Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-13
Other Five Were for Acqu|ttaI 0,
The Ground That The Accused
Is Insane.
SECOND TRIAL NOT IN SIGHT
District Attorney Jerome viii OPP.
pose Motion to Release Accused
Man on Bail and Thaw viii Have
to Pass Another Summer in the
Tombs--He's Still Merry.
by Associated Press.l

tby Associated Press)
NEW YORK, April 12.-Seven for
a verdict OF guilty or murder in tho
nrst degree and five for acguittal on
tho ground of insanity-the Jury
winch s'ncc the 2Srd of last Jan
reported today after AZ hours and
oignt minutes of deliberation that It
could not possibly agree upon a YER
uict. The twelve men were promptly
discharged by, Justice Fitzgerald, who
declared the task was hopeless. Thaw
was remanded to the Tombs without
bail on the charge of having murder.
cd Stanford White.
Whon this new trial will take place
no one connected with the case could
tonight express an opinion. District
Attorney Jerome declared that there
were MANY other persons accused of
homicide awaiting trial and Thaw
would nave to take his turn with the
rest. AS to n possible change OF
Venue, both the district attorney and
counsel for the prisoner declared they
would make no such move. Thaw's
attorneys will have conferences to.
morrow with tho prisoner to decide
upon their next step.
fhey may make an early applica-
ton for bail Mr. Jerome said he
would oppose 1t. He added the be-
liet that as seven of the jurors had
voted for guilty" his opposition
probably would be successful. In
that event Thaw has another long
summer before him in the city pri-
son, for his case on the already
crowded criminal calendar cannot
possibly be reached until some time
next fall.
The scenes attending the announce
ment by the jury of its inability to
agree upon any sort of verdict were
robbed OF any tneatricalism by the
general belief that after their long
deliberation and reports of a wide
division OF sentiment the jurors could
make no othe report than one of
disagreement. Thaw, surrounded by
the members OF his family-the de-
voted mother, the pale young wife,
tho titled sister, the Countess Of
Yarmouth; Mrs. George Carnegie, and
Edward and Josiah Thaw, the broth.
ors-received news in absolute
silence
When 1t became known that the
Jury was about to make its report
and that the case would be disposed
Of, Thaw called his wife to a scat
by his side and sat with his right
-. IS AoUh WILL uS WIS
commanded to stand and face the
jurors. Sailing and confident as he
entered the court room, he sank
Imply into his chair when Foreman
Deming b. Smith, in response to n
question by Clerk Penny as to wheth-
or q verdict had been agreed upon
said: 1--WE have not"
The mother. her features hidden
behind a dense veil of black sat
stolid and motionless. In iii health
OF late, she had felt severely the
strain and stress of the long hours
OF anxious waiting. THE wife. by
nor husbands side, gripped his hand
tightly as the jury foreman spoke,
and then when he sank down by her
SIDE, sho tried to cheer him as best
she could by saying that she believed
no would now be admitted to bail and
that a second jury would surely set
him free.
Family Tried, to Cheer Thaw.
The mother, tho sisters and broth
ers, pale and we'll nigh exhausted by
their tedious, nerve racking wait for
a verdict, smiled wanly at Thaw as
no was led away again to the Tombs.
They were permitted to speak with
him for a few moments to bid him
to be of good cheer before he crossed
inc iBrldSe or S1ShS, to the cell in
the prison which until few minutes
before he had hoped that he was
about to quit forever.
Outside the big square OF the
Criminal Courts building, only few
hundred persons were gathered.
Thousands had been there early but
police reinforcements had arrived
with instructions to keep everyone
moving and this bad soon tired the
idly curious into willingness to de-
part.
Inside the building-in the gallery
and overlooking the court and gath
Grcts along the corridors-were
groups Of more fortunate persons
who has been able to make their
way past the vigilant police guards.
The court room itself was half
empty. Only the newspaper mon, the
court attaches. and few favored
friends were allowed 10 enter to
hear tho verdict.
Jury Allowed to Fight 1t Out.
Justice Fitzgerald feared de-
monstration OF some sort Should the
general public be admitted and he