Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-15


chapter in the history of the Thaw-
White episode was written today when
grim death stepped in to halt the IA
nous trial in it's fourth week The wife
of Juror No. II. Mrs. Joseph B. Bolton,
passed away this afternoon, soon after
her husband had reached her bedside.
He had been summoned from the court
room where the trial had been in pro-
gress for less than Is minutes. The for
NAL announcement of Mrs. Bottoms
death was made in court shortly after
2 p. NJ, the hour set for the afternoon
session and Justice Fitzgerald imme-
diately ordered an adjournment of the
case until next Monday morning. The
court also ordered. with the consent of
counsel. that the other II jurymen be
given their liberty and no longer be
held together. He admonished the jul
rors to be guided by their honor and
their oaths and not to read the news
papers or discuss the Thaw case with
anybody.
The death of Juror Bottoms wife cast
q gloom over the criminal courts build
ing and had a particularly depressing
effect upon everyone connected with
the trial. The prisoner seemed to feel
the matter quite keenly when he was
brought into court this afternoon to
hear the formal announcement of the
order of a postponement of his further
hearing The fact that the Thaw jury
has been kept in close confinement
since they were selected for trial SER
vice and that Mr. Bolton has been al
lowed to visit his nome only three
y ic- 1r-ifn i1lnoCC
pathetic aspect to the case and the
greatest sympathy for the afflicted man
was EXPRESSED on all sides. During the
brief morning session when Mr.. Bolton
had taken his place in the box, Thaw
fixed the juror with his gaze as he en-
tered 1t was not a stare of curiosity
or Of concern as to his own welfare
that the defendant turned upon the
1uryInan: but there seemed rather 10
be a light of sympathy in the eyes OF
the man accused Of the murder OF
stanford White.
Mrs. Bolton suffered from double
pneumonia. Her condition became
serious yesterday when the morning
session of the trial was abandoned to
allow the juror to visit his home
which is far up in The Bronx. Bolton
was accompanied by two other jury
men and by two court officers. The
law which was invoked at the begin
ming of the trial to keep the jury to-
gether. provides that no juror shall at
any time be separated from the
others. Mrs. Bolton rallied yesterday
afternoon, her husband returned to
his place and the trial went on. When
court convened at 1870 o'clock this
morning Br. Bolton VS. again in seat
No. IL. but it was said that his wife
condition was critical and he might be
called away at any moment.
DIR. Britton d. Evans superintendent
Of the New Jersey State Hospital for
the Insane, was recalled as an
alienist to continue his direct exam
nation. The witness was asked to
detail the conversation he had on
various occasions with Thaw in the
Tombs. He had already declared
these conversations to be an essen
tial feature in his conclusion that
Thaw was of unsound mind at the
time of the doctors first three visits
to him, the last being on Sept. %.
| Mr.. Jerome had withdrawn his OBJ
| ieCtiOnS to the statements ny lHdW
| going into the evfocnce -,
| Evans was about to detail the events
of his first visit on Aug. 4. when the
summons for Juror Bolton came
| Capt Ricketts, of the court police
SQUAD was seen to whisper to JUS
| tice Fitzgerald. Bolton seemed to
divine his mission and moved uneasily
! in his chair.
| A recess was taken until F. M. and
| tho juror, still accompanied by two OF
his associates and two court officers
hurried to the little home in The Bron,
where Mrs Bolton was being kept aliv'
only by the use of oxygen. She dice
soon after her husbands arrival.
Juror Bolton is 81 years of age and ;
clerk When court again convened a
2.25 T. NJ. there had been n conference o
the attorneys with Justice Fitzgerald
and the agreement had been reached t
release the remaining jurors from fur
Their confinement. In taking this action
Justice fitzgerald took pains to stat
xt,ot tbo r,,,a kaapipr tbar1 fncafhar bat