The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-14
JURORS WIFE DIES
Thaw Case Is Adjourned Until
Next Monday.
All the Members Are Released
From Confinement.
PRISONER is EXCITED.
Possible Minstrial Worries
Young Harry Thaw.
Shows Great Interest in Juror
Bolton.
EVANS ON THE STAND.
Trial Resumed With Expert
Still Tsstifying.
Mr.. Jerome Has the Thaw will
in His Possession.

New York, Feb. 14.-The Thaw
trial has been adjourned until Monday
on account of the death of Juror Boil
toms wife. The other eleven jurors
were released from confinement.
Mrs. Bolton, who had been uncon-
scious all the forenoon, died Just as her
husband reached her bedside. 1t was
rumored in the court room that when
court recOnvened nt p. M, adjourn
ment would be taken until Monday or
Tuesday
The illness of DIR. Carlos f. Mac
Donald, the alienist, who has been re-
tanned by the prosecution, caused an
interruption in another murder trial
today. DIR. Macdonald represented the
prosecution in the case of Aran Tash-
jan, who is charged with having muir
dered his brother in a tenement known
as the 'house of many nations" and
Remembering the body. The doctor
was to have gone on the witness stand
today. but when his name was called
a physician came forward and ex-
planned that the alienist was seriously
ill 1T his home. The case YVES imme-
diately adjourned until next week.
Because of the illness and death of
Mrs; Joseph B. Bolton. wife of a juror,
there is some fear that there will be a
nistrial in the Thaw case. Thaw was
much cast down yesterday when he
learned that Juror Bottoms wife was
so i'll that long delay and a dismissal
of the present jury might follow.
Lawyer Peabody, his adviser all dur
ing the trial, had a hard time calming
him.
Thaw was told that at the worst
there would only be a delay of few
days, and then after a chat with his
wife in the Tombs he regained his
composure and sat down to his even
ing meal with a fairly good appetite.
If Mrs. Bottoms condition warrants IL
and the trial is resumed, Harry
Thaw's will and the codicil to that
WILL will be again offered in evidence.
After court adjourned yesterday the
will was turned over to District Attor-
ney Jerome that he might study It and
decide whether not he would OBJ
ject to it's admission.
From the present Indications District
Attorney jerome will practically close
the case of the defense. He has al
lowed three cross examinations to be
passed, those of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
wait until the last minute to cross ex-
anime these witnesses and then Will
add to what he succeeds in getting
from them the evidence of his own ex-
perts and his other witnesses in re-
Duttal Just what the ma ture of his re-
buttal will be, it is now impossible to
say. If the defense gives him leeway,
as they have offered to do, he will
without doubt attempt to show thAC
the story which Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
has told and will tell. on the stand is
not thorough in all its details. That
he will try to discredit the testimony
of Mrs. Thaw there seems no question.
Unless the defense let down the bars.
Mr.. Jerome will not be able to get this
testimony before the jury. That he is
preparing for such a course there is no
doubt his detectives have searched
New York night after night looking
for the people whose names did not get
into the records of the case. but which
we're whispered to him by Mrs. Thaw.
Mr.. Jerome also talked last night
with the witnesses for the defense who
have been called to testify as to alleged
insanity in the collateral branches of
the Thaw family. This done with
the object of saving time to the jury
Mr. Jerome would he said be Obliged
to interpose all the technical objections
possible, even though their testimony
as it finally came out would not be OBJ
jectionable.
For this reason he, with representa-
tives of Thaw's counsel last night ex-
amined these witnesses and it was the
opinion of both sides that there would
be an agreement as to what they might
say on the stand which would prevent
objections and long arguments. The
testimony of DR.. Evans, which was con-
cluded yesterday afternoon, had laid
the foundation for the introduction of
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's testimony re-
garding what she says Thaw told her
regarding other girls whose fate at the
hands of Stanford White was similar
to hers.
The report is again current that Mrs.
Charles J. Holman, mother of Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw, will be called as a wit
ness for the state by District Attorney
Jerome. 1t is stated that Mrs. Holman
since the revelations made by young
Mrs. Thaw has expressed desire to be
called as witness and she is said to
have told a representative of District
Attorney Jerome that she wished to
deny certain portions of her daughters
testimony.
Jurors All on Hand.
All IL of the Thaw jurors were on
of