The Cairo bulletin., 1907-02-02
THAW JURY NOW
f|LLtD:TR|AL TO
START MONDAY
LAST JUROR SELECTED LATE
YESTERDAY AFTER A
TEDIOUS SESSION.
DEFENSE WELL PLEASED
With Men Who Are to Decide Fate
Of Whites Slayer--Jerome Says
States Case viii Occupy
But Half i Day.

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New York, Feb, 1.-The Thaw jury
as completed late today follows
DEMING b. SMITH retired manu-
facturer, foreman
GEORGE p. PFAFFA, hardware
dealer.
CHARLES II. FECKE, shipping
agent.
OSCAR a. PINK, salesman.
HENRY c HARVEY, piano deller.
HARRY c. BREALEY, advertising
agent.
MALCOLM s. FRASER, salesman
CHARLES d. NEWTON, retired
railway official
WILBUR S. STEELE, manufac-
turei.
JOHN s. DENNEE. railway fioght
agent
JOSEPH G. BOTTOM. clerk.
BERNARD GERSTMAN, manufac,
tnreis agent.
Dennee is the only unmarried man
on the jury.
The selection of the twelfth juror
came as surprise at the end of a
long and tedious day--the eighth of
the trial. Immediately after this last
member of the panel had been sworn
in Justice Fitzgerald ordered an ad
journment OF the court until Monday.
District Attorney Jerome who has
been contending since yesterday
for the removal of one e9.
the men now in the jury box, but.
who has failed 10 gain the consent OF
the defendants counsel to a change,
was still reluctant as court adjourned
today TO begin actual proceedings
without further opportunity 10 plead
with Thaw's attorneys. At his request
,herefcle, all talesmen who had not
yet been examined We're ordered to
be in court Monday, ready for jury
service in case any are needed.
States Case to Be Short.
Jerome then announced that ifI
here should be no change in the |
in the meantime the state
gould proceed TO place all It's direct |
estimony before the jury at Monday |
morning. session. The defense was |
loiiiied TO be in readiness to proceed |
Ionday afternoon.
Assis ant District Attorney Garyin |
viii make the opening address for the |
prosecution. The state then will in
roduce only such Witnesses as are
necessary TO prove that Stanford /.
White wa shot and killed by Thaw.
n announcing that the Introduction
will not require more han one sas-
ion Of court jerome Is evidently of
he opinion that the Cross examina.
ion of states witnesses to the actual
vents associated with the tragedy
nay not be very extensive
The length and breadth of the
round the prosecution will cover has
ot been disclosed. Just how far back
erome will delye into the history
T the prisoners famous case no one
mt those in his Office know. One or
wo witnesses may be heard as to the
lleged motive for the crime.
II remains for the defense to open
he way to the te timony whi-h has
} do with any relations which ma
ave existed between Stanfcd Waite
nd Evelyn Nesbit prior to the slay
lg Of the architect.
we are entirely satisfied with the
NY" said Clifford ". Hartriiga.
haw's leading, counsel tonight and
P added the intimation ihat be would
OF consent 10 any further alterations
{ he personnel
"Thc defense viii be rr11y - plo
aed the minute the prosecution has /
nished its ca e. declared Johd h.
leason, another of Thaw's atto-Beys.
Insanity the Expected Defense.
The manner in which Thaw's al
,rneys cont nued to dwell upon the
inject of insanity in their examina-
on oi tale-men during the week
,ems 10 indicate that a plea OF tem
1rary insanity. which would be
gal defense. VII eventually be en-
red.
In developing This claim that Tbaw
a. insane at the time of the tragedy
be- defendants attorneys NAV bring
such de-ails as they aud the pris-
ler believe will influence the sympa-
- Of the men vino have an undednel
al'ef IN the socalIed "unvritfen D.
""
There is muca spe ulation a. 10
hat course Mr.. Jerome viii pagsue .
Thaws counsel begin 10 develop
Ieir plea of temporary insanity. IT. ,
prepared % combat the alieni ts.
u there is a pOss. biIlty hat he may
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