The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-01-29
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| ie'iiy Souiu flSil ullu tOudy SO lDaW
made the best-of things in his cell.
According to the keepers in the prison
with whom Thaw has talked, he is
very confident that he will be freed
when he faces the jury and they hear
bis side of the case That opinion
he derives from the conferences with
his lawyers, who declare they are sure
to convince the jury that the killing of
White was justified
WIFE BREAKING DOWN.
| The Thaw family remained in close
seclusion in their apartments in the
Hotel Lorraine during the day. Eve
lyn Nesbit Thaw, and her chum, May
Mckenzie, kept to their suites in the
front of the hotel and made no at
tempt to join Mrs. William Thaw and
her doughter in their apartments, thus
emphasizing the reports of a serious
break between wife and mother. Ev-
elyn Thaw is in a serious way phys
ically and 1t would be no surprise
were she to break down before the
trial Is even we'll under way. Her
nervous system is a wreck, and she
has taken practically nothing since the
opening of the trial. Lines Of care and
worry are becoming very evident in
her features, despite the constant care
of her devoted maid
GRILLING IN STORE.
She realizes that she must undergo
terrific grilling on the witness stand,
and according to those who should
know, she is developing fear of the
sarcastic Jerome, who will be her in
quisitor, that is rapidly becoming a
mania with her. Thaw's lawyers ap-
preciate this also, and Clifford w.
Hartridge, who is nominally in charge
of the defense, is spending consider
able time in an effort to reassure her,
and get her into mental state that
will make her good witness for her
husband.
DREARY DAY FOR JURORS.
The seven jurymen who have al
ready been chosen in the case spent
dreary day in the Broadway Central
hotel, where they are virtually prison.
ers. They did not even have the sat
isfaction Thaw had of being able ia
read the newspapers thoroughly, as,
by direction of the court, all reference
to the Thaw trial was religiously Gems
sored from the papers given them and,
as most of the papers devoted nine
tenths of their news columns to ThaW
and his crime, in some manner, the
mutilated papers that they were per
mitted to read were of but little salts,
faction to them. The trial will be re.
sumed at 10 o'clock tomorrow morn.
ing, and there are still 102 of the orig
inal panel from which the five addi.
tional jurors are to be secured. From
present indications it is believed tho
taking of testimony will be begun BY
Wednesday at the latest. srs
STATES CASE SIMPLE
The prosecution, if it follows itG
present plans, will not waste much
time, District Attorney Jerome being
content to prove simply that White
was killed by Thaw, and that the nun
der was premeditated, and therefore,
punishable by death. He will then
rest and permit the defense to have itl
inning, but if Thaw's attorneys try I'd
show that there existed a good reason
for the shooting, as they are expected
to do, Mr.. Jerome has under subpoens
a small army of witnesses which hf
intends to use in rebuttal. Among
these are many of Stanford Whites i'm
Inmates, who knew the man well, and
who will be expected to give evidence
to indicate that White was not tho
man he had been pictured by thu
friends of Thaw.
UNIQUE FEATURE.
One feature of this murder trial II
unique in the fact that it is not ex
pected there will be present at am
time during its progress, any blood rel
atives of the murdered man. His wild
ow, Mrs. White, is living with her son
who is a student at Harvard, in Cam
bridge, and according to stories from
there will give reception to num-
Der of her sons friends Thursday
might of this week, despite the fact
that the trial of the man who killed
her husband will then be in progress
Whites brother was expected to bs
ipresent but it is understood now that
inasmuch as the district attorney has
told him that he will not be needed az
witness he will not come here simply
to be a spectator. The defense CON
ltinues to play its hand close and haa
not indicated in any way who 1t will
call to give evidence in Thaws behalf
Many witnesses are under subpoena
but their identity is carefully guarded
WILL NOT TESTIFY
Thaw simself, it is asserted tonight
will not go on the stand. None of tho
men defending him consider it wise Il
put him in position where he will
have to answer questions bearing upog
his career that might have the effect
of unfavorably influencing the jurors
The defense will rely upon his intt
mates to tell the story that they want
the jury to hear and will take nd
chances with the defendant himself
who, by reason of his short temper
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