Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-01-06
19HAN TRIAL BEGUN,
INTEREST HAS NAN[D
Tedious Task of Securing a
Jury Expected to Occupy
Many Days
NEW COUNSEL FOR DEFENSE
Special venire of 800 Summoned -
Jurymen Will Be Kept as Prisoners
When Selected - Women Barred
From Court Room and Riotous
Scenes Of First Trial Are Absent.


New York, Jan. 6.-The second trial
of Harry K. Thaw begun today befors
Justice Victor ]. Bowling in the state
supreme court, and at the very outset
of the proceedings a plea of insanity
at the time of killing Stanford White
was entered on Behalf of defendant.
Last year the case was fought out on
a straight plea of not guilty, but tenn
porary insanity finally was relied up
on One juror, Charles E. Gremmells,
q ship broker, was accepted by both
sides at the close Of the morning ses-
sion None of the jurors will be sworn
until the box is filed ssowever, and
ali will be subjected to peremptory
+ challenge until the joint oath is ad-
nninistered This arrangement is a de-
parture from last year, when each jur-
8 or was sworn as chosen. Neither Dis
trict Attorney Jerome nor counsel for
4 defense would hazard an estimate to-
day as to the time required to find
twelve satisfactory men, Eighty-six
OF the first 100 tales sn summoned
were present this morn, Mrs. Eve
!, I'm Thaw was pursued ;y crowd as
curious as ever and had tobe escorted
in and out of the court house by de-
tail of policemen.
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New York, Jan. 6.-Harry K. Thaw,
today for the second time, faces trial
on the charge of willful murder. After
months OF waiting Il the Tombs, the
tedious work of securing a. jury to try
the young Pittsburger for killing stan
I sord White; was begun in the criminal
branch Of the supreme court, the same
room in which Thaw sat daily for
nearly three months during the previ-
Gus trial.
Compared with the former trial. in
terest in New York is at a low ebb.
1T is probable many tedious days will
be spent in securing a jury. During
the previous trial thousands Of col
y =
umns of evidence were printed in prac-
tically every paper in New York, and
it's not likely any case ever tried IN
New York attracted more attention or
caused wider spread argument than
accompanied the first trial of ThaW.
Jury toNBe Locked Up.
It has already been decided that the
jury will be placed under lock and
key from the moment they are chosen
until they finally finish with the case,
and this will add to the difficulty In
finding qualified jurymen who will be
willing to serve in the case and who
will not in some way be able to squirm
out Of that duty.
District Attorney Jerome and As
sistant Attorney Garvan will again
represent the people in the case, while
Martin J. Littleton, well known
Brooklyn attorney, will appear as
Thaw's chief counsel, replacing Del
phin Michael Delmas, the California
lawyer. The prosecutors direct case
win be brief. The actual killing will
be proved and then the defense will
Nave an opportunity to prove,if it can,
that Thaw was not mentally respon-
sible when he fired the shot which
ended the life Of Stanford White. 1t is
said the defense has subpoenaed a
large number of additional witnesses
for this trial. but it is believed Evelyn.
Nesbit Thaw will be the principal wit
ness for defense
Special venire Called.
IA special venire of 800 jurymen has
been summoned, 100 of whom reported
today. The second hundred report to-
the remainder Wednesday,
The usual curious crowds were gath
cred about the criminal courts build
ing this morning in the hope of catch
crossed the Bridge of Signs. In the
corridors Of the court house there were
also throng Of several hundred per-
sons who had come to witness the op- |
ening scenes Of this new rehearsal Of
the old story. The arrangements were
far better than at the first trial., when
the crush to get into the court room |
amounted practically to a. riot, but |
word that women were to be barred |
had been given out and there were none |
but newspaper writer's on hand today.
Thaw was visited today by members of
his counsel in the Tombs prison. He
was elated over the fact that the day of
his new trial, so long awaited, had at
last arrived. Mrs. George Lauder Car
negie, his sister. and Josiah Thaw, a
brother, also called on defendant and
brought him message of greeting
I'm his mother, who is still too i'll at
ONE in Pittsbnrg to come on for
one.etl. It was the first time in sew
:. M this that Thaw had seen his
'~lolel, ~ brother. and his greetings
sainst htionate.
8s faS called to the har at