The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-01-25
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to get passes. Some of them are not
there exclusively in the interest of sci
ence Paul Armstrong, author of The
Heir to the Hoorah" and "Salomy Jane, "
was there to-day He saw everything
through the dramatist's eyes When
asked if ne intended to base a play on the
case, he remarked that it was a beautiful
day for one so cold.
Theodore Kremer, who says You're
next" when anybody wants meio-
drama. was observed shopping about the
corridors of the Criminal Courts build
ing while the session was in progress
He declined to tell why ne was there.
Later he was observed coming out of
Center street hardware store, carrying
under his arm a cross-cut saw, a cold
chisel. and T square. The play will
be ready tomorrow afternoon at l2:l7.
same ThrOng In Court.
With a few exceptions the throng in
the courtroom when Justice Fitzgerald
took his seat this morning was identical
WI that which assembled on the first
da Of the trial. The most conspicuous
absentees were Mrs. William Thaw,
mother of the defendant. and the Coun-
tess Of Yarmouth. his sister Mr.. Pea
body, one Of the numerous counsel for
the defense, said that the countess was
suffering from a severe cold. Mrs. Thaw
remained away from the courtroom partly
to be with her daughter and partly be-
cause her strength was not great. and
it was thought wise for her TO husband
it so that she might be able 70 be pres
ent when the taking 81 -Sidence began.
When the Thaw party appeared in court
a few moments before the cry Of Harry
X Thaw TO the bar a new figure was
observed This was Josiah Ihaw, an
other brother Of Harry Thaw He re-
sembles the defendant less than any other
member Of the family. He is tall and
somewhat gaunt. with rather strong, but
irregular features.
As on "Wednesday Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
sat between her chorus gil friend, May
Mckenzie, and her sizte--in-law, Mrs.
George L Carnegie Sic Tds dressed pre-
cisely as on the previous day. and never
raised the white veil through which she
looked quietly out upon the choice of the
jurors that are 10 try her husband for the
murder OF her former friend.
Mrs. Thaw Pale and Timid.
timid She did not pay very close atten-
ton to what went on. but glanced fire.
quentIy toward her husband as he sat ar
the table with his lawyers Occasionally
she whispered to Miss Mckenzie. who
was gowned all in purple as previously,
and appeared 70 take the same wide
awake notice OF everything that came
within sight
Howard Nesbit. the youthful brother OF
Mrs. Harry X. Thaw. was again in court.
sitting as before beside the former secre-
tary of Stanford White No sign Of rec
ognition passed between him and his SIS
ter and it IS generally inferred that they
are sharply divided by the tragedy, the
boy preferring 70 stick 20 those who, by
implication at least. are identified with
the friends OF his late protector. As on
Wednesday. too. the defense gave no hint
of the line its defense viii take, though
there is no reason 10 suppose IL viii be
based upon anything else than the plea OF
emotional insanity and the invocation Of
the "unwritten" or ethical law. Mr..
Jerome sun continued 10 hammer il into
the taiesmen that there was only one law
applicable to the killing OF Stanford
White. and the placing Of the response
blIlty therefor and that was the law OF
the State q New York
Challenges Hard TO Understand,
\ number OF talesmen who seemed 10
answer all inquiries satisfactorily we're
peremptorily challenged for some reason
difficult 10 guess. II Mr. Hartridge, who
continued TO conduct the examinations for
the defense, could not think Of any other
way 10 get rid of taiesman he did not
want, without res0rting to a peremptory
challenge. he asked him II it would not
annoy him excessively 10 he confined in
the Broadway Central Hotel for Heaven
knew how many weeks?
He didn't put IL in just this language,
but his manner and diction were appar-
emily chosen with "a view 10 placing the
prospect of indefinite seclusiOn in as un-
favorable light as possible He frequently
wanted 20 know If 10 keep the talesman
away from his business and his home in
definitely wouldn't tend 10 keep him from
giving the case his most careful attention
Most Of the talesmen thus Intercepted
promptly admitted that il would NO
Broadway Central confinement for ours"
seemed 20 be the slogan Of the day.
Thaw Appears on Time.
There was little delay in getting az the
work on examination this morning. When
Clerk Penny called Harry X. Thaw to
the bar" the defendant Immediately ap-
peared coming through the door leading
ITO the pen. lie was dressed precisely as
on the day before, down TO the last de
tail, and he carried the same light over
coat over his arm He bowed to his wife
and sister as he passed them.
George r. Langenbacher was the first
talesman called. He escaped when he
said he made Il a practice 20 go 20 Flat
bush every night to sleep. He went away
smiling happily and chewing gum.
A Harvard man followed him to the
stand. He was Isaac W Kendall. a good
looking young man. who is a banker, and
who lives at O. East Seventy-fifth street.
He said that he was a member Of the
Harvard Club, and that he knew Thaw
and his sister, but that he did not think
that would influence him in arriving at
a verdict in case ne became a juror
When it appeared. however, that Mr..
Kendall had known members Of the Thaw
family all his life, he was excused by
general consent.
William c. Storey, a clerk. who lives
at $40 Manhattan avenue. and whose hair
presents a sort of marceile-wave effect.
was next Up. He presented one of those
teacher, please may I go out" notes to
the judge, and was excused
BOOkkeeper Looks the Part.
A man who said he was "a booSkeeper
and looked like one was then called. He
was William Wilson, Of zoo East 2mst
street He wore spectacles, mutton chop
whiskers, and a meditative expression.
After Mr.. Jerome had asked him what
Alderman Henry Clay Peters would prob
ably call "hypnotical questions about