The Washington herald., 1907-01-09
BAN ON TIE YELLOWS
Court May Curb Newspapers
at ThaW Trial.
NO OBJECTION TO REAL NEWS
"Henrt Throb PurveyOrS." dope
Specialists, Almost Famous Folk"
Reform Some Journals viii Be "a
Side Issue when Case Comes Up.

New YorS Jan. S-Sufreme Court JUS
uee CreanbaUm ana District Attorney
Jerome have decided % make an attempt
TO curb yellow newspapers during the
Thaw trial.
With the journalistic cxaggeration and
contradictions and absolute preyarica-
tious Of the Chester Gillette trial. nj
Horlimer. stlu fresh in mind not 20 men
ton the Nan Patterson and Josephine
Tcrranoya cases, they have determined
10 prevent comment on The Thaw trial
There IS no objection to straigat-away
news accounts of the proceedings. but the
heart-throb purvey0rs. "dope" specialists.
irst-aid-to-the-injUred-heart surgeons. ex-
ministers. eX-8Ctresses. ex-dcfeudants.
hypnotists. astrologers. human document
analysts" beauty specialists. mind read
ers. and almozt-famous folk Of one kind
or another VIII ind themselves closely
watched.
we shall see if we can't prevent the
yellow papers from trying Thaw." Dis
trict Attorney Jerome is said TO have re-
marked. and he and Justice Greeubaum
forthwith conferred about the matter.
Great Interest in Trial
There exists widespread interest in the
progress and outcome of the trial The
defendant is a member Of one Of the rich
est families in Pennsylvania; his wife is
a woman whose beauty has attracted at
tertion. rh-es circumstances could
hardly fail to arouse great interest News
paper men from Philadelphia and Pitts
burg have applied for seats at the Thaw
trial These viii be accommodated as
far as possible. but individuals Of the
tribe. who like TO be referred 10 as well
known writers" and AN author of some
note, whose signed articles are filed with
sympathy. rank distortion, and sentiment
viii be relegated TO the corridors.
TO reform tie newspapers" VIII he one
Of the side j s,t5s attempted Hheu the
question Of Harry Thaws guilt or inno-
cence of the murder Of Stanford White
is before a jury.
Jerome's OHice SOt Favored.
Rumors that friction exists between the
justices of the Supreme Court and Je-
rome was strengthened to-day by the com
mcuts and ruling of Justice Fitzserald.
Attorney Charles Lebarbier. counsel
for Baroness Anastasia Louise de Mas
sey, charged with killing Gustave Simon.
shirt manufacturer of 61f Broadway.
on November Il. opposed Assistant At
torney Trains motion that the woman's
trial be set down for some day this week.
Lcbarbier asked that the case be set for
January Is
This is not an Unimp0rtant case to be
disposed Of in day " two. as the dis
trict attorney has intiB1ated," said Le-
barber. 1T is true Gustave Simon was
killed. and that this woman was seen
leaving his office. But we viii show that
a man was Concealed i'm the room where
Simon and this defendant were; that he
killed Simon after she left the room. and
that the murderer passed her on the
stairs.
This view of the killing OF Simon is
quite new. Lebarbier asked for time to
prepare his case. This seems :. reason
able request said Justice Fitzgerald.
But the calendar VIII break down if
this is done" eXpostulated Train.
This court is not desirous Of. trying
any special class Of cases.. said Justice
Fitzgerald tartly. and l want this dis
tinctly understood