The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-02-18
PROBABLE CHANGES IN | COUNSEL IN THAW CASE
STORIES. CONTINUED TO CIRCU- LATE THROUGHOUT THE
 DAT YESTERDAY.

Impossible to Say Who Will Continue
 in Charge Until the Trial is Resumed
 TO-day-No Doubt, However, That
 There Has Been Serious Disagree
 ments 0f Some SOrt--TrOuble Over
 Alleged interview With Attorney
 McPiSe.
 New York, Feb. Histories as to the probable changes in counsel in charge of the defense of Harry Thaw contin- ued to circulate to-day, but until the trial is resumed in court tomorrow morning it will be impossible to say whether or not D. M. Delmas will still act in that capacity. Rumors of dis sension among the six attorneys who have sat at the table assigned to the defense since the trial began, have frequently cropped up during the past few days, and were as often denied There is no doubt, however, that there has been serious disagreements of some sort, and that MT. Delmas has found some fault with the alleged actions of some of his associate counsel. The trouble, according to story current to-day, rose over the publication of an alleged interview with Attorney Me Pike, partner of Mr. Delmas, in which MT. McPike was quoted as criticising District Attorney Jerome, Merrs. Hartridge, O'Rellly, Gleason and Pea body, also counsel for Thaw, are said to have seriously taken Mir McPike to task for the remarks credited to him and that MT. McPike vigorously denied the alleged interview. In this denial he is said to have been supported by his partner, MT. Delmas.
 On Saturday there was a five hour conference of all the counsel for Thaw at MT. Delrnas' office, and at this meet ing, it is said, MT. Delmas took occa- sion to criticise very severely the lack of support upon the part of his asso- ciates. He declared, 1t is said, that they have done everything to discredit him and to make him appear ridiculous and that, although he had been nomin- ally in charge of the case in court since the second day of the trial, he had in fact been nothing of the sort As an illustration of this desire to confuse him, he declared, he knew nothing of Thaws will and letters until they were handed to him as he was questioning a witness in court
 There seems little chance that the present situation in the Thaw case will result in mistrial. It is said that Juror Joseph B. Bolton, whose wife died last week, and was buried Satur- day, has stated that he is willing and able to go on with the triad. So long as he is willing to state that his grief will not prevent his giving proper attention to the proceedings there is no way in, which he can be excused. Mir. Bolton Is reported to have told Justice Fitz- gerald that he considers his duties as citizen to outweigh all personal con alterations and that he is willing to lay aside his grief and continue to serve the state So long as he is needed.
 Dr. Evans. the alienist. is expected to resume the stand to-morrow morn ing and will proceed to tell of the con versations which he had with Thaw on his first three visits to the tombs. The defence believes these conversations will go far to prove that at that time Thaw was not of sound mind Dr. Evans will be followed by Dr. Charles G. Wagner, who will also testify as to his conversations with the defendant. Another attempt will be made to intro- duce the famous will and it will prob- ably be admitted Then it is proposed that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw 80 on the stand for the purpose of testifying to various conversations with her hus- band regarding other persons whom Thaw believed to have suffered at whites hands. This testimony was ruled out last week on the ground that 1t was cumulative evidence and not ad- misslble until prima facie case of un- soundness of mind had been establish ed.
 The alienists, it is argued, have prov ed this and Evelyn 'Nesbit Thaw's fur ther story will probably go in without objection Mrs, Thaw, Harry Thaws mother. will then take the stand. and testify as to her family and of Harry S early life. What elses the defence will offer Is not known