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gave strict orders against il. II
was 1925 O'Clock when the Jury i. e..
INTO the court room Harry Thaw
mad been waiting for the summons 10
lace the Jurors ever since SHORTLY
after 10 o'clock this morning. He
felt that today would bring a crisis
and that either verdict would he
reached or Justice Fitzgerald would
discharge the jurors from any rur.
ther connection with the case,
This was the general opinion and
the only remarkable feature OF the
case was the logged manner in
winch the jurors continued at their
task and declined to ask to be ey-
cuscd. Justice Fitzgerald had deter
mined to let them fight it out among
themselves until they should call tor
assistance. This appeal came at 4:lo
O'Clock and then followed hunt for
counsel. Both District Attorney
Jerome and the attorneys for the de-
PENDANT having temporarily left the
building. When they arrived Justice
Fitzgerald notified them of the jury's
communication that disagreement
seemed inevitable.
Everyone connected with the case
seemed willing to accept the situa-
ton as offering no hope. and tnen
followed the brief court room pro.
ceedings at which the disagreement
was publicly announced, the jury
dismissed and the prisoner remand
cd.
Thaw, when he had returned to
the Tombs, prepared and gave out
the following statement: Il believe
that every man in the jury possess
Gs average intelligence, excepting
possibly Mr.. Bolton, comprehend
the weight OF evidence and balanced
1t for acquittal. All my family bid
we may all keep WE'LL
Thaw Deeply Disappointed.
To his attorney he said he was
deeply disappointed.
But could hardly expect any
thing else in view of the events OF
the past few days" he added. Earl
ier in the day Thaw had given out
another statement in which he said
he had desired that his fate shouiu
be judged upon the written laws o.
the state Of New York"
He declared that the evidence al
duced had convinced even District
Attorney Jerome OF his innocence lnl.
der the strict letter of the law.
Attorney Dolphin Nj. Delmas, who
conducted Thaw's case in court ana
who in making his summing up adj
dress to the jury appealed almost d.
rectly to the "nnwritten law" or de
mentta Americana" as he termed IT,
was not in court today when the jury
made its report and was discharged.
Hartridge Takes Fling at DeImas.
Tonight Clifford w. partridge. the
attorney Of record and warm per-
sonal friend of Thaw, gave the tol-
lowing statement to the Associated
Press.
Mr.. Thnw has already expressed
himself DESTROYS of trial under ami
in accordance with the laws OF the
state OF New York. can add moth
ing to that except to say that ell
tirely agree with him and hope that
we shall have n new trial speedily
and that the next time it will not
be necessary for the presiding Judge
to have to charge thai we are living
in n civilized community"
Evelyn Can't Understand 1t.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw said: II can't un-
derstand 1t. | don't see why they
could not have como TO some agree
ment.'
A reporter said to Mrs Thaw: THE
jury stood seven to 1--WE tor convic-
ton"
Il don't believe it," she cried EN-
phatically They ought to have ac.
quilted him on the evidence"
Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the
prisoner, declined to say anything for
publication at this time.
Story of the Jury Room.
The story of the proceedings III the
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