New-York tribune., 1907-01-28
BACK TO COURT TO-DAY.
TH1W ETIDENCE NEARER.
Jury Nay BE Completed "Wednesday
Jurors Hare Drive.

The trial Of Harry K. Thaw for the killing of
Stanford White will be resumed this morning
before Justice Fitzgerald. in the Criminal
Branch Of the Supreme Court During this
week jury will be obtained. and considerable
testimony possibly III the prosecution will offer.
will he heard, II is hoped. It will probably be
at least two days before the FIVE jurors still
needed will be obtained. BY Wednesday or
Thursday, at the latest the District Attorney
should be able to make his opening address to
the Jury and begin his direct examination Of
witnC sses.
There has probably never been murder trial
in this county which, for sustained interest. has
equaed the Thaw trial While the obtaining OF
jury is dry. monotonous work. crowds begged
for admission all last week. Now that testimony
which II is generally expected will be exceeding
ly interesting is soon 10 he heard. the morbid
and cuSious win appear I'm greater numbers
Justice Fitzgerald has decided on stern meas
ures. however. to curb the tendency of the mere
sightseer. He has issued orders that at no time
during the trial shall spectators be admitted.
Only those having positive business in the court
Will be admitted. Reporters. properly identified.
viii be allowed To enter, as well as those with
subpPnas Justice Fitzgerald has decided that
the spectators particularly women who appear
only at trials with particularly sensational
features. and who do not follow ordinary capital
SAscSs SHdll % aDSOIutetE barred. This order has
been made imperative. and the police and court
officers have been told to obey it to the letter
The interest I'm which the trial is held is
shown particularly by the arrival of visitors at
New York hotels. Residents of Pittsburg. nat
uraIiy, are In the majority At the Hotel Astor
IL was said yesterday that there were fully flve
times as many Pittsburgers registered as at
any time since the hotel opened. At the Murray
Hill Hotel. where many from Pittsburg stay.
there was an unusual number registered The
same was true at other hotels
PARESIS PLEA MAY STOP TRIAL.
The possibility that Thaw may be declared a
victim of incpcnt paresls was discussed with
general interest yesterday. a well known alien
ist said that such contention would have great
weight. He explained that if Thaw had the
disease. even In the incipient FORM trial would
be impossible. Paresis. it was explained. was
a forE; of insanity, and a plea of that sort
would preclude any trial.
The apparent desire of the defence TO hasten
the trial or at least to complete the Jury is
| thought to be a sign that some move not as vet
limited at will be made. The defence has never
outlined or even intimated what the line OF de-
renee is TO be. Its counsel have said that no
inklins would be given before the address TO the
jury was made. There have been so many sur
prises I'm the case in seven months that new
for.
Thaw showed signs of irritabiity yesterday
which for long time he has concealed. He
arose in good spirits and had his usual bath and
hearty breakfast When he received the morn
ing newspapers and read of quarrels in his fam
lily; the possibility of his sister the Countess Of
Yarmouth. returning to England. and disputes
over May Mackenzies appearance in court his
good nature disappeared. He refused to attend
the cId NV
Wade. although he had not missed one before
for months. Instead he paced his cell or read
and reread the papers. Efforts of reporters to
talk to him or get a note from him vio-
lently repulsed. Thaw received one note from
a reporter who at frequent intervals during the
last few months has communicated with the
prisoner. He tore it into bits and told the mes
senger that he did not want 10 hear anything
of reporters. applying to them an emphatic
epithet.
JURORS TAKEN FOR A DRIVE
The seven jurors had little break in the
monotony Of their life as practical prisoners.
They taken for drive for several hours
in the afternoon. In three carriages they were
driven through Central Park. up Riverside Drive
TO Kingsbridge and back to the Broadway Cen
trail Hotel No stops were made in either di-
rection. Captain Lynch and four guards went
with them.
Expurgated editions of the Sunday newspa-
pers were allowed. Captain Lynch's censorship
having been enforced The jurors had to rise
at 1880 o'clock and had breakfast in their pri-
vate dining room. No mail received. and
callers were barred. Two of the jurors wished
10 telephone TO business associates in the morn
ing One by one they were escorted TO the cor
ridor by Captain Lynch. and stood az his side
while he called the number wanted and gave
the desired message Neither of the Jurors was
allowed 10 talk over the telephone.
None of the jurors went to church They
were told TO pick out a church. and as they