Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-03

p Witness. At the same time one lawyer
makes a statement to a newspaper which
the other lawyers say never has been made.
1t was asserted positively by one of the
lawyers for Thaw on Friday that Lawyer
Gleason would open the case for the de-
Tense and that Lawyer Delmas, the San
Francisco attorney, would examine the wit
nesses and make the final plea for Thaw
to the jury. Two or three of the lawyers
when they read that statement today join
ed In saying that 1t had not been decided
Just how the lawyers would be parceled OFF.
Fifty Witnesses for Thaw.
Thaw's defense will be d long one. 1t
was said today that fifty witnesses will
be called in his behalf. A number of these
witnesses will be called to testify to acts
OF Thaw's tending to show that he was
erratic and not accountable for many things
he did. One Of Thaw's lawyers said that
District Attorney Jerome would not be able
to contradict this testimony in rebuttal
because all the witnesses who were resent
when Thaw was erratic will testify to the
same state of facts. 1t is evident that
Thaw's lawyers hope to show that for years
he did things which were not conventional,
and that he, finally becoming enraged at
Stanford White, killed him while he was
temporarily insane and irresponsible.
There is no certainty that the jury as
selected will stand. There were reports to-
day there was one man on the jury who
might be taken off on the motion Of Dis
trict Attorney Jerome.
Thaw's lawyers say that they are thor
oughly satisfied with the jury and that
they will fight against any effort to make
changes. Mr.. Jerome was satisfied up to
today, but 1t was said that he had received
information which, if substantiated, would
compel him to ask for the withdrawal OF at
least one juror.
Mrs. Harry K Thaw. called on her hus-
band in the Tombs today. For a wonder,
she was not accompanied by May Mcken-
zie, who has been her shadow. After
brief talk with her husband Mrs. Thaw
went away. Then Lawyer Peabody had
talk with him. Afterward Mr.. Peabody
said There was a conference last night
between Mr.. Hartridge, Mr.. OReily, Thaw
and myself. We went over all the details
Of the case. All the plans for the defense
were mapped out; that is, the essential
plans. We know just what witnesses we
are going to call, and they are ready.
Wants Trial to Proceed.
II see no reason why the trial should
not go on on Monday. II Mr.. Jerome is sin
cere In what he said on Friday, we are
ready to begin our case on Monday after
noon. We have a score Of witnesses ready,
and more If necessary. 1t has not been de-
cided who will open the case for US.
'Thaw is satisfied with the jury. 1t is no
exaggeration to say that he is delighted. He
doesn't think that better choice could
have been made. He said that several
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Thaw's relatives. Thaw said last night
that he hoped the jury would stand just as
it is. We have given in to the opportunities
OF Mr.. Jerome in changing Jurors, but we
don't see why that should be done any
more.
1.-THE statement quoted to Thaw that he
would go on the stand in his own defense, /
don't believe ever was made by him. There
has been no decision on that, ana Of course
a great deal depends on how the case goes"
If there is no change in the jury and As
sisant District Attorney Garvan makes the
opening address to the jury the first thing
Monday morning, it will soon become
known just how many members Of Thaw's
family will be called as witnesses for him.
They have been sitting in court all through
the preliminaries, but as soon as the TAX
ing of testimony begins District Attorney
Jerome will ask that all witnesses be ex-
cluded. One of the Thaw party sure to be
excluded is May Mckenzie, who has been
subpoened by prosecution.
Depends on Defense.
While Mr. Jerome has said that he will
be through with his case by recess, a good
deal depends on the length Of the cross
examination Of the prosecutions witnesses
by the defense. Some Of the witnesses who
will be called by the prosecution are Po-
lceman Arthur Moore, who took Thaw to
the tenderloin station after he shot White;
Paul Brudi, the fireman to whom Thaw
handed the revolver; Policeman Anthony
L. Debes, who arrested Thaw; Coroner's
Physician Timothy Leblanc, who made the
autopsy; Edward H. Conevy. foreman
in the Madison Square Garden, and .
couple of eye witnesses.
The twelve jurors who have been agreed
upon spent a quiet day at the Broadway
Central Hotel. Captain Lynch, who is in
charge of them, says that they are 5ovial
and not hard to please. When they got
Bernard Gerstman, the last man chosen, to
the hotel on Friday night, he had to stand
for a lot of jokeing. They told him that
they had been waiting for him for a long
time and they were glad that he had