Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-01-30
EDRIOSITY IS CURDED
JUDGE FITZGERALD
|3sues Order Barring Spscta'
tors From Courtroom.
npER Is MADE IMPERATIVE

Bsre Nae PrsbsbIy Never Been
rrisI In This Country, Which for
suss,lned interest Has EquaiIed the
rhaw csse-Jury Man Chosen.
xew York, Jan. 2s.-The trial OF
= .rry X. Thaw, for the killing OF
snford White, was begun Monday
nrning before Justice Fitzgerald In
criminal branch Of the supreme
4nxt. During this week jury Will
Obtained and considerable testi-
tony may possibly be al the prose-
ntion viii offer, will be heard. IL Is
u,Ded. II will probably be at least
10 days before the FIRE jurors still
1eded. will be obtained. Wedues-
- OF Thursday. at the latest
- district attorney should be
bls 10 make his opening address To
- iury and begin his direct examin-
&fion OF witnesses.
There has probably never been q
eufder trial In this country, which
&or sustained interest has equalled
go Thaw trial. While the obsain-
4e Of a Jury As a dry. monOtonous
York, crowds begged or admission
1fI last week. Now that testimony
& hich It Is generally expected will be
&xoeedingly interesting Is soon to be
lard. the morbid and curious will APP
&ear in greater numbers. Justice
] lr.txxerald has decided on stern meas
'Ixres. however. to curb the tendency
Il NJ the mere sight-seers. lie has Is
|taea orders that at no time during
<Ae trial shall spectators be admitted.
1asrice Fitzgerald has decided that the
B Spectafors, particularly women who
f appear at the trial with perculiarly
features. shall be barred.
1nis order has been made imperia-
ave and the public and court officers
nave been told 90 obey II to the letter.
+ The interest In which the trial Is
neld Is shown particularly by the ar
rival of visitors at New York hotels.
& xesidents Of Pittsburg naturally are In
4 the majority.
The apparent desire of the defense
e. hasten the trial or at least 10 COM
plete the jury is thought to be q
sirn that some move not yet limited
M. will be made. The defense has
never outlined or even minated what
abe line OF defense is 10 be. It's coun-
eei have said that no inkling would b.
given before the address TO the jury
Was made.
Dolphin NJ. Delmas. when asked Il
eufline the defense said:
1T would hardly be professional Il
disclose our case. You may say
however, that Il will come strict!
within the statutes OF New York
There Is no higher law In this state
and all this talk about the 'unwrittel
law n bOsh. Nor can see the et
fcacy OF a plea Of emotional insan
NV. There Is really no such thing
A man may be temporarily insane
out that is quite another matter"
NJ. Delmas expects that anothe
week will be required 10 Ill the jur
box.
When the trial was taken up Mon
day there remained Ave jurors so b
chosen from among the less than IL
talesmen, who remain 20 be examin
ed. II Is now generally conceded thu
the taking OF testimony will not Ion
be possible before Wednesday.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw came I'M
the court room early. arriving near
half an hour before the morning Sc;
sion was scheduled 90 begin. 81
was accompanied BY Miss MAY NJ
Kenzie. who remains her constai
companied. Miss Mckenzie declare
there was absolutely no truth in q
report that there had been difference
in the Thav family. and said II VI
especially untrue that any dissensi,
had arisen over her presence In I.
court room.
Charles ID. Newton, a retired bus
ness man. about G5 years old, h
been selected as juror No s in q
TAsw trial.
woman Is Granted Sail.