Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-01
F riction Develops Between
Prosecution and Defense
Which Promises to Delay
Opening of Thaw Trial.
PANEL STILL SHORT
OF NEEDED TWELVE
Uncertain Tenure of Jurymen
Selected Renders Predictions
ON Case Worthless Jerome
Would Remove Another,
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lBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.I
New York, Jan Sensations
We're frequent in the ThaW murder
trial today and before the two sessions
ut court had ended, three sworn jur-
ors had been released from further
service In the case, making five in all
summarily excused from the trial
panel during the last three days
Regarding two of the released iur-
4 ors no explanation was mnde in court.
| The third was allowed TO go on a ply
1 clan certificate that his life would be
/ impertlled by The close confinement Of
! jury service Three satisfactory tales-
/ men We're found to replace these. So
/ that when the rapidly shifting sirua-
! tiun underwent survey at the close
of the day there was again eleven men
/ IN the jury box, the same number that
had been seated at the close OF yester-
days session
RumOrs were current tonight that
the end of the jury changes is not yet
In sight, and that further chapters may
be added to what has already become
an Unprecedented record in criminal
procedure IN Kew York There were
several conferences of attorneys this
afternoon az which It is said that Dis
trict Attorney Jerome vigorously in
sisted on the release of another jury
man
ThaWs counsel however are said to
have blocked every effort OF the pros
ecuting officer in this direction. This
disagreement which first developed In
Justice Fitzgerald's chambers half an
hour before the afternoon session be-
gan was resumed IN open court at the
Judges decisions twice thereafter
Hertiofor the relations of tiit district
att1Gnef and his assistants with
ThaAvs counsel nave been of the
friendliest nature. This afternoon
there was friction of most apparent
character The first Of the days sem
sations came Immediately after the
opening Of the morning session. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome announced that
IL had been resolved 10 relieve Jurors
David S walker and Louis Haas from
further service. Mr.. Walker was No.
four and MI Haas was No. on the
jury roll Neither could offer an eN-
planation for the courts action in
ordering their discharge.
1t was taken for granted that the re-
lease of these two jurors had ended
the days surprises, but during the
luncheon recess, rumors of another
reduction in the personnel OF the jury
were put in circulation, and these were
given color when it was learned that
another consultation of counsel with
Justice Fitzgerald was iu progress, The
name of the juror under consideration
was again discussed about the court
building.
When no announcement was made
as TO further discharges from the jury
panel il was taken for granted tha
Mr. Hariidge and the others OF
ThaW's counsel had won the battl"
with the district attorney Tho eNainl-
nations of the first talcsmcn closed
after the conferences wcrv carried oii
under circumstances that Indicated
that feeling existed ON both sides ana
.,p.s "a talpeuau sixty VeHrs of age,