Los Angeles herald., 1907-01-31
THAW'S JURY IS
NEARLY COMPLETE
ONLY ONE MORE NEEDED TO
FILL PANEL
Continued Repetition Of Insanity oues-
tons of Talesmen May Indicate
Line of Defense-Jerome'
Policy Is Mystery
Rv Assnclatcd Prcss.

BY Associated Press
NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-There was but
single vacant chair I'm the ThaW jury
box when court adjourned today, and
IL is expected tomorrow afternoon at
the latest, District Attorney jerome
will begin his opening address to a COM
pletcd jury.
Thaw's attorneys probably will not
reply to Mr jerome tomorrow, reserN-
ing their opening until the state has
finished.
Two jurors were added to the trial
panel today. making eleven In all. In
an effort to complete the jury the at
tbrncys exhausted the second special
panel of talcsmen summoned for the
trial \ new panel of 100 WAS ordered
and will be in court tomorrow morn
ing. The twelfth juror will be chosen
from the new list and should be in the
box before the recess. SiXty~fiVc tales
men were examined today, breaking all
records for the trial thus far. The
greatest number on any previous day
was ifty-one. one juror was secured
during the morning session and one
near the close of the afternoon sitting
of the court.
Harry G. Brearley, an advertising
agent, was the first talesman to qualify.
He took his place as juror No. &, the
chair made vacant by the dropping of
Harold r. Faire from the jury panel
yesterday. Mr.. Brearley told the attor-
neys for the defense that he had no
prejudice whatever against plea of
insanity and that in judging such a
plea he would be guided by the prtn-
cipe of allowing the defense the adNan-
tage of every reasonable doubt.
The afternoon juror. Henry l. Klein
berger, a silk merchant, said he knew
very little about the subject of insanity
and would have to be guided by Sne in e
structions of the court in arriving at
conclusion on such a plea, He did not
think his Judgment would be unduly
swayed by sympathy or emotion.
May Plead Insanity
The manner in which Thaws attor-
neys continued to dwell upon the sub
iect of insanity in their examination of
various talesmen seemed to Indicate
that a plea of temporary insanity which
would be a legal defense will eventually
be entered. There is much speculation
as to what course Mr.. Jerome will pur-
sue if Thaws counsel begin to develop
their plea of temporary insanity
He is prepared to combat their alien
lists but there is a possibility that he
may bring the proceedings to an abrupt
halt and apply for the appointment of
a commission to decide whether or not
the defendant is insane at the present
time. Or he may let the matter be
fought out in open court, expert for
expert. In that event the trial will
drag out to a great length.
Neither Mrs. William Thaw, the
prisoners mother, nor his sister, the
countess of Yarmouth, was in court TO-
day The day opened stormy after a
heavy snowfall, and as both Mrs. Thaw
and the countess are nursing colds they
decided not to risk their health today
by being in court during the dull
process of selecting a jury.
Tell the newspaper men," Thaw said
to one of his counsel, that l advised
my mother and both my sisters to stay
home today and take care of them
selves"
Mrs Carnegie disobeyed the injunc
ton, however, and was present Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw and her companion, Miss
May Mackenzie, were early in the
court room.