The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-07
NINE TENTATIVE
 JURORS CHOSEN Good Progress Toward the Se- lection of a Jury for the Second Trial of
 ThaW.
MANY TALESMEN EXAMIN MED
Both Sides Reserve Peremptory Chal- lenges Until Understanding of Public Interest is
 Noted.

NcW 1oIk JdH. u.--al tllS SioSo oA three court sessions, which marked this, the first day of the second trial of Harry K. Thaw for the alleged murder of Stanford White, nine tenta- tive jurors had been selected out of fifty-seven talesmen examined by Dis trict Attorney Jerome for the prosecu- ton and Martin w. Littleton for the defense All of the men in the jury box are subject to peremptory chal- lenges. of which each side has thirty. In view of the difficulty experienced last year in discharging five jurors aft CT they had taken the oath, it was agreed this time not to administer any oaths until each side is satisfied with the full panel.
 Legal insanity at the time of the tragedy is to be the sale defence. This was made clear at the very outset of the proceedings to-day when MT. Lit tleton formally served notice that the former plea of not guilty had been amended by the specification that the defendant was insane when the al- legged homicide was committed.
 The occupants of the jury box at the conclusion of to-night's session, were:
 1. Charles E. Gremmels, ship brok- CT; ?, John R. Hatchett, cigar deal CT; 3, George B. Morewood, importer; 4e Lloyd S. Sanford. bank manager; 5, James E. Conway, hotelkeeper; 6, William E. Brewer, decorator; ', Ar thur B. Naething, baker; 8. Maurice Bouvier. exporter; g. George w. Cary, dry good dealer.
 Of the above men it was generally predicted that MT. Gremmels would be challenged by the district attorney. He declared he had scruples against capi- tai punishment. but could lay them aside if swopn in as juror. More wood entertains certain opinions with regard to expert medical testimony and probably will go out on challenge from the defense. Sanford may also be excvsAd, for he admitted having an opinion regarding the truth of certain important testimony at the first trial. Conway, who said he read the evil dence presented year ago without gaining any particular opinion from it, may be challenged by MT. Jerome. Hatchett and Naething appear like fixtures. Bouvier, who has slight prej- udices against defenses of insanity will probably not be retained.
 Three court sessions, including an evening sitting from to 10 o'clock, ] are to be held daily until the jury is completed. How long this will take, neither District Attorney Jerome nor Thaw's counsel would hazard a guess to-day. MT. Jerome said also that it was impossible for him to reckon on the duration of the trial, because much would depend upon the course of events
 The trial opened with little or no ceremony and there was distinct evil dence of slackening of public in- terest Admittance to the court room was vigorously restricted, and all day long there were vacant ben hes in the curtailed quarters given over to spec tators. The only woman whose pres ence is allows are the members Of the defendants family and newspaper writers Artists who were barred af- ter the first few days of the first trial, were allowed to sketch to their hearts content.
 Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was again the center of interest even to the exclus- ion of the defendant himself. She was followed by throngs of curious persons as she entered and left the court house for the morning and af- ternocn sessions. She did not attend the night sitting The long hours and the tedium of the examinations of talesmen proved intensely fatiguing
 Every possible convenience is to be provided for the jurors who are to be locked up throughout the trial They are to be quartered in one of the fash ionable hotels on Upper Broadway and luncheon is to be served at 8n expen- sive downtown restaurant. The jury examinations did not develop such a strong vein of unalterable opinion as was anticipated and many of the tales men were excused on other grounds than bias based upon the reading of repartc 4l,a