The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-01

verdict despite my acquaintance with
the principals in the case. l believe
/ could have done SO, but am might
" glad they have seen fit to excuse
me-"
1T has been said, Mr.. Walker, that
your discharge was due to certain &C.
centric escapades of yours. Now, as
matter OF fact. are you eccentric
he was asked. This made Mr.. Walk
er laugh, as he replied:
well, / may be, but If l am,
don't know anything about it.
Haas didn't feel SO blithe about it,
He stalked out of the court room
frowning. Two bold interyiewers
stopped him and asked:
mir. Haas, it is reported about the
building that you are very intimate
with Dan O'Reilly, Of counsel for the
defense, and that you have fond
ness for lingering near the Occidental
hotel, where Tim Sullivan and MS
friends gather. How about it,
Haas frowned again, snd then snap
ped out: We'll, If you know that, go
ahead and print it." Then he hurried
away.
Defense Lawyers Protest.
The Jurors were not dropped with
out "a strong protest by the lawyers
for the defense. There was a con-
ference on the matter between JUS
tice Fitzgerald, the district attorney,
and Thaw's legal representatives. The
latter went into the conference deter
mined to oppose to the last ditch the
Of fIIrOfG
I'VE shall not consent to let any
more of them CO." said O'Reilly, mo-
ment before the conference opened.
1--WE are sorry we did so before. We
regret exceedingly that we permitted
Mr.. Fair to be excused. We shall not
do SO again"
Jerome Came Out Smiling.
Mr.. Jerome did not say anything.
He went into the conference with JUS
tice Fitzgerald smiling, andshe smiled
when he came out. Thaw's lawyers
did not smile and were plainly angry
over the action of the court
The one hundred newly summoned
talesmen began piling into the court
half an hour before time for beginning
the days session. Presently came
IndW s people, IISL NreOlSc ~. Sdi liz
oie. the little brother-in-law, then
group. Mrs Thaw, Mrs. Carnegie, the
Countess of Yarmouth and the two
half brothers, Josiah and Edward
Thaw. Their faces were all impas-
sive, telling nothing of their thoughts
regarding the ordeal that is now at
hand.
For twenty minutes before their ar
rival, young Howard Nesbit had been
in his old place at the back of the
court, sitting next to Charles Harnett,
Stanford Whites secretary.
1t was nearly eleven o'clock when
Evelyn Thaw and her purple shadow,
May Mckenzie, came in. 1t was the
first time they had been late.
Peremptory Challenges Increased.
The young wife carried small
black handbag. A moment later Har-
nv Thaw was led in and soon after
ward the proceedings OF the day were
begun. The first two members OF the
new panel drawn were acceptable TO
the defense and the court, so DISTRICT
Attorney Jerome had to challenge
peremtorily. The peremptory cha-
lenge proposition was now becoming
a serious matter as both sides were
very close to their limit OF thirty as
allowed under the code, so q consulta-
ton between Mr.. jerome, his assist
ants and counsel for the defense was
held. Then q request was made to
Justice Fitzgerald, in which both sides
Joined. that the number be increased
by ten to each side, and this request
was at once acceded to by the stern
faced justice.
Mother Chief Witness.
Gossip continues rife as to Thaw's
defense. and it was stated in court to-
day. that his mother Mrs. William
Thaw, will be the chief witness. The
district attorney has learned this and
also that her evidence will strongly
sustain the contention that his nature,
shown from earliest boyhood, made
Young Thaw irresponsible at the time
of the killing of White.
She will tell of his strange actions
as child: of his perverse tendencies;
of his fathers belief that the boy was
weak minded as well as wilful, belief
that let him to cut off his son in his
will and tie his share of the Thaw
millions in trust
1t is said that in doing this the aged
woman will have to lay bare scandals
of her sons boyhood days in PitsburG,
which the families money and influ-
ence were able to hide ut the time.
Thaw's attorneys We're reunited to-
day when Dolphin M. Delmas, whose
eloquence is expected to have good
effect in freeing Thaw, put in an APP
pearance for the first time in several
days He has been seriously ill with
a cold. but declared tonight that he
felt first rate now.
State Gets Good Witness.
District Attorney Jerome today Sc
cured an important witness, named
Warren. from Glens Falls. n. Y He
is said to be an eye witness of the
shooting and killing of Stanford
White Detectives learned of his
whereabouts only within the last few
DAYS and this morning he was brought
to the criminal courts building.
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