Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-12

X court room at> $50 o cl''cN .ii'e es q
noon. II was rumored that they would
( be discharged If they expressed a. pc
lief that they could not agree.
5.45 D. m.-The Thaw jury disagreed
! and was discharged.
New York April 12.-Apparently as
far away from the verdict as When
thew retired at 5:17 Wednesday after
noon, the Jury in the Thaw case con-
a tinued today the task of trying 70
reach some sort Of agreement.
No word whatever had come from
the Jury room up to 1880 p. M. when
Justice Fitzgerald ordered q luncheon
recess of court until o'clock. At this
i hour the MONDAY repast was also or
dered for the j1rors and was served to
them In their consultation chamber.
The Thaw jury is breaking all rec
ords by its determination to agree upon
one Of four yerdicts outlined by Fitz-
gerald In his charge-murder IN the
first degree; murder in the second de-
gree; manslaughter in the first Degree
Or acauittal on the ground OF insanity.
The most remarkable feature OF the
iury's long consideration Of the case
Us the fact that not once during the
forty. three hours which had elapsed up
to noon today had the jury suggesteo
that It could not agree, thus asking for
discharge from further service.
Great crowds gathered about the
criminal courts building and the
Tonbs today fully 5000 people block
ing the streets at IL O'clock. They
came not only in the hope of securing
quick news of the verdict. but to catch
a glimpse Of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, or
some other member of Thaw's family.
when Mrs. Thaw left the building to
20 to luncheon, she was again all Dut
mobbed. and several scores of police
men had to make way for her thru the
curious throngs. Mrs. William ThaW
and sons Edward and Josiah, visited
the defendant in the prisoners pen.
They found him cheerful, as usual, abb
solutely refusing to feel depressed over
the outlook. To the prisoners wife
n and mother the anxiety and strain of
the long wait for verdict is proving
far greater hardship than to Thaw.
New York, April 12.-Re Thaw
jury, after breakfasting between I and
9s o'clock this morning, returned to
their deliberations. None Of them
showed marked effects from the strain
Of the nights argument and ballot
ing.
Justice Fitzgerald reached the court
room at 10:30. The court room was
thrown open to newspaper men.
Crowds began to assemble in the
streets about the court building as
Il early as $3.50. Several hundred per-
sons gained entrance and took up van
tage points in the hope of catching
+ glimpse Of Thaw or some member of
his family.
asrome said today that the longest
period of confinement he had ever
known a jury to endure IN this jurisdic-
ton was forty-eight hours. The court
of appeals approved the course of the
court in that instance beacuse there
: was no attempt to coerce the jury.
Stands to 8?
It was persistently reported this
! morning that the members of the jury
are divided to g. Some said nine were
a for conviction for manslaughter. and
three for acquittal, while others de-
clared it was three for conviction and
nine for acquittal, on the ground of In
sanity. This report was lent certain
degree Of color by statements of per-
sons who had watched the jury room
windows early this morning. They said
the Jury was arranged for discussion In
three groups, with one man in the CEN
ter of each seemingly disagreeing with
the others.
Justice Fitzgerald, it developed today,
had long conference last Tuesday
night with Messrs Mcclure and Olney,
who were members Of the commission
In lunacy which examined Thaw. 1tj
was said the judge probably wanted tol
consult with the commissioners as tol
their views as to whether they would
& consider it wise to release Thaw in the
event OF q verdict of acquittal on theI
ground of insanity.
Crowds Reseige Court Room.
The Thaw family arrived shortly be-
fore the court room was opened and
entered the consultation room. Again
hundreds of people on the street
crowded around the doors In an at
tempt to get a close view of the fam
lily.
When Fitzgerald arrived. he found
TO word awaiting him from the jury.
The Jurors apparentlY had not reached