The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-03
LAWYERS DISAGREE.
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stand Just as it is. We have given In to
the opportunities OF MIR Jerome in chang
ing jurors. but we don't see why that
should be done any more.
The statement quoted TO Thaw that
he would go on the stand in HIS own
defense L don't believe was ever made
by him. There has been no decision on
that. and a good deal depends on how
the case goes
II there is no change in the jury and
Assistant District Attorney Garvan makes
the opening address to the jury. the first
thing on Monday morning IL viii soon be-
come known Just how many members Of
Thaw's family will be called as witnesses
for him. They have been sitting in court
all through the impaneling Of the jury, but
as soon as the taking Of testimony be-
gins. District Attorney Jerome will ask
that all witnesses be excluded. One Of
the Thaw party sure to be excluded Is
May Mckenzie, who has been subpOenaed
by the prosecution.
While Mr.. Jerome has said that he
should be through with his case by re-
cess. a good deal depends on the length
of the cross-examinati0n of the prOsecu-
tiOn's witpesses by the defense.
Some of the Witnesses.
Some Of the witnesses who will be
called by the prosecution are Policeman
Arthur Moore, who took Thaw to the
Tenderloiu station after he shot White;
Paul Brudi, the fireman to whom Thaw
handed the revolver; Policeman Anthony
L. Debes. who arrested Thaw; coroner's
l-n do
the autopsy; Edward II. CoBevy, a fore
man in the Madison Square Garden, and
couple Of eyewitnesses.
The twelve jurors who have been
agreed upon spent n quiet day att the
Broadway Central Hotel. Capt. Lynch,
who is In charge Of them, says that they
are a jovial lot and not hard TO please
When they got Bernard Gerstman. the
last man chosen. TO the hotel on Friday
night, he had to stand for a lot Of joshing
They told him that they had been wait
Ing for him for a long time, and they
were glad that he had joined them.
A couple of the Jurors are musical, and
one Of them, John S. Denee, who comes
from Louisiana. is said to be a very good
story teller.
Wives Visit Imprisoned Men.
The wives OF four OF the jurors called
and soon became friendly. The jurors
have apparently put all business cares
aside, expecting a long siege. as they re-
ceive little mail They see their wives,
but only in the presence Of another juror
and a court officer
A stranger wandered into the Criminal
Courts building to-day and saw the de-
serted telegraph Offices which have been
rugged up outside of the courtroom
where Thaw viii be tried. He wanted to
know what had happened.
They were pinched after the first race
on Friday, said a newsbOy. 'All the
telegraph guys were took and there won't
be anything doin' until Monday when the
room opens
There has been considerable specula-
ton as 10 the probable cost Of the trial
10 the county of New York, and many
wild guesses have been made in this con-
nection.
In order 70 settle the matter for good
and all. figures have been obtained from
the district attorneys Office that show
the total cost Of the trial viii be some
where between $4,000 and Sl5.OOO, an ex-
ceedingly low figure when all the cir
20 medical experts viii be more than half
the total amount The two trials Of
Roland Molineux put the county 10 an
expense OF upward Of $50 600. and II cost
SlO0,0Oo 20 convict Albert T. Patrick
Experts Costly witnesses.
IN both the trials Of Molineux and Pat
rick many medical experts were en-
ployed. and experts are luxuries.
In the Thaw case three medical ex-
perts are lined I'D with the prosecution.
They are Doctors Flint, Mcdonald. and
M8bOn.
These medical experts receive 2 COM
pensation dependent on their appearance
in court. They are paid 500 a day for
every day they attend the sessions. Each
day that tslesmen have been examined
has seen them within the Enclosure al
lOtted TO the prosecution. They will
probably be in attendance for three weeks
longer, which means fifteen additional
court days, so at a rough estimate they
will each receive 1880 from the county.
or $3.50 in all
Thaw rose early this morning and.
after q couple Of turns around the CORR
doris read every word about the trial in
the morning papers. After spending a
couple Of. hours in this manner he began
10 show Impotence for the arrival Of his
relatives