Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-01-31
Making Fifteen in Al That Have Been Picked For the
 Thaw Murder Trial
TWO WERE EXCUSED
One More May Be Excused According te Rumors in the Air To-Day- Jerome is Now Ready For
 Opening Argument.

Pink, a grain salesman, 46 years or age, was chosen as the tenth juror, and Wilbur F. Steele, manufacturer of gas plants, 60 years of age, was chosen as the eleventh. There is a rumor that /one more of the jurors accepted viii be retired.
 Mrs Evelyn Thaw and her compan- ion, May Mackenzie are usually among the first persons to reach the court room each day, but they were late this morning.
 Young Mrs Thaw and Miss Mac Kenzie arrived at 10:5O o'clock and there were a cordial exchange of greetings with the other members of the family. The morning session had not opened when the prisoners wife came in.
 The delay was due to conference of all the attorneys with Justice Fitzgerald.
 District Attorney Jerome himply announced that as the result Of con ference between counsel 1t had been agreed to relieve jurors and 9 from any further service.
 "Jurors Walker and Haas are ex- cused and may step down" Judge Fitzgerald ordered in low voice. The jurymen> promptly complied. Their going left three vacant chairs and the time of reaching the taking of testi- mony In the famous ease was again further postponed.
 Four sworn jurors in the Thaw cAse have now been summarily ex- cu ed within three days. , 1t was reported that Thaw's coun- sel did not readily consent to the re- lease of the two jurymen. MT Je- rome was insistent, however. and af- ter he had argued the matter before Justice Fitzgerald in the conference room he gained the consent of the defendants counsel. Walker and Haas were two of three unmarried men on the jury.
 The release of the two jurors. mak- ing 1t necessary to i'll three places in the trial panel completely upset the theory that the case might progress to-day to the opening address of the prosecution.
 Thaw was visibly disappointed. though he had been apprised in ad- vance of the decision to release Wal ker and Haas. It was practically at Thaw's dictation that MT Walker was accepted.
 Both of the released jurymen seemed taken by surprise at the pro- ceedings and quickly left the court house.
 District Attorney Jerome will per- sonally outline the states case In his opening address. This. 1t is believed, will be a comparatively brief state ment setting forth the crime as 1t Is known to have occurred. He will trace the movements of Thaw and his victim on the fatal evening. and bring them together in the roof garden of Madison Square where Thaw deliber- ately shot and killed Stanford White while the latter sat at table watch ing a theatrical performance.
 Roger OMara. former chief of po- lice of Pittsburg, who has been work ing for several months gathering evil dence in behalf of Thaw, arrived fin town last night. He Is said to have obtained information and data valu- able to Thaw but refused to disclose its nature.
 "I have come here In answer 10 telegram from Mrs Thaw's counsel" said Mir O'Mara last night. T have known Harry Tbaw for years and we have been friends. and know that he desires that shall be on hand dur ing his actual trial.
 Il have information and data which are of value to the defense. can say that. for I have been constantly employed for months ir the gathering of evidence and making investigations for my client and his counsel"
 The members of Thaw's family. who are standing loyally by the side of the accused, and Thaw himself. while naturally anxious. have looked forward eagerly for the day to come when the real trial would begin. Now that it Is here they have announced that they will attend every session of the court in nn endeavor to cheer and encourage the young man who Is