Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-11
Back Twice for Exhibits
and to Have Testi-
mony Read.
THAW STILL HOPEFUL
Though Attorneys Expect Moth
inq More Favorable Than
a Disagreement.

Pittsburg. April 11-"NO matter
how cruel Harry Thaw and Evelyn
have been to me, would like to see
the Jury acquit the defendant, and
soon. for the sake of my daughter ana
what it means to ner peace of mind"
This is statement made by Mrs
Charles Holman. mother of Mrs. Harry
X Thaw. after strenuous eighteen
hours anxiety awaiting the return of
the Thaw jury.
Taken Out to breakfast.
New York April 11.-After what is
believed to have been fruitless night
of discussion and balloting the Thaw
Jury was liberated from the conference
room at O'Clock this morning AMI
taken out to breakfast Many of the
jurors showed plainly the strain tn ~
had been subjected to in their paIe
faces and Redeemed eyes. The jury
returned to the court building at g
O'Clock and appeared in much better
spirits.
Thaw Slept Well.
Thaw had a good nights rest after
returning to his cell shortly before
midnight He told the newspaper men
this morning that he was confident and
hopeful of a favorable outcome. The
guards said that Thaw was packing
up his effects ready to leave the prison
in few moments should he be nc.
quilted.
Relatives Arrive Early.
arriving at the court building shortly
after 10 o'clock Evelyn Thaw WOE
a heavy black veil but il could b.
plainly seen that she was unusually
pale and walked as though much at
tigued.
Public Not Admitted.
Justice Fitzgerald arrived at 10:1.
n. m The court room doors were no
opened and the general public wa:
not admitted At 1888 all the news
paper men were called into the cOur
room. Soon afterwards one of Jey
ONES assistants carried the exhibits :
the case into the room. At 1915 tn
jury sent for the exhibits.
Photo with Other Articles.
The district attorneys messenger dc
livered to the officer in charge of tn
Jury all of the exhibits in the distric
attorneys possession. including a larg
photograph of Evelyn Nesbit which sh
identified as having been taken tn
day she said that White outraged he
At 1880 the judge took the benc
and the jury was called into the cou'
room. A minute later an officer WI
sent to the Tombs to bring Thaw t
the court room and the jury aske
the Judge to give them six exhibit
in the case. including the plan of tn
roof garden. The Jury asked Judge Fit
gerald to be allowed TO examine tn
following exhibits: Plan of MadisO
garden; letters from Thaw to Attorn"
Longfellow: Thaw will and codical
Comstock letter; Delmas hypothetic,
question and Jeromes hypothetici
question; the testimony of Henry
Blaise. who was an eyewitness to I'll
killing was also read TO the jury.
Have Testimony Read.
The jury also asked to have the to
timony of the following witnesses WI
testified for the people read to the'
which request was granted by FL
gerald: Meyer Cohen. and Harry
Blaise. eye-witnesses of the TRACED.
Paul Brudy, fireman, who disarm|
Thaw; Gordan Paxton; engineer Z
the roof garden, James c. Lyme
brother-in-law of White.
Asks for Exhibits.
New York, April 11.-At II o'clO
the Thaw jury came in for furth
instructions and asked for the exhibit
EyeIyn's story Read.
The testimony of Dennis Wrig
Doorman, of DIR. Allan McLane Ham
ton. and of Evelyn Thaw was read
the jury.
That portion of the judges charge
lating to insanity was next read. I
jury retired to the jury room for lunC
con at 1880 p. m.
The testimony of policeman Thorn
F. Lynch was also read.
Led to Much Speculation.
The action of the jury in asking
particular exhibits and testimony
to much speculation as to what I
trend of their long discussion had be
1t was generally conceded serious {
ferences of opinion had develop
among the jurors as to the eviden
and that a verdict Of any sort was S