The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-01-25
WILMINGTON, N. c., JANUARY 25, 1907


oner was summoned for the morning
session and greeted him with smile
as he strode past on the way TO his
seat With his eyes resolutely to the
front Thaw did not see his mother or
his wife until he was almost upon
them. Then his sober fact broke into
a quick smile and he bowed gracfously
Aside from the members of the fam
lily, there was only four women In the
court room and these were newspaper
writer's. The attendance today was
confined to newspape reporters and
jury talesmen.
The trial will be resumed tomorrow
morning at 1920 o'clock and there VIII
be two daily sessions, concluded each
afternoon at 5 o'clock.
Before the hour of trial arrived this
morning the police lines had been ex-
tended to corridors adjacent to the
court room to include the entire first
floor of the criminal courts building
The public had been warned in advance
not to attempt TO get into the court
room and few appeared. There were
numerous clashes between reporters
and correspondents and the police. OF
200, and there was a policeman tor
each The great squad Of blue coats
was commanded by q pO ce inspector.
Only about so newspaper writer's final
ly were admitted the remainder of the
space in the court room being reserved
for the 200 talesmen summoned on the
special jury panel.
Justice Phippen of the court of ap-
of Aho
of the few persons not directly inter-
ested in the case who succeeded III
gaining admittance to the court room.
He went there as the guest of District
Attorney Jerome. The justice said the
case had attracted great attention IL
the northwest and that he was eX-
tremely anxious to be present at the
opening of the trial
There was a decided stir when Two
prominent alienists, Dr.s Carlos Nc
Donald and Austin Flint, were escorted
into court and given seats inside the
clerks rail They were soon in con-
sultation with Mr.. Jerome and it was
said they had been engaged by him TO
watch the case from the very start
to be prepared to give testimony When-
| ever it might be required. These sam
doctors rpresented the district attor-
| ney when the Josephine TerranCva
| trial was stopped in order that a test
! might be made of her sanity.
When District Attorney Jerome was
asked what his purpose was in having
alienists in the court, he replied with
some feeling:
II will answer no questions connect
| ed in any way with this case, and |
| will make no statement about any
phase of it during the progress OF the
! trial.
| His object may be to combat any testl-
mOny as to actual or emotional 1nsan-
| ity which may be advanced by the
| defense. Mr.. Jerome asked several OF
| the talesmen today if they knew any
| of the alienists who had examined
Thaw at the request of his own cou1l-
sci. Among these mentioned by the
district attorney was DR.. Allan McLane
Hamilton who has publicly declared II
to be his opinion that Thaw is Insane
The action Of District Attorney .'e
rome in conducting the examination
of the talesment was something OF
surprise. It was known that he was
to have personal charge of the prose
cution but it was thought he Woult
reserve his efforts until the time TO
delivering the opening address to th'
jury and examining the witnesses
leaving the selection OF the jury to hi
assistant, Mr.. Garvan, who was con
stantly at his eldow.
On behalf of Thaw the cross exams
nation of the IalesInen was left entlrel.
to Mr.. Hartridge and John B. Gleason
the latter arguing the points of iaT
when objections were interposed. Del
phin NJ Delmas and A. r. Peabody ais
of counsel for Thaw We're present.
Before the two jurors left the cour
room after adjournment counsel had
brief conference with Justice FitzGer
aid, at the conclusion of which tn
court told the jurors that they wei
not to talk of Or read about the casS
nor to express an opinion on 1t.
anyone spoke to them about it the
were told to report that fact to III
court. The court regretted that tn
, Jurors were to be kept together.
!. This was taken to mean tha
they will be under guard during reces
and at the close of each session unit
the end of the trial. Quarters nav
been reserved at the Broadway Centr;
IhOtel.