The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-04
REAL THAW FIGHT
TO START TODAY
NEW WITNESS FOUND WHICH
MAY WORK AGAINST THE
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE.
is ACCUSED BY A GIRL
or Being the Man Who Tried to En-
tice Her With Money in Pitts.
burg--State Has Case Ready
for Brief Statement.

! New York. Feb. 3.The real Thaw
trial starts in the morning. Every in.
dication today pointed to the fact that
no further changes will be made in
The jury despite rumors to the con
trary. The Jurors selected last week
We're closely eual ded today. They
spent a quiet day at their hotel.
Accuse Thaw Anew.
A new witness has been discovered
that may complicate seriously the
caso of Harry K Thaw. on trial for
he murder Of Stanford white. The
new witness is Miss Ida Fitch Of VIII
kinsburg, Pa, who is ready to come
70 New York and testify against
Thaw She will make serious charg S.
| IT, is s1id aginst the man that killed
the architect.
| Assista District Attorney Mar
shall, who has been in Pittsburg for
some days looking up Harry X.
Thaw's record is said TO have wired
jMr. Jerome of his discovery that a
man named William Robinson"
against whom information was filed
in 1905 charging the enticement of
minor, and young Thaw are one and
the same person.
The minor in this case is Miss
Fitch. Robinson is said to have been
arrested bu, the charges were with
drawn and the allegation was made
that Thaw was Robinson and that he
gave the name of Robinson to avoid
publicity.
It Is alleged that Thaw was madIy
with the beautiful girl, |
who was at thai time only 10 years |
old. She will testify. according to re
notts, that Thaw deliberately set
about TO win her from the paths of |
rectitude by the same dazzling dis |
play of money he is alleged TO have
used 50 successfully in the case of
Evelyn Nesbit Friends of The girl.
however are said to have discovered
his design and frustrated ii by caus-
ing his arrest.
This story has been denied posi-
lively by Thaw's detectives, who in
the matter. They declared
it was not Thaw and that he had moth
ng 10 do with the case.
More May Be Excused.
Reports that some Of the jurors (
selected for the trial of Harry K
Thaw viii be excused from duty when
he court resumes its session in the
ease Monday morning were in circu .
atiOn again today II was rumored /
hat the health of one of the men {
chosen is 50 precarious that D strict
Attorney Jerome hesitates TO proceed p
With the ease through apprehension Z
hat the close confinement Of the jury f
will result in his Illness and cause a ,
nistral. 1t was reported also that the
district attorney is anxious to dis
lcnse with the services Of another a
uror for reasons only known TO him D
elf and the employees Of his office
The activity of detectives in the =
'mploy of the defense and prosecu- RI
ion in seeking wine ses aud main e,
aiming watch upon the movements I.
# the other side is On par with he
are eXercised in the selection Of the 4
irv
This evcites belief that both the
prosecution and the defense are pre-. -
airing to dclvc deeply into Thaw's q,
aoo-J rs woll rs into the circur ]
tances leading up 10 he shooting of
stanford White.
States Case Thorough.
The report today that Assistant
'istrc Ct Attorney Marshall has in
u-ed Miss Fitch 10 promise to come
. New York and give evidence for ID
he prosecution was taken as further !,
viience of the extreme th0rouginess =
nth which District Attorney jerome !,
5 preparing hi case. -
II has been believed that the case >
f the state agaius Thaw would be :
uicklv presented. but in hi state a..
leut just before adjournment Nr ..
erome indicated tha it would be
ven briefer than expected FL.
4 would Ike to say" declared Q"
e-orno that the cas- Of the people
III be ready on monday morning d.
nd that the ueople win oren an
.oso o. Monday morning 7 say fh's
lat the defense may have its case
ady u folioR'
This is taken - indicate thai +hr
.strict attalnry intends to open fIe| -
-7secuti0n wih the laid estaflih-
.ent OF he fact THAT Tasw Elef -
'hire and fhe fEing of be- ft-a ard
lace. It IS expected thst be viii DIT
b tnTea Of four witnesses snf ff7t
be- on more OF then. probably the .
d cara1 lo whom T5aT s1T- anf= cred =
l5 the sergeant ~ the ten 'a-IriB
a ion who io-k ThaS's pedigree r
iIi testify a. 10 ThaEs apparent p
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