The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-17
TO RESUME | rHAW TRIAL. Bolton Thinks It His
 Solemn Duty. THE DEFENDANT IS PLEASED Juror Who Lost Wife Believes He
 Should Continue. Case VIII Continue Where It Was Left on Thursday, With pr. Evans
 On the Witness

New York, Feb. 16-The trial of liar ry K. Thaw will be resumed before Justice Fitzgerald on Monday morn ing at 10:30 o'clock. Funeral services were held today for the wife or Juror Joseph B. Bolton, and it was said af- terward that the juryman had express ed his willingness to again take his place in the Thaw panel and continue the trial.
 MT. Bolton feels 1t is conscientious duty before him to hear the trial to the end. If MT. Bolton had dropped out, 1t would have meant the loss of many thousands of dollars to the State and have been declared and four weeks of the courts time would have been vast cd. Aside from the routine expense of Juror and witness fees, the Thaw trial is costing the State a sum almost equal to that which is being spent by the defendant's family in the attempt to prove the young man was insane when he shot Stanford White.
 Thaw was much relieved today when told that the Bolton ramily physician had informed District Attorney Jerome that the juror would bs able to re- sume MT. Jerome also Is anxious that the proceedings be disposed os either by the verdict of the present jury or by the decision of commission in luz macy. He expressed his willingness at any time to join with the defense in asking the appointment of a commis- sion to determine Thaw's present state of mind. The defense, however. will continue in it's endeavor to show that while Thaw was expiosively insane at the time he killed White, and while the effects of brain storm" were apparent in him for three months following the homicide, his improvement has been so ~A otx i that he is today of perfectly sound mind.
 Many or the Thaw jurors when under examination as taIesmen were asked if they would give the defendant the benefit of the salIle reasonable doubt as to his sanity or insanity as they would to the question ef suit or inileoenee In every case the Jurors who are now serving declared they weuid,
 Cross Exnnstned Atienlsts. Dr. Charles c. Wagner and MT, Brit, | ton D. Evans, the two alieffsrs whc have offered evidence as to Thaw's state of mind at the time of the hofnf. cide have yet to be cross examined bs Mir. Jerome. If. after tho cross ex- animation, the reasonable doubt as to Thaw's soundness of mind on June 2S last still exists. the defense will try to show that Thaw at the present time is sane and entitled to absolute free dom. This is believed by many to be the most difficult part of the task still confronting the defendants attorneys pr. Graem M. Hammond, who has been constantly beside the prisoner since the trial began, is expected to testify as to Thaw's mental condition.
 While the defense apparently seems to be nearing it's close, there is so much actual work yet to be done that 1t Is difficult to forecast just when Thaw's attorneys will rest and when MT. Jer- one will begin the introduction of re- buttal testimony about which there has been so much mystery.
 pr. Evans was on the stand when court was adjourned Thursday. It is presumed that he will resume Monday morning He must necessarily do SO it is said, to maintain the continuity of the pages. It was intimated today, however, that MT. Evans may be with drawn Monday to allow Mrs. Evelyn Thaw to take the stand