Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-12


Swanson his resignation as member Of
the Corporation Commission. Both
Judge Crump and the Governor de-
clined to make public the letter of rtsig.
nation.
STILL WAITING FOR THE YER.
DICT.
New York, April H. The Thaw jury
went out TO breakfast at 1850 this morn
ing. The jurors who have been In con-
,inuous session for almost SO hours,
Looked bsggard aud distressed as they
left the building.
The Jurors had continued their DELHI
eratious until an early hour this morn
ing before the lights In the jury room
we're turned out, aud they arranged to
take what little repose was possible on
the hard chairs 10 the jury room.
All kinds Of rumors as to how the jury
stands we're slost last night and quick.
ly renewed today. They varied from Il
report that they stood IL for conviction
Of a minor degree crime to one Tor ac-
quittal to the rnmor that nine were
standing out for acquittsl and three for
manslaughter degree.
Thaw passed comparatively sleep
less night in the Tombs. he read q
book for two hours until the jurors were
locked up. He finally retired, but
tumbled on his bed. He was up shortly
after dsylght today. His "nerve" was
stronger with the return of daylight.
bis relatives, confined almost as closely
in the Lorraine Hotel as he is 10 the
Tombs, Jared little better. Evelyn
Thaw has scarcely closed her eyes since
the case went to the jury. The elder
Mrs. Thaw is a more courageous woman
but she, too, has suffered torments while
waiting for the jury to report. Thaw's
sisters and brothers have not escaped
and show the marks Of their care and
worry.
The same interest In Thaw's fate
which has been manifested by New
Yorkers since the jury went out was
shown today. Hundreds of people had
gathered about the court honse before
eight o'clock, and as the day grew older
the crowds increased.
According to the Tombs officials who
have kept a record of ell mail matter
sent to ThRw, since he was taken to the
Tombs, the prisoner has received 1909
pieces Of mail. Three hundred of these
were sent to him on 81. Patrick's day
containing shamrocks and wishing him
luck.
Estimates made today as to the ex.
pense of the trial OF Harry X. Thaw at
tracled nearly az much attention as did
the probable outcome of the long hear
ing. Apparently authentic estimates
indicate that the trial to date has cost
considerably over 100000. Of this
sum it is estimated probably $285,OOO
has been spent by the Thaw family,
while the expense to the State has been
in the neighborhood of $50, 900 Thaw's
alienistp, it IA said, have cost him $780,
600 and his attorneys $l45,0 900.
II is said that the States attorneys
have practically given up hope Of se-
curing o conviction on a charge Of first
degree murder, but that Jerome expects
the Jury to deal some sort OF punishment,
to the prisoner If only to subdne bis
exaggerated ego
After the opening Of the court this
morning, which caused little furry for
q lew minutes, the crowd inside settled
down to continue its long wait until there
should be some word from the jury.
Thaw had been brought over to the
courthouse after Justice Fitzgerald ar
rived and waited with ill-concealed ion
patience In the prisoners pen. Evelyn
visited him there for while and then
returned to the judges chambers with
the remainder of the family.
A statement in Harry Thaw's name
was given out this morning from the
prison pen in the courthouse. Hs pre-
laced it by announcing that 1t was the
only statement given ont by him tOdsy.
The statement reads:
"I wish the jury and every one else to
understand that no one despises per-
son who carries concealed weapons more
than /. Only after my life WAS in jeop-
Andy, as | was informed by persons and
as Was communicated to me by PROBES
sional detectives, did / protect myself
Then employed Pinkertons, and they
could neither prove these attempts, 10 |
could invoke the protection Of the law,
or disprove them, 30 / could safely con-
time defeuceless. When doubling my
own judgment, consulted an OK chief
of police, q man respected in his con-
munity, and be advised ne that 1t was
my duty to protect myself. 10 this trial
/ wished my Case RolelY and simply
based upon the law Of the State aud
upon The evidence which had convinced
not only me, as / reviewed and inquired
into all this evidence, but also the Dis
triot Attorney, that am innocent under
the written law OF the State"
The court took recess until 2 O'Clock.
No verdict had been rendered at four
O'Clock this evening.
Dan O'Reilly, one Of the attorneys,
Was responsible for "joke" which en-
livened the trying wait Of the morning
for few moments. O'Rsilly burst into
Pouon's restaurant, where Hartridge,
Peabody, and others Of the rhaw forces,
we're eating luncheon and shouted. "The
Jury has come in" Instantly the res
taurant was deserted and the lawyers
with crowd following them started on
A run for the court house. Not until
they reported the doors of the court
room was the Coke explained. Incl
daniallx the affair caused q stampede