Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-01
JEROME AND THAW'S
LAWYERS HAVE SCRAP
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ANS4hpSi SCI u BIN WeTcuduC. would
be relieved from further service.
This action was complete sur
prise and evidently had no connec-
ton with the earlier conferences.
Mr.. Kleinberger's physician had in,
formed the district attorneys office
OF the danger to his patients health
and it was agreed that he should be
excused.
The New Jurors Secured.
Two Or tho three new jurors
added to the panel were secured
at the morIning session.
They are Oscar A. Pink, sales.
man. 46 years of age. who replaced
MIR. Walker az number 4, and Wilbur
S. Tteel, a manufacturer, sixty years
of age, who replaced Mr.. Haas as
number nine. The Juror secured
during the afternoon to replace Mr..
kieinberger as number eleven is
Joseph b. Bolton 81 years OF age.
clerk. All three are married men.
and there is now but ono bachelor
on the jury. John s. Dennee, mum.
Der 10. 1t Is believed that the
Twelfth juror will be secured to-
morrow, but the uncertainty as to
the term OF service of a Juror now
sitting on the trial panel was SO
strong that predictions are all but
worthless.
1t was said that Thaw's attorneys
might give into Mr.. Jerome's de
mand for the excuse of one OF the
jurors, IL he In turn would agree
to the eNcusing of juror whom tn,
defendant does not altogether re.
gard with favor. This could not
be verified The release of SO many
sworn Jurors has resulted in an
increase of ten in the number OF
preemptory challenges allowed each
SIDE The defense has used 28 of
It's original 80 and now has IL left.
The prosecution has twenty pre-.
emptory challenges still at it's com
mand. District Aattorney Jerome
announced today for the first time
that he had decided not to make
the opening address to the jury. He
will turn the task over to his as.
sistant Francis p. Caravan, who has
had immediate charge of the Thaw
case ever since the night of the orof
garden tragedy.
All the Thaws There.
The members of the Thaw family
were early in their seats. Mrs. vii.
liam Thaw, mother of the prisoner
came with her daughters, the Coun.
tess of Yarmouth and Mrs. George
l.. Carnegie and her son, Edward
Thaw.
Josiah Thaw and George Carnegie
had proceeded Mrs. Thaw's party by
several minutes. Mrs. Evelyn Thaw
and her companion, May Mckenzie,
who arc usually among the first per-
sons to reach the court room each
day. did not arrive until 1880
o'clock. There was n cordial ex.
change of greetings with the other
members of the family. Mrs. Harry
Thaw during the long conference of
the attorneys ut the end of the re-
cess. was in the prisoners room with
her husband, enjoying one of the
longest chats that they have had to-
gether since the trial was begun.
Mr.. Hartridge declared today that
none of Thaw's attorneys have given
out at any time any statement as to the
line of defense to be offered.
Mr. Delmas Of counsel for the de-
Tense had so far recovered from his
illness that he appeared in court dur.
Ing the afternoon session. He was
warmly greeted by Harry Thaw and
shook hands with him heartily.
During tho time Messrs. Hartridge
and Gleason were engaged with
Jerome and the judge. Thaw spoke
earnestly with Mr.. Delmas. Tho pris-
oner's head nodded now and then as
If to lend emphasis to what he had
uttered.
What Did Jerome Mean2
The examination OF Joseph Bolton,
who was accepted as the eleventh
juror took an unexpected turn. Mr..
Jerome had concluded his usual ques-
lions and had turned the witness over
to Thaws attorneys when Assistant
Attorney Garvin interrupted and
whispered to his chief. The latter
faced the spectators and called out:
is MIR. Wilson in court?"
There was no response and Mr..
Jerome repeated the inquiry. He