The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-01-31
ONLY ONE
 JUROR MORE Eleven Men Have Now
 Qualified. TAKE UP TESTIMONY TODAY
 - No Idea Yet Given as to Plan of
 Defense. Jerome Has Not Announced Method ee Combating The Emotional rnsap- ity Pies, whics win Probably
 Be Presented.
TAKE UP TESTIMONY TODAY

New York. Jan. so--There was but q single vacant chair in the Thaw jury box when court adjourned today and it 1t expected that tomorrow afternoon at the latest, District Attorney Jerome will begin his opening address to completed jury.
 The length ana breadth of tho ground the district attorney will cover has not been disclosed Just how far back he will delve into the history Of the prin~ cipals in the famous case. no one but Jerome knows. He has not related the plans Of his opening addresses % any one, though it has been intlmated that the direct evidence of the prosecution will be of the brief est possible character. dealing only with the incidents leading up to the Killing and the story of the tragedy it- self as seen by eye witnesses.
 One or two witnesses may be heard aa to the alleged motive for the crime. It remains for the defense 10 open the way to testimony which has to do with any relations which may have existe5 between stanford White and Evelyn Nesbit prior to the siaylng Of the archl tect. Thaw's attorneys probably VIII not reply to Mir. Jerome rouaorrow, rer serving their opening until the State has finished it's case.
 Two jurors were added to the trial jpanel today. making eleven In afi. n an effort to complete the fury the at torneys exhauated the second special panel of tsiesmcn summoned for the trial 4 new panel of 100 was ordefed and will be in court tomorrow morning.
 The twelfth juror VIII be chosen from the new list and should ha in the box before recess. Slxtynvr taiegman were examined today, breaking nil rscords l nsass.'..s.. sxr.,..s ssss.sa...
 Following the precedent Of the lAFt four days. one Juror was secured dMfs ing the morning session and anptheE during the afternoon sitting, Harry C
 Brearley. an adyertisinE agent as years of age. married, Agaa tho nrst
 taiesman to qualify, He took his place
 as juror Number S. the chair made va
 cant by the drSpplag ot f1Rs6ia aR
 Fafro yesterday afteFnoon.
 Mir. Brearley told the attorneys for ] the defense that he had no pre3nAice whatsoever againet q plea Of insnnitNs ! and that in judging such plea. he
 would be guided by the principle of ! allowing the defendant the advantaEe
 of every reasonable doubt
 The afternoon juror. Henry T. Kieifl 1 berger, Q silk merchant, 42 years pe | ago and married said he knew very | little about the subject of insanity, and would have to be guided by the iuz structiOns of the court in arriving ak a conclusion. He did not think hts | Judgment would be unduly swayed by l sympathy or emotion.
 ] The manner In which Thaw's aftcry | ueys continued to dwell upon the sub | feet of insanity in their examination | of various talesmen seemed to indicate that q plea of temporary insanity, which would be "A legal defense. VIII | eventually be entered.
 Tn developing this claim that Thaw was insane at the time of the tragedy. 1 the defendants attorneys may bring . such details as they and the prisoner believe will influence the sympathy uf the men who have an uudehned belieg in the so-caiied "unwritten law The Insanity Fiea.
 There is much speculation as to what 7 courxe Mr. Jerome will pursue iE Thaw's counsel begin Co develop their
 plea of temporary insanity. Ha is
 nrepared to combat the alienists. but
 there is a possibility that he may bring the proceedings to an. abrupt halt and aply for the appointment of q Commission to decide whether or not
 fine defendant Is insane at the present
 time Or he may let the matter De fought out in open court, expert Tor expert. Tn that event the trial will drag out to Q great length.
 Neithar Mrs. Thaw. the prisoner,s
 mother nor his sister, the Countess Of Yarmouth. was in court today.
 Mrs. Geurge Lauder Carnegie and
 Evelyn Nesbit ThaN and her com panlon. May Mackenzie, were in the court room.