Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-04
Chafes at Delay Of Ad-
journment over Saturday.
Prisoners wife Visits Him
Two Hours at the Tombs.
One Of the Jurors Was an Agent Of
Defendants Father.

been adjourned over from Saturday af-
ternoon until Monday morning Harry
K. Thaw sat impatient in his cell at
the Tombs yesterday regretting that
some ARRANGEMENT could not be made
to avoid the weekend truces in his
battle for life and liberty. AS the trial
has progressed Thaw has grown more
and more confident The long delay in
securing a jury enabled him to become
accustomed to his surroundings IN
court and he now appears anxious Tor
the real work to begin.
Thaw's attorneys were busy Satur
day rounding out the mass of testl-
mony which the defence will put before
the Jury. None of them would venture
n prediction as to how much time VIII
be required to present the evidence OF
the defendant. They will be ready TO
proceed with their case Monday after
noon but were inclined to doubt that
District Attorney Jerome will find it
possibIe to introduce all the direct evil
dence the state has to Offer within the
two hours and ia half of the Monday
morning session.
While Assistant District Attorney
Garvn, who is to deliver the opening
address for the prosecution, expects TO
make his narrative oc the crime as
brief as possible, the cross-cxamination
of eye witnesses to the tragedy VIII be
of Il searching character and it is this
fact which leads to the conclusion that
the state may not be able to open and
close in one session Of court.
Mrs Thuw. wife OF the prisoner. was
early at the TOmbs Saturday and spent
two hours with her husband They
chatted eaily together and reviewed
the many events of the second weei,
of the trial. 1t was reported today
that yourg Mrs. ThaW's constant COM
panion. May Mckenzie. the former
chorus girl will be one Of tn" first vii
nesscs To- ~. arose cutiOn, which hopes
to prove l., I. T. that Thaw made
threats against the life Of Stanford
White
Miss MacKenzir was subpoenaod i'm
mediately after tho Madison Squire
Roof Garden Tragedy and her daily at
tendance at court has been in obet;i-
ence to that summons. as we'll as in the
capacity Of the close friend Of the pri5-
oner's wife.
District Attorney jerome is spending
the Saturday and Sunday vacation
with his family i'll Ialtcvill". Conn. aud
no one at his office today vould eth
err confirm or deny the report that Mis-;
Mackenzie Will be one or the first VII
nesses to take the stand.
Mr.. Peabody OF ThaW'S counsel wa
also a visitor Mt the TombS today. and.
in leaving. took occasion to deny the
report that Thaw had decided to tax"
the stand in his own behalf. Will
such an action might be possible. II
said, no decision t. that rni has been
reached.
Mr.. Peabody declared tina: tir -
fence to be interrosrd for TIA" viii
be a lengthy one.
There are many witness to be
called he said. and c1unot say how
long it will take to c,amin" them.
The fact that the state may not re-
uuire more than one session Of tie
court in which - introduce It's direct
testimony means that Mr.. Jornm" il.
tends to carry out the Plan he con
Ceived months ago of letting the Dc
fence bring up the causes when ;,i'c
alleged 20 have led to the tragedy.
The prosecution then will attempt to
refute, in detail. every contention Of
the defence ana the states case in re-
buttal may require even more time
than that consumed by the intrOduc-
ton of the testimony for the defendant.
Rumors of a possible change in at
least one juror continued to circulat"
today and it was said that when
the trial is resumed Monday morning.
the district attorney may spring
fresh surprise. Thaw is immensely
pleased with the jury as il is now con-
stituted. however. and his lawyers are
equally well satisfied. Unless some
extraordinary pressure is brought to
bear upon them it is not likely they
will consent to any further changes.
In that event Monday morning will
witness the taking of testimony in the
famous case.