The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-29

New York, January 24.-After try
ing for more than -four hours Of the
morning and afternoon sessions to Sc
cure an additional juror TO try Harry
X. Tnaw for killing Stanford White
n just when counsel and spectators,
and even the defendant himself, We're
drowsy % the monOtony of the pro-
ceedings there came a sudden change
in the tide n within the last three
quarters of al hOur three new jurors
were accepted and sworn in. WhenI
cOurt adjourned for the day, five lu-
rors mad becn accepted.
Twenty three talesmen had been
examined without success when The
unexpected happened and two tales
men in succession proved acceptable to
Doth District Attorney Jerome, repre-
senting the people, and the defendant S
attorneys. Then followed the drawing
OF five more taIesmen who were OK
cuSed fOr II reason or another. Henry
C.. HarneYb a piano dealer, abOuc 50
years Of age, was the thirty first tales
man to be called, and as he had ueyer
formed an opinion in the case, and had
read but little about it in the papers,
he was quickly accepted.
The other jurors chosen today We're.
George Pfaff, "a years Of age, a dealer
in machinists supplies, and Arthur s,
Campbell, AZ years of age, i Superinten"
lent of telegraph and telephone ON
StructiOn. The two jurors selected the
first day OF the trial were Dening j.
Smith, retired manufacturer, who VIII
serve as foreman, and Charles II. FeClle
n shipping agent. Each of the jurors
is married and has. q family.
The tedious manner in which the Sc
lection If jurors proceeded today makes
it difficult to predict just when the
trial panel will finally be filled. The
order of the court that the jury must
NJ kept together under the GALE Of
Z bailiffs had the apparent effect CT
making many of the talesmen reiuct-
ant to serve. Various excuses were
offered today, one man declaring tina
to be locked up for two months would
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consideration of the case an imposSl-
bility. He vas Xcuse Inc nine
teen talesmen examined yesterday an
the thirty-one today, brings the total
thus far called for examination up to
fiftv. If the ratio continues, II viii
require two or three lays yet to com
Dlete the jury. There was a feeling after
the adjournment of court tonight, how
ever. that both sides would try to facli
itate matters as much as possible.
Mrs William Thaw, mother OF tn
defendant was not in court today
She was greatly fatigued by the ions
sessions of yesterday and was on m
verge of collapse at Il time Wedhe7
dav night. She remained in her aFar'
ment TODAY where she was ATTENDED d.
her daughter, the Countess OF var
L month. The other members Of th'
family were in their accustomed seat
in court behind the defendant.
Howard Nesbit, a brother OF Mrs
Harry K. Thaw, also was IN court, SIT
ting we'll in the rear with the man VII
was Stanford Whites secretary. Ne'the
he nor his sister glanced at cac1
other.
None of the confusion Wnacn wa
SO apparent yesterday marked III
opening of the second day OF the tria
Today the police had the situation WEI
in hand and those who had no hume
diate business in the court yes
terday learned the futility OF tryl"S |
break through the Gordon of blue coat
Nearly half an o before the m'rA
ing session opened Mrs. Evelyn NeS1'
Thaw made her way into the c7u'
room through the main doorway. 81
wore the same blue dress as yesterda.
Her features were again obscured b
the heavy white tulle veil. May MI
Kenzie followed close behind h prf
oner's wife, and then came Mr.. an
Mrs. George Lauder Carnegie. Nh
Carnegie was muff1ed in furs.
Thaw's imposing array OF counse
number ing six altogether, reacned l.
court room shortly before 1880 ocloc
at which time Thaw was IN the pr
oner's pen, waiting to make his 81
trance. The newspaper writer's Al
Jury and talesmen again hlled ever
available seat in the and II
public was barred.
Josiah C. Thaw, brother of the a
cused, was in court for the first tine.
The district attorney followed In d