Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-04-15
MISTRIAL DECLARED
IN THE THAW CASE
Jury Stood 2 for Conviction; &
for Acquittal.
ON THE GROUNDS Or INSANITY

Disappointment 70 Ipa", WIZ
Thought Up to.tho Last minute that
He Would Be Acquitted.
New York April Is Although Bit
terry disappointed over the mistrial,
especially since, he had believed up
TO the very last minute that he would
be acquitted, Harry X Thaw Is bear
ing up bravely Indeed, his compo-
sure is on a part with the remarkable
good spirits he showed during much
OF his protracted trial and the wear
isome hours before the jury gave up
its task. So sanguine was he OF
freedom that shortly before the jury
came for the last time into the court
room, he wrapped mp a large bundle
of letters and papers which he meant
to take with him from his cell, when
ne was told by Messrs Peabody and
o'RelIy that the Jury could not agree
he dropped his bundle Of papers 70
the door, speeches. and disheartened
but he presently recovered his cour-
age.
The news OF the discharge Of the
Jury reached The hotel Lorraine some
time before the arrival Of the auto
mobile containing Mrs. William
Thaw. her daughters and the Count
ess OF Yarmouth and Mrs. George l.
Carnegie and Joshua and Edward
Thaw. The prisoners mother bore
herself with the fortitude that she
has exhibited all through and when
asked II she had anything she wish
ed to say about the trial and its re-
suits, she looked her questioner
straight in the face and kept silent.
The countess Of Yarmouth was also
calm, but she was paler than her
mother On the eother hand. Mrs
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who reached
the hotel shortly after this, was ex-
cited and flushed. Members OF the
Thaw family sent kilograms to va
rious cities even abroad. The count
ess OF Yarmouth cabled her husband
in England, the words: "Great dis
appointment.
A number OF interesting Incidents
are being related about the jury's do
inss during It's long hours in IT'S room.
After the case had been given to-
the twelve men, Juror Pfaff suggest
cd that the deliberations be preceded
with a prayer. Juror Gerstman OBJ
jected, on the ground that ne was oil
the Jewish faith. but he was pur-
suaded 70 hear e..
His consent was coupled with al
provision that he be permitted to of
Ter a prayer Of his own after Chris
tian prayer. There was no obiec-
ton 10 this and thus two prayers we're
said
Conflicting accounts are being CIV
en- Of the eject OF the Aervous strain
the sleeplessness and the stubborn
attitude Of one part OF the jury
toward the other. Several OF the
men say that the past twenty four
hours OF their confinement was alled
with such angry disputing that at least
twice one OF the men held out for
acQuittal most came 70 blows with
another Juror who IVES determined
upon convection. But Juror Harry
G. Brearley. who furnished the pa
pers with . detailed account OF hls|
and his fellow JUROR acts. deules this
and tnslSts that TIE nervous strain
they we're an undergoing aud their
conscientlousness resulted only inl
some lively arguments which we're
magnlhed afterwards into quarrcis
Rumors arc rife despite statements
teRding 10 minimize them, thar owiae
20 d!sagreeneuts over Thaw's present
counsel, only Daniel 0Reliiy viii hsI
retained for the next trial. When
Mrs. william Thsv vas asked as q
M. o'ReuN's reter on however. she
declined 10 speak 81 o. Then arain
Il y reported that ~ Thau family
nay 40 back % eir orisinai eaen.
sci, Ire Grm 81 Rack Oiooii. Gu.
tor and A0hyEe Ealna.es arr 50.
inr uaee % ihs te,ai cas-, e re ,fisi