The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-01-25
S|XJUR0RSFOR
THAW CASE IN
BOX
Harold R. Fair, Sixth Man,
Was Accepted Just Before
Noon Today.
JEROME CHALLENGES MAN
By NAME Of N|SbET
State Has Some Sensational Evidence
in Its Sleeve to Combat the Insanity
Theory-Trial is Expected to be
Short, Probably Of Not More Than
Two Weeks Duration.
SIX JURORS IN THAw CASE.

Henry G. Harvey, piano dealer.
George Pfaff, machine dealer. {:
Arthur E. Campbell, superin. {:
tendent Of telegraph construction. {:
Harold r. Fair, clerk. {:
Associated Press to The Evenin. Times.
New York, Jan. 25.-One more
Juror, making six in all, was added
today to the panel which is to try
Harry K. Thaw on the charge of mur-
der in the first degree. He was select
ed near the close of the morning ses-
sion and was the thirteenth talesman
examined today. His name is Harold
r. Fair. He is the first unmarried
man to be selected and is about 2S
years of age. Most of the talesmen
excused from service today had formed
such decided opinions as to disquaiify
them.
There was but one peremptory chal-
lenge and this was by derome in ex-
cusing a talesman named Charles S.
Nesbit. The similarity in names to
Harry X. Thaw's wife caused the ex-
animation of the talesman to be fol-
lowed with much interest. He was
apparently about to be accepted when
Jerome challenged in behalf of the
people.
1t is generally expected that the
trial will be short one. The case is
one of those which almost try them
selves, because the facts are so plain
and beyond dispute. Theresis no ques-
tion that Thaw killed White, and no
disputing the fact that the killing was
deliberate. 1t is said that about a
dozen witnesses will be sGalled by the
prosecution. Their examination will
be direct and to the point. Mr.. Jer-
ONE, who will conduct the prosecution
in person, will proceed with the pre-
sentation on the case against Thaw
as If that young man was some OBJ
scure member of the community. The
indications are that the direct exam
ination of witnesses for the prosecu-
tion will take not more than a single
court day. The defense will naturally
take more time for crosS-examination,
and it will be by this that the trial
will be heightened What the line of
defense will be has not been made
known by counsel for Thaw, but
whatever it may be the district attor-
ney will combat every fact developed
that conflicts with the story told to
the jury by the prosecutions wit
nesses.
The Line of Defense.
While it is true that counsel for
Thaw have been careful not to reveal
their plans, certain actions taken by
them and overtures made by them to
professional gentlemen indicate what
facts they mean to present in court to
secure a verdict favorable to their
client. 1t is the general understand
ing in the district attorneys Office
that emotional insanity will be the
basis of the defense. But IL the de-
fense sets up justification and relies
on the unwritten law to create fav-
orable impression for Thaw. there
promises to be no end of sensational
developments.
If, for instance, an attempt is made
to show that White annoyed Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw or that he did anything
that Harry X. Thaw could properly
construe as an insult or annoyance
to his wife, 1t Is said the prosecution
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