that the talesman re-
|.fnIng In the last panel be instruct
20 be IN court Monday. But max
- the request Mr.. Jerome said ne
IA NOT suspect further delay. Later
vas thought that the request Tor
o statesmen was simply a precau-
1unsry movement as Mr.. Jerome In
4naed 10 continue his search OF the
.scords of the jurymen during the ad-
urnment. Whether the jury as
zIox constituted will stand or not, de-
es6s ON this investigation.
a has been believed that the case
|ne ne state against Thaw would be
rlckly presented. but In his state
renf just before the adjournment Mr..
ezpme indicated that II would be even
Meter than expected.
u would like TO say" declared MI.
rsrome. shat the case Of the peo-
- viii be ready on Monday morning
IA that the people will open and
Iose on Monday morning. j say this
! hat the defense may have Its case
>ssdy TO follow"
This was taken 20 indicate that the
6,strict attorney intends TO open the
2.r-neeoution with the bald establish
.sn>nt of the fact that Thaw killed
Iwhlte. ard fixing Of the time and
.n,ace. Il Is expected that he VII
100 ON three or four- Witnesses, and
NAT one or more OF them, probably
eh> policeman TO whom Thaw sur
xerdered, and the sergeant or the
. zreDderloin station who took Thaw''
pedigree. will testify as 70 ThaW''
6pparent sanity.
The heat OF the battle will be OF
! ne testimony after the defense hai
.rnef the opening testimony presented
~ the prosecution. Mr.. Hartridg'
80 RECOMMENDED over fifty witnesses
sfany of these may never be heard o
s "a the trial. II as has been sug
nesfed. Mr.. Hardtridge meets IN
s .e<fa Adjustment OF the prosecutors cas-
With evidence TO show that THAI
wns insane at the time he kille
waite. the district attorney woul
nave a chance TO call his alienists
Who have been In constant attsndanC
since the selection OF the jury. tn
defense IN turn will be able 20 brin
on their corps Of experts In ment
diseases.
During the closing scenes OF u
1ury choosing, Thaw watched evel
movement OF the representatives
me people as well as OF his ov
counsel. He was keehly alert
each question as stated by Mr.. Je
cine or by Mr.. Garvan the assIstan
& mach taiesman as he took the wi
ness chair for examination. was scr
tiniEed closely by the prisoner. II
mother OF the accused man was n
present, but bis two sisters, the pr
oner's wife and May Mckenzie We
sitting near him. and all Of them toi
I'd him In the close scrutiny or I
talesmen.
Thaw expressed satisfaction WI
xhe Jury box was filled. saying;
well. am glad that part OF
husiness Is over"
he Is apparently keen for the n
1kht 10 begin. He expects TO
II f<s< as a result OF the trial and 9
soocants for his eagerness for the q
Il dmnns 10 begin.
While none OF The plans for the
sense have been divulged. II. Is
4perely zocepted belief that tn
= Witness stand IN