Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1907-04-18

New York, April 13.-Hopelessly
divided-seven for guilty of murder
in the first degree, five for acql,e-
tai On the ground of insanity-the
jury in the Thaw case reporter yes
terday after AZ hours of del;beration
that it could not agree upon YER
dict. The jury was promptly dis
charged by Justice Fitzgerald, who
declared that he too, believed the
jury's task was hopeless. Thaw was
remanded to the TomDs withount bali
to await second trial.
Long Wait in Jail.
When this new trial would take
place no one connected with the case
could last night express an opinion.
District Attorney Jerome declared
there were many other persons ac-
cused of homicide awaiting trial and
ThaW would have to take his turn
with the rest As to a possible
change of venue, both the district at
torney and counsel for .Thaw de-
clared that they would make no
such move. Thaw's attorneys will
have conference today with the
prisoner to decide upon their next
step. They may make an early ap-
plication. Jerome said he would
strenuously oppose it. He added
the belief 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
prison, for his case on the already
crowded criminal calendar cannot
possibly be reached until some time
next fall.
Blow to Defendant.
When it became known that the
jury was about to report and thar
the case would be disposed of, Tiaw
called his wife to seat by his side
and Sat with his right arm rh:own
about her until he was commanded
to stand an face the jurors. Smil-
ing and confident as he entered the
courtroom, he sank Imply into his
chair, when Foreman Smith, in re-
Spouse to question by Clerk Penny
as to whether verdict had been
agreed upon said:
we have not
The mother, her features hidden
behind a dense veil of black, sat
stolid and motionless. The wife, by
her husbands side, gripped his hand
tightly as the foreman spoke ana
then when he sunk down by her side
she tried to cheer him by saying she
believed he would now be admitted
to bail and that the second jury
surely would set him free. The
mother, sisters and brothers smf. d
weakly at Thaw as he was led awiy
again to the Tombs.
Few People Hear the End.
outside the criminal court building.
only a few hundred persons were
gathered. The courtroom itse.f was
half empty. Only newspaparDen,
court attaches, and a few favored
friends, were allowed either to hear
the verdict Justice Fitzgerald
feared a demonstration Of some sort
should ale general public be admit
ted and he gave strict orders against
this.
1t was 4:25 o'clock when the jury
filed into the courtroom. Justice
FITZGERALD had determined to let
them fight it out among themselves I'M
til they should call for assistance
This appeal came at Ais and the at
torneys were called in. Justice
fitzgerald notified them of the jury $
communication that disagreement
seemed inevitable. After the br.sr
courtroom proceedings at which the
disagreement was publicly an
vounced, the jury was dismissed and
the prisoner remanded Entering
the courtroom at 4:25 p. m, the fury
was free eight minutes later.
Statement by Thaw.
Thaw when he returned to the
Tombs. gave out the following state.
-rent:
sI beliey,, .ast every man 81 The
Jury possessing averag, intelligence.
excepting possibly Mr.. Eolton. com
pretended the WEIGHT OF the evt-
dence and balanced 1t for acquittaL
All my family bid M goodbye with
courage. / trust Cd. VI we may all
keep well"