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The European witnesses are expected here
on Monday or Tuesday. There are indica-
tons that the trial will not last over three
weeks longer. The first trial took eleven
weeks II is likely that good deal Of
the expert testimony will be eliminated
and the cross-examination Of witnesses
will be cut down considerably.
There have been many reports that the
trial might be cut short by some move
by the defense, but this was denied by
Mr. Littleton He says that the ease
will go TO the Jury. II is understood
however that no matter what the jury's
verdict is. Mr.. Littleton will consider
that his connection with the case, so far
as he is actively concerned. will be ended
Crnnks Offer Aid.
An sorts of letters from cranks are be-
ing sent out 10 the Thaw lawyers. One
man in Ohio sent a 6OO-page letter saying
that for $4,000 he would take any pun
ishment handed out to Thaw, in fact. take
Thaws place and the consequences. He
sent his picture, and he must look some
thing like Thaw.
A ventriloqtist offers, Tor money, 20 be
in the courtroom when the verdict Is
rendered. and pitch his voice so as 10
make the court believe il is the foreman
talking. and thereby fool everybody. or
at least, make it a mistrial. And a hyp-
notist offers also for money. to hypnotic
the Judge. jurors. district attorney. and
everybody else until they are In a frame
Of mind 10 free ThaW.
The afternoon session was a very brief
one. and no witnesses We're called That
something out of the routine was coming
was indicated by the fact that Justice
Bowling was nearly twenty minutes late
in ascending the bench, for under ordin-
AIRY conditions he is very prompt
Mr. LittIeton came in after the judge
arrived and after a brief talk with him,
he made brief address, In the course
Of which he said that he had fully ex-
pected to have several witnesses present
whose testimony al that time would be
logical, but they had not arrived.
Your honor Will doubtless bear in
lnino. said Mr. Littleton, that we hap
PLY succeeded in getting this jury in a
considerably less time than we had rea-
son to expect Furthermore, the wit
nesses that have been thus far examined,
who also testified ar the first trial, have
invariably been disposed Of with much
more expedition than was the case when
they testified before These circumstances
have combined to push the case forward
much faster than seemed at all likely
when il began.
Teacher Is Coming.
Two witnesses. who are members Of
the police force and were at the West
Thirtieth street station when Thaw was
taken there after White was shot, are
IN in bed suffering from the grip. AIRS.
Belle Mo0rhouse Lawrence. Thaw former
teacher. telegraphed me last Friday that
she had just left California ! got wire
to-day saying that she was in Atlanta.
and would be- here the last OF This week
Several physicians from abroad are now
on the water and will arrive here early
next week
Mr.. Jerome said that he entirely agreed
with Nj Littleton. and expressed the
opinion that the defense had thus far
shown every effort TO forward the case
with an the dispatch consistent with their
duty 70 their client Justice DCWiing eX-
pressed a similar view and ordered an ad-
journment to tomorrow morning.
After the adjournment Mr.. LittetoD de-
MED that there was the slightest basis for
report that had been going the rounds
10 the effect that the trial was about 20
be brought 10 a sudden stop by some new
move on the part Of either counsel for the
defense of the prosecution
There's TO truth Ia the statement" he
said What on earth is there to bring
the trial 10 a sudden stop? The only issue
on trial is. Did Harry Thaw kin Stan
ford White In a way that amounts TO
murder or was he insane al the time Of
the shooting, and should he therefore be
acquitted? ANY other issue IS at this
time a mere hyspeck by comparison
May 60 10 Asylum.
Thaws counsel repeated that should
Thaw be acquitted. no matter whether Fl
was simple unqualified acquittal or an
acquittal on the ground of insanity, il
would be quite within the province Of the
court to send him 10 an asylum for the
instant, if in the courts judgment Thaw
at liberty was a menace 10 the commun-
ity.
Henry c, Harvey, who was one of the
jurors I'm the first trial was in court at
the afternoon session. After adjournment
he went forward and introduced himself
to Mr. Littleton.
Mr. Littleton,' he said. Il was on that
other jury, and do you know how
voted?"
No said Mr.. Littleton
I voted not guilty. on the ground Of
insanity, from the very first. 90 replied
Harvey, and / wish you success"