New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-02
THAW JURY COMPLETED
TO BEGIN TRIAL MONDAY.
Talk of RemoUing More Jurors
States Case To Be Brief.
THE JURY.

GEORGE PFAFF. dealer in hardwars ard
machinery supplies forty five years Old No. 122
Centre streets married. Juror q
GEORGE n. FEcKE, manager second cabin
department, Cunard Line. forty years old, No.
6o1 West 125th street; married. Juror g.
OSCAR A. PINK, grain and hay ssesmsn,
forty six years old, No. At West 145th street;
married. Juror 4.
HENRY c. HARVEY, manager of a piano
warehouse, sixty years old. Brook avenue and
1920 street; married Juror 5.
HARRY C. 5REARLEY, advertising solicitor,
thirty four years old, No. 10 East 18th streets
married. Juror 8.
MALCOLM s. FRASER. underwear salesman.
forty years old, No. f42 West 12ath street, mar
ried. Juror 7.
CHARLES D. NEWTON, retired manufaot-
urer, sixty years old, No. 167 West fS4th stresti
married. Juror 8.
WILBUR F. STEELE. manufacturer Of sas
street; married. No. 9.
JOHN S. DENNEE, contracting freight agent
Of the Southern Railroad, forty five years DID,
No. 217 East 23d street; single. Juror 10.
JOSEPH g. BOLTON. clerk fifty three years
old. No. 1887 Boston Road; married. Juror II.
BERNARD GERSTMAN, manager 6irard
18th streeti married. Juror Il.
After eight days OF the hardest work. tbs
twelfth member OF the jury TO try Harry Kendall
Thaw for the murder OF Stanford White vas
obtained yesterday. It was not until nearly )
o'clock, the hour of adjournment. that he was
found just when It looked certain that the week
would end with jury still incomplete. The hnal
juror. who has been so eagerly sought for days.
is Bernard Gerstman, the manager OF the Girard
| woolIen mills. with offices at No SAG Broadway.
He lives at No. fl East SSth street. and IS mar
ried.
| In appearance Mr.. Gerstman IS the youngest
OF Thaw's Judges. With black hair. dark eyes
and smoothly shaven face he looked nearer this
| age Of the defendant than any OF the others His
| acceptance vas only confirmed after counsel ON
| both sides had examined him over and over
again as 70 his understanding ot what Is rsa-
| sonabIe doubt
! Now that the jury Is completed the trial proper
| will probably begin on Monday morning Tiers
| is a possibility. however. that one two Jurors
| may Yet be excused. II Is known that Dtstrica
| Attorney Jerome is not entirely satisfied with
some OF them and is making strict investiga<
| ton Of the records One man is more or less or
/ a soldier OF fortune. with an experience or tns
world which has set the prosecution somewhat
/ against him Another man. it is feared, may bs
| unable 10 serve owing to his physical condition
| AS if TO confirm in part these rumors, ths
| court ordered that all Of the venirernen who
| have not been examined to be in court on Mon
| dav morning This it IS believed. Is IN order
| that the examination could Immediately ecn-
| tinue il a Juror should be excused Until tho
| furv as a body, has been sworn IL is within tbs
/
| members without causing mistriaL As soon
as the Jurors have been sworn and the first wit
| ness has been asked one question the withdrawal
| NJ A Juror would make the case mistrial and
| n would have to begin all over again
| District Attorney Jerome. after the box was
ATed announced to the court that the stats
| would begin and conclude its case at the Hrss
session on Monday. thereby notifying the de-
| fence 10 be ready in the afternoon. 50 that no
rrvaIf1 f1afF
| this announcement arterward by saying thas
| the prosecutions case would be presented ia
| that space OF time. but It would. Of course de-
nerd on the length Of the cross-examinatiou an
| +o It's conclusion This without taking into con-
slderation the possibility that other jurors may
| he excused
| STATES CASE CONFINED TO SHOOTING.
As the case stands at present. Assistant Dis
| tri.t Attorney Francis NJ Garvan viii maks
| the opening address TO the jury for the STATS
at the opening Of court on Monday. He wile
speak very briefly. merely giving an outline or
the shooting on June -. without referring to
any Incidents leading thereto Witnesses via
then be called by the state They VIII include
Police Captain HOdgiuS, who was IN cornmahG
of the West SOth street station ON the night oE
the murder: PatTolman Debes. who made the
arrest of Thaw; the sergeant who was on tho
desk al the station house when Thaw was ar
rafgned and the fireman AZ the roof garden
who took Thaws revolver away from him.
Probably two three eyewitnesses of the shoot
ing will also testify briefly as 10 what they
saw. i'm order to corroborate every detail OF thS
actual occurrence and the incidents precediiAa
and following il.
Should there be no delay and the state enss
its case by noon, the defence viii make its
opening address after recess. and will then be-
gin calling witnesses The length OF the trial
will depend largely upon the course followed BY
Thaw's lawyers. That they Will adopt a plea
Of emotional insanity IS practically certain
Over fifty witnesses have been subpcsnaed by
then, but il is not known if all OF them will
he nut on the witness stand on direct examina-
.tion.
Nearly all of the score or more witnesses un-
der subpoena by the state will be called in
buttaI in an effort TO break down the testimony
given for Thaw. Then. if sufficient necessity Is
shown the defence will call further Witnesses
TO Offset the rebuttal witnesses of the prosecU-
ton.
Thaw plainly showed his relief when he stood
for the eighteenth time to face a prospective
turynan and AT last saw every seat in the jury
box filed For eight days he has sat at ths
end OF his counseTs table listening to the sans
routine Of questions, has heard them give every
conceivable excuse and has ordered his law
yers TO peremptOrily challenge at least score
of times II took $50 examinations before the
twelve men were obtained. unprecedented
number IN criminal history in New York County.
After the twelfth juror had taken his seat
Thcw smiled : smile OF evident relief. and. turn-
ing around nodded brightly TO his family. They,
too. showed their pleasure. and as they left the
courtroom chatted with much animation. in