The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-29
TWoJurors Accepted and
Panel May be Com
Pleted To-Day.
KEEP CROWD OUT
BY JUDGES ORDER
Interest in Case Almost Without
Precedent, But Few Will Be
Admitted to Courtroom.
Entire Family in Court.
Defense Expected to
Spring Surprise.

NEW YORK, January cs.-rhe my
which is to try Harry K. Thaw for tho
killing OF Stanford White is nearly com-
.oleted When court adjourned this oven-
ing there were nine men in the jury box,
one having been added during the morn
ing session and one just before adjourn-
ment. The taking of testimony may be
begun Wednesday afternoon.
Fifty talesnen were examined to-day,
and so rapidly were the remaining menS-
bers of the special panel disposed OF at
the morning session that at noon orders
were hurried from the court for the sum
moning OF an additional men. who arc To
report before Justice Fitzgerald to-mor-
row morning This will make Q total Of 800
men thus far summoned ~
OF tho original panel there remained to-
night %, and 1t was not considered neces-
sary to make up the trial OF twelve.
Many Are Excused.
OF the fifty men examined to-day forty
three were excused upon Doctors cer-
tificates or upon the ground that they
had formed opinions. which were too
strong TO be shaken by the testimony
or for various other reasons sufficient to
incapactate from public services in cases
where the penalty may be death. FiSa
talesmen were challenged peremptorily,
the state leading in the exercise of this
privilege with three challenges.
The two men OF the fifty who proved
acceptable to the State and to Thaw and
his counsel were Charles d. Newton. n
retired railroad official, who is perhaps,
sixty-five years of age, and Louis Haas,
the New York representative of a Phil
adelphia wholesale candy concern, who is
not more than thirty years of age.
Question of Doubt.
In accepting the latter Mr.. Jerome dwelr
for some time upon the question of rea-9
sonable doubt, questioning the talcsman
searchingly as to his ideas of the differ
ence between n reasonable doubt and il
possible doubt. Mr. Haas seemed to in
cline to the idea that a conviction for
murder in the first degree should be voted
only when such doubt as one might feel
in regard to some vital issue in his own
life had been removed by the evidence.
This seemed to satisfy the district attor-
ney. Mr.. Newton became juror No. s,
and Mr.. Haas No. o.
District Attorney Jerome continued to-
day to base his examination OF the tales
men upon the belief that Thaw's lawyers
may offer two defenses, one of emotional
insanity at the time of the shooting. and
the other the ''unwritten law He asked
the accepted talesman il in the event two
defenses were offered. and they were not
consistent with each other, which they
would accept. Both OF the new Jurors
declared they would be guided by the
courts instructions when it came to qucs-
tions of law.
Entire Family Present.
All of tho defendants family were in
court to-day. Mrs. Harry Thaw and her
companion. Miss May Mackenzie. were
the first to arrive. Then came Mrs VIII
liam Thaw, mother of the prisoner, ac-
companied by her two daughters. the
Countess of Yarmouth and Mrs George
T.. Carnegie. Edward Josiah Thaw anl
Mr.. Carnegie were also present. The
family sat closely grouped just back OF
the prisoner. As usual, they seldom spoke
to each other. Mrs. William Thaw had
"a gracious bow and a smile for the pris-
oners wife when they first met, and the
latter was quick to return the greeting
Thaw seemed delighted when he saw ali
OF his family in court. and appeared to
be IN high spirits throughout the day.
Inc morning session of the court was
brought 10 an abrupt conclusion shortly 4.
atter u o'clock. There had been a break
IN the heating apparatus OF the Criminal
Courts building, and the Temperatures in II
tHe COURTROOM was uncomfortably low.
t'NesS VI tWo hours was ordered, the
engineer promising plenty of warmth hv
the end of that time. The engineer ken,
ms promise as to having the court room,
IN hqbitabe condition at 2 o'clock
Receives Wife and Friend.
During the long recess. Mrs IJ.,r,,
,rhaw and Miss Mackenzie We're alIoweS
TO Vlslt the defendant In the prisoner,s
room. Thy remained with Thaw until
the Jury had taken Its place. Mrs. VIII
nam ThaW. the Countess OF Yarmouth.
and Mrs Carnegie. after they had Iunrhsf,
in the clerks room, resumed Their. srisa
IN tho courtroom and chatted together
during tho hour preceding the opening
or the afternoon session. Josiah Thaw
joined the family party during the re-
cess.
Miss Mackenzie today declared there
was vas apsolutely no truth in the report
mat there had been differences in the
fhaw family, anu said 1t was especially
ihtrue that any dissension had arisen
over hor presence In the courtroom
Her Dark Blue Dress.
Young Mrs. Thaw wore again the dark
,liie dress which has now become falni-
lar to those In the court. and again her
eatures were hidden beneath a closely
1rawn white veil,
Mrs. Thaw carried q large black satehel
n which %ere stored sandwiches ana MI
'ther Viands for tho midday luncheon,
which she and Miss MacKenaie usually
share In one of the court clerks rooms
The elder Mrs. Thaw always dressex
n the plalnest OF black gowns and wears
/ heavy fur-lined coat or the sarie color,
The Countess OF Yarmouth wora long
lark gray English travelling coat and
small turban. which was almost entirely
covered by black veil. 1t was decidedly
,hilly In the courtroom. and mona of ths
aides in tho Thaw party removed tslair
,eavy wraps for soma time, When thsy
lid so II was seen that the countess wore n
. plain cloth suit OF dark green. Mrs,
'arnegia was again In dark brown. Ths
amilN Mns seated In two roMR OF rhlairn M