Albuquerque citizen., 1908-01-06
No Women viii be Permitted
to Hear Evelyn'S Sec
Ond Shameful
Story.
DEFENDANT APPEARS GLAD
TO FACE THE WORST
Interest In Case at Low Ebb Com
pared with First Trial Mother
Visits Son In TombS--Chdrge
Still "Wiltul Murder"--Pled,
"BrdinStOrm."


New York, Jan. 6.-Harr-' X
Thaw today for a second time faced
trial on the charge of wilful mug
der.
Compared with the former trial,
interest in the case is at low ebb.
1t is probable that many tedious
days will be spent in securing a jury,
and the jurymen will be placed un-
der lock and key from the moment
they are chosen until they finally
finish with the case.
District Attorney Jerome. with as
sistants, will represent the people.
Martin w. Littleton replaces Dolphin
NJ. Delmas as Thaw's chief counsel.
The usual curious crowd was gath
cred about the criminal courts
building this morning In the hope
of catching glimpse of Thaw as
he crossed the bridge of signs. A
squad of fifty policemen kept the
barred, none of their sex but news
paper writers being admitted to the
court room.
Thaw was eated over the fact
| that the day of his trial had ar
| rived
Three Sessions a Day.
Thaw was called to bar at 1927
o'clock. His appearance showed lit
tie change from last year.
AS soon as Thaw appeared Little
ton announced that the former plea
of not guilty entered by his client
would be amended to read. "That
| defendant was insane at the time the
\ deed was committed"
| Mrs Evelyn Thaw attlred in the
blue school girl dress, which became
! familiar at the first trial, was in the
| court room when the trial began.
She was accompanied by Mrs. Car
| negie and Josiah Thaw.
Justice Dowling announced that
until further notice there would be
three sessions each day from 1915
a. m, to l p. m; from 2 y. m, to
6 p. m, and from s p. m, TO 10
| y. M
One Juror Accepted.
| Just before the noon recess Char
les f. Cremmels, a shipbroker, was
accepted as a juror. He was not
| sworn in, however, as it was decided
not to administer the oath until the
| jury box is full.
All jurors will thus be subject to
| the peremptory challenge up TO the
last minute.
Thaw Much Improved In Health.
| New York, Jan. 6.-There was a
conference at Martin w. Littleton's
office yesterday, at which Harry X.
| Thaw's defense was completely out
! lined Besides Mr.. Llttleton there
were present eX-Assistant District
Attorney Daniel O'Reilly and A..
Russell Peabody, the latter two of
| counsel during the first Thaw trial
! 1t was agreed that the only de-
4 fense to be introduced would be in
/ sanity at the time Stanford White
was slain. 1t will be insisted that
Thaw at present is perfectly sane.
I Expert alienists in the employ of
the district attorney will be asked
to study Thaw that they may be con-
q vinced he is now sane.
! Thaw's mental condition has very
! much improved since he has been
! in the Tombs. He Is in splendid
physical condition. Thaw is looking
much improved in health. His eyes
are much clearer; there was not the
slightest sign of brain storm"
when seen at the Tombs yesterday.
He was playing "Diabolo." the new
game which his wife brought him
} some weeks ago, Little Tony Bones,
who is waiting his turn to be tried
on the charge of murder. was Harry
Thaw's playmate in the Tombs yard.
Much New Testimony.
The defense will offer much new
stimony-testimon that was not
brought out at the last trial. There
will be a score of new eyewitnesses
TO the shooting of White, and all VIII
testify that in their opinion, Thaw
was insane on the night Of the muir
der
Mr.. Littleton has a list of the
three hundred talesmen TO appear
today, Tuesday and Wednesday in
the criminal branch OF the supreme
court and detectives are inyes-igat-
ing the record of each. This is done
in every important murder case by
the defense as well as by the dis
trict attorney.
Mr., O'Reilly and Mr.. Peabody call
ed at the Tombs early yesterday to
see Thaw. They consulted with him
In the counsel room on the second
tier of the TOmbs prison. Thaw was
glad to see Mr.. O'Reilly again. The
lawyer has just recovered from an
attack Of bronchitis. Mr.. O'Rellly
said that he was feeling well and
that outdoor exercise would soon
restore him to his former self
The rumor that Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw had quarreled with her hus-
band was denied. Mrs. Thaw has
been suffering from a severe cold,
but she has been IN daily communi-
cation with her husband. She last
saw him sunday.