The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-02
THAW JURY CHOSEN
AFTER LONG DELAY
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the state would be presented in one
day, possibly at the morning session,
if the cross examination was not
long.
A. Russell Peabody, of counsel for
Thaw, when asked if he will be ready
TO go on with the trial Monday If the
| prosecution finishes, said:
Il think we will. I would, however,
rather not discuss that"
will the defense consider any pro-
position to change the jury"
"Emphatically no. The defense is
content with the jury and will insist
that it remain as it is"
/ When Mr.. Hartridge was asked if
he could give an idea as to who his
first witness will be, he replied:
| Il will not discuss it,"
| Mr. Gerstman, the twelfth juror
was accepted only after long question
ing, during which he was dragged
deep into the mire of perplexities ov-
er the distinctions between reason
able doubt, plain, ordinary doubt and
certainty. He extricated himself and
was accepted by both sides
Last Juror Young Man.
The juror is a young, clean shaven
man. with black hair and youthful
face. He is of slight build and neat
in appearance.
When the twelfth juror was chosen
and sworn in, a CULVER of suppressed
excitement swept through the women
of the Thaw party. Thaw's sisters
could be seen trembling. and Evelyn.
though closely yelled. was visibly ex-
cited
The judge made the usual speech,
enjoining all who were connected with
the case to use all possible exped-
iency in hurrying the trial through.
The attorneys for the defense were
cautioned to be ready to go ahead
with the trial Monday
Evelyn Growing Thinner.
OF Thaw's people, his wife and her
sparrow-like friend, Mae Mckenzie,
were the first to reach court today.
They came in just as the crowd was
arriving to salute Justice Fitzgerald
as he entered with his silken robes
only half covering his bulky figure.
In the appearance of the two girls
there was no change, except that Eve
lyn Nesbit Thaw seemed a bit more
subdued and a little paler. Her face
appears to grow thinner and winter
each day.
On account of the weather, the SEN
ior Mrs. Thaw didn't come down to
the court at all for the forenoon ses-
sion. Harry Thaw sent her word
when he saw the rain and snow to
stay in doors. When her two daugh-
tiers, the countess of Yarmouth and
Mrs. George L. Carnegie, with Mr..
Carnegie and Josiah Thaw, all we'll
befurred and overloaded arrived, they
bowed and spoke to the other two.
A Description OF Thaw.
Harry Thaw, coming in from the
door at the back, had a clear aisle, en-
or tardy talesmen, and as he strobe
along, the reporters had a chance to
study his gait. And a very queer
gait it is. When Harry Thaw is in a
hurry, he sinks his head low between
his shoulders and lunges forward
without shoulder-pushing move
ment like a football player racing in
the line up. His big knee joints
click together and his pigeon-toed
feet work over and on each other like |
the points of the blades of pair OF |
scissors.
Today he carried his overcoat held |
loosely about him as buck Ute car
RES his blanket The effect added |!
somewhat to Thaw's resemblance TO
an Indian-an Indian squaw, one
might say, for in the broad, heavy |
lace, the unwinking eyes, coarse hair.
1esy nose and high cheek bones that
make twin nobs in the tallowy, sallow
skin, there is strong suggestion of a
indolent Sioux or Navahoe
woman. For Harry Thaw's face is
in its general characters
les, rather than masculine.
Thaw Gets Rabbit Foot.
AS he settled himself in his chair
md began opening letters, he came to
me that had a rabbits foot in it. He
;rinned appreciatively as he showed
he funny little gift into the side pock-
t of his coat.
To a reporter he whispered:
81 like that. That rabbits foot
anne from a twelve year old colored
10Y down in Virginia, and with it was
letter wishing me good luck.
uess I'll keep that rabbits foot until
he trial ends. The little chap tells
ne it was cut off of graveyard rab-
~ li1lod in he dark nf moon |