The Cairo bulletin., 1908-01-07
NINE OF JURY
ARE SELECTED
TO TRY HARRY THAW SECOND
TIME FOR MURDER OF
WHITE.
INTEREST FALLEN OFF
Not Many Spectators--Mrs. ThaW
Center of Interest Three Ses-
sons Daily Till Panel is
Completed.

three court sessions, which marke.
1.-THE first day of the second trial o
Harry K. Thaw for tIe alleged mur
der of Stanford White, nine tentative
Jurors have been selected out Of fifty
lseven talesmen examined by District
Attorney jerome for the prosecution
land Martin W. LittIeton for the de
ifensc All OF the men In the jury
box arc subject to peremptory chal
Ilengc OF which each side mas thirty
LIN view of the difficulty experienced
last year In discharging five jurors
after they had taken the oath of ser
vice, it was agreed nc: to administer
the baths until both sides finally are
satisfied wit hthe full panel.
Legal insanity at the time of the
tragedy will bo the sc.e defense.
| This was made clear at the outset Of
the proceedings today when Littletor
formally served notice that the form.
II plea Of not guilty was amended by
| specification that the defendant was
insane when the homicide was com.
mitted.
The occupats of tie jury box at
the conclusion of tonight's session
follow.
Charles E. Gremmels, ship broker;
John X. Hatchett, sigar dealer; Geo.
B. Norwood, importer: Floyd S. San
ford bank manager; James Il. Con-
|way, hotel keeper; William E. Brewer,
|daccrator. Arthur r, Naething, bank
|er; Maurice Bouvier, exporter; Geo.
w. Cary, dry goods dealer.
Three court sessions, including the
|eyening sitting, will be held daily un-
til the jury is completed. How long
his Will take the counsel would haz-
lrd no guess tonight. The trial open.
ed with little ceremony and there was
a distinct slackening of public inter-
est All day there were vacant bench
IS in the curtailed quarters given to
spectators. The only women allowed
to be present are members of the de-
tendant's family and newspaper writ
ers.
Mrs. Thaw was the center of inter-
est even to the exclusion of the de-
fendant. She was followed by throngs
1f curious persons as she entered and
left the court house for the morning
and afternoon sessions. She did not
attend the night sitting.
The jury examinations made did not
develop such strong vein of unalter-
able opinion as was anticipated, and
many of the talesmen were excused
On other grounds than the bias based
on the reading of the extensive re-
ports of the first trial.
At o'clock a recess in the Thaw
trial until O'Clock was ordered, with
five tentative jurors on the box.
Josiah Thaw was the only member
of the defendants family present at
the evening session, and unexamined
talesmen were the sole spectators.
Thaw seemed thoroughly to relish
the idea of being out OF the tomDs
after nightfall, his first experience OF
the kind since his incarceration fol
lowing the roof garden tragedy of
June 25, 1906.
1t was not until the seventh tales.
man of the evening session had been
reached that the sixth juror was pro
cured. He is William e. Brewer, d
decorator, who declared that while
he entertained an opinion in the case,
I was not strong one. He felt his
business would suffer by reason of
service on the jury. but the excuse
could not be considered by the court. |
The third talesman following Brow
er proved acceptable as Juror No. Z. |
He is Arthur r. Neathing. a banker. |
who surprised the attorneys by de- |
,laring that he had read none of the |
eviceDce presented at the first trial. |
Maurice Beauvier, vice president of |
4 large exporting house. was selected |
as juror No. s.
Beauvier will probably not remain
IN the panel. for he declared that de |
tense based on insanity usually arous. |
ed bis suspicion.
George A. Cary, a dry goods mer !
chant, was passed as juror No. 9.
The court adjourned at 1919 p. m. |
until tomorrow. with nine tentative |
jurors in the box.