Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-02
fHAW JURY IS COMPLETED
Twelfth Juror Secured Just Before
Adjournment for the Day.
JEROME NOT SATISFIED WITH PANEL
,ProseoutiOn VIII Attempt 60 Have
One or More Members Removed,
but Defense win Not
Consent.

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George p. Pan q, hardware. married.
Charles II. Fecke, Is, shipping agent,
oscar <. Pink, 4s, salesman, married
Henry G. Harvey, 60 pianos married.
Harry Z. Brealey. IS, advertising agent
Malcolm g. Fraser, 20. salesman, married.
Charles d. Newton, e6. retired railway
Wilbur s. Steele, CO. manufacturer,
John ). Deenee s. railway freight agent,
Joseph b. Bolton, 81. clerk. married.
Bernard Gerstman, 3s, manufacturers
agent married.
The selection Of the twelfth juror came as
complete surprise at the end of long
ana tedious day. the eighth OF the trial.
and Immediately after this last member of
the trial panel had been sworn in Justice
Fitzgerald adjourned court until 1880
o'clock Monday morning.
jerome Not Satisfied.
District Attorney Jerome. who has been
contendlng since yesterday afternoon for
the removal OF one Of the men now in the
jury box, but who has failed to gain the
consent of the defendants counsel to a
] change, was stilI reluctant as court ad-
, journed today to begin the actual proceed
ings without further opportunity to plead
with ThRw's attorney. At his request,
therefore. Justice Fitzgerald ordered all
talesmen who have not been examined to
be in court Monday morning ready for jury
service in case they are needed.
| Mr.. Jerome then announced that II there
should be no change In the situation in the
meantime the state would proceed to place
ell its direct testimony before the jury at
the Monday morning session. The defense
was notified to be in readiness to proceed
by Monday afternoon.
I'VE are entirely satisfied with the jury"
said Clifford W. Hartridge. Thaw's leading
counsel, tonight, and he added the intima-
| tion that he would not consent to any
! further alterations of the personnel
THE defense will be ready TO proceed the
| minute the prosecution has finished it's
case" declared John B. Gleason, another OF
Thaw's attorneys.
| Assistant District Attorney Garven will
make the opening address for the prosecu-
ton. His remarks will be brief. The state
will then introduce such witnesses as are
necessary to prove Stanford White was
shot and killed by Harry K. Thaw on the
Madison Square Roof Garden the night Of
June q last. In announcing that the in
! PRODUCTION will not require more than one
session OF the court, Mr. Jerome Is evil
\ IDENTIFY Of the opinion that the cross-examl-
nation Of the states witnesses as to the
actual events associated with the tragedy
may not be very extensive.
| From the questions which have 50 per-
! sstently been put to the taiesmen by
| Thaws attorneys as TO any prejudice
| against a defense of insanity, II is at lea ct
generally conceded that plea of emo
! tional insanity will be the main reliance
Of the young defendant. This will prob
ably lead to cross-questionng OF the
states witnesses as to any popularity they
may have noticed in Thaw's conduct the
| night Of the tragedy. In which event the
conclusion OF the states direct testimony
may take longer than is now anticipated.
! Thaw seemed to be in the best of spirits
as the last Juror was sworn
Last Juror Secured.
| Forty talesmen had been examined in
1 vain during the day. when Bernard Gerst-
man declared he had no such opinion in
/ the case that would prevent his rendering
a fair and impartial verdict, and he was
not preJudiced against any line OF defense
and would give the prisoner the beneit of
every reasonable doubt. But" suggested
Distrlct Attorney Jerome. would you 80
further than that and require the state to
remove every possibility Of doubt?"
II would certainly want every doubt re-
moved" replied he, before would vote
TO convict in capital case"
The district attorney challenged the Juror
for cause
Thaw's attorneys were not content TO lei
the talesman go and on oross-examinatior
they brought his answers within the lesa
requirements, Mr. Gerstman replying to Mr.
Hartridge that he meant by doubt" any
doubt that a reasonable man might enter
tain Justice Fitzgerald held this to be g
competent answer and overruled District
Attorney Jerome's challenge.
n 'sThe people are content" announced Mr.
= Jerome, and the juror was sworn. Thav
, smiled in evident satisfaction.
Rumors were In circulation today tha
one ana possibly two more Jurors wer,
| 10 be excused from further service. Their
} were several conferences of the attorney
and II was stated that Thaws counsel pos
, itively refused TO consent to any furthe
removals. At noon Mr. Jerome made an
other unsuccessful effort to gain his end
Sensational Move by Gnrvan.
, Until the excitement attending the com
pIetlon of the panel late in the Afternoon
, there had been but one incident Of not
IN the court room. This was sensations
move by Assistant District Attorney Gar
van, who today continued 20 inquire o
, the talesmen II they had been approache
1 or spoken 10 about the case in any wa
since being summoned as possible Jurors
One OF the, taiesmen at the afternoon ses
sion admitted that he had spoken wit
1 several persons who sat near him in tn
court room. He was not personally nc
auainted with them.
: Roger o'Mara. stand up" shouted Nj
uarVan.
Then for the FIRST time since the iris
/, began the presence in court Of the Pitts
! burg detective. who has been employed b
, the Thaw family TO gather evidence for IN
defendant. was revealed.
), OMara faced the talesman.
"Is that the man you spoke within" M
Caravan asked.
"It Is not" the talesman replied.
Thaw's counsel protested and then IN n
8 taliation Mr.. Hartridge. when he took III
/. talesman In hand, required County Dete'
tive Hammond OF the district attorney
: stan 20 stand, asking him the same auei
: lions as Caravan asked o'Mara.
The witness answered he had only con
mented with his neighbors in a general wa,
stranded sailors Rescued.
| LONDON, Feb 1.--lifeboats from Hartl
pool this morning rescued twenty-four