Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-01
Entire Forenoon Session De
voted to Effort to Secure
Twelfth Man
OTHER D,sMIssALs RuMoRED
Long Adjournment at Noon Recess,
and Attorneys and Judge Hold Con-
ference-Mrs. William Thaw Too III
to Appear in court-Atmo.phere of
Uncertainty Pervades Court Room.


session of the Thaw murder trial end
ed today without selection to COM
plete the twelve needed to try the case.
Thirteen talesmen We're examined. the
defense twice interposing peremptory
challenges, when it seemed that
trial panel was about to be completed.
Rumors that another juror, possibly
two more, may be excused from fur
ther service in the case, were again in
wide circulation today, and when JUS
tice Fitzgerald set back the hour for
the afternoon session to $3.50, at the
it was generally understood that there
was to be further consultation between
the counsel as to the advisability Of
again wedding the trial panel.
All hope that the taking of testimony
can be reached before next week has
been abandoned, as the court will not
sit tomorrow. Thaw's counsel contin-
ued today to ply the talesmen with
questions as to what consideration
they would give to the plea of insanity.
During a part Of the examination, the
defendant seldom looked at the tales
men, but kept his glance at the table,
as before. All the witnesses for the
prosecution were in the office of the
district attorney this morning, and
with some few exceptions, they were
resubpoenaed for Monday, and ordered
to leave the court building without de-
lay.
Shortly before noon the defense pre-
vented the completion of a trial panel
by peremptorily challenging Charles
Rauchfuss, real estate dealer, whom
Justice Fitzgerald had held to be COM
petent. The talesman had an option,
however, and this fact did not seem to
please Thaw's lawyers. During the
examination of this talesman, Gleason,
of the defense, again brought in the
questions tending to show that the
plea of insanity will be the mainstay
Of defendant.
Atmosphere Of Uncertainty.
There was more or less of an at
mosphere of uncertainty in the court
room today as the hour for resuming
the trial approached Reports which
had held over from yesterday, to the
effect that there might be a further
wedding of the jury, were again in cir
culation. AS the eleven men now on
The trial panel filed in to- take their
places in the Jury box, the court room
was crowded with talesmen, the new
fourth panel Of 100 having reported
About sixty were remaining of the
panel which reported yesterday. Some
talesmen found their way; into seats
reserved for members of the Thaw
family, but they were unceremoniously
prisoner arrived.
Mrs. William Thaw remained in
doors today because of the inclement
weather She was greatly fatigued at
the end of yesterdays proceedings. Be
fore any of the talesmen were called to
the stand, Jerome, Hartridge and JUS
tice Fitzgerald had an earnest consul
tation at the judges desk. Again the
rumor spread that juror was to be
excused. AT the end of the conference,
however, no announcement was made,
and Jerome proceeded with the exam
ination of the first talesman. Assistant
District Attorney Garvin hastened from
the room on some important errand
for his chief.
With one vacant seat in the jury
box, the defense had eleven peremptory
challenges left under the dispensation
of yesterday, by which ten additional
challenges of this character were al
lowed each side The prosecution had
twenty challenges at their command.
Thaw's array of counsel was complete
today, Delmas, who appeared yesterday
afternoon for the first time after his
illness of several days, being again in
his place. Since the artists were ban
ished from the cour1 room, the countess
of Yarmouth and Mrs. Carnegie remove
their wells soon after taking their seats
Mrs. Harry Thaw, however, has not
once lifted the veil which she wears.
Jury Tampering Revealed.
A sensation was caused in the Thaw
trial this afternoon when a talesman
under examination declared he had
been spoken to In a general way about
the case since coming into court.
Roger O'Mara, stand up COM
manded Assistant District Attorney
Garvan, to a Pittsburg detective, who
appeared for the first time in the case.
did you speak to that man?" in
quired Garvan of the talesman.
NO" he replied.