The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1907-02-21
THAW TRIAL AGAIN
Death of d Jurors Wife Was
the Cause of Delay
THE ENTIRE COURT SADDENED
Husband Summoned to Bedside
When Trial Had Been in Progress
Less Than -Four Minutes and Death
Came Shortly After His Arrival

New York, Special.-Another trao.
lc chapter in the history Of the
Ihaw-White eposide was written
Thursday when grim death stepped
IN TO halt the famous trial in its
fourth week. The wife of juror No.
II, Mrs. Jos. 3. Bolton, passed away
soon after her husband reached her
bedside. He had been summoned
from the court room, where the trial
had been III progress less than four
minutes. The formal announcement
Of Mrs. Bottoms death was made in
court shortly after the hour set for
the afternoon session, and Justice
Fitzgerald Immediately ordered an
adjournment of the case until next
Monday morning. The court also
ordered, with the consent of counsel,
that the other IL jurymen be given
their liberty and no longer be held
together He admonished the Jurors
10 be guided by their honor and their
oaths and not to read the newspapers
or discuss the Thaw ease with any
body.
Doctors to Testify in Court.
The statement in court that counsel
for the defense and prosecution had
considered the proposition Of taking
the dispositions of Doctors Bingham
and Deemar, the Thaw family plysi-
clans. during the enforced recess
which was endorsed by Justice Fitz-
gerald, subsequently modified by
by statements made after recess.
Mr.. Hartrlde, of counsel for Thaw,
says that the defense has decided that
1t will be of greater advantage to
have the physicians testify in court.
Mr.. Hartridge said that what they
have to say would be OF greater adj
vantage If told to jury by word Of
mouth than if dispositions were read.
The death of juror Bolton's wife
east gloom over the criminal courts
building and had a particularly de-
pressing effect upon every one con-
nected with the trial. The prisoner
seemed to feel the matter quite keen
IN when he was brought into court
to hear the formal announcement OF
the order for postponement of his
further hearing. The fact that the
Thaw jurors have been kept in close
confinement since they were select
ed for trial service and that Mr..
Bolton had been allowed 10 visit Ills
wife's home only three times during
his wife's fatal illness. lent a pa
Ihetic aspect TO the ease and the
greatest sympathy to the afflicted man
was expressed on all sides.
Trial Resumed.
The trial was resumed on Monday.
Expert testimony was taken TO prove
Thaw insane. II never wanted to
shoot the creature. ] never wantSd
TO kill him. I knew he was a foul
creature, destroying the mothers and
daughters of America, but | wanted
through legal means to bring him to !
trial. wanted to get him into court |
to bring him to justice. But Pro-
vidence took charge of it; it was an
aat of Providence.
This is Harry K. Thaw's own story |
Of the killing of Stanford White. II |
was told by him to Dr.. Britton d. |
Evans. the alienist, last August in |
the Tombs. DR.. Evans repeated the |
prisoners words to the jury which |
is tring Thaw for his life.
District Attorney Jerome fought |
hard last week against the introduc-
ton of this evidence. which the de- |
fense believes is conclusive proof |
that Thaw did not know his act was |
wrong. Once the testifying physi- |
clans had declared that in their opin- |
ion Thaw was insane at the time he
made the statements to them. how
ever. the rules cf eaiIence permitted
the Introduction of the prisoners
words.