The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-31
ONE JUROR IS NEEDED TO TRY THAW.

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ali the same.
| The talesmen were disposed Of rapidly
at the afternoon session. at which Mr.
Justice Phppen. OF the Court Of Appeals
Of Manitoba, Canada, occupied a seat be
side Justice Fitzgerald
1t took quite "a long time. though. to ex-
Cuse Henry ". J. Telfair, an insurance
employe who lives at PIG West l03d street
He said he knew Delaney Nicou, and if
Mr.. Nicon were a witness he would give
weight to what he said. He suited Mr.
Jerome but Mr.. HartTidge challenged
him.
Many Excuses Valid.
Horace Moran, a designer, Of 5ls East
l1S2d street, had known Mr.. White George
P. Hammond was the father Of a man Mr.
Jerome knew
Charles l.. Anderson. Of 452 West Tween
lty-fourth street, was the most picturesque
talesman of the afternoon. He is about
sixty-five years Of age. wears a patri-
larchai beard, and resembles pictures or
Henry Wadsworth Longfenow. He said
he was an old soldier and was used to
taking the orders Of his superiors. so he
would accept the law from the court. He
was excused by consent Of both sides
Mr.. Anderson said that he used to be sec
rotary OF company formed 10 build a
canal across Florida.
I Henry l. Kleinberger was speedily ac-
cepted by both sides. Mr.. Jerome asked
him II ne had talked the case over with
his wife. He replied that be had. but she
had expressed no opinion on the merits OF
/ the case. He was one Of the few who had
mo opinion as 20 ThaWs guilt OF innocence.
a go L.
Iabout such matters. and would take the
law from the court. After a long confer
ence between Thaw and his counsel. ne
was accepted and sworn.
| Then Edward A. Whipple bounced into
the witness chair. He manages an cleo
tricaI company. and you bet he manages
it, too" He lives al GO IVES; End ave
nue., and doesn't care who knows it,
Are sou opposed 20 the inhiction If
the death penalty ia capital cases2' asked
Mr.. Garvan.
Il am, sir" shouted Mr.. Whpple. turn
ing on the high-speed cluth with a rush.
Il am unalterably opposed 10 the"
say YES or no." said Mr. Garvan
promptly
Excused said Justice Fitzgerald. and
Mr.. Whipple bolted from the room as If
pursued by all the furies.
Liveryman Knew Abe HummeI.
stephen c. OdeH. OF IS West loJth
street. who runs q livery stable al
Sixty-ffth street and West End ave
nue., looked good for the last seat in the
box until be admitted he had done bust
ness with Abe Hummel That fixed him.
There was little more OF interest until
/ Walter A. SpelIman. a retired real estate
dealer. Of I15 West Eighty-eighth street.
1 was reached.
You have read about this case. ]
/ suppose" said Mr.. Garvan
| We'll. not much until last night" said
/ Mr. SpeIman. when I got home the
| servant handed me note telling ne that
| ] had been summoned on this panel.
Then I read all the papers I could get
so as % inform myself as to the details
of this case"
/ AIr. Spellman looked surprised when he
was excused.
Roger O'Mara, chief witness hustler in
| Pittsburg for the defense, came 10 town
/ this evening. bringing a bunch OF Thaw
witnesses, DR.. c. c. Wylie and DR. c. T.
Bingham, alienists: DR.. Fenry A Hutch
inson. head Of the Dixmont Insane Asy-
luIn, and five others were in the party.
Thaw Is Happy.
Thaw was happier this afternoon than
he had seemed at any other time at the
! trial. and made no attempt 10 conceal his
JOY at the thought that the long. tedious
work OF choosing the men to try him was
nearing an end.
We are getting along splendi5ly." he
Lhad told Deputy Sheriff Michael Dele
hanty, VINO took him across the Bridge
of Signs" when court adjourned for the
luncheon recess, and maybe the jury box
VIII be filled at this session. 1t can't
come too quick for me"
A moment later. however. his wife Wis
1 tied him in his cell, with the distressing
news That an inmate of the tier below
that occupied by her husband had COM
mitted suicide shortly before noon by
/ hanging.
When Mrs Thaw visited the T0mbs she
was forced TO pass through the crowd Of
attendants, physicians, and other en-
/ poyes of the prison. who were examining
/ the body of James Rosminsky. a Rus
sian. of Coxsackie n. Y. who had been
| prisoner for feIonious assault on a no.
/ liceman.
! The man, who was arrested several
/ days ago, was being held for examination
as it was thought he was suffering from
religious dementia One of the keepers
! found him hanging from the bars of his
/ cell, he having committed suicide by tying
/ his suspenders and shirt into rope
which he wound around his neck.
| Mrs. Thaw caught a glimpse of the
| lifeless form. and hurried upstairs with
whitened lips and frightened eyes Her
/ psleness brought forth a query from
Thaw as to what had happened and.
when he heard of the occurrence. his
smile failed and he looked sad for a few
minutes. He frightened up considerably.
/ however. when Mrs. Thaw agreed with
/ him that it would not be long before the
| frl-y was cOuqulote