The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-01-31
Two More Jurors Were Ex-
cuSed This Morning
LEAVING 3 VACANCIES
David s. Walker and Louis Hass Were
the Two Men Allowed to Go--They
Had Hoped til Get Trial
Started Today.


New York, jan. 3i The prospects Of
opening Thaws trial today received Il
severe setback thus morning when ~.
fice Fitzgerald, on consent III both sides,
excused two jurors, leaying three still
TO be secured when The examination Of
talnsmen began Ths men dismissed
were DayidAS. WalkeF juror No s. and
Louis Hass, juror No. n
One hundred new talesincn Who werc
ordered to report Yesterday we're pres
ent when court convened today. II was
nearly il O'Clock when counsel for both
sides fled into court All the Thaw
family were there. Ihaw greeted his
mother and wife smillngly AZ he went
to his seat He appeared to be in
thoughtful mood and at once busied
himself with pile u letters and news
paper clippings on his counscls table,
He appeared amazed when The two jurors
were excused, but was satisfied with the
explanation given him By lawyer Pea
body. He evinced disgust. however, that
the taking Of testimony WAS 70 be fur
ther delayed lie had told his keepers
earlier III The day that he was tired
Of the tedious examination Of tales
men.
As the excused iurymen left the court
they were asked for an explanation. but
neither would comment AT any length on
their dismissal Mr. Walker said that
he was surprised that he had not been
excused before II knew STANFORD
White,v he said, ~also members 81 the
Thaw family when was accepted as
juror. IN the face Of these facts / was
greatly surprised
TIass was asked: SIS it true that
your acquaintance with Big rim sui
liyan and with the Occidental hotel are
the cause Of your being exeusedtp
II you think that's the reason, why
print it, he replied,
pisfHiet aeeorney jerome told the
Seouit that lie did not think It advisable
tn make known the reasops for relieving
Walker and FIass-
THE general belief Is that because Of
TIass's political connections Jerome felt
chat his usefulness al Il Juror would be
somewhat injured
Mysterious 'Mr. Baker,
A wild story was going the rounds Of
The criminal courts building yesterday,
TO the effect that there was fund Of
100000 which might BE- given 10 any
taIesman who could qualify as Juror.
II was also stated That the talesmen
WHO are vet to be examined are under
4 The surveillance of county detectives. but
g fhis could not be Verified.
District Attorney Jerome IN his early
examinations was Thought to give some
color To these stories. for be repeatedly
8 asked talesmen under examination if
q thew knew o mystefious Mr.. Baker OF
Cincinnati. This name first appeared in
the examinations Of Tuesday and Mr.
s Jerome persisted IN questions along tiIis
81 line for some time Yesterday No tales
2 hnan confessed to knowledge of Baker.
d klr. Garvan. who preceded his chief IN
The examinations eut more color to
the rtimor by asking each talesman spe.
esdcallv ii he had been approached BY
anyone in connection with the case since
being summoned IS 4 possible Juror.
he then abandoned the query
Thaw's counsel seemea 1T sea over
The meaning Of the inquiry about Baier
aud would hazard no explanation of 1t.
q The second juror chosen yesterday.
q Henry 7 Kleinberger q silk merchant,
i I'D years old and married said he knew
D very little about the subject If insanity
. and would have to be guided by the IN.
sEnictions Of the court in arriving at
& i conclusion uf such / pleh His weigh
81 ihU af fhe fact iii the case would he an
q intellectual process he told District At
S tornev Jerome. and ha did moi think his
Il indignant would be anduiy swayed by
. sympathy or emotion
s There il much speculation a. to what
q course Mr. Jerome wilI pursue when
d rhaw'a counsel Begin tn develop their
rlea Of temporary insanity. He IS pre-.
81 nared to combat their alienists, but
ii herc is possibility that he may bring
81 tlie proceedings to an abrupt halt and
apnIv for the. appointments of commits.
g SION to decide whether or hot the de-
fendant n insane at die present time.
0f he may let the matter he fought
tz4fNfL
3 III tlat even The trial wil drag out to
qreat length.
ATeIl the newspapers. IhaW said 70
one Of his counsel That advised my
motlie~ ana both my Sisters t0 stay at
hofne to-day and take care Of tham-
scvcs.
Mrs Carnegie disobevea the Ifjnnction,
However ana WAS preseiit Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw and her companions Nifty Mac
Kenzie, were early IN the court room.
Eleven Jurors Now
oscar A. Pink. agel 46 amt married
WA selected as Juror today. Wilbur
steele. nlanuiactrfpr, aa gears oid
gas also chosen making ! jurors il the
INK at 12s4o Justice fitzgerald ordered
new panel oi i0o talesmen to report
o,norFoW morning