The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-01-08
THREE JURORS ARE SWORN IN Thaw Trial is Progres-
 sing Slowly. $ TALEsMEN ARE QUESTIONED Four Tentative Jurors Are Still
 Unchallenged. wife of Thaw Late Ia Court owins to Traffic Blockade--Appears Again :
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 New York Jan. 7.-Three jurors sworn to serve on the trial panel Tor Harry K. Thaw was the result of two days and six sessions 30 far hold before Justice Bowling in the criminal brancn of the Supreme Court.
 Tn addition to the three who are on oath well and truly to try the case, there were in the fury box at the close of the night session. four tentative jurors who are subject still to per efnptcry challenge by either siae. Ine task of fillinR the five vacant chairs will be resumed tomorrow morning when the last instaifment of 100 tales men summoned on the original omni- bus panel of 800 names. will report for examination,
 Tn all nanety-five Jurors were call- ed and ouestioned today as against fifty-seven of yesterday.
 At the close of the afternoon session, the jury box was filled and hopes ran high that at least a majority of those tentatively chosen would prove accept able to both sides. With the beginning of the evening session. however, all such hopes were dissipated. When the suddenly descended story of peremptory challenges cleared away there were but three survivors and 1t was agreed that they should be sworn as the nu, cleus of the trial panel They are: Charles Gemmelsen. ship broker, who is to be foreman: Arthur N. Naething. baker and caterer. and George W. Cary, dry goods dealer. Counsel announced that the jury box would again be filled before any more peremptory challenges were exercised. Forty taiesmen were examined at the evening session, which Iastd until 10:5o D. m.
 New Venlremen Report.
 With nine 1urymen provislonally selected, one hundred new veniremen reported to Justice Bowling in the this morning for duty in the case of the people against Harry K. Thaw. who Is charged with tho wilful murder of Stanford White.
 While there were nine turymen in the box this morning that waa no sign that there would be even that many when court adjourned tonight, The nine men have been passed for cause. by both sides, and accepted by the court, but the prosecution and the defense in the case each have thirty peremptory challenges all of which may be exercised. Time after time, while the jury was being selected for Thaw's first trial the jury box was filled when one side or the other ,exer- cised a peremptory challenge, thereby vacating a seat. Of so much tmpor- tance is tine case on one side, in fight ing to inflict legal punishment on Q man accused of murder; the other is battling for the life of that man--tnat if Is hardly likely that either side will be satisfied with a jury until all its peremptory challenges have been ex- hausted.
 Of the three hundred yeniremen summoned, one hundred of whom re- ported yesterday, one hundred today. the others under order to report to- morrow, not one has escaped close scrutiny from detectives representing both sides of the case.
 Looked Into ReeORds.
 The district attorney has been over the list carefully and his detectives have looked up the records of all the men selected. The detectives of the defense have gone over the list just as carefully, and when a man Is called in the case he may be sure that both the attorneys who question him know all there is to know about him. It Is of course impossible to tell how long it will take to secure as jury, but the face that there are now nine men in the box cannot be taken as sign that the work will be done soon.
 z Thaw was not called to the bar until the roll of the new panel was called and the absentees noted and fined $25O. This required nearly twenty minutes. Eighty members of the neY panel were present. Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was not in tae court room when the proceedings began.
 As soon as Thaw had taken his place, the work of filling the Jury box was taken up with District Attorney Jerome again conducting the eSahllh~- tions for the people.
 Mrs. Thaw Enters.
 Young Mrs. Thaw came in while the first talesman was being examined. She was ruddy of cheek and appears in the best of health--a sharp contrast to her husband, who is thinner and more palid than last year. His hair. wiry and badly cut, gives him sonethlng or an unkempt appearance.
 The first six men called for service were all disoualified.' As on yesterday Justice Bowling frequently took a hand in the questioning of talesmen, his interrogations usually bringing the examinations to an abrupt conclusion. Judge Bowling is not partial to long arguments among counsel. HIS inter- ruptions and suggestions carry an im- pression of firmness. but always are in the best of humoE
 MT. l1iLIletOn iS lioiOuSH Ah AA0 NNtEa aIninations. probing into the innermost thoughts and beliefs of the talesmen. one question asked most of the tales men was what newspaper ''purported accounts of the previous trial they had read He spent nearly half an hour on William H. Roberts. secretary to a railway signal concern. and native of England. who finally was accepted as juror No. 10. Roberts declared he had an impression as to the guilt or innocence of the defendant hut t was not a very decided one and he was sure he could lav 1t aside.
 Assistant District Attorney Garvan occasionally relieved Mir Jerome in conducting the nrelininary examination
 During the first two hours of the morning session. sixteen talesmen had been examined. but only one cond.tion- ally accented.
 DisauaIifHinE TaIeamen.
 It required thirty minutes for Mir. Littleton finally to dis0ualify Dexter c. Tiffany. a stock broker. who said he had a fixed opinion. It took thirty seconds for Mir. Jerome to dispose of ChsrIes Mccullough. a public account