Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-23

the Week-The Prisoner was Up
Early and was in Good Spirits
Believes He will Soon be at Liberty.
of Harry X. Thaw for the murder Of
Stanford White opened at 1890
O'Clock this morning with Justice
Fitzgerald presiding. Two hundred
policemen guarded the court room at
the opening and they were all needed
to preserve order, SO great was the
throng which fought to gain admit
tance. Only fifty of the 200 newspa-
per men who tried to enter succeeded
in passing the guards and the public
was excluded entirely
The work of selecting a jury OF
twelve men from the 200 talesmefl
was started at once and 1t Is expected
that it will take the remainder Of this
week before the actual trial is under
way.
Thaw arose earlier than usual thisE
morning. 1t was half past five when
he began to prepare his toilet. Other
prisoners we're awakened by him, and
wished him good luck. The young
millionaire was more cheerful than
he has been at any time that he has
been locked up, and had cheering
good morning" for everybody. Mr..
Peabody. who is associated with Cliff
ford W. Hartridge as counsel for
Thaw, went to the Tombs before
o'clock and had a conference with the
prisoner.
Il am as happy as lark" said
Thaw. II am so glad that the trial
will be under way so soon, and hope
that the proceedings will soon be
over"
When Mr.. Peabody left the Tombs
he said
"Thaw is very happy and is in
splendid condition, physically. for the
ordeal"
Can you say now what the de-
fense will be-" he was asked.
Not yet" was the reply. That
will depend upon the early develops
ments in the case as 1t lis presented
by the prosecution"
Mother and Wife Arrive.
Mrs. William Thaw, the defend-
ants mother, with her daughters.
Mrs. Carnegie and the Countess 6f
Yarmouth, arrived at the court house
with Edward Thaw, Harry's brother,
and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, his wife. by
the north door, approaching from La
fayette street, to the Franklin street
entrance.
They entered the elevator on the
basement floor, and were met in the
corridor on the first floor by Dan
O'Reilly, counsel for the defense. He
escorted them to the court room, the
cwd making way on either side TO
rs' NIT them to enter.
Edward Thaw led the party from
the elevator. He wore black suit z
and walked rapidly. George LauderX
Carnegie followed close behind. HiH
wife, and the Countess of YarmoutW
Mrs. William Thaw and Mrs Harry
Thaw followed in single file. All
wore heavy veils Mrs. Carnegie was
the only member OF the party VINO
wore bright colors.
The prisoners wife brought up the
rear, and two big policemen helped
her through the narrow space be-
tween the two tables which kept on
the large crowd in the corridor.
She was the only member OF the
party who displayed nervousness. She
moved quickly, looking to the right
and left, and apparently keyed up 70
the highest pitch of excitement. None
of the party spoke as they passed
through the corridor.
Task TO Get Jury.
The trial proper is not expected for
week. as 1t is believed that that
much time will be required TO secure
a jury to try the case.
Two hundred talesmen drawn In
special panel form the field for selec-
tion, and Thaw will personally pass
upon every juror before he is chosen
The case, postponed on Monday until
today because the trial of Hilgert.
the magic boots" man. was not COM
pleted, is looked upon both In this
country and abroad as the greatest
murder trial of four decades.
So widespread is the interest in the
fate of the young Pittsburg millions
aire that special correspondents have
been sent from Paris and London TO
report the case, and the demand for
places in the court room Is five times
its capacity
Emotional insanity as the peg on
which to hang an elaborate plea for
JuSJlUCdLlOH Dy tuc un"AAe'OA - z
is now accepted as the plan of the de-
fense. This will include the claim
that Thaw was under a great strain
prior to the tragedy, and that this re-
suited in temporary mental aberra-
ton during the duration of which ne
shot and killed the noted architect.
That he became sane tmmediateiX
thereafter will be added to the claim
in order to prevent his incarceration
in an asylum for the insane.
Sane Then and Now, Jerome Claims.
District Attorney Jerome and his
assistant, Mr.. Garvan, viii insist that
Thaw was sane when he shot. ana
that he is today just as sane.
With Clifford W. Hartridge are
LAWYERS Delmas, Peabody. Gleason
and O'Reilly arrayed for the defense.
and Justice Fitzgerald is the trial
Judge.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, his wife;
Lady Yarmouth, his sister, and Mrs.
William Thaw, his mother, will be IN
daily attendance upon the sessions Or
the trial and with them will be MIS-
another sister. and Edward