The Washington herald., 1907-01-30

New York. Jan. 29-COurt was adj
5ourned at o'clock this afternoon in the
Thaw murder trial with Just as many
jurors in the jury box as when proceed
ings opened in the morning They were
not all the same jurors. however. two
having been excused and two more chosen
TO fill their places.
The morning session closed with ten
men in the box. the tenth being John $.
Dennee. thirty-eight years old. a travelling
freight agent in the employ of the South
ern Railway. Mr.. Dennee is married and
lives at III East Thirty-third street. lie
was born ia the South. and has spent
much Of his time in Louisiana With ten
men selected to pass upon the guilt or in
nOcenCe of Harry X Thaw, 1t looked pos
sible when court reconvened after the
noon recess that the box would be- filled
before night When Justice Fitzgerald
took his seat, however. District Attorney
Jerome sprung the surprise.
Your honor" he said, after a confer
ence with counsel for the defense. counsel
for the people have come to the concur
sion that we should ask that Mr.. Camp
bell and Mr. Faire be excused from serv-
ice on the jury. This action casts no re-
Election whatever on these two gentle
men, either as jurors or as men. Your
honor knows that similar action has been
taken in another case, and We ask that
these jurors be excused"
Justice Fitzgerald had evidently been
Informed that the request was TO be made
and Of the ground on which it was based.
Il.
given their consent. he addressed Mr.
Campbell and Mr.. Faire and informed
them that they were forthwith excused,
repeating the assurances of the district
attorney that the action taken was not TO
be construed as III any way rejecting
upon them.
Mr. Campbell. it was learned. was ex-
cUsed largely on account of his health.
lie had passed an uncomfortable night
at the Broadway Central Hotel, and II
was probably feared that there was ii
possibility of his tying the jury up by
being IN after the taking of evidence We
begun
Faire Surprised at Dismissal.
Mr.. Faire's case is different He was
obviously vastly surprised at being ex-
cused. and said so when questioned lie
stated that he had truthfUuy answered
all the questions addressed 10 him when
he was examined by counsel i said J
was in the printing business at 56 Wall
street, and so I am, though the business
really belongs TO my sister. But I an
running IL
Il was formerly a member of the firm
Of Fare & Co. dealers in unlisted Sc
curitles. Ny sister was my partner il
this business. and We gave il up TO start
IN the printing business. While I was q
member of this firm I met Detectiv,
Sergt. McConville."
Counsel on both sides determined upor
action in the case of the two jurors n
a conference held in the district attorney
Office at the noon recess. Besides Mr.
Jerome and Mr.. Garvan, there were pres
ent Mr. Hartridge Mr.. Peabody and Mr.
Gleason. Of Thaw's counsel and Detectiv,
Sergt McConville, who has "a wide &C
quaintance and experience in the Wal
street district. No one present at tht
conference would say why the two Jurors
were excused.
Questions Elicit Surprise.
Questions propounded To several of IN,
talesmen examined to-day by Nr Jerom
or Mr. Caravan made the spectators sit M
and take notice, One of the inquire
usually made Of taiesmen is whether o
not anybody has been speaking 10 then
about the case since they were draw
on the panel Almost always the repl
has been an affirmative one, and IN
statement has been made that the per
sons who have spoken 10 them on IN
subject have done so only in casua
way
But to-day several talesmen, perhaps
majority OF those examined. We're aske,
if they were acquainted in Cincinnati. /
they knew d Nh. Baker of that city, an,
whether Mr.. Baker had approached then
regarding the Thaw case since they wer
drawn on the panel None of the tales
men had ever heard of Mr. Baker. o
Cincinnati Several OF them were ais
asked II Mr.. O Mara. of Pittsburg ha,
said anything 20 them about the case. II
hadn't, they replied. Mr.. O'1Iara Is ROge
OMara, Pittsburgs former police chief
who has been engaged by the defense {
round up certain witnesses who will ties
tify in behalf of Thaw.
Once when Nr. Garvan asked a tales
man whether ne had been approached o.
the case, the talesman said he had.
Some Man Approached TaIesman.
What sort Of "a looking man was
who approached your inquired Mr Gar
van with n sudden access of interest
"Oh. he didn't say anything special. re
piled the talesman. we talked about tn
case only in the most general way"
And the expected sensation passed OF
without a futteT.
Late in the afternoon, both sides go
together on David STROLLER Walker an
he was sworn in. NIr. Walker is r,
tund young man about thirJy-five year
old He is unmarried. lives at lj6 Yves
Ninety-fifth street. and is il the real e..
tate business He is q son of John Br..
ben Walker, formerly the proprietor {
the Cosmopolitan Magazine.
Mr.. Walkers brother. Wnfrid [
Walker, in June, 1904. married chorU
girl named Beatrice Frances Diliwortl
who was al that time in the chorus Of
company presenting the comic opef
called "a Chinese Honeymoon" at n
Casino Theater. The marriage was ne
approved by the young mans fathc
Young Walker being 1T that time onl
about eighteen years of age, and a 81
for divorce is now pending.
Alather brother OF the juror, job
2 Brisben Walker, jr., married Miss Isab
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