The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-10
400 Talesrnen Examined So
Far in the Harry K.
Thaw Trial.
EDNA GOODRICH is sUReoENAED
TO TESTIFY AT THE SECOND
1RIAL-ATToRNEYS WILL DO
ALL POSSIBLE TO EXPEDITE
THE cAsE-oNE TALESMAN DE-
cLARED HE HAD NEVER HEARD
OF FORMER TRIAL.
sy Associated Press.

rHew York. Jan. S.-After having
the Jury box filed again today court
adjourned at six o'clock with only one
new sworn Juror in the trial panel In
+he Thaw case. After the box was
filed the peremptory challenges clear
ed six seats but these later were again
filled and again were cleared after
one new sworn juror had been select
ed This makes seven sworn jurors
selected out of 400 talesman exam
ined.
Patrick McCue. a hat manufacturer,
furnished the only bit of color to the
proceedings today by declaring that
he had never heard of the case. He
consequently had no disqualifying
opinion, and was placed on tempo
rary side trial panel but was later
peremptorily excused.
To Expedite Trial.
Both District Attorney Jerome and
Mr.. Littleton, Thaw's chief counsel,
are doing all consistent with their
duty TO carry out Justice Bowling s
wish 10 hurry the trial and their ex-
aminations are being conducted rap
idly. Neither side is willing to
prophesy when the jury will be com
pleted and those who have followed
The case closely are not confident of a
speedy end of the preliminary work.
The defense has so far used eleven OF
the thirty peremptory challenges and
The prosecution, which has the same
number, has used but eight. That
That many more Will be used seems
probable. When court opened this
morning there were three men in the
box in addition to the six sworn jurors
who had been passed for cause but
who are still subject to peremptory
challenge
- aszsity : : fsz,e of Sssllt-s.
That insanity at the time of the kill
ing viii be the only defense offered
Tor Thaw was made certain yesterday
when it was learned that Mr.. Little.
ton had subpoenaed several of the
aiienists who tCs tiled for the prose
cutioh AT the former trial. IL is said
that all of these alienists believed
Thaw was suffering from paranoia, a
variety Of insanity which they hold to
be incurable. when he killed Stanford
White, which they testified before the
insanity commission summoned dur
ing the progress of the trial still ex-
listed. 1t is believed that Mr.. Little,
ton win call upon them to testify
thereby forcing Jerome TO demand
commission in lunacy for the ex-
animation of Thaw. The defense, il
IS said, believes that Thaw is now
able 10 Withstand any examination
which the alieDists may give him.
Ii has been r9mored for some time
that the defense would claim that
Thaw had suffered from paranoia but
had recovered since he has been III
Jail, although alienists hold that only
very small proportion of para
noiacs ever recover
Edna Goodrich Served.
Just before the beg ming of the
morning session Attorney Daniel
OReilly announced that a subpoena
for the defense had been served on
Miss Edna Goodrich, the actress who
Is playing here this week Miss
Goodrich failed 10 appear in response
70 subpoena last YEAR Mrs. EVELYN
ihaw in the first trial declared it was
Miss Goodrich who first introduced
her 10 Sanford White and took her
70 luncheon with him.
messenger from Mr.. O'Reilly's
Ofhce sat in the audience of the the
s'fe where the young actress is play
ing, all of yesterday and last night
ana hnally served the papers upon
Ter, Mr.. O'Reilly says. as she left the
nlayhouse at 1870 p. m It was in
ended to serve the subpoena after
ne matinee but Miss Goodrich had
INNER served in her dressing room.