The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-02
THAY JURY COMPLETED AFTER A TEDIOUS DAY
SELECTION OF THE TWELFTH MAN COMES As 4 BIG
 SURPRISE.

Actual Proceedings of the Trial to Be-
 gin Monday Morning Providing Fur
 ther Change is Not Made in Jury
 Jerome Anxious to Get Rid of One
 Man and May Make Further Effort.
 Talesmen Ordered to Report in Court
 Again-JerOme Announces He Will
 Put in All His Direct Testimony at
 First Session-The Jury.
 New York, Feb. 1.-The Thaw jury was completed late to-day. The selec- tion of the twelfth juror came as a complete surprise at the end of a long and tedious day-the eighth of the trial and immediately after this last mem Der of the trial panel had been sworn in, Justice Fitzgerald ordered an ad- journment of court until 10;3O o'clock Monday morning. District Attorney Jerome, who has been contending since yesterday afternoon for the removal of one of the men now in the jury box, but who has failed to gain the consent of the defendants counsel to a change, was still reluctant as court adjourned to-day to begin actual proceedings without further opportunity to plead with Thaw's attorneys. At his request, therefore, Justice Fitzgerald ordered all talesmen who have not yet been exam ined to be in court Monday morning ready for jury service in case any are needed, MT. Jerome announced that if there should be no change in the sit- uation in the meantime the state would proceed to place all its direct testimony before the jury at the Monday session. The defense was notified to be in readi- ness to proceed by Monday afternoon.
 We are entirely satisfied with the jury" said Clifford w. Hartridge, Thaw's leading counsel, tonight, and he added the intimation that he would not consent to any further alterations of the personnel.
 ''The defense will be ready to proceed the minute the prosecution has finished it's case" declared John B. Gleason, another of Thaw's attorneys.
 Assistant District Attorney Garvan will make the opening address for the prosecution. His remarks will be very brief, occupying perhaps not more than twenty minutes. The state will then introduce only such witnesses as are necessary to prove that Stanford White was shot and killed by Harry K Thaw on the Madison Square Roof Garden the night of June 25 last, In announcing that the introduction will not require more than one session of the court MT. Jerome is evidently of the opinion that the cross-examination of the states witnesses as to the actual ] events associated with the tragedy may not be very extensive.
 From the questions which have SC consistently been put to the talesmer by Thaw's attorneys as to any preju- dice against defense of insanity it is at .last generally conceded that a plea of emotional madness will be the main reliance of the young man. This possi- bly, will lead to a cross questioning ot the states witnesses as to any peculiar. 1 ity they may have noticed in Thaw'S i conduct the night of the tragedy, ir which event the conclusion of the states direct testimony may take long CT than is now anticioated.
 Thaw seemed to be in the best oi ! spirits as the last juror was sworn ! Forty talesmen had been examined ir vain during the day and every one ir l the court room, including the defendant himself was waiting listlessly for the hour of adjournment to arrive wher Bernard Gerstman, who said he was a manufacturer's agent, declared he had no such opinion in the case as would prevent his rendering fair and impar. tial verdict that he was not prejudiced against any line of defense, and would give the prisoner the benefit of every reasonable doubt.
 But suggested District Attorney Jerome, would you go further thar that and require the state to remove 1 every possibility of doubt?"
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