Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-11
TOday's Telegraphic News
WAITING FOR THE VERDICT.


will know his fate some time today. In
event Of the failure OF the jury to agree,
they will be dismissed. This Is the infor-
nation which came from g high source
Of the criminal courts building, shortly
before noon. The general impression
has been that the failure Of the jury 10
agree would result In their being kept to.
gether for several days. It Is reported
today, however, that Justice Fitzgerald
has no intention ofdoing this, and thirty
six hours will be the maximum he will
hold the men.
Up to eleven o'clock this morning no
word was received from the jury room.
The twelve men returned from breakfast
shortly after nine o'clock and resumed
their balloting.
Ali sorts of rumors were afloat as to
how the jury stood, the most PERSISTENT
reports being ten for acquittsl and two
for conviction; eleven for acquittal aud
one for conviction OF granddaughter; and
ak for scquittal and six tor conviction
There vas no formal opening of the
court this morning, Justice Fitzgerald
retiring to his chambers and sending
word to the jury that he awaited their
pleasure, and was ready to give any sd-
di,ional instructions desired.
Shortly before i o'clock the jlry sent
down O request for certain exhibits 10
the trial and these were Immediately
hurried to the jury. They we're the
plan of Madison Square Garden roo
garden, the Longfellow letters, Thaw's
will and codicll, Comstock letters, and
Jerome's and Delmas's hypothetical
questions.
Thaw sent out the following state.
ment TO the newspaper meo. / am told
it is impossible to tell beforehand what
jury will do. So am attending to
my ordlnsry affairs and preparing for
the best, ss it is simpler to unpack, If
necessary, than 1t would be to return
here for my things if the verdict Ia favor
able. am packing up my belongings.
| had good cold bath this morning and
good breakfast. The details of this
trial have proven of great interest TO
the public at large, and naturally we are
all one In wishing for aspeedy verdict"
Shortly after giving ont the statement
Thaw WAS joined BY Evelyn in the
prison pen where touching little scene
was enacted as the prisoner took his
wife 10 his arms and endeavored to cheer
her up. They had only been there a
few moments when the jury signifled its
desire for additional information.
Mrs. Wm. Thaw, the Countess Of
Yarmouth, Mrs George L Carnegie and
Edward Thaw arrived at The criminal
courts building at 900. They we're u.s.
hered into Justice Filzgerald's chambers
to await the report of the jury.
Judge Fitzgerald arrived at 1921 O..
%.
at O'Clock The attorneys for the de-
tense Was sent for.
The jury had resd to them the testi-
mony of Meyer Cohen, a witness for
the State, who testified to seeing the
shooting, and as to Thaw's changing his
course while leaving the root garden,
so as to walk past 5tanior White.
The testimony Of Paul Brody, fireman
at the Madison squsre roof garden, was
slso read to the jury. Brody Is the man
VINO took the revolver away from Thaw.
While the exhibits we're being read
Thaw handed this note out TO the re-
porters:
ri wish they had sixty.fnur other
original letters Of the deceased"
The jury at 80 went back to DELHI
crate
At 4 o'clock this evening no verdict
had been rendered.
Evelyn Thaw was almost mobbed by
the hundreds Of curious persons outside
the court house IS she left tho bulldog
to 90 to lunch, with Attorney Dan
O'Reilly. Evelyn separated from the
other members Of the family at the door
and started to walk to restaurant in
franklin street. The crowd surged about
her BY the hundreds growing constantly
with every foot traversed. Several po-
lcemen rushed to her assistance, but
they we're unable to keep back the mob
which crowded about her close enough
to touch her garments. When she had
entered the restaurant, hundreds took
up the stand outside to await her resp
pearanOe.
An even larger mob than thst which
had pursued Evelyn to the restaurant
followed her on her return to the court
house after a quick lunch. Fully FIVE
thousand people gathered in the neigh
borhood of franklin and Lafayette
streets, when she came out.
rhaw shot White on the night Of
June 25 last, and the former was placed