New-York tribune., 1907-01-30
THAW TRIAL SURPRISES
TWO>JURORS OUT OF BOX.
Ne7C Choices Cause Comment-TaIE
of Influencing TaIesmen.
JURORS CHOSEN.

machinery supplies. No. 122 Centre streets mar
GEORGE 4. FEcKE. manager, No. so1 West
125th street; married. Juror 8.
"DAvlD STRoTHER WALKER, real estate.
HENRY c. HARNEY, manager Of piano
warehouse. Brook avenue and 1S2d street; mar
MALCOLM s. FRASER. salesman, No. 142
West 128th street; married. Juror T.
CHARLES D. NEWTON. retired. Nc. 157
West 18th street; married. Juror g.
LOUIS HAAS, manager Of a candy manu-
faeturins firm, No. 12z West sSth street; mar
Of the Southern Railroad. No. 217 East SD
street; single. Juror TO-
%Mr; Walker took the, place Of Arthur 9.
Campbell excused. Harold S. Faire. Juror 8,
was also excused; his place was not iiIIsd.
That feeling of expectancy which all who at
tended the trial of Harry X Thaw for killing
Stanford White have had since the opening day
that something unusual. perhaps sensational.
might occur at any moment, came near TO Teali-
zation yesterday
The events of the day-the fifth of the trial.
may be summarized follows:
F'irst-The District Attorney by asking tales
men If they had been approached in the corridors
Of the court by persons unknown to them, and
by questions of similar trend. gave hint OF sus-
picion Of attempt to influence the jury's ver-
dict
Second--wo jurors already selected were ex-
cused.
Third-Two new jurors were obtained. one OF
them David Strother Walker. son Of John Brfs-
ben Walker, who said he knew the Thaws. May
Mackenzie. Truxton Beale and others connected
with the defence and also knew the White fam
ily. IN all other cases such admissions have
proved fatal and a challenge Invariably followed.
The other juror is a Southerner. who was born
and lived IN Louisiana all his life until a few
years ago.
Fourth-The probability that Thaw's counsel
would adopt a defence in which a plea Of in
sanity would figure emphasized by ques-
tions they asked talesmen.
The excusing of the two jurors followed a long
conference in the District Attorneys Office dur
ing the noon hour at which the counsel for the
defence as we'll as for the prosecution were pres
ent AS result it was decided to excuse Jurors
and 6. Arthur s Campbell superintendent. OF
No S23 West End avenue. and Harold r. Faire.
broker. of No. 56 Wall street Mr. Jerome an
nOunced the result of the conference when court
reconvened. and Justice Fitzgerald told the two
jurors they were excused without prejudice or
reflection on them
Mr.. Campbell. when asked if he knew why he
was taken from the jury box. would not discuss
the matter. but IL is understood that his health
is very poor. and that business reasons caused
case.
FARE MIKES STATEMENT.
Mr.. Faire expressed great surprise at his re-
movaL He lives with his sister and the business
he conducts is said to be IN her name Faire
remained in the Criminal Courts Building for
some time and talked freely as to what he
thought were the reasons why he was excused
from duty.
Il hs We been in business as broker az No. SO
Wall street. and am still connected with that
business" said Mr.. Fairs Barney NIcCon-
-
tailed TO the financial district used to make
visits to the various offices down IN Wall Street.
and one day. about three years ago. they came
into mine They keep an eye on all places that
sell unlisted securities. and sold securities OF
that class They asked me a lot Of impertinent
questions. which I answered, and then McCon-
Vile picked UP pamphlet that was on the coun-
ter and said: Well you didn't tell US all
told him that he could have as many OF those
pamphlets as he pleased: that there was noxn.
ing to conceal about the business.
Then he asked me if I would be willing to 80
UP 10 the District Attorneys office. and told
him that 1 would go any time was wanted
He said that perhaps I might be wanted up
there. but 1 haven't heard a word about that
matter from that day 70 this"
Faire said he also has business address at
No 81 Manhattan avenue but he really lives,
he said. at Great Kills. Staten Island
MYSTERIOUS MR. BAKER"
a mysterious element was injected into the
trial by the District Attorney at the morning
session To one of the talesmen he said: do
you know a Mr. Baker. OF CincInnati7'' The
talesman said he did not. nor did any Of the
others to whom the question was put. No one
could tell who the mysterious Baker was or
what connection he had with the case. Some
times Mr., Jerome asked as well: do you know
a man named O'NIara - This was taken as
meaning Roger O'IIara OF Pittsburg detec-
tive who has been in the Thaw family employ
for some time.
Word was received from Cincinnati last night
that Mr.. Baker was supposed 70 be Charles w.
Baker an attorney of that city. with a large
corporation practice He is connected with in
terests that affect the Thaws. 1t is known that
Dolphin Delmas. one Of Thaw's attorneys. was
his boyhood friend in San Jose. Cal He has
been familiar with the criminal practice which
has won Mr. Delmas's reputation. and, II Is
said. he recommended Mr.. Delmas.
Daniel O'Reilly said that while he had no posi-
tive knowledge the subject he thought c. w.
Baker probably the one Mr.. Jerome had
IN mind.
I'VE. OF Thaw's counsel. were all I'D in the
air to-day and didn't know what the District
Attorney was driving at. Tomorrow Wen try
20 find out what he had in mind. 1 can't see
what possible connection Mr.. Baker can have
with the case"
Mr.. Jerome also asked talesmen II any ono
had approached them since they had been SUBJ
penaed. He went into particulars. asking. wnen
an affirmative reply was given. II the person had
spoken to them In che corridors or courtroom.
how he looked and who he was. Nothing was
gained by the questions. as the replies showed