Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-03
ACCUSED MAN IMPATIENT IN CELL
Weekend Recess Frets Him-eener-
ally Thought That the Prosecution
Cannot open and Close Its Case
in One Day-May Mckenzie viii
Be one of the First Witnesses.
lBy Associated rressl.

NEW YORK, Feb. 2.-nhe trial
having been adjourned over from
yesterday until Monday, Harry Thaw
sat impatient in his cell at the
Tombs today, regretting that some
arrangements could not be made to
avoid the week end wait in his bat
tie for life and liberty. The long
delay in securing jury enabled
him to become accustomed to his
surroundings in court and he now
appears anxious for the real work
TO begin.
Thaw's attorneys were busy today
rounding out the mass of testimony
which the defense will put before
the jury None Of them would ven
ture prediction as to how niue
time will be required to present the
evidence for the defendant. They
will be ready to proceed with their
case Monday afternoon but were
inclined to doubt that District Attor-
, ney Jerome will find it possible to
introduce all the direct evidence
the State has in that time. While
Assistant District Attorney Caravan,
who is to deliver the opening ad,
dress for the prosecution expects
to make his narrative Of the crime
as brief as possible, the cross ex-
animation of the witness to the trag-
edy will be of a searching character
and this fact which leads to the
conclusion that the State may not
be able to open and close in the
one session of court
Mrs. Thaw, wife of the prisoner,
was early at the Tombs today and
spent two hours with her husband.
May Mckenzie to Be a Witness.
They reviewed the many events of
the second week of the trial. 1t
was, reported today that young Mrs.
Thaw's constant companion, May
Mckenzie, the former chorus girl,
will be one of the first witnesses
Tor the, prosecution, which hopes to
prove by her that Thaw made
threats against the life of Stanford
White. Miss Mckenzie was SUI
poenaed Immediately after the Madi-
son Square Roof Garden tragedy
and her daily attendance at court
has been in obedience to that sum.
mons as we'll as in the capacity of
close friend of the prisoners wife.
District Attorney Jerome is spenc:.
ing the Saturday and Sunday vaca-
ton with his family in Lakeville,
Conn, and none today would either
affirm or deny the report that Miss
Mckenzie will be one of the first
witnesses to take the stand.
Thaw Will Not Testify.
Mr.. Peabody, of Thaw's counsei
was also a visitor at the Tombs
today and lin leaving took the oc-
casion to deny the report that
Thaw had decided TO take the
stand in his own behalf. While
such an action might be possible
he said no decision to that end had
been reached. Mr.. Peabody declared
That the defense to be interposed
~ hhW "ouIu NC ID lcuSluy one
There are many witnesses to be
called" he said; land cannot say
how long 1t will take to examine
them"
Defense Must Show It's Hand.
The fact that the State may re-
aulre more thanFone session of the
court in which to introduce its
dlrec. testimony means that MIR. Je-
rome intends to carry out the plan
The conceived months ago of letting
the defense bring up the causes
which are alleged to have led to
the tragedy.
The prosecution then will attempt
to refnte in detail, every contention
OF the defense and the states Ease
il rcbutal may require even more
time than that consumed by tho