The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-01-08

thereby della iEg-the- Examination Oh
talesmen until 10:45 a. IN. Josiah
Thaw was the first OF the prisoners
family to enter the court room. With
the calling Of Harry X. Thaw TO the
bur, Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit -Thaw came
from the witness room and took a
seat alongside her husbands half
brother.
She wore the same costume as she
did yesterday. the only change In her
makeup being new pair OF chamois
gloves.
Thaw Sticks TO Portfolio.
The prisoner walked through the
rallied enclosure carrying his overcoat
and the portfolio containing his morn
ing mall.
The first talesman called was John
Schreiner. builder.
4 Mr.. Schreiner was excused by con-
Hsent, after making a conflicting state
ment In regard TO an opinion that he
held
John II. Holbert, who described him
self as president OF a spring water
company. suited Jerome. He had 9
slight impression, he declared, because
OF what he had read, but thought that
he could lay IL aside. His declara
ton that ne would accept the ruling
OF the court as final on the question
OF insanity. proved entirely saisfac
tory to the state. and Littleton took
| up the examination.
BY Littleton:
Q-Do you feel that you could moral
| ly lay aside your opinion?
~. T,,-stoo tNourtt.r.
Q-wouid you consider the case
] solely on the evidence?
| Al think 1 could.
Harry Thaw looked toward sEvelyr
Nesbit Thaw and nodded his head II
/ the direction OF the talesman-~-an APP
| parent message for her 10 pass or
HoIberts desIrabiIity as a juror.
wife resulted I'm Holbert being chosen
John Entwistle. a painter and dec
oratef,C~as the fourteenth yeniremai
ports OF the last trial he said he hat
formed an opinion, but admitted tina
at the present time he has not tina
particular opinion" He added that h.
not embarrass him or operate agains
his acting thoroughly.
-EntsMistle IL trife hard o
hearing. He has discoiored eye
which he explained was the result o
an accident a week ago while at worl
| I'm building. He said taht he exper
fenced a singing sensation In his RICH
ear, but thought that would not In
| capacitate him I'm his duty. Mr.. Lit
tieton wanted Justice Bowling TO ex
cuse the talesman. but the court rule,
that he was able to serve. and so coun
sci for the defense resumed his cross
| examination.
BY Mr.. Littleton:
Q-Do you look upon the defense o
insanity with distrustf
Al look on IL that he was insan
when he did that deed.
| Q-You are not skeptical OF de
Tense OF insanity. are you?
The talesman looked at Mr.. Littletor
SO the latter eiucidated.
You would accept a defense OF In
sanity. would yeu notg
Yes" was the reply.
| Mr.. Entwistle was accepted and tool
seat No. 3. He was not sworn.
| ]. Holmes Butler a manager. proves
particularly satisfactory TO the stat
after he declared he had known MI
| Jerome for many years.
Mr.. Littieton questioned him:
| Q-Would that fact embarrass you
At would not
| Q-Do you know Mr.. O'Ref11yr
4 Al do. but that would not EN-
barrass me. either.
Again the prisoner signaled to hi
| wife. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw studied tn
taiesman carefully. She finally caugh
her husbands eye and returned he
answer. Thaw leaned over and spok
to Dan O'Reiily. The lawyers then con
| ferred. with the result that the tales
\ man was challenged peremptorfly.
| Before he was allowed to go. how
ever. the talesman, In answer TO Lit
tleton's questions. said that he believed
Stanford White had been shot by HARRY
I Thaw.
And 1 believe that he was guilt,