Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-25
Three Acceptable Men Were Found
in The Last Three Quarters
Of an Hour.
90TH SIDES WANT TO HURRY WORK
The Fact That Members Of the Jury
VIII Have to Be Practically Con-
fined During the Trial Causes
Many Men to shlrk the Duty
Mrs. Thaw, Senior, III.
(By Associated Press)

(By Associated Press).
NEW YORK, Jan. 24.-After try.
Ing Tor more than four hours of
the morning and afternoon sessions
70 secure an additional Juror to try
Harry K, Thaw for killing Stanford
White, and just when counsel and
spectators, and even the defendant
himself, were drowsy from the mono
tony of the proceedings, there came
sudden change in the tide and
within the last three quarters OF an
hour three new jurors were ac-
cepted and sworn In. When court
adjourned for the day, five jurors
had been accepted.
Twenty three talesmen had been
examined without success when the
unexpected happened and two tales.
men in succession proved acceptable
to both District Attorney Jerome and
the defendants attorneys. Then fol.
lowed tho drawing of five more
talesmen who were excused for one
reason or another. Henry G. Har-
ney, piano dealer, about 55 years
of age was the thirty first tales
man to be called and as he had
never formed an opinion in the
case and had read but little about
1t in the papers, he was quickly
accepted.
The other Jurors chosen today
were George Pfaff 81 years of age,
dealer in mschinists supplies, and
Arthur S. Campbell, AZ years OF
age, superintendent of telegraph
and telephone construction. The
two jurors selected the first day
OF the trial were Deming b. Smith,
a retired manufacturer who will
serve as foreman, and Charles H.
Fecke shipping agent. Each of
the jurors is married and has n
family.
Don't Want to Serve on Jury.
The tedious manner in which the
selection of Jurors proceeded to.
day makes it difficult to predict
just when the trial panel of twelve
will finally be filed. The order
of the court that the jury must
be kept together under the care
of the bailiffs had the apparent
effect of making many of the tales
men reticent to serve. Various ex-
cuses were offered today, one man
declaring that to be locked up for
two months would so wreck his
nerves as to make calm considera.
ton of the case an impossibility.
He was excused The nineteen
talesmen examined yesterday and
the thirty one today brings the total
thus far called for examination up
to fifty. II the ratio continues it
will require two or three days yet
to complete the jury. There was
a feeling after the adjournment
of court tonight. however. that both
sides would try to facilitate malt.
tiers as much as possible. OF the
thirty preemptory challenges each
allowed the prosecution and the de-
Tense, the former has used eight
and the latter six. The defense
today seemed willing to accept any
talcsmen who made reasonable
answers to the questions PROFOUND.
Ing by the district attorney.
Slight Clue to the Defense.
The fact that Thaw's attorneys
asked several of the talesmen II
they had any prejudice against any
particular line or character of de
Tense was taken by many to in
dicate that the defense may be
either the socalled "unwritten law
or emotional insanity, or combi'
nation of both.
Thaw's attorneys again today
fered no objections, however. tc
the district attorneys question as
to whether or not the proposed
jurors would be guided by the act.
ual law as laid down by the court
to the exclusion of any fancifu