Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-02
JEROME IS BUSY
Nay Ask For Turning Out of An- ether Thaw Juror -Talesmen
 to Be in Court Monday
STATE WILL BE BRIEF

that the L6kluk Ol CcDtAAuOny VIII w gin Monday, to which day the court adjourned after yesterdays session. There was some talk in the court room. after adjournment. that there might be further wedding out of jurors. This talk was prompted by request of District Attorney Je- rome that the talesmen remaining in the last panel be instructed to be in court Monday. But in making the request MT Jerome said he did not expect further delay. Later 1t was thought that the request for the talesmen was simply a precautionary movement as MT Jerome intended to continue his search of the records of the jurymen during the adjournment. Whether the jury, as now constitut- ed. will stand or not depends on this investigation.
 It has been believed that the case of the state against Thaw would be quickly presented, but in his state- ment just, before adjournment MT Je- 1 rome indicated that 1t would be even briefer than expected.
 T would like to say" declared MT Jerome, that the case of the people will be ready on Monday morning, and that the people will open and close on Monday morning. say this that the defense may have It's case ready to follow"
 This was taken to indicate that the district attorney intends to open the prosecution with the bald estab- lishment of the fact that Thaw killed White. and the fixing of the time and place.
 It is expected that he will put on farce or four witnesses. and that one a- more of them, probably the police nh,n to whom Thaw surrendered and the sergeant of the Tenderloin sta- tion who took Thaw's pedigree, will testify as to Thaw's apparent sanity.
 The heat of the battle will be on the rebuttal testimony. after the de- feuse has met the opening testimony presented by the prosecution.
 MT Hartridge has summoned over fifty witnesses. Many of these may never be heard Of In the trial. If, as has been suggested. Mr Hartridge meets the establishmeueUft the prose- cutor's case with evidence to show that Thaw was insane at the time he killed White, the district attorney will have 6 chance to call his alien- ists, who have been constantly in at- tendance during the selection of the jury. The defense. in turn, will be able to bring on their corps of ex- perts In mental diseases.
 During the closing scenes of the jury choosing Thaw watched every movement of the representatives of the people as well as of his own counsel. He was keenly alert to each question asked by Mir Jerome or by Mir Garvan. the assistant. Each tales man as he took the. witness chair for examination was scrutinized closely by the prisoner. The mother of the accused man was not present, but his two sisters, Mrs Carnegie and the Countess of Yarmouth, the prisoners wife and May Mackenzie were sit- ting near him. and all of them joined him in the close scrutiny of the tales men.
 Thaw expressed satisfaction when the jury box filled. saying: Well. I am glad that part of the business is over" He Is apparently keen for the real fight to begin. He expects to go free as result of the trial and this accounts for his eagerness for the testimony to begin.
 While none of the plans of the de- fense have been divulged 1t is the generally accepted belief that Thaw will take the witness stand in his own defense.
 Onicial denial was made to-day of . published report that 1t has been definitely decided to have Thaw 10 on the stand in his own defense.
 New York. Feb 2-Reports that some of the jurors selected for the trial of Harry K. Thaw will be ex- cused from duty when the court re- sumes its session in the case Monday morning were in circulation again to-day. It was rumored that the health of one of the men chosen is so precarious that District Attorney Jer- ome hesitates to proceed with the case through apprehension that the close confinement of the jury will re- suit In his illness and cause a mis- trial. It was reported also that the district attorney is anxious to dis pense with the services of another juror for reasons only known to him. self and his subordinates.
 The fact that the talesmen remain ing of the unexhausted panel have been required to attend the court Monday is taken In some quarters as giving color to the reports that more jurors will be excused and the taking of evidence again further delayed.
 The activity of detectives in the employ of the defense and proseeu- ton in seeking witnesses and main- taining a watch upon the movements of the other .side is on . par with the care exercised in the selection of the fury. This excites belief that both the prosecution and defense are pre- pairing to delve deeply into Thaw's stances leading to the shooting of | Stanford White. The report to-day l that Assistant District Attorney Mar shall has induced Miss Ida Fitch of | Pfttsburg to promise to come to New York and give evidence for the prose- eufton vas s1ken e further evidence | the extreme thoroughneo with I
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