The Washington herald., 1907-01-24
TWO JURORS CHOSEN
TO TRY HARRY THAW
ooNTISUED FROM FIRST PAGE.

At the time Of the noon recess, however,
the building was packed with curious
persons wherever the small army OF pO-
lieemen would allow people to stand
The grand staiTcases afforded the best
vantage points, and here hundreds stood
jummed together for the sole purpose OF
getting a look at Mrs. Harry Thaw. the
Countess Of Yarmouth, and the other
members OF the defendants family. When
the Thaw party came out to go 10 lunch
con there was a rush that for few
moments overwhelmed the police, and
the women were a bit hustled until the
police rallied and formed "A line through
which they walked to their waiting car
riages.
Other Reasons for Interest.
There are. Of course, other reasons than
the prominence Of Harry Thaw and HIS
victim for the extraordinary interest dis
played in this trial, despite the fact that
the not unusual circumstances Of mys-
terry is here missing.
Here was no case in which the killing
was to be disputed or any effort required
to prove IT, One had only 10 listen TO
the talk among the crowds In the cOrri-
doris of the Criminal Courts building to
know. if he had ever doubted before. that
the questions that most persons were ask
ing were. first:
"Wm the wealth at Thaw's disposal
command forces that viii save him, when
a poor man would go 20 the chair?'
Second: 'Will the unwritten law pre-
vail?"
The latter inquiry is likely to be an
swered within fortnight The other If
/ former murder trials are safe guides may
R. ia al
Jerome First In Court.
Court opens at 1890 o'clock At 9:ij the
| courtroom was well filed At 10 it was
| crowded. Mr.. jerome was the first figure
of Importance To appear. He walked in
AZ the private entrance at 1920 and took
| his seat at the table reserved inside the
rail for the prosecution Five minutes
| later Or. Carlos F. Macdonald. first Of the
alienists employed by the prosecution, ar
rived He, too. got "A seat inside the ran
/ lie was soon followed by DIT Mahon and
/ Dr. Flint.
The next manin was nc less a Parsonage
than Mr.. Justice Phippen. Of the Court
/ of Appeals, Of Manitoba, Canada. lie
/ said be expected 70 attend most Of the
sessions OF court during the trial. in order
! to see how murder cases are run down
here.
! one minute before half-pa.t ten. the
doors leading 10 Justice Fitzgerald's
/ chambers swung open. the attendants
shouted Hats on" Justice Fitzgerald
/ took his seat and court opened Wi-u th,.
customary Hear We, Hear We, Hear ye.'
/ intoued by the gray-haired clerk. William
Penny. Al the same time there was "a
stir al the judges entrance, and Thaw' $
! counsel, escOrting the members OF ms
/ family. came IN and took their seats.
while Assistant District Attorney Caravan
/ followed them.
/ For a fun minute every eye in court
/ was fixed upon the Thaw party. IN tho
endeav0r 20 distinguish Mrs Evelyn Mes
+ bit ThaW. around whom the ThaW-White
tragedy Tev0lvcg The cX-ChOTus girl wore
La tailor-made gown 0f dark material "A
/ black hat with wine-col3red trimmings.
and hid her face behind a white veil.
/ which she never raised. About her neck
she wore fur She took her seat beside
/ May Mckenzie. the former Weber <
/ Fields chorus girl. who has long been her
I friend. and IN whose apartment she passed
\ the night that followed the shooting OF
/ Stanford White by her husband.
Thaw's Wife with Mis- Mckenzie.
/ Miss Mckenzie wore purple gown and
/ hat. and kept her veil raised She looked
/ cheerful, almost chirpy. and occasionally
I smiled and whispered 40 her friends. but
| though Mrs Harry Thaw smiled back at
] her, tt was a faint wan, ghost Of a
smile. that scarcely felt its way through
/ her veil
Mrs Thaw the defendants mother. sat
on her dauRhter-in-law' right. She was
clad entirely in widows black. and was
so heavily veiied that her gray hair was
} scarcely discernible.
/ The great gulf between Mrs. William
Thaw and her two daughters. Mrs. Car
negie and the Countess Of Yarmouth. was
I well demonstrated throughout the day.
/ While the young actreSs-wife Of the ac-
Ecused sat by the side of her mother-in-
/ law, she did not betray any evidences
\ that she realized what II all meant. The
+ countess and Mrs. Carnegie followed the
+ questioning Of the prospective jurors and
/ their answers with an almost GREATNESS
! breath. but Mrs. Harry X ThaW spent a
great deal OF her time whispering 10 her
friend. the other actress. Miss Mckenzie.
/ and criticising the appearance Of the
female portion Of the spectators.
Il We Longer Beautiful.
/ She is no longer the handsome young
woman that, as artist, model, and player
+ of thinking parts in Broadway pro-
ductions, was the toast OF the stage-door
+ "Johnnies" Her c0untenance is beaken
and thin. while crows feet about her
/ eyes and nostrils. which apparently have
/ defed the expert massa gists. indicate that
/ the stories OF her health not being OF the
/ best have some foundation in fact The
/ elder Mrs. Thaw and her two daughters
/ followed the examination of prospective
/ talesmen with the closest interest, and
showed that they realized more than
anything else just what the entire pro-
/ ceedings meant to their family name.
/ The women Of the family were accom-
panied By Edward Thaw. Harry's broth
/ er, and George l. Carnegie. Howard
! Nesbit. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's younger
brother. was not with her
J He was in court however. being under
t.-rrf, eg,-