Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-30
TWO THAW JURORS EXCUSED
Members of Fsnel Rslsai ed by Court, bu'
No Reason is Given.
TWO MORE ARE SECURED DURING DAY
Attorneys for Defense Use seven Per-
emptOry ChalIenRes-PrisOner In
High spirIts-THking Evidence
VIII Begin Thursday.

NEW YORK, Jan. 29-The first big sur
prise in the trial of Harry X. Thaw came
today, when Justice Fitzgerald, on the mo-
ton OF District Attorney Jerome and with
the consent of the attorneys for the de-
tense. announced that two Of the jurors
selected in the early days of the proceed
ings would be excused.
without any reflection whatever on the
jurymen," said the presiding judge, Jurors
Nos. four and six will be excused"
The men in question were Arthur s.
Campbell, a superintendent of telephone
construction, and Harold Faire, printer
and publisher The court room was
crowded for the opening of the afternoon
session, when the announcement was made.
District Attorney jerome said: The rea-
sons for this action will not be made pub
lie, but they are of a business nature"
When the excused jurymen left they were
besieged by questioners. Mr. Fare created
mild sensation when he asserted that he
was utterly in ignorance Of any reason
why he should be asked to step down. He
said:
The announcement in court was the first
| knowledge l had of the intended action.
In passing through the court house cor
ridors this morning heard a man remark
that two of the Thaw jurors were to be
/
mark could include me-
Mr. Campbell, the second of the excused
Jurors, declared he had too much respect
for the court to give an interview"
1t was generally reported that Mr.. Camp
bell had asked to be relieved. He begged
| to be excused when first placed on the
jury.
Two More Jurors In Court.
On new Juror had been added to the trial
panel when the excuse of Faire and Camp
bell was announced and second was sub
sequently secured, thus offsetting the loss.
When court adjourned there were nine men
in the jury box. Forty-six talesmen were
called before the two satisfactory jurors
were secured. This exhausted the original
panel of 200 men and used up eighteen of
the new panel of 100 men summoned yes
terday The two new jurors sworn in to-
day were: No. 10, John S. Dennee, travel
ing freight agent. IS years old, unmarried,
a native of New Orleans; No. 4, David II.
s. Walker real estate broker. "a years
old, unmarried, a son OF John Brisbin
Walker. He was chosen during the after
noon session and replaced juror Campbell.
Thaw seemed we'll pleased with the selec-
ton of Dennee and Walker and smiled
when the prosecution withdrew pending
challenges. AS soon as Mr.. Dennee said
he was a Louisianan, Thaw was seen in
earnest consultation with his lawyers. Mr.
Walker was accepted by the defense in
spite of the fact that he said he knew
Stanford White and many of the dead
architects friends. He also had formed an
opinion In the case and expressed It many
times. These facts, Mr. Walker declared,
however. would not prevent his rendering
an impartial verdict He had not seen
White for year before his death.
Thaw's attorneys set a high water mark
for peremptory challenges today when
they summarily excused seven talesmen.
The state challenged peremptorily only
once. The defense now has thirteen per-
emptory. challenges left and the state sew
enteen. .'f...
Thaw Family I'm Court
The members of the Thaw family were
all in court and for once disarmed those
who had circulated reports of family quar-
rels. Mrs William Thaw, mother OF the
prisoner conversed and chatted with Mrs.
Harry Thaw constantly. The countess of
Yarmouth also talked freely with young
Mrs. Thaw. Miss May Mackenzie was a
participant in several of the family chats,
notably during the luncheon recess, when
the party sat for time in a circular group.
The prisoner seemed in high spirits and
the fact that the actual hearing of the
case had been put back a full day OF
more by the excusing of two Jurors did
not seem to have the least effect on him.
1t is now believed that the taking of tes-
timOny cannot be reached before Thursday
afternoon or Friday morning