The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-13

Sew York, April l2.-Hopelcssly
uiyided-seVen for Il verdict of 9ulll
of murder in the first degree an0
five Tor acquittal on the ground o.
insanity-the jury which, since IAN
nary 23d last, had been trying Harry
X. fhaw reported today, after forty
seven hours and eight minutes OF dc
liberation that it could not possibly
agree on a verdict. The twelve men
were promptly discharged by Justice
Fitzgerald, who declared that he, 100
believed their task was hopeless
Thaw was remanded to the g'ombs
without bail, to await a second tfial
ON the charge of having murdered
stanford White.
When this new trial would be
called TO take place, no one con
nected with the case could tonight
express an opinion. District Attor-
ney Jerome declared that there were
many other persons accused of homi~
eide awaiting trial, and Thaw wonld
have to take his turn with the rest.
AS TO Il possible change OF VenHr,
both the district attorney and counsel
for Thaw decided they would make
no such move. Thaw's attorneys viii
have conference tomorrow with tho
prisoner 10 decide ON their next step
They may make an early application
for bail. Mr.. Jerome said he weuld
atrcnuoGsly oppose it. He added t}G
BELIEF that as seven of the jurors hao
voted guilty his opposition prob
ably would be successful In thaf
event ThaW has another long snni3eI.
hefora him III the city prison. for his
caac cannot possibly be reached Until
some time next fall.
The scenes attending the an
noaneement by the. jury of its inaDil-
ity 10 agree were robbed OF any thaat
rieals by The general belief that after
their long deliberation, and the re
ports OF a Wldo division of sen timont
the Jurors could make no other re
port thln one of disagreement
Thaw Is Silent.
ThaW. surrounded by the membcrs
OF his family received the news il
abaoiute silence When il became
known thar the jury was abb ja
male It's report, Thaw called his wife
30 = scat by his side. and sat with hi
right arm about her until he was de-
mandod to stand and face the jueor
Smiling aud confident as he entered
the court room, he sank limpi, int
his chair when Foreman Demiug ~
Smith, in response TO a question hE
Glorl Penny as to whether a Verdiel
had been agreed upon, said:
We have not "
The mother. her features hiddca
beAind a dense veil of black sa5~
stolid aud motionless. In i'll health
OF late. she had fell severely the
strain and stress of the long hours %
anxious waiting. The wife grippad
her husbands hand tightly as The
jury foreman spoke, and when he
sank down by her side she tried 10
cheer him us best she could by saving
that she believed he would be ad
mitted TO bail, and that a second iurs
would surely set him free.
The mother, the sisters and the
brothers. pale and wel1-night *
hausted by their tediol" ncl..c-ragls
ing wait for Il verdict wee permitted
to speak with Thaw for few mo
mcnts to bid him be of good cheer
before the crossing of the Bridge OF
sighs," 10 the cell whici u re" pau-
forever.
Small Crowd in Street.
outside the big Criminal Court
building only a few hundreds of peo-
pie had gathered. Thousands had
been there earlier in the day, bur Pc
lice reinforcements had arrived with
instructions TO keep every one moy-
ing. and this had soon tired the idle
and curious into willingness to de-
part
The court room itself was half
empty. Only the newspaper men, the
court attaches and Il few favored
friends were allowed To enier TO Lcar
the verdict.
1t was I:25 when the iily dad
into the court room. Harry ThaN
had been waiting for u anmmor 10
face the jurors ever since shortly
after 10 o'clock this morning. ite
felt that today would bring a crisis.
aud that either n verdict would .a
reached OF Justice Fitzgerald would
discharge the jurors This was the
belief, and the only remarkable feat