The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-11

New York, Jan. 10.-The jury which IL
TO decide the question whether OF not
Harry X Thaw was guilty of murder
when he shot and killed stanford White
on the roof of Madison Square Garden on
the night Of June p, 1906. was selected to-
day. The twelfth juror was agreed upon
at exactly O'Clock. after a day in
which eleven provisional jurors were put
in the box and six Of them knocked out.
It took eight days to get the jury for
the first trial and FIVE days this time, but
the court sessions We're much longer.
When the twelfth juror had been taken
Justice Bowling congratulated the law
yers on the rapid manner in which they
had worked
Justice Bowling had his mind made UP
that he would get a jury before Monday,
and he had ordered a special panel Of
$50 for tomorrow in case the jury box
was not filed When the jury had been
obtained he asked that public announce
ment be made that the men who had been
summoned for tomorrow need not ap-
pear.
Many TaIesmen Examined.
In getting the jury, S72 talesmen were
examined. AT the first trial $50 talesmen
were questioned. The prosecution used up
nineteen peremptory challenges ana the
defense rWeutv-three
A glance az the jury shows that with
the exception OF the foreman. Mr.. Grem-
mels. and Mr.. Arrowsmith, the sixth juror,
they are all middle-aged men or over.
They are all married men but one Great
care has been made in selecting the jury,
and District Attorney Jerome and SIR.
Littleton, Thaw's counsel, say that they
could not have expected to get a better
body of men.
One of the lawyers for the defense said
that Thaw took part in the selection Of
each juror As soon as the jury had
been sworn Mr. Lituet0n said that he
had a statement to make to the court,
but not In the jury's' presence The jury
was sent TO the Hotel Knickerbocker,
where it will stop during the trial, and
then Mr. Littleton and Mr.. Jerome con-
ferred. It seemed that Mr.. IIttleton was
urging something that Afr Jerome did
not care 10 give his consent to. Finally Mr..
Jerome told Justice Bowling that the
matter would be presented later.
Mrs. Thnw Seriously III.
It came out later that the condition OF
Mrs. Mary c. Thaw. mother of Harry
X. Thaw, is serious. and it Is pos
sible that she may not be able to get to
the trial at all. The troubles Of the
Countess of Yarmouth have worried heI
greatly and she is concerned about her
sons trial Every day she receives re-
ports of what is going on.
Mr.. Littletons .idea was to get the
consent Of Mrs. Thaw to have a commits
sion appointed 10 go to Pittsburg to take
her testimony. Mrs. Thaw was a witness
for her soh at tie last trial and in view
of the straight insanity defense. which +
TO be made by Thaw this time. her tes-
timony & considered important Nothing
was done to-day because Mr.. Jerome sug-
gested that it would be well 20 wait and
see if Mrs. Thaw's condition improves.
Justice Bowling decided this morning
that while the trial is going on the court
sessions viii begin at 10 o'clock, con
tinue to / o'clock with an hour for recess
and then a session from > TO 6. WheI
the jury had been drawn he commune
Gated this plan 10 the lawyers.
Wants IN Omit at :
Mr.. jerome made "a little speech. It hal
been his experience. he said, that littl,
work was done in the hour before
because the lawyers were tired out. anC
also they didn't care 10 Introduce new
witnesses at the end of the day. Mr.
Jerome suggested that the time for ad
journment be 8 o'clock. and Justice Dow
ling said he would try ii and see how 4
worked,
Before the jurors left to-day one .
them wanted to know about reading
books and magazines. Justice Dowlinl
told him that the jurors could read any
thing that did not touch on the Thav
trial He also said that everything woul,
be done for the comfort of the jurors
concerning their health and business al
fairs.
a young woman who has been appear
ing in a melodrama In the character o
Evelyn Nesbt Thaw dropped into tn
criminal courts building just to show how
she looked the part She didn't get int,
the trial room
Edna Goodrich, the actress, who is sal,
to have introduced Evelyn Nesbit t,
White. has been subpoenaed by the de
tense II is said thar she has no chico