The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-01-30
Caused by the Action of the
Court in Retiring Couple of
Jurors Who Had Qualified
for Service.
HARRY THAW RELATES
VERY PLEASANT DREAM
lndlstInct Figure Stands over
His Cot in TombS and Pre-
diets He Will Be Acquitted
on Washington'S Birthday.
IPuhlishers, pr--s.l

Publishers pr--sr
New York. Jan. 29.-kalelnuscupi
changes in the makeup OF the jury
that is to pass upon the guilt or inno-
cence of Harry Kendall Thaw. who
shot Stanford White in the roof gar
den of the Madison Square Garden,
seem to be becoming the rule. Since
the trial began three men who formal
ly were declared satisfactory by the
attorneys for both sides, have been cx-
cused by consent Of the presiding
Judge, Fitzgerald, and the lawyers.
and. while that their business would
suffer- was given as the reason. in
one case, at least, that of Harold r.
Fair, the talesman had made no APP
plication to the court to be released
from serving.
Yelled Talk of Bribery.
The action of the court caused a
great deal of talk about the criminal
courts building and stories were set
on foot that the two men had been rul
ed out of the proceedings because II
reports of court osficers who had heard
them discussing The case and had re-
ported their remarks to the district
attorney, who had asked Justice Fitz-
gerald to act. But the district attor
ney was decidedly mum when an
preached for a reason and testify to'i
his interrCrators that the men hal
been excused for good reas~-s q
business" Netyr9lly. In view 60.
mors that the ~7yx faTf'r hni~rs-lras
lions to spend to clear Harry. the =
ton OF the court in retiring tvn
emily well oual'aed Jurors. res ilted IN
plenty of veiled talk Of bribery, bit
the most careful investigation falls
to reveal any good peg on which TO
hang such a report. r'he generally
accepted opinion among persons I'm
close touch with the case. is that Dis
trict Attorney Jerome heard some
thing which led him to believe that
the two men were not entirely unbias-
ed, and that the interests of all con-
cerned would be best served by having
the court relieve them from service.
Two Jurors Dismissed.
The two men excused by direction
of court today, were Arthur s. Camp
bell and Harold b. Fair. numbers four
and six respectively.
The two jurors were excused after
protracted conference between JUS
tice Fitzgerald, District Attorney Jcr-
ONE and Thaw's counsel.
Campbell is 40 years old and mar
ried. He lives at S23 West End ave-
nue., and is superintendent of construI
ton Of the American Telephone and
Telegraph company, at Is Day street.
Fair is 35 years old, unmarried, and
is printer He resides at Fl Man
haitian avenue.
In moving the dismissal of the two
Jurors. District Attorney Jerome said
There are urgent and cogent rea-
sons why these jurors should be ex-
cused. The defense asks 1t also, and
| concur in their request"
Justice F'itzgerad, after a moment,
acceded to the request and the Jurors
were discharged
Detectives Know Fair.
Fair appeared dumbfounded when
told that he had been excused.
The action OF the court amazes
me-" he declared afterwards. When
got to court today | heard talk that
two of the jurors were to be excused
One of them / expected to be the fore
nan. Mr. Smith. who lis not well
man. But I had no thought that !
would be excluded. | am not III but
am in perfect ply sical shape
On the list of the commissioner OF
Jurors, Fair is down as as a promoter,
,ut he stated his occupation while on
he stand, as a printer. with Offices at
4 Wall street At that address Fair
S associated with his sister in
printing establishment, whose special
y is printing prospectuses for prornot-
rs and companies.
Detective Sergeant McConyille was
,aIled into the conference in Mr. Jer-
,ne's office AMI he -1s 7s're1 IL he
-new ragr FTe Gecla I'D thaf he
.nesg nothia~ t0 bis Gel rent
r ra Hde thsa tn
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