The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-02
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The IhawJury Has Been
Chosen at Last.
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COURT ADJOURNS
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Until Monday, When the Taking oi
Direct Testimony for the State
Is Expected to Begin.
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New York. Feb. 2.--The Thaw Jury
as completed late Friday follows:
Foreman--Deming Smith, 55. retired
manufacturer. married.
No. 2--George p. Pfaff, Ga, hard.
ware, married.
No. 3-Charles H. Fecke, 45, ship.
ping agent. married.
No. 4--Oscar A. Pink, 46, salesman,
married.
No. 5-Henry c, Harney, so, pianos
married.
No. 6--Harry c. Brearley, 80, adver.
tising agent, married.
No. 7--Malcolm S. Fraser, 40, sales
man, married.
No. S.--Charles d. Newton, 65, re.
tired railway official married.
No. 9--Wilbur S. Steele, so. manu-.
facturer, married.
No. 10-AJohn s. Dennee, 3S, railway
freight agent, unmarried.
No. l1-Joseph b. Bolton, 81, clerk,
married.
No. 12-Bernard Gerstman, &c. man
ufacturers agent, married.
The selection of the twelfth Juror
came as a complete surprise at the
end of long and tedious day--the
eighth OF the trial--and Immediately
after this last member Of the trial
panel had been sworn in Justice Fi,z.
gerald ordered an adjournment of
court until Monday morning.
District Attorney Jerome, who has
been contending since Thursday after
noon for the removal of one of the
men now in the jury box, but who has
failed to gain the consent of the de.
PENDANTS counsel to change, was still
reluctant as court adjourned Friday
to begin the actual proceedings with.
out a further opportunity to plead
with Thaw's attorneys. At his re
quest, therefore Justice Fitzgerald
ordered all talesmen who have not yet
been examined to be i'm court Monday
morning ready for jury service in case
any are needed. Mr.. Jerome then an.
nounced that IL there should be no
change In the situation in the mean
time the state would proceed to place
all It's direct testimony before the jury
at the Monday morning session. The
defense was notified to be in readi.
ness to proceed by Monday afternoon.
I'VE are entirely satisfied with the
Jury" said Clifford w. Hartridge,
Thaw's leading counsel. and he added
the intimation that he would not con.
sent to any further alterations of the
personnel.
The defsase will be ready to pro.
ceed the minute the prosecution has
finished It's case declared John B.
Gleason. another Of Thaw's attorneys.
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
wifi make the opening address for the
prosecution. His remarks VIII be very
brief occupying perhaps not more
than 20 minutes. The state will then
introduce only such witnesses as arc
necessary to prove that Stanford
White was shot and killed by Harry
X. Thaw on the Madison Square roof
garden the night of June % last.
In announcing that the Introduction
will not require more than one session
of the court, Mr.. Jerome is evidently
Of the opinion that the cross.examna.
tion of tho states witnesses as TO the
actual events associated with the
tragedy may not be very extensive.
From the questions which have
been put to the talesmen by Tbaws
attorneys as to any prejudice against
a defense OF insanity, II is generally
conceded that a plea of emotional in.
saIrity will be the main reliance of the
defendant This probably will lead
TO cross-questioning of the states
witnesses as TO any pecullarity they
may have noticed in Thaw's conduct
the night of the tragedy, in which
event the conclusion of the statc's di
rect testimony may take longer than
is now anticipated.
Cardiff, Wales, Feb. "a Scandi
navian named James Morley, who has
just arrived here, declares in an inter.
view published In a local newspaper
that for several years he was a serv
ant to Harry X. Thaw, who is now be
ing tried in New York for the murder
of Stanford White. Morley asserts
that Thaw committed this deed under
the hypnotic influence Of Frenchman
who used Thaw as the instrument for
his revenge on White, and says that
his evidence ought to secure the ac
quittai Of Thaw.
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