Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-11

| New York, Feb. 10.-Evclyn NcSbit
| ThaW may not, as had been expected.
return to the stand tomorrow morning
when the trial Of her husband for the
| murder of Stanford White is resumed
| The strain of the last few days, in
which she has been made to live again
| the hours when, according to the con-
fession she has sworn that she made
| to Harry X. Thaw, she was the victim
| of the architects caprice. has tolu
severely upon tho young woman, and
tonight it was stated that the prisoner
| had come to her rescue and of his
attorneys demanded a respite for his
wife.
| Upon her visit to the TombS Satur-
| day, Mrs. Thaw told her husband that
| she suffered greatly during the ordeal
when the story of her association with
| White was laid bare and Thaw COM
municated the fact to the lawyers. He
told them that his Wife was in bad
shape. and requested tina. she be given
an opportunity to recover. Attorney
DelmaS then set about to arrange the
defense that Mrs. Thaw's presence in
court as a witness would not be re-
| quired until Tuesday.
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Mrs. Thaw will continue giving direct
evidence Tuesday and her croSs-eN;tI:l-
nation by District Attorney Jerome Will
begin Wednesday, a day later than had
been anticipated.
Another development today that star
tlod these directly concerned in the case
was the reported illness Of q juror Wis
! ions Of a n.istrial We're soon disneliei.
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| sickness of the juror was net such as
| threatened to incapacitate him. Wilbur
! T. steele. 60 years of age. a manufac-
| turcr Of gas appliances, has contracted
| q severe cold, but careful attention is
| expected to give him relief by tenor
| row.
| The jurors are living under guard ii
| tho broadway Central hotel and when
| the usual Sunday ride in Central park.
which has been the weekly diversion Of
| the l. men, was proposed today, it was
| found that Mr.. Steele would not be able
| 20 go out. MIR. steele is a man of usual
t. go out Mr. Steele is a man of usually
! robust health. The other jurors, all of
| whom reported in good condition, took
| the drive.
| To-Day may be said to have !1en
| ThaW's best Sunday in the Tombs. He
arose after what he declared had been
a rcstful night. in good spirits and with
d hearty appetite. He did rot attend
service in the chapel. but spent the
| morning with newspapers and in read
| ing the many messages which were
| brought to him. OF these one read: BE
| brave"
None Of Thaw's counsel called during
| the morning hours and at noon the
prisoner sat down to a lunch sent in
| from Delmonico'S. He ate with Il rel
| iSh. During the afternoon he walked
| the tier brskly for an hour. covering
| several miles. Later he sent the suit
which he has been wearing ut the trial
out of the Tombs by n messenger who
subsequently returned bringing the
prisoner complete change Of clothing.
Later tonight it was said that Mrs.
ThaW was anxious to have the ordeal
over as soon as possible and had ask
ed that she be permitted to resume
the stand tomorrow. This was not
promised, though it was said that pos
sibly Mrs. Thaw might be called late
| in the day. Mr. Delmas' direct ex-
animation of Mrs Thaw will probably
consume five or six hours, possibly
nine or ten. Mr.. Jcromc's cross-eXam-
ination it was said may last five hours
or may take two days The district
ttorney his been making the most mi
mute preparations for it, and was in
| conference today with several per-,
son, who, it is said, will be called as
witnesses.
When the trial is resumed tomorrow
morning there is likely to be the live
liest tilt between the lawyers that has
marked the trial. The defence will call
to the stand F. c. Perkins, a lawyer
from Pittsburg, who drew up Harry
Thaws will. Mr.. Perkins arrived her
| tonight. Mr.. Dalmas and his asso-
ciates have been figuring out a way
| by which they can have the will intro
| juced and they are confident they will
be successful. On the other hand Mr..
Jerome will strive to keep it out, and
a battle will be the result.
Captain Ricketts,, who is now in
charge of the jurors, announced to-
night that tomorrow no women would