The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-04-11
Jerome Closes in Terrific Denunciation of
 Slayer.
 = PEERS OF MILLIONAIRE
 LOCKED UP FOR MGHT Iudge's Instructions Were Con- sidered Unfavorable to
 Defendant. District Attorney Declared in Closing Address Stanford White Was Slain by CowardEy Mur- derer Who Was Prompt- cd in Act by Hu-

New York, April 10.-Charged with the responsibility of deciding the fate of Harry Kendall Thaw, the Jury since January 23, has been sitting in judg- ment on the young slayer of Stanford White, retired at 5:17 p. m. today to begin the consideration of their ver- dict
 Six hours later they had failed to reach an agreement and shortly after Il o'clock D. m. were locked up for the night in the jury room of the criminal courts building.
 Justice Fitzgerald became convinced at that hour that the chances of re- ceiving a verdict tonight were too re- mote to warrant his remaining up any longer. Earlier in the evening he had gone to his club up town and had held an automobile in readiness for a quick trip to the court house should he be needed. His instructions regarding the locking up of the jury were given by telephone.
 It was said that when Justice Fltz- gerald's message was received the off, ficers on duty put the matter to the jurors themselves. asking if there was any possibility of their arriving at a verdict within the next few hours.
 Jury HopelesSly Divided. The reply from the jury room was strongly negative. The jury was said to be almost hopelessly divided and none of those connected with the case tonight would venture the hope of any, thing better than a disagreement.
 Harry Thaw sat in the prisoner's 8 pen during the long hours of the jury's deliberations.
 By his side was his wife and coun- sel, who remained with him until all hope of verdict tonight. was aban- doned. During the early evening all of the Thaw family were with the pris- UncE- sput DcIOTc 1V O CLOCK they went to their hotel.
 Thaw, who was much depressed at the close of District Attorney Jerome's impassioned attack upon him as a 'eowardly, brutal murderer--a rich il- Htefate, who always had his own way until he fell into the clutches of the law"--revived in spirits as the even- ing wore cn and the chances of an un- favorable serdict seemed more remote. LIT @1. back over the dimly lighted Bridge of Sighs' to his cell in the Tombs-to say good night to his wife.
 The disagreement of the jury Is the most unfavorable outcome that Thaw has anticipated. His family and coun- sel were much alarmed. however, lest the jury, under Justice Fitzgerald's charge. might find verdict of some less crime than murder in the first de- gree. The prisoner tonight did not share this gloomy outlook and laughed and joked to dispel the serious looks upon the faces of his mother and wife
 Justice Fitzgerald Is not expected at the court house until 10:30 o'clock the usual hour for the court to convene If the jury should earlier notify him of an agreement, he might consent to come down earlier. but this is not considered at all likely.
 Crowd Left Early.
 The general public which stormed the doors of the court room by hundreds during the closing hours of the dis trict attorneys speech today, quickly reached the conclusion that a verdict would not be possible, and dispersed soon after the jury had retired.
 All previous crowds were insignif- cant compared to the mob which storm ed the court room doors this morning in an effort to hear District Attorney Jerome sum up the States case against Harry K. Thaw, slayer of Stanford White.
 Although court was not convened until 11:30 o'clock, fully two hours be- fore that time the advance guard of spectators began to arrive and took up positions of vantage in the corridors leading to the court room, so as to be among the first to be admitted when the doors were opened.
 The police, however, anticipating just such a move on the part of out slders, were prepared for the rush and kept the doors closed until II o'clock, but this did not prevent a large num- Der of favored friends from getting into the court room before that hour.
 Court attendants employed the Side doors leading to the ante-rooms to good advantage, and so when the main entrance was opened, the trial room was almost filled.
 The small enclosure in front of the iudge's tcnch was also taxed to its ut- most capacity by the friends and as- sistarts of the District Attorney The feelings in the court room when Mir Jerome rose to address the jury was one of tense interest, expectancy and suppressed excitement.
 Excitement in Corridors.
 In the corridors the scenes were more vtf SNnFaa nf and women, made an onslaught on tho police guard in a last effort to pass the portals, only to be repulsed and fairly dragged back from the entrance. Men with imagined influence pleaded with