Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-01-09
ONLY SIX JURORS.
(Continued from Page One.)

New York. Ian. S-Predictions we're
freely made al the beginning OF thls'
the third day of the trial OF Harry n.
Thaw, for the killing of Stanford White
that a. Jury will not be secured pe1ore
the middle or latter part OF next Week
There were but three sworn jurors III
the box when court convened at lo-1s
A. N. and they represented the net
proceeds Of the first two panelS ol ioo
talesmen each. The third ana last pam
el Of the 300 originally summoned re-
rorted Wednesday morning ana there
was no thought that it would 1urnlsh
all of the material needed to complete
the trial l.. AN
+ As q result the court ordered that 200
additional talesmen be summoned to
report Thursday and Friday.
The first batch of talesmen were
quickly disposed OF as every man had
too fixed an opinion to serve as a fair
Juror. until John II. Holburt, a rather
elderly man and president of spring
water company was reached. Mr.. Hol-
hurt said he had formed something of
AN opinion but he could lay it aside. He
vas closely questioned by District At
,orncy Jerome and Mr.. Littleton for
the defence but was finally accepted
and took chair No. 8.
John Entwistle, builder. was the
mex, taiesman to be accepted as tenn
porary juror and was assigned to chair
No. g.
The defence used its sixth peremptory
challenge in preventing j. Holmes
Butler, business man, from taking
place even on the temporary panel.
He was the Goth talesman examined at
the morning session.
In all % tales!nen were called at the
morning session and only two tenta-
tive jurors secured from the lot.
Within 20 minutes after the afternoon
session began another tentative juror
had been secured in David Z Arrow
smith. manager of = carpet cleaning es-
Establishment. Mr.. Arrowsmith Is man
OF clean cut features and seemed to PASS
an Ideal examination.
1t fel. to the lot OF Clarence T.. Andcr-
son. 4 real estate broker. finally TO he
chosen No. H. Mr.. Anderson said he had
read very little of the first trial and he
had no opinion whatsoever. AS TO the
laws of insanity he assured the counsel
OF both sides that he would accept with
out question the instruction of the court.
After lIubhell. an insurance actuary,
was chosen as the temporary occupant
Of chair No II, the exercise of pcremp-
tory challenges again was in order. The
opposing attorneys were granted 10 min
utes for consultation
When the lawyers were ready to pro-
coed District Attorney Jerome announced
that Juror Anderson would be excluded
by consent and peremptorily challenged
Juror MaSinn and Juror Cranston. The
defence challenged Jurors Greenbaum,
| Entwistle and Hubbell.
| The winnowins OF the jury list left
three new actual jurors availa BILE: Aiessrs
| RurpreCht, 4 salesman: folbert. head OF
a spring water company. and Arrow
smith. manager of business house. With
Thaw standing and facing them the three
men took the oath Of service. making six
in all sworn on the trial panel
| The attorneys at once set about filling
the empty chairs again.
II was more than an hour afterwards
| that the first of the new PROVISIONAL
! Jurors was chosen. William McAlie. a
stove salesman, frankly admitted that hi
had read nearly all the testimony of the
first trial and had formed an opinion. bu,
It was not strong enough to Influence
his Judgment in weighing the evidence as
! It came from the witness direct lie
knew of nothing that would prevent his
being fair Juror. Meade took chail
No. T.
George NJ. Mettze. a drug manufacturer
vas accepted for eighth place in TIL
panel. He said he had no opinion which
would interfere with n calm and fai
| Judgment of the fact as presented o,
either side.
The very next talesman up. James S
Dawson. n clerk. qualified and was sat
isfactory to both sides.
The supply of talesmen was exhauste
Mt 5.!5 p. NJ. with six permanent an'
three temporary Jurors in the box. Ad
ioIrnment then was taken until tomor
row morning at 10l5 o'clock.