The Washington herald., 1907-01-31

O'MnrR Reaches New York.
New YORK, Jan. 39.-With eleven jurors
in the box when court convenes to-mor-
row morning. it seems likely that the
twelfth man to try Harry K. Thaw for
the murder Of Stanford White will be
obtained before the neon recess in that
case, and if none Of the jurors already
sworn in is excused or dismissed, District
Attorney Jerome will at once proceed 10
open for the prosecution.
u is not expected that the district at
torney viii consume much time in his
opening address 10 the jury. The initial
task Of The prosecution is a simple one
There will. Of course. be no attempt made
to deny that Stanford White was shot.
OF that Harry X. Thaw killed him,
though evidence viii BE- formally intro
duced 20 prove these facts, these true
/ facts" as Mr.. Gleason, or counsel for
ThaU. would say It viii also be con
tended that the killing was deliberate and
merits the death penalty
The heavy work OF the prosecution Is
/ expected TO come after the defense has
offered testimony 20 prove justification or
/ excuse for Thaw's act L viii then be
notice for the people 10 offer evidence
| I'm rebut:al Of such emotional insanity
I testimony as the defense may introduce,
/ FOR it Is cB this plea that Thaws law
4 yers are confidently expected to base
( their case. Il should not be a very lCns
trial. unless occurrences now mantici-
pated intervene TO Iengtheu IL. The dis
I trict attorney expects 90 have all his
direct evidence submitted within the
/ limits Of t9enty-four hours. In al proba-
buity the case should be disposed Of AMI
the verdict returned within six trial days.
First Juror l. Young Nan.
/ The first juror obtained and sworn in
( to-day was accepted just before the noon
recess. He is Harry G. BrearIey. an adj
vertisiag agent, who lives at l9 East Six
teenth street, and does business at Il
/ State street. He IS young man, OF "a
Ipleasing cast of countenance. APPARENTLY
about thirty-five years old. He is married
and is one OF the Few talesmen called in
this case who has never served before in d
criminal case Like most OF those exam
!
merits of the case. but he believed ne
could lay il aside and render "a verdice
entirely on the evidence adduced I'm court.
/ He was assigned 20 the seat left vacant hy
the departure Of Harold r. Faire from the
/ jury box the day before. Mr.. Walker hay
ing been assigned t. the seat formerly Oc-
Icupied by Juror Campbell
Henry l. Eleuberger is the eleventh
juror He is d silk merchant, with an Of
fee at 476 Broadway, and a residence at
1873 Seventh avenue. He is the only for
eign-born man yet chosen for the jury.
He was bonn IN Austria but came To this
country when very young Mr.. Klein
berger is about forty-five years Of age
wears a flowing blonde mustache. and :
married. He was sworn In about $3.50
O'Clock.
Second Panel Exhausted.
4 few minutes before O'Clock the last
member Of the second panel was called 10
the stand. examined. and excused. Clerk
Penney informed Justice Fitzgerald that
the panel had been exhausted whereupon
the Judge adjourned court for the day.
with the announcement that third panel
had been summoned and would be present
Tomorrow morning at 10.30 O'Clock.
The court officers were of the opinion
that excellent progress had been made to-
ward films the jury box Up TO the pres
ent time. e63 talesmen nave been exam
ined fourteen of them accepted as jurors.
and three Of those accepted have been eN-
Icused. The prosecution has exhausted
seventeen OF its thirty peremptory chaI-
lenEeS. while the defense has used up the
mystic total Of twenty-three.
Harry Thaw continues to advise with
his counsel over the acceptance of jurors.
and several talesmen were peremptorily
challenged to-day. apparently on his in
sistence.
The impression dcepens in the court
room that Thaw's counsel have deter
mined to take the lid off, in an effort TO
rake Ii, everything in Thaw past life 10
show that he was capable Of such bursts
Cf laSo as To ilCdparitate him for tne
time tc!ng Of knowing what he WIS about.
L is also believed that the same policy
VIII De consistently followed 10 show that
his slcoting of White WAS caused by
a burst Of rage on the receipt of inf0rma-
tion persuading him that he was justified
in the utmost jealousy of White
Defense 90 Make Claim.
The defense will contend, IL is main
taiued. that such testimony Is valid as
srow.ng Thaws belief and its effect on
him. no matter whether the information
he received about his wife's relations with
White was correct or not. In this same
line. the testimony Of the defendant S
wife is expected 10 have great weight
Neither Mrs Thaw, the prisoner 5
mother nor rs sister. the Countess of
; Yarmouth. was present at either of to-
DAYS court sessions Counsel for the de
fcnse stated that the snOwsJorm made il
inddvisable for the Countess TO risk her
health. and thar Mrs. Thaw had remained
away To be with her daughter. Evelyn
Nes5it Thaw was present as she has been
at every session OF court since TIE trial
began. With Der. too. -ves the never
failing May Mckenzie Mrs George l.
Carnegie the prisoners other -Ister. came
in with her brother, Edward Thaw. and
stayed the entire day. At th" no"u re-
cess Thaws wife and Miss Mex suz o haa
a brief talk with the defendant in the
prison zen.
ThlW rad TO worry along with only four
: lawyers again to-day. Mr. Delmas. the
! champion of the Pacific Slope, being again
absent Mr pelmas still has a cold. and
as he regards his voice as one Of his
principal assets in this case, he is taking
aH possible precautions not TO lose il.
When the court room doors were opened
this morning, there was terrible flutteT