The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-12
JUDGE PAVROT IS LET OUT OF JAIL
LOCKED UP FOR FIVE MONTHS, CHARGED WITH MURDER, JURY
 NOW REFUSES TO INDIcT HIM. IS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN.


 NOW REFUSES TO INDIcT HIM.
 IS DEMOCRATIC CONGRESSMAN.
 Baton Rouge, La, April 1.-Democratic Congressman George K. Favrot was set free tonight after having been in jail continuously for about five months, un- der arrest on a charge of murder and awaiting action of a grand jury
 Today by unanimous vote the second grand jury, which has considered his case, refused to indict the congressman. MT. Favrot last November shot and killed Dr. R. II. Aldrich of Baton Rouge. who had been his lifelong friend. The congressman declared that the physician had made disparaging remarks about Mrs. Favrot. The shooting occurred imme- diately after an exciting erection in which Favrot had demonstrated great popular ity and while Favrot was still judge or the Baton Rouge court, which today set him free. He resigned and was indicted by split vote by a grand jury which had been selected under his jurisdiction before the shooting. Because one of the jurymen who indicted was illterate the finding was uuashed. the supreme court of Louisiana sustaining the quashing.
  ord of the testimony the evidence given by James Clnch Smith, the brother-in- law of Stanford White, to whom Thaw talked for more than half an hour the night of the tragedy; the evidence Of Myer Cohen, the music publisher whom Mr. Delmas had quoted in his summing up address as saying that Thaw, after he had. sent Stanford White to his death. held out his arms in the shape of a cross as. a priest I4ig3t-sIo, at some sacrifriaf ceremony; the testimony of Henry S. Plaifo, of Paul Brudi, the fireman who disarmed Thaw; of Warren Paxton. the engineer of the roof garden, and other witnesses.
 The action of the jury in asking for the particular exhibits and the testimony in- dicated led to much speculation as to what the trend of their long discussion had been.
 Theories Discussed.
 One of the widely discussed theories was that the jurors either wanted to re- fresh their memories as to testimony tending to show either delberation or premeditation on the part of Thaw or else they wanted to have the story of Tnaws actions the night of the tragedy rehearsed once more in order that they might judge as to his nationality. The suggestion of the latter purpose seemed to be given weight by the fact that they desired to examine the letter, the will and the codicil brought forward by the defense in support of its claim of in- sanity.
 It was generally conceded that serious differences of opinion had developed among the jurors as to the evidence and that a verdict of any sort was still re- mote. The examination of the Thaw let ters and the other documents called for will require much time.
 Thaw faced his judges today with every indication of care. He of all the mem bers of his counsel and his family is still hopeful of a favorable outcome. The best that his counsel expect Is dis agreement of the jury. They have feared from the time the jurors retired that there might be a compromise among them or some lesser degree of guilt than murder in the first degree.
 No New Hope.
 The action of the jury today in calling for the testimony did not inspire the at torneys to any hope.
 Following the testimony of MT. Smith. that of Officer John Barry, doorman of the Nineteenth precinct station, where Thaw was taken on the night of the kill ing was read.
 After being locked in their consultation room at Il oclock last night with noth- ing but hard chairs and table to rest on, the jurors argued unceasingly among themslevs. The few ballots which were taken indicates, it is said, that there was wide divergence of views
 Their confinement continued until O clock this morning, when, two by two, the twelve men were marched to tho Broadway Central hotel for breakfast. They looked pale and worn as they filed out of the criminal courts building, but on their return two hours later their dropping spirits had somewhat revived and they exchanged smiles and words of sympathy with a number of newspaper men who have been in attendance on the trial since the 23d of January
 Family Objected.
 Justice Fitzgerald arrived at the court house shortly after 10 o'clock. He had been preceded a few minutes by members of the Thaw family, all of whom seemed deJected and all but forlorn.
 Just before Il o'clock, Justice Fitzger- aid received communication from the jury asking for an interview in which they might present their requests for ex- hibits and the reading of testimony.
 Promptly at Il o'clock the jury filed into the court room Only the members of the Thaw family, his attorneys, District Att torney Jerome and the newspaper men were allowed to enter.
 The strain under which the jurors had labored since their retirement yesterday afternoon were particularly written on their faces. Their eyes were red, their cheeks a chalky white, and the whole effect one of haggardness It was evil dent that sleep had been a stranger to their consultation room last night.
 Jurors Pink and Steele seemed especial ly to have suffered in the long vigil Dur ing the long time 1t required the court stenographer to read the testimony, the jurymen lounged back in their chairs and appeared to keep awake only with the greatest effort.
 Thaw In Good Shape.
 When Harry Thaw was called to the bar he entered the room with quick stride and bright eyes and carrying half