The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-12
Jury Looked Worried.

The Thaw jurors have been cheerful
body of men, but today their countenances
wore the serious look of men at issue
with one another. There was nothing in
their demeanor 10 denote that they had
reached any sort Of conclusion.
Justice Fitzgeralds charge yesterday
gave the jury the choice Of four yerdicts.
and IL was said this morning that the
disagreement of the Jurors may have had
To do with the degree of their verdict as
much as with the broader question Of
guilt or innocence.
The Court in laying down the law said
II was within the province of the jury
under the indictment to find verdict OF
guilty OF murder In the first degree where
In there had been design coupled with
deliberation and generalization; murder in
the second degree where there had been
the design TO kill, but no premedtation
mansaughter In the first degree where
there had been neither design nor pre-
meditation, but homicide in the heat OF
passion. and, lastly. not guilty upon the
ground of insanity.
Justice Fitzgerald charged that the
character of a mans victim had nothing
to do with the case-the bad man being
under equal protection with the good in
the eyes OF the law, He also said that
the personal ayenging OF public or pri.
vate wrongs has no place In the law of
tho land.
Thaw Still Hopeful.
Newspaper men called at the Tombs
early today and sent messenger TO
Harry X Thaw, asking how he felt. lie
said he was still confident and hopeful
of favorable outcome. II was said
that Thaw had good nights rest atter
returning 10 his cell shortly before night.
The guards al the Tombs said Thaw
was packing UP his effects ready 10 leave
the prison ar a moments notice should
10 the criminal courts building after
breakfast they went at once TO the Jury
room and resumed their deliberations
Members OF the Thaw family began TO
arrive at the criminal courts building
shortly after 10 o'clock IN one automo-
bi)e we're Mrs William Thaw. the Coun-
tess of Yarmouth. Mrs. George l.. car
neeIe and Edward Thaw They wenI at
once TO the witness room adjoining Jus
tIco Fitzgerald chamber, The Judge
came in few minutes later When
Justice Fitzgerald went To his chambers
the court officers told him no WORD hao
come from the jury room.
EVELYN Nesbit Thaw made her appear
nnce al the courthouse within ntteen nun
utes after the other members ot the larn
ny had arrived. Through the heaES pldoh oi>
ven she wore IL could be plainly seen
that she was unusually pale. she walked
as though much fatlgued
At 1888 the newspaper men were az az
mitted TO the courtroom through the
Judges private entrance. but the doors
were moi opened TO the public.
District Attorney Jerome and the law
SprS the defense were ~
Inc room. few minutes Inter the jury
asked for some of the exhibits ana the
District Attorneys messenger deIVereu
10 tho officer i'm charge OF the jury all
the exhibits In the District Attorneys
possession, including the large photo
graphs oi Evelyn Nesblt which she ioen-
Tined as having heen taken the day she
said White outraged her.
Al 10 50 the Judge took the bench and
the Jury was called TO the courtroom
minute later an officer was sent 70
the Tombs 10 bring Thaw To the court
room. The jury asked the Judge 10 give
them six OF the exhibits I'm the case,
Including the plan OF the roof garden
Thaw Issues Statement,
After reading the newspapers. and just
before coming over TO the court. Harry
Thaw sent a note to the newspaper mon,
saving there were so many Measurements
In the papers that he would like to give