Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1907-02-03
THAW is PLEASED
JURY IS COMPLETED
He Seems to be Verv Anxious
For Trial to Begin.
NO MORE CHANGES EXPECTED
State Will Offer But Little Testimo-
ny, Showing That Thaw Killed
White, Citing or Naming, How,
White, Citing Details of the Crime.

New YORK Feb. AT last the
jury that is to try Harry K. Thaw for
the murder of Stanford White is COM
Dlete and the prospects are good that
the taking Gf testimony, will begin
Monday, to which day the court ad-
journed after Fridays session.
There was some talk in the court
room after adjournment that there
might be a further wedding out of
a number of jurors. This talk was
prompted by a request of District Az
torney Jerome that the talesman re-
naming in the last panel be instruct
ed to be in court Monday. But MAX
ing the request Mr.. Jerome said he
did not suspec, further delay, Later
it was thought that the request for
the talesmen was simply precau
tionary movement as Mr. Jerome in
tended to continue his search of the
records of the jurymen during the adj
journment Whe her the jury as
now constituted Will stand or not, de-
pends on this investigation
1t has been believed that the case
of the state against Thaw would be
quickly presented, but in his state
ment just before the adjournment Mr..
Jerome indicated that it would be even
briefer than expected.
q would like to say" declared Mr..
Jerome, that the case of the peo-
pie will be ready on Monday morning
and that ,he people will open and
close on Monday morning. I say this
that the defense may have its case
ready to follow. "
This was taken to indicate that the
district attorney intends 20 open the
prosecution with the bald establish
ment of the fact that Thaw killed
White, and fixing Of the time and
place. 1t is expected that he will
put on three or four witnesses, and
that one or more Of them, probably
the policeman to whom Thaw sur
rendered, and the sergeant of the
Tenderloin station who took Thaw's
pedigree, will testify as to Thaw's
apparent sanity.
The heat of the battle will be on
the testimony after the defense has
met the opening testimony presented
by the prosecution Mr. Hartridge
has summoned over fifty witnesses.
Many of these may never be heard of
in the trial If as has been sug-
gested, Mr.. Hardtridge meets the
establishment of the prosecutors case
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was insane at the time he killed
White, the district attorney would
have a chance to call his alienists,
who have been in constant attendance
since the selection of the jury The
defense in turn will be able to bring
on their corps of experts in mental
diseases.
During the closing scenes of the
jury choosing, Thaw watched every
movement of the representatives of
the people as well as Of MS own
counsel. He was keenly alert to
each question as stated by Mr.. Jer-
ONE or by Mr.. Garvan the assistant.
Each talesman as he took the wit
ness chair for examination, was scru-
tiniZed closely by the prisoner The
mother of the accused man was not
present, but his two sisters, the pris-
oner's wife and May Mckenzie were
sitting near him, and all of them join
ed him in the close scrutiny of the
talesmen
Thaw expressed satisfaction when
the jury box was filed, saying:
well, 1 am glad that part of the
business is over"
He is apparently keen for the real
fight to begin. He expects. to go
free as a result of the trial and this
accounts for his eagerness for the tes-
timony to begin.
While none of the plans for the de-
Tense have been divulged. it is the
generally accepted belief that Thaw
will take the witness stand in his
own defense.