New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-01
JURORS CHOSEN.

JOHN DENNEE, contracting freight agent,
No. 217 East SD street; single. Juror TO-
*JoSEPH B. BOLTON, clerk, No. 1887 5ostoa
Road married. Juror n.
Mr Pink took the place Of David strother
Walker, Mr.. Steele took the place Of Louis Haas,
HlH Bolton took the place Of Henry !. kleinbsT9,
all excused.
When, late Yesterday afternoon. after day
rtDleJe with excitement. the trial of Harry X.
Thav adJoUr0ed this morning. one man
stiIl remained 10 he chosen a. nh the jury box.
Three mor- jurors were excused yesterday, maxi
ms six In al that heve been sworn in and later
let 20 The three vacancies were filled leav-
lIs the juiy numerically i'm the same position
IT az the begiuujHg of the day. II is under
stood that stu another juror viii he excused
today.
For the fourth time special panel or
dered This makes five hundred taIesmen sub
poenaed i'm the case. The new panel Will report
this morning Because 50 many jurors have
been excused after having been accepted JUS
lice Fitzgerald has allowed each side ten
peremptory challenges, making a total of forty
The dere1ce has already used tveuty-nins oc
It's challenges. and the prosecution twenty.
That something out OF the ordinary was
take place was early evident Instead of be-
ginning the hearing promptly on time there was
delay of nearly half an hour during which
the court and counsel for the prosecution and
defence conferred. 1t was learned that the Dis
. trict Attorney had demanded that Jurors and
9 be excused, and that the defence had insisted
stubbornly that they be retained. Mr. Jerome's
contention finally prevailed. and when court con-
veued it was announced that David Strothe-
Walker son OF John Brisben Walker. who oc-
cupied seat 4, and Louis Haas. who had seat 9.
would not serve.
NJ. Walker was not disturbed or annoyed in
I rls brr " i-7a-a,
/ cised. AR Walker said Il believe that the
/ reasons for my being excused are that I knew
! both Stanford White and members of the Thaw
( family. I was surprised when 1 was examined
I as taIesnau, and though IL amazed me.
thought IL was believed that I could ind an i'm
partial verdict despite my acquaintance with tba
principals I'm the case. / believe thar I could
have done SO. bur I am very glad they have seen
lit To excuse me"
Louis Haas II was said. was taken from th@
Jury because the District Attorney had learned
Of his close acquaintance with several politj-
clans Who make their headquarters on the Bow
cry and also that ne knew some men intimately
who were friends Of Daniel T. O-ReiIIy. one ~
the counsel for the defence. AIR Haas. asked II
this was true replied ~C1o ahead and write
what You want J ajD't got uothin' 70 say
Tn the afternoon the third juror Henry 7.
k'e.rbarS >.Ik merchant. Who occupied seat.
II. was excused Hr NIeiuberes physician
taIeuhouej To- tile District Attorneys Office sut
told Assistant District Attorney kresel that mis-
raten- could uor stand the strain 81 the trial
because of his poor physical condition. Mr.,
kreSsl Informed AIR. Jerome. and after q confer
encc with 5ho counsel for the defence NTr. Klein
berg was allowed 20 go away.
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as told six oC them have aftervard baeu dropped
Tor various reasons.
The interest which is shown i'm ne trial a.
the time approaches when tho toking Of evt-
d,ucc win begin. grows daily greater crowds
we're about the Criminal Court Building yester-
day greater than ON other days. One group
stood at The main ente-a0ca, another on whits
pert and third was on Franklin street. hor-
ing 10 see Tbav. the prisoner. cross the "BridgA
oS Sishs." Members OF the bench and bar %
this and other states have also manifested keen
interest I'm the celebrated trial Justice Phip-
pen, Of the Court of Appeals Of Manitoba, was =
spectator Yesterday. and Mtnetree FOlkes. Com
m0Rweaiths Attorney, of Richmond, Va. and
H. NJ. Smith. prominent criminal lawyer m
Virginia. were also present
I'm their search for evidence prosecution and
defence crossed each others trails yesterday.
Assistant District Attogny Marshall went to
Pittsburg TO get every record possible Of the