Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-01-24
GREAT Fight FOR LIFE
OF HARRY THAW BEGUN


ceptible of change by the actual evil
dence. The talesmen were asked IL
they knew Thaw's friends, or Whites
or anyone connected with the case.
They were asked If they were In
Madison Square Roof Garden the
night Of the tragedy. if they had
friends in Pittsburg, or il their sym
pathy or emotions would affect their
fair minded judgment. The examina-
lions by District Attorney Jerome and
by Thaw's counsel varied lie on
essential points. The presence OF
three noted alienists in the court
room as prospective witnesses for the
prosecution created some comment.
Thaw Indifferent at Times.
Thaw sat during the day at the ia.
hle set apart for his counsel At
times he seemed to take lively in.
tcrest in examination of the men
summoned to decide his fate. leaning
well forward and holding his hand to
his ear to catch every word that
might fall from the lips of the tales
men. Again he would seem listless
and his eyes, deep set and having
something OF stare, roved about the
court room. His face was pallid
doubtless due to his seven months
confinement in the Tombs. Thaw is
fully six feet in height and is quite
thin He wore dark blue sack suit
and had a plaid ulster coat
His Family With Him.
Just behind the prisoner sat
several members of his family gath.
cred here for the trial. They had
arrlvd before the prisoner was sum-
mend for the morning session and
greeted him with smile as he strobe
past on the way to his seat. With
his eyes resolutely to the front,
Thaw did not see his mother or his
wife until he was almost upon them
Then his sober face broke into
Quick smile and he bowed graciouslv.
Mrs. VIM. Thaw. the prisoners
mother. was the first of the family
to arrive. She was dressed in black
/, and were a heavy black veil, her
white hair showing in striking con-
trast against the sombrey costume.
She sat with her eyes fixed upon
her son and spoke but seldom to her
children during the long afternoon
session. She threw back her veil
to see and study the faces of the
prospective jurors as they We're call
ed to the stand. The Countess of
Yarmouth, who was Miss Alice Thaw,
followed her mother
Her gown was of brown cut with
coat effect. The brown hat was of
fur and heavy brown veil covered
her face. But the countess, too, af-
ter she had become more accustomed
to her SURROUNDINGS. pushed aside the
veil which had hidden her features.
nrothor ,nd C;cso. huoh hi;I<o
There was n decided murnur in
the court room as the spectators not
ed the striking resemblance between
the countess and the prisoner The
lines of her face were more delicate
and the features daintily moulded
but they seemed to make the resem-
Lance ill the more striking. Mrs.
George Lauder Carnegie, another SIS
ter Of the defendant, came in with
the countess and there was n lively
craning of necks TO catch the first
glimpse of Mrs. Evelyn Neshit Thaw
around whom the storm of great trial
will rage She quickly appeared with
Nav Mckenzie. the actress, who has
been her sole companion since the
night OF the tragedy when the ar
lists model. wife of Stanford Whites
ment. The younger Mrs. Thaw was
dressed in dark blue and wore plain
dark hat which was almost entirely
covered by white tulle veil.
Mrs. ThaW Looked Well.
Not once during the day did Mrs.
Thaw remove the veil. but her fea-
lures were plainly observable and
there was about them much OF the
beauty which caused her to be so
wildly sought as model by noted
artists. Her mass Of hair made
pretty Getting for the ivory of her
checks. She seemed TO take earnest
interest in the examination of the
talesmen and was constantly nodding
Erer head as to give assent to some
mental conclusion she had reached
Hardly once during the day did
Harry Thaw take his eyes from the
front and look at his relatives. His
brother. Edward Thaw. and brother
in-law. George Carnegie, sat almost
Mt his elbow.
The family marty was escorted to
waiting automobile cabs at the end
Of the DE- by squad of policemen.
Quite crowd loitcred about the
building to catch a glimpse of Mrs.
Thaw and others
Aside from the members Of the
family, there We're only fonr women
in the court room and these were
newspaper writers. The attendance
TODAY was confined to newspaper
people and jury talesmen.
The Jurors who remained In the
box when the day was done and who
we're turned over to a bailiff who will
have them in charge until the end
of the trial. were Deemipg B. Smith,
a retired manufacturer of umbrellas.