Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1908-01-15
ThAW Case fills
HALF Of ITS JURY
WORK or SECURING HEARERS
FOR NEW YORK TRIAL
PROVES DIFFICULT.
MISS EDNA GOODRICH
CALLED BY DEFENSE
Subpoena Served Upon Actress by
Councils Messenger 40 She
Leaves Playhouse-Eveiyn Has 4
Hard Time Entering Courtroom.

new York, Jan. 1O.-The work of Sc.
curing a jury to try Harry K. Thaw
for the killing Of Stanford White went
forward Thursday before Justice Dow.
ling. Three temporary jurors were Sc.
cured at the early session and when
the luncheon recess was ordered the
box was filled with six permanent and
six provisional occupants. Immediate
~ after recess. however. all Of the six
provisional jurors were excused, leav-
ing six places yet to be filled.
Attorney Daniel O'Reilly announced
that subpoena for the defense had
been served on Miss Edna Goodrich.
the actress. who is playing here this
week. Miss Goodrich failed to appear
In response to subpoena last year.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw on the
stand at the first trial declared that
it was Miss Goodrich who first intro
duced her to Stanford White and took
her to luncheon with him.
Messenger Sits in Audience.
A messenger from Mr.. O'Reilly's Of
ice sat in the audience of the theater
where the young actress is playing
and finally served the papers upon
her, Mr.. O'Reilly says, as she left the
playhouse. 1t was intended to serve
the subpoena after the matinee, but
Miss Goodrich had dinner served in
her dressing room.
A new venire of talesmen reported
and, with six sworn and three pro-
visional jurors in the box, the attor-
neys for the prosecution and defense
set about filling the vacancies and pre-.
pairing for another exercise of per-
emptory challenges.
Mrs. Thaw on Scene.
Young Mrs. Thaw had to make her
way through crowd of several hun
dred persons gathered outside the
criminal courts building when she
came downtown for the morning ses.
sion. Several policemen had to be
called to clear passage through the
throng. The sixth talesman reached
Thursday passed successful exam
ination for temporary juror. He was
Frank Manning, an insurance man,
who said he had been too busy during
the first trial to thoroughly read the
newspapers and consequently had
formed no opinion in the case.
Knew White; Excused.
1t was nearly an hour after this be.
fore another talesman who approx
mated eligibility was reached Harry
c.. Adams, the secretary of a carpet
company, quickly passed muster for
the prosecution. When questioned by
Mr.. Littleton, for the defense, he said
he had known Stanford White for
many years in business way. Meth.
er at the time of the tragedy nor since,
he declared. however, had he enter
tanned any feeling or prejudice in the
case. Mr.. Adams also said he had
served on three capital juries during
recent years. Failing to dislodge
Adams for cause, Mr.. Littleton used
his twelfth peremptory challenge
against him and he was excused.
Accepted by Both Sides.
sThe next talesman up was accepted
by both sides after a brief examina-
ton. He was Charles Thurston, a
bookkeeper, who declared that he had
formed no fixed opinion from what he
read of the previous trial. Mr..
Thurston's selection left but one va
cant chair in the box. It fell to the
lot of John de Hart, an architect, tenn
porarily to fill it. Mr.. de Hart said
he had known Stanford White in his
life time, and that while serving on
the jury would probably embarrass
him in his profession it would not
embarrass him personally. AS to an
opinion in the matter of guilt or in
nocence, Mr.. de Hart said he had one
which varied from time to time.