Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1907-04-18


diYided-seven for guilty Of murder
in the first degree, five for acqlro
tai On the ground Of insanity-the
jury in the Thaw case reporteu yes
terday after AZ hours of del:bcration
that it could not agree upon 4 YER
dict. The jury was promptly dis
charged by Justice Fitzgerald, who
declared that he too, believed the
jury task was hopeless. Thaw was
remanded to the TomDs withount bail
70 await a second trial
Long Wait in Jail.
When this new trial would taNe
place no one connected with the case
could last night express an opinion.
District Attorney Jerome declared
there were many other persons ac-
Cused Of homicide awaiting trial and
Ihaw would have to take his turn
with the rest. AS to a possible
change of venue, both the district at,
toruey and counsel for Thaw &c
Clared that they would make no
such move. ThaWs attorneys will
nave a conference today with the
prisoner to decide upon their next
step. They may make an early ap-
plcation. jerome said he would
strenuousIy oppose it. He added
the belief that as seven Of the jurors
had voted for guilty his opposition
probably would be successful. In
that event Thaw has another long
summer before him in the city
prison, for his case on the already
crowded criminal calendar cannot
possibly be reached until some time
next fall
Blow to Defendant.
When it became known that the
jury was about to report and thar
the case would be disposed of, Tiaw
called his wife to a Seat by his side
and sat with his right arm th.own
about her until he was commanded
to stand an face the jurors. SmiI-
ing and confident as he entered the
courtroom, he sank Imply into his
chair, when Foreman Smith, in re
spouse to a question by Clerk Penny
as to whether a verdict had been
agreed upon said:
Ne have not"
The mother, her features hidden
behind a dense veil of black, sat
stoIid and motionIess. The wife, by
her husbands side, gripped his hand
tightly as the foreman spoke ana
then when he sunk down by her side
she tried to cheer him by saying she
believed he would now be admitted
to bail and that the second jury
surely would set him free. The
mother, sisters and brothers smfi, d
weakly at Thaw as he was led awly
again to the TOmbs.
Few People Hear the End.
outside the criminal court building,
only a few hundred persons were
gathered. The courtroom itse.f was
half empty. Only newspapermen,
court attaches, and a few favored
friends, were allowed either to hear
the verdict Justice Fitzgerald
feared a demonstration of some sort
should Tie general public be admit
ted and he gave strict orders againsr
this.
1t was 1925 o'clock when the jury
fled into the courtroom. Justice
Fitzgerald had determined to let
them fight It out among themselves IN
til they should call for assistance
This appeal came at Ais and the at
torneys were called in. Justice
Fitzgerald notified them of the jury-s
communication that a disagreement
seemed inevitable. After the br,7r
courtroom proceedings at which the
disagreement was publicly an
Tounced, the jury was dismissed and
the prisoner remanded Entering
the courtroom at 1925 p. m, the iury
was free eight minutes later.
Statement by Thaw.
Thaw when he returned to the
Tombs, gave out the following stats
Rent:
81 believe !!at every man n the
jury possessing average intelligence,
excepting possibly Mr.. Eolton. COM
pretended the weight Of the evil
dence and balanced it for acquittal.
All my family bid me goodbye with
courage. I trust Cd. W we may all
keep we'll"
To his attorneys Thaw said he
was deeply disappointed.
But l could hardly expect anything
else in view of the events of the
past few days" he added. Earlier
in the day Thaw said he would pre-
fer that his fate be decided upon the
written laws of the state.
Attorney Delnas, whose summing
up was based upon the unwritten
law, was not. in court when the jury
made its report and was discharged.
Rap at MIR. DeImas.
Last night Clifford w. Hartridge.
attorney of record for Thaw, gave