The Washington herald., 1907-01-23
THAW TRIAL TO BEGIN
Selection of Jurors Will Be
Taken Up This Morning.
INSANE THEN; BUT NOT NOW
Lawyers for Defense Refuse to He
Quoted. but Generally Acl<nOVl-
edge slayer of White VIII Plead
Emotional Insanity-JerOme's First
Active Participation in Trial.

New York. Jan. 22-Everything is in
readiness for the beginning of the trial
of Harry X. Thaw for the murder OF
Stanford White. The work of selecting
a jury will begin at 1880 o'clock to-moT-
row morning before Justice Fitzgerald in
the Supreme Court, Criminal branch.
District Attorney Jerome and Assistant
District Attorney Garvan will have charge
of the prosecution, and Lawyers Del
mas, Hartridge, Peabody, Gleason, and
O'Reilly will have charge of Thaws in
terests. \ special panel of 200 talesmen
has been drawn, from which the jury
viii be selected
With the exception of one or two unim-
portant witnesses, the district attorney
rounded up to-day everybody who may be
called to testify for the prosecution,
either on the direct or in rebuttaL All
those who had anything to do in connec-
ton with the arrest Of Thaw. or other
developments after Thaw shot White on
the roof OF the Madison Square Garden
were examined by Assistant District At
torney Garvan this afternoon. The law
-yers for Thaw say they are all ready with
his case.
Whatever sensational testimony is
brought out Will be produced ythe defense
That is practically certain. Mr.. Jerome
intends to show by several witnesses what
led up to the shooting of White. from the
time Thaw and his wife and some friends
were in the Cafe Martin, to the actual
killing on the Garden roof All of that
story has been told, and is familiar to al
most every one. That viii put il up to
ThaW 10 excuse or justify himself for
shooting White while the latter was sit
ting at the table with no one near him
and watching a hodge-podge musical
show
Insane Them Not Insane Row.
Il is definitely known. although Thaw's
lawyers refused to he quoted on the sub
jcct, that Thaws defense will be emo
tional insanity. which means that he viii
Try to show that he was insane when he
killed White, but that he is sane now. In
order TO show that he was insane it is
understood that Thaw's counsel will take
the lid of. as a man familiar with what
is going on in the Thaw camp" expressed
it to-day. and try to bring out every bit of
scandal, or anything else that can be at
tached to Whites name. There has been
ID
kind of testimony viii be admitted.
In anticipation of just this kind of de-
Tense. the district attorneys Office has
taken care to look up every story that has
been gossiped around the Tenderloin or
published. It is understood that the dis
trict attorney has in his possession more Of
this kind that has not yet been turned
loose
VIII Report Trial Fully.
If the preparations of the newspapers
TO report the trial are any indication, the
case has attracted more attention than
any other trial in the history of the coun-
try. Already there are about 200 appli-
cations for seats for newspaper men
alone. Outside Of the courtroom, a tele-
graph company has fitted Up an Office
with a dozen or more wires This viii
be inside of the police lines. In addition
90 the regular newspaper men in this
city. there are reporters here from all over
the country and from several English and
French newspapers
Thaw has shown no signs of worriment
over the approach Of his trial. It is pretty
certain that he and his wife will be wit
nasses
1t is known that members Of his family,
including his wife, two sisters, brothers,
and mother. viii probably be in the court
room ali during the trial
Thaw is said to have been studying up
on criminal trials during the last few
DAYS. While there is no definite infOrma-
ton on the subject, it is understood that
lie intends 10 take very active part in
the selection of the jury He intends 10
see. il is said. that no juror is selected
unless il is with his approval Those who
are familiar with Thaw's actions in the
Tombs say that he is very stubborn and
that he will have his own way. This case
will be District Attorney Jerome's first
active participation in criminal trial.