Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-30
Given a Throw Down al This Mornings Session of inc
 Famous Murder Trial
NO MORE STRETCHING
Says Justice Fitzgerald- -Thaw Getting Uneasy Over Delay in Gettig Enough Jourymen-Wants
 Trial to Begin.

New York, Jan 30.-The three va
 cant chairs in the Thaw jury box
 this morning appeared as formid-
 able barrier to a beginning of the
 taking of testimony in the famous
 case on tomorrow afternoon or Fri
 day morning. The average of jury
 selection has heretofore been two a
 day. one at the morning session and
 one near the close of the afternoon
 sitting of court. The action ot the
 court in excusing two of the sworn
 Jurors yesterday afternoon has lent
 an air of uncertainty to the proceed
 ings and even the attorneys in the case are not willing to hazard the
 guess as to when the jury may be completed
 Justice Fitzgerald threw something of bombshell into the camp of the newspaper artists in the court this morning by announcing through the court officers that no more sketches should be made during the trial. This came as complete surprise. Artists from most of the principal cities of the Last have been in court from day to day and have not been restricted hitherto in any way whatsoever.
 Harry K. Thaw was still much dis turbed before he went. to the court room to-day because the selection of the jury to hear his case was delayed by excusing two jurors yesterday. He passed an uneasy night in the Tombs prison and this morning he said he was disappointed that the jury had not been selected in full yesterday. He felt confident as he left his cell yesterday that before the end of the days session the jury would be chos- en and lie took 1t in no good part that the jury. boxs'was emptied of one-flfth of its numbers.
 Thaw was especially annoyed by the excusing of Harold Faire, the broker, who had made good inl- precision on the prisoner and whom he thought good juror. By advice of his counsel Thaw refrained to-day from reading any of the newspapers giving explanations of Faire's re- moval from the jury. He accepted his counsels explanation that consid- erations of the health of the two jurors caused them to be excused.
 Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and May Mac- Kenzie were again early arrivals in the court room to-day and both were attired as on yesterday. When Mir Thaw's leading counsel, arrived young Mrs Thaw greeted him After a brief chat. Mir escorted Mrs Thaw and her companion into the prisoners pen where there was a touching scene be- tween the accused man and his wife. The two sat together for ten minutes or more exchanging condolences and the women had not returned to the court room when Justice Fitzgerald took the bench.
 Thaw was disappointed on enter Ing the court room to find that his wife was the only member of his fam lily present. The others, 1t was stat ed. had been detained up town by the heavy snow storm.
 A wild story was going the rounds of the criminal courts building to- day to the effect that there was a iund of $100,00O which might be given to any talesman who could qualify as a juror. The rumor was given no credence in any quarter. It vas also stated that the talesmen who are yet to be examined are un- fer the surveillance of county detec- lives. but this could not be verified.
 The statement of Harold R. Faire, me of the jurors excused yesterday, | hat he could offer no explanation as Q why he was excused was repeated 'n many sides to-day and 1t was ru- nored that he might demand in court | m explanation.
 Assistant District Attorney Gar Tan. who conducted the examination If the first talesman called to-day, lsked each one of them specifically if !, le had been approached by any one n connection with the case since be- ng summoned as a possible juror. to-day was the first time the question las been put in such a direct form. | Gone of the taIesmen said they had cen approached In any way.
 The first talesman called to-day ras the nineteenth of the second pecial panel of 100 which was in ourt yesterday for the first time. )nly sixty men remained in this pan- IL l when to-day's proceedings began,
 number having failed to appear sther through illness or absence rom the city. The possibility of aviug to call a third panel was se- iousiy considered when seven men ad been examined in vain within alf an hour after the opening of ourt Two of the seven were per- mptorily challenged by the defense.
 Agrees on Time to Vote.