Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-01-23
THAW'S FIGHT FOR
LIFE HAS BEGUN

Ill l. lb0O OIOOV
Continued from First Pase)
table were Clifford W. Hartridge, John
B. Gleason. E. Russell Peabody. Daniel
O'Reilly and H. McPike. District Attorney
Jerome with his assistant In the case.
Mr.. Garvan. were seated Inside the rail
around the judges desk. With them were
three medical experts, Drs. Mabin, Flint
and McDonal.
1t took fully fifteen minutes for Clerk
Penny to call the roll Of the 200 talesmen,
who by that time had filled the large court
room to overlooking and still left a crowd
In the corridor outside, which 1t took all
the efforts Of Sergt. Jermyn and the twenty
men under his command to keep from
surging into the court room door. Every
one who sought admission had to show Gre
dentials to long line Of policemen outside,
and only talesmen and newspaper CORES
pondents were allowed to pass the police
men without
Thaw Arrives in Court.
Immediately after Justice Fitzgerald ar
rived Mr.. Jerome arose with a copy Of the
Indictment in his hand and moved the
case Of Harry K. Thaw to trial. His mo-
ton was Immediately granted, and Clerk
Penny called out in a loud voice: Harry
K. Thaw to the bar"
The word was passed by two court off,
GERS through the long hall at the rear Of
the court room to the jury room at the far
rear Of the building. In a moment the
door to the rear room opened and Thaw,
in charge OF an under sheriff, walked rap
idly up the aisle and took his seat at his
counsers table. AS he passed his wife.
mother and two sisters he turned, smiled
and bowed. Then he sat down and looked
carefully at the judge and district attor-
ney. He did not turn around, however, to
look at the crowded court room behind him.
Thaw was dressed in a blue suit, with a
blue necktie and a neglige shirt. On his
arm he carried an ulster Of gray mixed
cloth which he threw over his shoulder
soon after he sat down. He looked little
thinner and paler than when he was COM
mitted to the Tombs, but seemed to be in
good physical condition and his face and
complexion looked more healthy than 1t had
when he began his confinement.
First Juror Chosen.
He has a pair of rather large, dark eyes,
set deep behind a pair of overhanging eye
brows. That mouth, which is one of the
points of beauty in his sister. is not pre-
possessing feature Of Thaw's face.
Immediately after Thaw had seated him.
self Clerk Penny announced that the right
of challenge Of talesmen must be 'exerted
before they were sworn in as Jurors. Chas.
W. Dryden was the first talesman called to
the stand. He had formed an opinion on
the case but though that 1t would not in
fluence his verdict. Justtct Fitzgerald re-
fused to excuse him for cause and John B.
Gleason for the defense challenged peremp-
torily.
The first juror was chosen Immediately
after Mr.. Dryden left the stand. He was
Deming B. Smith, an umbrella manufac-
turer Of 263 West 11th street, and was the
second talesman examined. He had formed
an opinion in the case, but -swore that 1t
would not affect his verdict in the case and
was accepted without objection by either
side. Mr.. Smith IL q man of about fifty
wears, with iron gray hair and a white
and has the air of a substantial
business man. q
The questions of the district attorney and
Mr.. Hartridse, who carried on the examina-
ton for the defense, threw good deal OF
light on what the further developments OF
the trial are likely to be. Mr.. Jerome In his
questions to each talesman read the section
of the code which defines emotional insan-
,tv" and asked him If he would take the
ruling of the court on the question Of in
sanity as an excuse for crime. He also
asked II the so-called ''unwritten' or high
or law" would have any influence on his de-
. hv Influence
verdict. He also inquired If he had any
acquaintance in Pittsburg.
Another Juror.
Mr.. Hartridge was unusually careful in
asking concerning the acquaintance OF
the talesmen with those connected with
the case He not only asked each one II
they knew any one conneced with the
district attorneys office or relatives or
friends of Stanford White. but also if he
knew or had any tusiness dealings with
Abraham Hummel or his office. Hummel
is the attorney who Is said to have drawn
up an affidavit signed by Evelyn Nesbit
accusing Thaw Of the most brutal
cruelty. The affidavit is said to have
been destroyed, but not until after it had
been photographed.
The fourth talesman furnished the Sec
ond juror He was Frank P. Hill, a baker
of 1901 7th avenue one of the youngest
talesmen drawn on the panel. He is ap-
parently not over thirty-five years. and
although he had formed an opinion he
said that 1t would not affect his verdict.
Before he was accepted John C. Crawl
of 1913 Lexington avenue was excused for
cause.
During the examination of the tales
men Thaw carried on a close CONVERSE
ton with Mr.. McPike at his counsers
table, leaning with his elbows on the
table and a handkerchief between his
clasped hands.
Thaw's relatives were most interested in
each question asked of the talesmen. Mrs
Carnegie leaned far to one side, stretching
to see ove- the heads of Thaw's counsel,
who were between them and the witness
stand The Countess of Yarmouth leaned
forward with her elbow on the back of the
chair before her.
Mrs William Thaw sat bolt upright in
her chair, and her eyes behind heavy gold
trimmed glasses never left the talesman
seated in the witness chair. Mrs. Harry
Thaw was apparently as interested as the
others but sat perfectly still with her eyes
he toll cto,