Ottumwa tri-weekly courier., 1908-01-14
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
GARvlM OCCUPIES ONLY TWEN.
TY MINUTES IN OPENING AD.
DRESS TO JURY.
DEFENSE IS BEGUN
BEFORE DAYS CLOSE
AT s:1s THE PEOPLES CASE Is
RESTED AND LITTLEToN OPENS
FOR DEFENDANT-JuRY-- FAD "a
QUIET SUNDAY,

New York Jan. 13. - Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Garvan began his open.
ing address to the Thaw jury at 1918
O'Clock this morning.
Garvan occupied twenty minutes In :
his address, describing the killing Of
White as "a premeditated, deliberate,
cowardly murder"
The first witness called was the
man who made the diagram of the
garden where the killing occurred.
James Clinch Smith, the second wit.
nescs repeated his conversation with
Thaw the night of the tragedy. Smith
was brother.in.law Of Stamford
White. He talked with White Just
few minutes before the shooting.
| Smith was still under cross examin.
alton when the luncheon recess was
ordered.
State Rests Its Case.
The people rested in the Thaw case
at 3:19 p. m.
| Martin w. Littleton then began his
opening address for Thaw and there
was no hint Of justification iii his ont.
line of defense, but recital fron,
] first to last of events which, It. will ba5
selaimed, point gtrrestibly to thu fart
tthat Thaw was insane at the time OF
his fatal meeting with White. n
Quiet SUNDAY for Jury
Yesterdays rain affected tho Tha-v
| jury and made their first SUNDAY In
confinement stupid one. major
4 ity of the twelve slept late. and then,
when breakfast was over. preceded,
| flanked and followed by Capt Price
| and his six officers of the court squad.
they walked up Broadway from the
1 Hotel Knickerbocker to the Broadway
| tabernacle at Fifty-sixth street. where
seats had been reserved for them in
the balcony.
Capt. Price had arranged to take
| the jury for a drive through Central
park and up Riverside drive yester-
| day afternoon, but the rain prevented
| this, and the men remained all after.
noon in their rooms on the third floor
/ of the hotel sleeping. reading. smok-
/ ing, and visiting with each other.
After supper they returned to their
rooms and pursued the same program
until bed time. The members Of the
Jury are well and so far as could be
learned were content yesterday to loaf
/ and rest preparatory to the real work.
Of the trial, which began today.
The Jury Personnel.
No. CHARLES E. Gremmels. shin
broker, at 80 Water street, and living
at SIT East One Hundred and Fifty.
fifth street. He is 3S years old, mar
ried, and has two children.
| No. 2.-Arthur r. Naething, baker
at 43S Bronze street and living at 1925
Seventh avenue. He is SO years old,
/ mn cd hn fofh 80
children.
No. 3.-George w Cary, dry goods.
| merchant, at 64S Broadway and liv.
ing at the Hotel Churchill He is a
widower and about so years old.
No. 4.-George G. Rupprecht, gro.
cery salesman, living at 468 West
One Hundred and Forty-ninth street.
(, He is As years old, married, and has
several children.
No. 5.-John G. Holbert. president
Of the Chenung Spring Water com.
4 rany. with Offices at 126 West Thirty.
sixth street, and living at $50 Long.
wood avenue. He succeeded John b.
Stanchfield as a member nf the assem-
bly, from Chemung Mr. -Iolbert is
about 45 years old and is married.
| No. 6.--David A. Arrowsmith, Jr.,
president Of the Harlem Carpet
Cleaning company, and living at 517
! West One Hundred and Thirty-sixth
! street. He is 40 years old and is mar.
ried
4. No. 7.-William F.. Doolittle. chief
auditor of the disbursing department
Of the New York Central railroad and
4 living at 557 West One Hundred and
. Forty-eighth street He is so years
old and is married
4 No. S.-William H. McHue, clerk Of
1853 Madison avenue. employed at
291 Broadway he is about As years
old and is a widower with children.
No. 9-Frapk J. Howell of 325 West
Eighty-frst street, vice president OF
the National Drill Manufacturing com.
pany at Ill Broadway, married and
about so years old.
No. 10.-William Burck, of 1873 Bow.
cry. secretary of the Bowery branch
of the Young Mems Christian associa.
tton at the same address he is un.
married and middle aged.
No. 11.-Francis Dovale of 2137 Sew.
enth avenue in the real estate bust.
ness at 35 Nassau street; about AZ
years old
No. 12.-James A. Hooper. butcher
2733 and 2754 Broadway he is wid.
= lower and about 22 years old.