Evening journal., 1907-02-14

BY Our Own Wire, Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. Feb. 14-Death. which
overlook the wife Of Juror Joseph II.
Bolton shortly before noon to-day has
given a temporary check 10 the trial of
Harry K. Thaw for the murder of
Stanford White.
Harry Thaw was greatly disappoint-
ed by the turn his case took to-day.
1T is just my luck" was his COM
ment at the Tombs this afternoon. af-
ter he expressed his deep sympathy for
Juror Bolton.
To add TO the disagreeable feature
for Thaw. the adjournment Of the case
this morning came at moment when
his counsel were securing their most
clear-cut victory by getting before the
jury the testimony Of DR.. Evans, the
Insanity expert, as to his impressions
Of Thaw's mental condition. CLEANED
from his conversations with the pris-
oner. This testimony had previously
been ruled out by the court and the
success OF Thaw's attorneys in getting
Il before the jury is regarded as a mas
ter stroke.
Bolton Was Too Late.
Juror Bottoms race to the bedside
passed away q few moments before he
reached his home. Mrs. Bottoms death
Is the second, although an indirect
one. resulting from the shots which
Killed Stanford White on the Madison
Square Roof Garden last June. Her
death is traceable directly to the Thaw
trial.
On Monday night. when the recent
r..I~
Mrs. Bolton visited the Broadway
Central Hotel where the jurors are
kept under guard to talk with her hus-
bind and take him O change Of cloth
ing. On the way home she contracted
the cold which developed into pluro-
pneumonia and resulted in her death.
When the temporary recess was con-
cluded and court convened at o'clock
this afternoon Attorney Dan O'Reilly,
speaking for the defense. said;
I'VE win agree to any plan the dis
trict attorney may propose in view of
Mrs. Bottoms death. We will consent
to an adjournment for several days
to allow Juror Bolton to recover some-
what from the blow he has suffered,
IL the prosecution Desires or We viii
be ready to continue on Monday. Any
will meet with our approval. In max
ing this Offer we are sincere and in the
event Of a verdict unsatisfactory to
us we if the trial is continued. would
not raise the question of Mrs. Bottoms
death, nor would we say that Mr.. Boil
tons mind was not in a receptive con-
dition to give full consideration to the
evidence and the trial"
Trial Postponement.
AN possibility OF the trial continuing
With eleven jurors was knocked out lati
ibis afternoon by a statement from As
sistant District Attorney Garvan thaf
while the state was anxious to do every.
thing to make possible a continuance OF
he,trial. it could not under any condi-
tons. consent TO continuation with an
incomplete jury. The attorneys for thl
defense voiced ike opinion
The announcements followed a confer
ence in abe clerks office between Justice
Ritzserald and the attorneys for both th'
state and the defense, at which the fur.
thor course Of procedure was discussed.
rhc purpose of inis conference Of at
terneys with Judge Fitzgerald became
,tidcnt when the court announced thai
HNl Ar uit l1t-a0 "it-- -N9''~'-'f N'~
o.s Will be allowed 10 return to ihei
homes and take up their Interrupted bust
rees duties.
When court had convened Distric, At
torney Jermoe made brief address
speakine sympathet.caly - the loss sus
tained by Juror Bolton and requesting az
odjournmcnt until Monday. lie then sue
Sestsd that it was manifestly a sreatel