The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-19

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Evans on Stand When Summons for
Juror Bolton Came-JurY Given
Their Liberty.
New York. February A.-Another
tragic chapter in the history Of the
Thaw-White episode was written to-
day when grim death stepped in to
halt the famous trial in it's fourth
week. The wife Of Juror No. IL. Mrs
Josei'u D Iio'u,n pissed Away this af
terROon and soon after her husband
had reached her bedside. He had
been summoned from the court room,
where the trial had been in progrs3
for less than 10 minutes. The FORMAL
announcement Of Mrs. Bottoms death
was made in court shortly after 2 D.
III. the hour set for the afternoon SEES
sion n Justice Fitzgerald Immediate
ly ordered an &c journment of the
case until mex Monday morning. The
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counsel, that the either II jurymen o.
given their liberty and no longer be
held together. He admORished the.
jurors to be guided by their honor
and their oaths and not to read The
newspapers OF discuss the Thaw case
vita any body.
Fhe death Of Juror Bottoms VIII cast
Il gloom over the criminal courts
building and had a particularly de-
pressing effect upon every one connect
ed with the trial. The prisoner SEEM
ed to feel the matter quite keenly whcc
he was brought into court this after
noen to hear the formal announcement
of the order for a postponement OF the
further hearing.
The fact that the Thaw jurors have
been kept in close confinement since
they were selected for trial srvlce ana
that Mr.. Bolton had been allowed to
visit his home only thrte lines during
his wife's fatal illness, lent a pathetic
aspect to the case and the greatest
sympathy for the afflicted nan was
expressed On all sides. During the
bGdef morning session, when Mr.. Bolton
haa taken his place in the box. Thaw
Fixed d juror with his gaze as he
entered. 1t was not a stare OF Curl
Osfty or OF concern as to his own WEI
fare that defendant turned upon tho
juryHlan, but there seemed rather 10
be q light Of sympathy in the eyes or
the man accused OF the murder Of Stan
ford White.
Mars. Bolton suffered from double
pneumonia. Her condition becanls
serious yesterday when the morning
session of the trial was abandoned
to allow the juror to visit his homo,
which is far up in the Bronx. Bolton
was accompanied by two other jury
men, and by W. court officers. The
law which was invoked at the begin
ming of the trial to keep the jury TO-
gether, provides that no one juror shall
at any time be separated from the
others.
Mrs. Bolton rallied yesterday after
noon, her husband returned to MS
place and the trial went on. When
GOu convened at 1890 O'Clock this
: morning Mr.. Bolton was again IN
seal No. II but it was stated that n'e
wife's condition was critical and he
might be called away at any moment.
DR., BrittOn D. Evans, superinten-I
lent of the New Jersey State hospital
for the insane, was recalled as an
alienist to continue his direct examina-
ton. The witness was asked to detail.
the conversations he had had on varI-l
Gus occasion with Thaw in the tombs.
He had already declared these CONVEX
sations to be an essential feature IN
his conclusion that Thaw was OF IN
sound mind at the time OF the :7GCtcrA
first three visits to him, the last beng
on September %. Mr.. Jerome had with
drawn his objections to the statement
by Thaw going into the evidence ano
DIR. Evans was about t o detail the
events of his first visit ON August q,
when the summons for Juror Bolton
came. Captain Ricketts,, OF the court
police squad, was seen to whiSr-r TO
Justice Fitzgerald. Bolton seemed o'
divine his mission and moved ~uaeasiiy
in his chair. A recess was taken I'M
til z p. M, and the juror, still accom-
panied by two of his associates ana
two court officers, hurried to the lit
tie home in the Bronx where Mrs. Boil
ton was being kept alive only by tncI
use of oxygen. She died soon after her
husbands arrival. Juror Bolton ia q
years of age and a clerk.
%n:D co 1T again cecsc..d at 2::.'
p. IA. there had Deen a conference Of
the attorneys witr Justice Fitzgerald
n the agreement hal ben reached ro|
release the remaining Jurors from
further confinement.