Evening journal., 1907-04-13

By Our Own Wire, Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. Arril ia demand for
the release Of Harry X. Thaw upon bail
pending a retrial for killing Stanford
White. will be made probably on Monday.
His attorneys to-day are preparing for
this step. Prospects Of remaining in the
Tombs until October or November await
ing another trial. has upset Thaw terribly
The jury last evening was discharged, be-
ing unable to agree.
Thaw's family would offer bond in any
sum to secure his release. Such a demand
is almost unprecedented, but the defend
ants attorneys VIII argue that the bail
they will offer is prohibitive of an attempt
TO run away on Thaw's part.
jerome will oppose the release and it is
believed no Justice will accept bail. Thaw
will probably have to stay in the Tomhs
until his case is disposed Of. Jerome Is de-
termined. in view Of the standing Of the
jury-seven for conviction to five for ac-
qulttal-to prosecute Thaw again.
Every juror who discusses the delibera-
tion insists that the justification plea"
was utterly disregarded Delmas closing
address went wide of the mark.
stands discredited with New Workers. The
five jurors who supported Thaw did so
under the conviction that he was insane
when he killed White. Had Delmas made
his direct appeal for freedom for his client
on the grounds Of insanity 1t is generally
believed the jury would have acquitted
Thaw
The fasco Of the half million dollar de-
fense" has disrupted the Thaw attorneys
Never at harmony. even while the trial
was in progress. the Thaw lawyers are at
tacking each other and each asserting that
teh blame rests upon the shoulders of
some other man.
When Thaw faces a jury again, new law
yers with perhaps one or two exceptions
will represent him. Thaws relatives are
disguised with the bungling manner N
which his case was conducted from the
time Gleason made his opening address
Dan O'Rellly it was stated last night is
the only lawyer who has been retained. II
IS believed Hartridge may be added to
the numbe-. When the question Of obtain.
ing bail for Thaw is definitely settled. Il
is believed the other lawyers will b'
given their walking papers"
To-day the attorneys we're denying ihai
htey had been released, but it is said tnai
Mrs. william Thaw is determined upoa
change.
1t would not be surprising to see d
switch back to the firm Of Black Olcott
Gruber and Bonynge who originally tcoh
charge of Thaw's interests, but were dia'
missed by him because they insisted upor
making a straight insanity defense.
Brainstorms as Defense
Thaw's relatives have learned wisdom
from the remarks Of the jury If the de-
fendant himself has not, and it is SAID
"dementia Americana" will figure no more
In his case. "Brainstors" and ''menta
Illumination" are regarded as much saiei
than justification. The popular opinion q
New York Is that Thaws experts were Tho
only persons connected with his case, who
earned their money.
While disagreement is ordinarily regard
ed as favorlng a defendants chances Dis
trict Attorney Jerome's friends to-day IN
sist that the outcome is a victory for him
with all he had to contend against an'
the great opportunity for the sympathy o.
the jurors to be aroused in Thaw's he
half that he should have convinced sever
of the jurors Of the mans unqualified
guilt is regarded as an achievement
Credit for his victory" Is given to hn
mastery closing address.
The statement to-day by Wilbur L
steele. a juror, that If 1t had not been foi
trouble in the juryroom a verdict Of nan
slaughter in the second degree might hav'
been reached as a compromise, has causeS
comment Juror Pfaff, who voted for firs
degree murder on every ballot Is said t
have caused the trouble. Pfaff, it is said