Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-22
THAw'S CASE is DELAYED
Alleged Murderer win Ne ArrsiEned
Today and Trial VIII
Corne Later

NEW YORK. Jan Hilary X. Thaw
will go through the formality of an arraign-
ment before Justice Fitzgerald in the
criminal branch OF the supreme court today
for the murder Of Stanford White on June
25, 1906, at theatrical performance on the
Madison Square roof garden The delay
in finishing the Hilgert magic boots" case
is the cause Of this temporary postpone
ment Of Thaw's trial. The proceedings to-
day will be merely 90 permit an ad-
Journment until Tuesday or Wednesday,
when the Hngert case Is expected TO be
finished The 200 talesmen OF the special
panel. which has been sumnoned for the
case, will be excused until the resumption
OF the trial.
Yesterday, on the eve Of his trial the
prisoner spent the day in his cell reading
the Sunday papers. He seemed to be in
a comfortable frame of mind. No visitors
are permitted at the tombs on Sunday
and the representatives, OF the Thaw
family in New York kept close to their
apartments in the lorraine. In the course
OF the afternoon the telephone in Mrs.
William Thaw's apartment was continually
busy. 1t was said that Clifford w. Hart
ridge. chief counsel for Thaw had a long
conference with the family.
The alleged slayer Of Stanford White was
held in the prisoners room in the criminal
court building while the roll OF the 30
talesmen summoned in the special jury
panel was being called.
The trial was set for today. but case
begun ten days ago had not been concluded
and this necessitated the delay
All persons other than the talesmen were
excluded from the court room. Even the
newspaper men were held outside.
The large crowd gathered to catch a
glimpse of Thaw was disappointed. During
his journey from the prison cell to the
pen" in the court house Thaw was not
once exposed to public gaze.
District Attorney Jerome. who is to per-
sonally conduct the prosecution, appeared
before Justice Fitzgerald, who is to try
the case, and explained that counsel in the
pending case, that of Mathew Hilbert, the
maker of magic boots,' believed they
could conclude the trial by Wednesday. He
therefore asked that the special panel
called for the Thaw case be excused until
Wednesday morning. The court ordered
that this be done.
Thaw consulted with his counsel several
times during the proceedings and during
one of these consultations he was allowed
TO enter the Jury room. from which he
caught his first glimpse of the court room
In which he is to Ve tried for his life.
Today's ANNOUNCEMENT of the postpone
ment was anticipated, and this disappoint-
ment the prisoner felt over the delay was
not great He has been assured that his
day in court" which he had awaited SO
impatiently, will begin Wednesday without
! fail.
Thaw himself appeared happy and con-
| fdent and walked with a springy step
He had arisen bright and early, apparently
anxious for his trip across the bridge from
the Tombs prison to the court room. His
wife arrived at the prison too late 10 see
him. She did not go to the court building
1t was. reported that Howard Nesbit
brother of Mrs larry X. Thaw, has ar
rived in this city and will visit District
Attorney Jerome's Office and offe- to testify
as a witness for the prosecution and II
defense Of the reputation Of Stanford
White. who was his benefactor.