New-York tribune., 1907-01-25
THAW PICKS HIS JURY.
THREE MORE MEN CHOSEN
Defendant ApprOUes Selection
Real Trial Mag Begin Tuesday.
JURORS CHOSEN.

11Ith street; married Foreman.
GEORGE PFAFF, dealer in hardware and
machinery supplies, No. 122 Centre street; mar
risd. Juror 2.
GEORGE n. FEckE, manager, No. eo1 West
135th street; married. Juror 8.
ARTHUR S. CAMPBELL, general superin-
tsndent. No. s2a West End avenue; married.
Juror 4
HENRY c. HARNEY. manager Of piano
warehouse. Brook avenue and 132d stresti mar
ried. Juror 8.
After twenty-three taIesmen had been exam
ined. and Just when It seemed that the whole
day had been wasted. three additional jurors
We're obtained yesterday to try Harry Kendall
Thaw for killing Stanford White. The first OF
/ the three who proved acceptable to both
prosecution and defence and who was not found
until considerably after o'clock. George
Pfaf. dealer in hardware and machinery sup
plies. Mr.. PfaR took the second seat In
the jury box. made vacant the previous day
when Justice Fitzgerald excused Frank P. HNI
| from serving. Then. in rapid succession. two
/ other jurors were chosen
| The day in the Criminal Branch Of the Su-
preme Court dragged out wearisomely. The
| animation of the talesmen was constant Tepe-
| titOn of the same questions. Thaw, however,
| did not show the restlessness that he did on
/ Wednesday. He looked better. acted in more
| confident manner and. for the first time. gazed
| about the courtroom with interest. He was
/ getting over the seIf-cOnsciousness shown so
/ plainly the day before.
| Mrs William Thaw. his mother, did not go to
| court yesterday. She has worried much
over her sons imprisonment that the first days
! experience was too much for her, and she was
| compelled 70 remain In her apartments at the
| Hotel Lorraine. The Countess OF Yarmouth
| her daughter. remained with her. All the other
members OF the family were present. and Josiah
| c. Thaw. a half-brOther. was in court for the
| first time. Miss May Mackenzie was also there.
| Thaw was very much the alert all day, and
| wds in excellent spirits. He smiled at his cOun-
| sells repartee twice he jumped TO his feet 70
face prospective jurors before being told to do
| So and smiled and bowed to his relatives mora
often than he did Wednesday. He also talked
with his counsel more frequently. and when he
walked to and from the courtroom. did so with
frmer. quicker stride. if anxious to hasten
matters much as possible.
MORBID CROWDS ABSENT.
The crowds were happily absent yesterday.
and newspaper men and those who had business
in the courtroom could obtain seats where they
had been barred the previous day. The extreme
cold one reason advanced for the absence
Of the morbid. and another was the publicity
given to the futility OF any one attempting to
get in unless armed with the proper credentials.
Fewer policemen were required TO maintain or
der. and it is expected there will be little diff
Guilty in keeping the crowds away until the Jury
has been chosen. It viii be only when the ex-
animation of witnesses begins that the people.
insistent hearing Details viii flock TO the
building.
The three women-NIrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
Mrs George Lauder Carnegie and Miss May
Mackenzie-werS a haIf-hour early in arriving.
They dressed similar to the first days
session. Mr. Carnegie escorted them. and IN a
short time Josiah G. Thaw and Edward Thaw
joined them. IL was hardly two or three min
utes later that we'll dressed slim young man.
with features closely resembling Evelyn Thaw.
| uuostentatiously entered the courtroom by a.
rear door and took seat among the talesmen-
II was quickly whispered around that he was
| Howard Nesbit. brother OF the young wife OF
the defendant, present TO testify against his
| brother-iu-Iaw. The turning Of heads TO look
| at him did not disconcert him. Mrs. Carnegie
and Miss Mackenzie also turned to the
cause OF the COmmOtiOn, but Evelyn Thaw
stoIidily faced TO the front. totally ignoring her
| brothers presence. Young Nesbit was many
times seen to look at her during the session. but
| she gave sign that she even knew he was IN
| the building. NesbIt was accompanied by
| Charles Harnett. former secretary OF Stanford
White. Before his appearance in the court
room he had conferred with Assistant District
| Attorney Garvan to the testimony he may
be called to give.
The proceedings began promptly on time yes
terday, and after the roucaH Of talesrnen Thaw
was called. He entered the room with quick
stride taking of his hat Just as he stepped over
the threshold He wore his long brown ulster.
and did not take 1t Off until after he had baeD
| seated As he passed his wife and sister, he
turned to them smiled pleasantly. and bowed.
He sat down quickly and chatted with A Rus
sell Peabody. OF his counsel.
J. H. ISELN JOINS DEFENCE
The array Of lawyers for the defence yester-
day was even greater than on Wednesday Seat
ed about the long table. at the end OF which
Thaw sat- were Clifford W. Hartrfdge. CHIEF
counsel: John B. Gleason. Daniel j. OyReLny
Dolphin NJ Delnas Henry lIoPiks. A. Russell
Peabody and ex-Assistant District Attorney
John n IseIin. Mr.. Iselin Joined the defence IN
court for the first time yesterday, although Ia
has been an advisory counsel for some TINA
District Attorney Jerome and Mr.. Hartridgs
had two or three legal disputes yesterday, al
though they were as pleasantly cOmbative as
on Wednesday. During the examination of
| taIesunan Mr.. Hartridge objected to limo OF
examination. and said:
''Your honor the District Attorney Is putting
words into the mouth of the talesman."
II am not quickly replied Mr.. Jerome
Justice Fitzgerald smOothsd matters over by
explaining the questions
Mr. Jerome went even further yesterday in
trying to offset the probable defence OF emotional
insanity by explaining its legal aspects time
and again. To one juror he said:
"It Is not every killing. even under prsmedita-
tion that constitutes crime in the State OF
New York II may be under the law tustihable.
! according to certain circumstances. Should tho
defence in this case be that the killing was ex-
cusable or justifable. would you overlook such
| excuse and grant a verdict on the evidence