The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-02
Real Trial Of Harry ThaW
Begins Monday
ON CHARGE OF MURDER
Last Man Of Panel Was Secured Late
Yesterday and Case Was Adjourned
to Monday-Jerome Failed to
Disbar Another Juror.

New York, Feb. 2 On Monday morn
ing will begin the real trial Of Harry
Thaw, who il charged with numbering
Stanford White III New York roof
garden, the jury box having been filed
late yesterday after eight days of tedi-
Gus endeayor.
New York, Feb. 2.The only question
still to be settled as to TIE conduct III
the Thaw defense is which Of his attor
neys will make the opening statement
TO the jury. Lawyer Peabody was an
early visitor to the Tombs today to see
bis client. On leaving he said that he
found Thaw in excellent health and
spirits, but inpatient for Monday to
come and the trial to resume. IF the
people close their case Monday" he said,
1--WE shall be ready 60 60 on with the
defense Immediately after the recess
He denied the rumor that Thaw would
take the stand for himself. "That IA
bridge we shall not cross until We
come to ii" said he. The Impression
III
sist on taking the stand.
From Mr.. Peabody's words it Is eyi-
dent that the defense will make no more
concessions to the prosecution III the
matter of excusing Jurors. EVELYN Thaw
visited her husband IN the Tombs, ar
irving at 10 o'clock and remaining until
12:45. Thaw said he did not know
whether the other members Of his fam
iiy would call during the day.
The Complete Jury.
The jury complete il as follows:
Foreman, Deming b. Smith, aged IS,
retired manufacturer, married.
No. 2, George Pfaff, aged "a, hard
ware, married.
No. 2, Charles IL Fecke, As, shipping
agent, married.
No. 4 Oscar A. Pink, 40, salesman,
married
". ;, Henry G. Harney, 50, pianos,
No. q. Harry g. Brearly. s5, adFertis
ing agent, married
No. !, Malcom s. Fraser, 40, salesman,
married.
No. 8. Charles D. Newton, 65, retired
railway official, married.
No. ?, Wilbur s. Steele, 60, mann
factarer, married.
No. 10, john s Dennee, SO, railway
freight, unmarried
No. II, Joseph B. Bolton, clerk. mar
ried
No, 12, Bernard Gerstman, 36, manu-. /
facturers' agent, married
The Jury was completed late vester. |
day The selection of the twelfth Juror
came as complete surprise AZ the end l
OF long and tedious day, the eighth I
of the trial, and immediately after he
bad been sworn, Judge Fitzgerald Or /
dered an adjournment Of court until /
1880 o'clock Monday morning.
District Attorney Jerome. who has 4
been contending since Thursday after
noon for the removal Of one of the men
now in the jury box. but who has failed /
10 gain the consent OF the dafcrdauf', /
counsel to a change, was reluetanc when
court adjourned Yesterday tu begin tia
letual proceedings without further co
portunity to plead with Thaw's attor-
eeys- At his request, therefore, Judge
Fitzgerald ordered an the talesmen who
have not yet been examined ia b. in
tourt Monday morning ready for Jury
service should any of them be needed.
Mr.. Jerome then announced that If there
is no change in the situation in the
meantime the state viii place all of its
direct testimony before the mry at the
Monday morning session. The defense
was notified to be in readiness TO 9ro-
reed By Monday afternoon
We are entirely satisfied with tho
Jury" said Clifford w, Hartridge. Thaw's
leading counsel, last night, and he hintsd
That be would not consent to any further
Alterations Of tie personnel.
The defense viii be ready 10 pro
reed the minute the prosecution has fin
lshed its case declared John p. Gleason.
another Of Thaw's attorneys.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
viii make the opening address for the
prosecution His remarks will be very
brief, occupying perhaps not more than
twenty minutes. The state viii then in
troduce only such witnesses as are neces.
sary to prove that Stanford White was
shot and killed by Harry X trhaw on
The Madison square roof garden the
night Of june 25 last In announcing
that the introduction win not require
more than one session Of the court, Mr.. D
Jerome Is evidently Of the opinion that
The doss examination Of the states wit
nesses as to the main events OF the
tragedy will not be very extended,