Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-04-13
Trial Harry Thaw May Be Obliged to Pass the
Coming Summer In the Tombs.
Overcome by Non-A Agreement OF the Jury--C l1eered
and Comforted by Wife In His Despair Other
Relatives More Quiet and Composed

New York, April 12.-Hopelessly di-
vided-seven for n verdict of guilty Of
murder in the first degree and five for
acquittal on the ground of insanity
the jury which since the 23d of last
January has been trying Harry X.
ThaW, reached today after A hours and
IS minutes Of delibcratiCn, q decision
that it could not possibly agree upon a
verdict. The Y men We're promptly dis
charged by Justice Fitzgerald, who de-
clarcl that he, too, believed their task
was hopeless. ThaW was remanded to
the Tombs without bail to await a sec
ond trial on the charge of having muir
dered Stanford White. tie noted arch
itect.
When this new trial would take place
10 one connected with the case could
tonight express an opinion. District
Attorney Jerome declared that there
were many other persons accused ~
homicide awaiting trial ana ThaW
would have to take his turn with the
rest. AS to a possible change of venue,
both the district attorney and counsel
for Thaw declared they would mako no
4 conference tomorrow with the prs
opcr to dccide upon their nnxt step.
They may make an early application
for bail. Mi. Jerome said he would
strenuously oppose it. He added the be-
lief that as seven Of the jurors h2u
voted for guilty" his opposition prob
ably would be successful. In that event
ThaW has another long summer before
him in the city prison, for his case Oh
the already crowded criminal calendar
cannot POSSIBLY be reached untIl some
time next fall.
The scenes attending the announce
rent bv the jury of its inability L"
agree upon any sort Of verdict were
robbed Of any thcatricalism by the gen
,ral belief that after their long dollb-
ration and the reports Of Wid" dIvIT-
ion Of sentiment. the jurors could
make no other report than one Of dis
agreement.
Thaw. surrounded by the members Of
his family-the devoted aged mother,
tire pale young wife, the titled sister
Countess of Yarmouth. Mrs. George
Carnegie and Edward and Josiah ThaW.
the brotherS-received the news III an
solrtc silence. When it became known
that the jury WAS about to make IT'S
resort and that the case would pc uls-
roscd Of, Thaw called his wife To
seat bv his side and sat with his right
arm thrown about her until lie was
commanded to stand and face the ju-
rors. Smiling and confident rs nc en-
tered the court ROOM ThaW sank imp
w into his chair when Foreman Dem
ing L. Smith, in response to question
Nv Clerk Penny as to whether verdict
had been agreed upon, said:
1--WE have not"
The mother, her features hidden be-
hind a dense veil of black, sat stolid
and motionless. III i'll health Of late she
had felt severely the strain and stress
Of the long hours of anxious waiting.
The wife by her husbands side gripped
is hand tightly as the jury foreman
spoke, and when he sank down by ner
side she tried to cheer him as best she
could by saying that she believed he
would now be admitted to bail and
that a second jury would surely SET
him free The mother, the sisters and
the brothers pale and Well-nigh eH-
hausted by their tedious nerve-wrack-
ing wait for n verdict, smiled Wanly at
Thaw as ne was led away again TO the
Tombs. They were permitted 10 speak
with him for few minutes to bid him
be Of good cheer. before he crossed the
'Pridge Of Sighs'' to the cell in the
prison. which. until a few minutes be-
fore. he had hoped that he was about
to quit for ever.
Outside the big square Criminal
Courts building. only a few hundred
persons were gathered. Thousands had
been there earlier in the day, but po-