The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-29
First venire of Taiesmen
Nearly Exhausted in Secur-
ing Two More Jurors.
THAW'S TRIAL DRAGS ON
MISS MCKENZIE THE ACTRESS RE
MAINS WITH THAW'S WIFE AF-
TER A SHARP TILT WITH MOTH
ER AND SISTER.

Publishers Press1
New York. Jan. aS.-When court ad-
journed tonight nine jurors had been
secured TO pass on the guilt or inno-
cence of Harry Kendall Thaw. accus-
ed of the murder of Stamford White.
and the original venire of TWO hund-
red talesmen had been SO far exhaust
ed that Justice Fitzgerald. who is pre-
siding. directed that one hundred ad-
ditional names be drawn from the
special jury box and that the men be
directed to be on hand when court
opens Tuesday.
The two jurors secured today are:
Charles ID. Newton, So years old.
married, retired railroad clerk, 266
West 134th street
Lewis Haas, 80 years old. unmarri.
ed. manager, 127 West seth street.
The proceedings today were dreary
in the extreme. the questioning of
talesmen by the attorneys being along
the usual lines and nothing of moment
occurring to break the monotony OF tho
proceedings.
Thaw the Final Arbiter.
The eighth juror was secured at tho
morning session but 1t was not until
just before court adjourned for the
day that Haas, the second unmarried
man selected. was pronounced accept
able by both sides. He is candy
manufacturer and the youngest of the ,
nine men. has black hair and pleas
ant clean-shaven face. His answers
were given in clear voice and in
each case after careful weighing
of the questions asked i'm his mind
Thaw himself continues to be the
final arbitor of the qualifications of
the jurors.
Twice this afternoon when n tales
man had passed muster to the salts
faction ~ counsel. in the selection Of
a jury. Thaw ordered the mans exclus
sion by peremptory challenges The
district attorney also used two moro
peremptory challenges but all the rest
of the talesmen got off easily be-
cause of opinions about the case. or
acquaintance with either White or
Thaw.
Additional Panel Ordered.
Il
session. but it was only after dispos-
ing OF score of the remaining ninety
talesmen that the eighth place In the
box was filled. 1t was then that JUS
tice Fitzgerald ordered the summon
ing of the additional panel of one hun
dred men, SO as to assure the filling
of the jury box without delay.
Thaws sextet of lawyers was short
today when the trial began, Dan
O'Reilly and Delmas were not in their
usual places. The absence of the
California lawyer gave rise to the re-
port that he had made good his rr-
mored threat to withdraw from the
case IL Evelyn did not dispense with
Mae Mckenzie. her chorus girl COM
panion and chum.
But 1t was announced by Mr.. Hart
ridge that his western colleague was
suffering from severe cold He was
under the care of physician, though
his condition was not serious.
Half an hour after the session be-
gan Dan O'Reilly appeared. smiling
and bland. He had been delayed by
business and "slow subway service"
he said. Delmas, however. did not
Court Room Was Cold.
The court room was SO cold today
that everybody sat huddIed up in
wraps and shivering. Finally. at 1870,
p. m. Justice Fitzgerald, who had been
pacing up and down behind his chair
to keep warm, ordered a recess until
2 p. m.
1t was explained that the heating
was out of order, but the
difficulty, whatever 1t was, was remed-
led during the recess.
For the first time since the trial be-
gan the entire Thaw party. his moth
er, his wife Evelyn. his sister, Mrs
George Carnegie and the Countess OF
Yarmouth, and his brother Josiah
Thaw. his brother in-law. George Car
negie. as well as Mrs. Evelyn Thaws
actress friend, Mae Mckenzie were
In court during the day and this visib-
~ pleased the accused when he was
escorted into court.
Evidence Of Row Shown
That there actually is a row be-
tween the women relations OF Thaw,
no matter what the family and lawy-
a-s may say, was shown by the atti-
tude of the women during the recess
hour. The five women, including Mae
had gone into the email
'oom where they were to have their
luncheon.
Mrs. William Thaw. the mother and
ler two daughters, the countess OF
Yarmouth and Mrs. Carnegie, sat on
1ne side Of the room. while Evelyn
Sesbit Thaw, the wife of the defen-
liant and Mae Mckenzie took seats on
he other side.
A Dot of coffee containing enough to
III three cups. and some sandwiches.
we're sent in from a restaurant for the
mother and her two daughters, while