The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-14
FEAR OF A MISTRIAL
 IN HARRY THAW CASE
WiFE OF JUROR BOLTON SERE OUSLY STRICKEN WITH
 DOUBLE PNEUMONIA.

Permitted to Visit Her in Company
 With Other Jurors and BalIifFs--OnIy
 Short Session Yesterday Afternoon
 --BoIton Appears Distrait and if
 Wife's Condition Continues Critical
 He May Not be Considered Capable
 of Giving Proper Consideration to His
 Duties--Indefnite Postponement Nay
 be Taken as Alternative.
 New York. Feb 1S.-The Thaw trial to-day was limited to an afternoon ses- sion of less than two hours duration, the morning sitting of the court hav- ing been abandoned because of the ill., ness of the wife of one of the iurors-- Joseph B. Bolton. No. il. MT. Bolton was allowed to visit his home in com pany with two other jurors and two court officers. He found his wife suf- fering with double pneumonia, and two eminent physicians certified before District Attorney Jerome that her con- dition was very serious Bolton return ed to the jury panel for the afternoon session which began at 2:1O D. m, and adjourned at 4;O5 o'clock. There was a stipulation of counsel by which the jurors might again visit his home, ac- companied by bailiffs, tonight.
 It is hoped that the trial will go on tomorrow although Juror Bolton this afternoon appeared distrait, apparently taking little interest in the proceedings. If Mrs. Bottoms condition should cont tinue so critical that her husband cam not be expected to give proper consider ation to his duties as a juror there may be an indefinite postponement-all the other jurors meanwhile remaining lock- ed up, or possibly, a mistrial. Every one connected with the case exDressed the hope tonight that events will per- nit the trial being carried forward to rapid conclusion.
 lAt the home of Juror Bolton tonight the physician in attendance said that Mrs. Bolton had reached the crisis of her illness. If she survived the night he said, and no further comolications result. 1t was probable that she would recover. Juror Bolton, accompanied by two court officers, went to his home to- night and spent forty-fve minutes with his wife. He then returned to the hotel where the jurors are stopping
 Dr. Britton D. Evans, superintendent of the state hospital for the insane. at \ ET1,, ,t,- 11at t,,n ktxI ness of the afternoon. He concluded his direct examination, and District Attor- ney Jerome reserved the right to cross question the expert at later stage of the trial pr. John T. Deemer of Kit tanning, Pa, was recalled to the stand just before adjournment and asked to state what he knew of the mental cons dition of John Ross, a first cousin of Harry Thaw. It is claimed by Thaw's counsel that young Ross, the son of Mrs. William Thaws sister, is or was insane. MT. Jerome objected to the question on the ground that the rela- tionshio was too remote to permit the drawing of deductions as to hereditary insanity. Both question and witness were withdrawn temporarily.
 Dr. Evans to-day detailed the results of his various examinations and phy- i sical tests ill his visits to the defendant following the tragedy. He declared that there was a depression in the back of Thaw's head of a most unusual charac- l ter.
 q am unable to state its signihcance,' z declared the witness. flor the reason that I never saw anything like it be- l fore"
 l Dr. Evans also stated that Thaw's pulse action was the most extraordinary he had ever encountered. The pulse would change beats four times within one minute, variance being from twelve to twenty four beats. The pulse indi- cated he said that the synpathetlc nervous system was seriously at fault. Dr. Evans declared finally that he found no traces of drug habits nor any of the tremors characteristic of excessive ir- dulgence in intoxicapts.
 | Dr. Evans took occasion to say that he felt it was extremely unfair to him as a physician to require him to sepa- rate his physical examinations of the defendant from the questions and arl- swers as to his mental process. He was interrupted by both Mir Jerome and MT. Delmas and Justice Fitzgerald said:
 twill you kindly confine yourself to answering questions and not giving ex- pressions of opinion There is some Hfn- (Csontin1iad on FNphth Page