Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-14
THAW JURY O|sA6REEs.
Seven For First Degree Murdss
Conviction.
DISCHARGED BY JUSTICE.
Nest Nsssd Criminal Case II Nsmbss
q Ysars Not Settled Owing 10 ths
Twelve Men Chessn 10 Psss On h
Unable 10 Decide.

New York. April l3.--Hopeiessly a.
vided--seven for . verdict Of guilty
Of murder In the first degree and five
for acouittal on the ground Of insan;
isy--the jury which. since Jan. -.
has been trying Harry X. Thaw. re-
ported after forty-seven hours and
eight minutes. that 1t could not pos
sibly agree. The twelve men were
promptly discharged by Justice Fitx.
gerald. who declared that he. too. be
i.eved their task hopeless. Thaw was
remanded to the tombs without bail
to await second trial on the charge
Of having murdered Stanford White.
the noted architect
When this new trial win take place
no one connected with the case could
express an opinion. District Attorney
Jerome declared that there were many
other persons accused Of homicide
awaiting trial. and that Thaw would
have 20 take his turn. As TO a possible
change Of venue. both the district At.
torney and counsel for Thaw declar-
ed they would make no such move.
The scenes attending the announce
ment by the Jury OF It's inability to
agree were robbed OF theatricalism by
the general belief that after their
long deliboration and the reports Of
wide division Of sentiment. the
jurors could make no other report
Thaw, surrounded by the members
OF his famlly-the devoted aged moth
or. the pale young wife. the titled
sister, the Countess Of Yarmouth. Mira.
George Carnegie and Edward and 10
siah Thaw. the brothers. received the
news In absolute silence
when II became known that the jury
was about TO report. Thaw called his
wife to a seat by his side. and sat
with his right hand thrown about her
until he was commanded to stand and
face the Jurors. Smiling and conf
dent as he entered the court room.
he sank Imply into his chair when
Foreman Dcming d. Smith. In response
70 n question BY Clerk Penny as to
whether n verdict had been agreed
upon. said: We have not"
The mother. her features hidden
behind dense veil Of black. sat stolid
and motionless. In m health Of late.
she had felt severely the strain Of the
long hours OF anxious waiting. The
wife grippcd her husbands hand tight
~ % the jury foreman spoke. and then.
when he sank down BY her side, she
tried 10 cheer him - best she could
By .aaying that she believed he would
poG be admitted TO bail. and that
second jury would surely set him fres.
The mother. the sisters and the
brothers. pale snd ven nigh exhaust
"a by their tedious. nerveracEine walt
for . verdict. smiled weakly at Thaw
- he vas led away again TO tAe tombs.
TAey were permitted % spsak with
hin for few minutes % - hi0 oe
of GOOD cheer, befero ~ csuese1 he
bridge Of sighs 70 the cell Which. un-
III . few minutes before. hs had hop
ID that he was ahoat % quit forever.
Outside the big square court build.
ing only q few hundrnd peruoas were
gAthered. Thousax1s had bseu tAers
earlier In the day. bat the police had
Instructions TO keep eveFy one NOV.
tng. and soon this tired the IDLY curl
ous. Inside the building. IN the gal
iery and overiooking the court and
gathered along the corridors. were
groupe OF more fortunate persons who
had been able to make their way past