The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-01-29
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progress but an hour and a quarter
trial panel He is John S. Dennee,
who gave his occupation as that of a
travelling freight agent.
Mr.. Dennee is unmarried, perhaps
3S years of age. and a native of Louis
lana.
"a good juror" was the general
comment in the court room when all
, challenges against Mr.. Dennee were
Withdrawn.
Dennee declared on direct examina-
ed no opinion. When Mr.. Hartridge
! for the defense asked him if he had
not read of the case he said he had.
And yet you have formed no Opin-
ion p
No There has been so much print
ed on both sides of this case. AS a rule
! 1 do not read this class of stuff, but
| there has been SO much of it in the
papers. had to read it or not buy the
papers,
Both prosecution and defense ex-
pressed their content and little time
was lost in adding the tenth man to
the list of Thaw's jurors.
Thaw seemed especially pleased to
have a southern man on the jury.
When the talesmen said he was from
engaged his counsel in conversation.
Mr.. Jerome noted this. but he inter-
posed no objection to the Louisianan.
George F. Barney. was the object of
the defense's second peremptory chat
Ienge today. He is about so years old
and said he was a photographer. >
The defense exercised another per-
emptory challenge against -the-Xery next
taIesman, James S. aSnaoot.l a coal dea
Ter. Mr.. Smoot said he was native
of Kentucky. The opinion he had form
ed, while apparently not strong enough
to justify a challenge for cause, was toe
strong to suit Thaw's lawyers.
George w. Tilton had opinion.
which could not very we'll be moved,
and by consent he was excused.
Only one of the state aIienists was in
court today, DR.. Austin Flint. DR.. Nc
Donald and DR.. Mabon, his associates
have hitherto attended every session of
the court and have scrutinized the de-
PENDANT closely.
A long list of talesmen were excused
as the morning session nearing its
close. Matthias Nichol had an opinion
Charles Geddes and Fred K. Morris had
notes to the judge. c, Tiffany Richard
son knew Stanford White and family;
Sidney Hoey had moved to Long
to Brooklyn, which is not q part of New
York county, While Francis J. Friedma n
held scruples against capital punish
ment.
Benton ]. Sullivan. a dry goods mer-
chant. occupied the stand for more than
half an hour before he was finally chal-
lenged by the defense. making the
fourth man thus kept out of the jury
box during the morning session.
Eugene F. Coleman, the seventeenth
talesman, examined today, was allowed
to go after presenting Il letter to the
judge.
The luncheon recess was ordered at
Ill p. m, until 2:15 o'clock, Just af-
ter the examination of eighteenth tales
d.
cluded and he had been challenged per-
emptorily by the defense. Thaw's coun-
sci did not seem to like the hesitancy
with which Mr.. Bethune answered ques-
lions as to whether his opinion already
formed would influence his judgment
although he declared it would not.
Jury Expected Today.
New York, Jan. 29.-It is confidently
believed by counsel in the Thaw case
that the jury will be completed today
Thirty-five of the original panel of 2C0
talesmen remain to be examined and If
these fail to suffice in the selection of
the three jurors needed, another one
hundred talesmen who have peen s:url-
moned will be drawn upon.
Despite the great care and delibera-
ton that are being shown by District
Attorney Jerome and Clifford w. Hart
ridge, leading counsel for the defense
in the selection of the jurors the prog
opinion of both sides. But for the per-
sonal direction of the prisoner in chIl-
longing talesmen the jury would have
been completed yesterday. On three oc-
casions Thaw has challenged peremp-
torily men accepted by his counsel
Two of these challenges he ordered last
week and one YESTERDAY - -
An interested spectator in court yes
terday afternoon was Jack Barrymore,
the actor. He came to the court room
with Detective Flood of the district at
torney's office and in a certain contin-
gency he will be a witness for the pros
ecution. Barrymore was acquainted
with Evelyn Nesbit when Stanford
White made her acquaintance and is
familiar with the circumstances under
which the architect came to know her.
Should any attempt be made on the
part of the defense to introduce testi-
nnony regarding Whites acquaintance
with Evelyn Nesbit that would tend to
blacken the late architects memory it
is believed that the actor will be put on
the stand in reDuttal.