The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-01-26
SEWN JURORS CHOSEN
Talesmen Reluctant 10 Serve in
Thaw Trial.
HAVE ALL KINDS OF EXCUSES
Prisoner Becomes More Accustomed
TO His Surroundings and Watched
Crowd In Court Room-Rumors Of
Break In Thaw Family.

Crowd In Court Room--Rumors Of
Break In Thaw Family
New York. Jan. 2G.-Fifty-one tales
men were examined in rapid-fre order
In the effort To complete the jury that
is TO try Harry X Thaw for the Kill
ing OF Stanford White. and al the end
OF the days session two names had
been added TO the jury roll making
seven in all One hundred and one
talesmen have thus far been exam
ined. Court then adjourned until
Monday
One ~ the now jurors is Harold r.
Faire. a printer and publisher who is
the only unmarried man thus far So
lected. Faire is not more than Is or 90
wears Of age and is smooth shaver
The second rev Juror is Malcolm )
Fraser. a dealer in underwear. lie Is
perhaps 80 years OF age aud is married
Early in Mr. Frasers examination 10
became apparent from the manner OF
his answers that he would make a
Juror satisfactory 10 both sides. and
there was no surprise when he was ac
cepted. Faire was registered as No.
and Fraser as No Z in the trial panel
This panel as il grows. impresses the
followers Of the case more and more
favorably.
Excuses framed by the talesmen Il
avoid jury duty in the case are grow
ing more varied each day. Man after
man declared that his opinion as &c
the guilt or innocence Of the accused
was so firmly fixed as to admit Of Nc
change by reason OF any testimony
that might be adduced. District Attor
ney Jerome tried To convince the tales
men that new spaper stories were not
the same as sworn testimony before q
court but his efforts were generally
unsuccessful and challenges for cause
were sustained by the court. The state
challenged a talesman named Nesblt
who stated. however. that he was IT.
no way related 10 Mrs. Evelyn Nesbil
Thaw wife of the defendant. The call
ing Of Mr. Nesbit and his examination
attracted much interest the most
eager listener being young Mrs Tha~
herself
Harry Thaw seemed much more ac
customed 10 his surroundings and tor
the first time gazed interestedly at the
crowd In the court room, which was
limited however 10 taesmen AMI
newspaper writer's Thaw seemed es
pccially Interested I'm the reporters Ia
bles. and tried once 10 read the large
tyncd account of his trial in a paper
one of the writer's was scanning lie
seemed 10 have much better color
although his wife was paler. the white
ness of her face being intensified by
the thin blue veil she wore in place OF
the customary white tulle affair.
The work ct going through the jury
list was extremely tedious Bits OF
color we're thrown into the proceed.
incs. however by talesman named
Ketcham. who said he was connected
with an electrical supply house. and
supplemented this with the declara.
ton that while he was not opposed o.
capital punishment in first degree muir
der cases. he was opposed TO the use
Of electricity in that connection.
Ketcham when asked if he knew Stan
ford White replied: Il am glad TO say
did not"
Another feaure Of the day was the
number of talesmen who had known
Stanford White. A. one time three men
i'm succession asserted that they had
been so we'll acquainted with the archi-
tect as 10 make them unsuitable as
jurors
Gossip that there has been a de
cided break in the house Of Thaw will
not down. Fuel was added when Mrs.
William Thaw and her daughter. Mrs
Carnegie. came TO the court with Jo'
siah and Edward Thaw and failed to
greet or even to speak TO Evelyn. The
Duchess OF Yarmouth did not appear.
and IT was said that she was confined
10 her apartments in the Hotel Tor
ralne BY slight cold. But from other
sources apparently as authentic comes
the report that the countess cannot
tolerate the presence of May McKen.
zie. the chorus girl chum OF Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw.
Mrs. Thaw. the elder. is also said to
object to May Mckenzie being in the
family group. but Harry Thaw and his
wife insist that she be accepted be
cause Of her friendliness for Evelyn
the night of the tragedy after Harry
Thaw had been taken into custody on
the roof OF Madison Square Garden.
where bullets from his revolver killed
white. Evelyn was hurried from the
place by friends. and the search OF the
police did not reveal her hiding place.
II is said that May Mckenzie will be
used as a witness by Mr. Jerome for
the people. aud that she has also been
subpoenaed by the defense to give tes-
timony that can not be adduced by
,,.o ia ton