Evening journal., 1908-01-08
Wealthy Pittsburgers OlfeT
Financial Assistance TO
the Defense

NEW YORK, Jan. s.-All danger OF
the defense in the trial of Harry X.
Thaw for the murder of Stanford White
suffering from lack Of funds due to
the depleted Thaw family purse has
been relieved by the coming forward
of a number of wealthy Pittsburgers
with offers Of assistance. A verihca-
ton of this decision is had in the ad-
mission of Charles NJ. Schwab that he
stands ready and willing to aid Puts
burg neighbor who was a god neigh
Dor and viii do anything in his power
TO alleviate the condition in which Mrs.
William X. Thaw has found herself as
a result of the tragedy into which her
son has been plunged.
Court reconvened in the trial half
and hour late this morning as a ie-
suit of Justice Dowling's strenuous
efforts last night in holding all concern
ed in court until the second panel Of
100 had been completely exhausted
which was about IL o'clock. The last
100 were ready for examination today
when court opened. The extremely
lengthy sessions which are a record
for court procedure here are having
their effect on the lawyers concerned
who are very testy when interrogated
on matters connected with the trial.
Everyone however, is. we'll satisfied
with the progress thus far made. So
soon as the box is filled again both
sides will exercise peremptory chal-
lenges. This new way of selecting a
Jury in q murder case by examining
men for bias and Withholding the use
of peremptory challenges until the jury
box is full was adopted at the request
Of counsel for Thaw. They believe in
this manner 1t wiuld be possible TO see
how the jury candidates would look in
the enclosure reserved for him and
would also give their private detectives
opportunity to examine antecedents be-
fore taking action.
The court room continues to be filled
with wild rumors as to the state OF
Thaw's health. He is declared to be
we'll nigh on the verge OF collapse.
A. Russell Peabody, his personal
counsel, emphatically denied this. He
said:
'Mr. Thaw's health Is as well as can
bee expected when YOU consider the
length of time he has been confined in
Jail. He has not been compelled to
call a DOCTOR"
Msy Keep Evelyn Thaw Out.
District Attorney Jerome, II is
known, is still considering the advisa-
bility of disbarring Evelyn Neshit
Thaw at the present trials. He posi-
lively declines, however. to say wheth-
er he will interpose the objection or not
and it is stated that he will not finally
decide the matter until this jury is
completed.
It has been decided that the proceed
ure of the last trial viii be followed in
detail. Assistant District Attorney
Garven will open for the State, which
viii reserve its energies for use in re-
buttal A notable feature to date has
been the absence from the court Of
Mae Mckenzie, Evelyn Thaw's con-
slant companion during the former
trial.
Thought both District Attorney Je-
rome and the Thaw party refuse abso-
lutely to discuss Miss Mckenzie or her
significant absence, it is persistenIy
rumored that there has been a rupture
between the young woman and Mrs.
Thaw, and that if Miss Mckenzie ap-
pears during the present trial it will
be as a witness for the state.
Financial Aid For Mrs. Thaw.
The announcement to-day that a
numberof wealthy Pittsburg men are
to come TO the aid of Mrs. William
Thaw relieves a serious phase Of the
situation from Thaw's standpoint.
While the widow Of the Pittsburg mill
lionaire coke king is of course by no
means impoverished by the expendi-
lures she has made in an effort to save
her son. = is said her supply Of avail
able funds has been well nigh ex-
hausted. Rumors of her financial
straits began 10 be circulated shortly
after Mrs. Thaw had mortgaged Lynd-
hurst, the family home and one of the
show places Of Pittsburg. They were
Cccntfnued on Second. PAge.l