The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1907-02-20
ThAW TRIAL AGAIN
Death of a J.lrcr's Wife Was
the Cause of Delay
THE ENTIRE COURT SADDENED
Husband Summoned to Bedside
When Trial Had Been in Progress
Less Than Four Minutes and Death
Came Shertly After His Arrival.

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New York, Special. l.-Another trag-
ic chapter in the history Of the
Thaw- White eposide was written
Thursday when grim death stepped
! in to halt the famous trial in its
fourth week. The wife Of juror No.
IL, Mrs. Jos. B. Bolton, passed away
B soon after her husband reached her
bedside. He had been summoned
from the court room, where the trial
had been in progress less than four
minutes. The formal announcement
Of Mrs. Bottoms death was made In
court shortly after the hour set for
the afternoon session, and Justice
Fitzgerald Immediately ordered an
adjournment Of the case until next
Monday morning. The court also
ordered, with the consent Of counsel,
that the other II jurymen be given
their liberty and no longer be held
together. He admonished the jurors
to be guided by their honor and their
oaths and not to read the newspapers
or discuss the Thaw case with any.
body.
Doctors to Testify in Court.
The statement in court that counsel
for the defense and prosecution had
considered the proposition Of taking
the dispositions Of Doctors Bingham
and Deemar, the Thaw family physi.
clans, during the enforced recess
which was endorsed by Justice Fitz-
gerald, subsequently modified b.
by statements made after recess.
Mr.. Hartride, Of counsel for Thaw,
says that the defense has decided that
it will be Of greater advantage to
have the physicians testify In court.
Mr.. Hartridge said that what they
have to say would be Of greater ad-
vantage If told to jury by word OF
mouth Than If depositions were read.
The death Of juror Bottoms wife
east gloom over the criminal courts
sbuilsa;ng and had a particularly de-
pressing eiSssss.. upon every one con-
snected with the trial. The prisoner
seemed to feel the matter quite keen
Nv when he was brought into court
TO near the formal announcement OF
-the order for a postponement OF ms
further hearing. The fact that the
,Thaw Jurors have been kept IN close
.confnement since they were select
. ed for trial service ard that Mr..
Bolton had been allowed to visit his
wife's home only three times during
his wiife's fatal illness, lent q pa
thetie aspect to the case and the
greatest sympathy to the afflicted man
vas expressed on all sides.
Trial Resumed.
Us Us The trial was resumed on Monday.
Expert testimony was taken to prove
Thaw insane. .sI never wanted to
shoot the creature. I never wanted
to kill him. I knew he was foul
creature, destroying the mothers and
daughters Of America, but | wanted
through legal meant to bring him to
trial. I wanted to get him into court
to bring him t., justice. But Pro-
vidence took charge Of it; 1t. was an
act Of Providence" !"
This is Harry K. Thaw's own story
of the killing of Stanford White. Il
was told by him to DR.. Brltton u.
Evans. the alienist, last August IN
the Tombs. DR.. Evans repeated the
prisoners words 10 the jury which
IS tring Thaw for his life.
District Attorney Jerome fought
hard last week against the lntroduc-
ton of this evidence, whica the de.
Tense believes is conclusive proof
that Thaw did nct know his act. was
wrong. Once the testifying physi-
clans had declared that In their opln-
ION Thaw was insane at the time he
made the statements to them, how
ever. the rules Of evidence permitted
the introduction Of the prisoners
words.