Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1908-01-07
Theft Of $3.50 Timepiece
Causes a Mild Sem
sation.
JURY PICKING SLOW
though Justice DowIing Does
Best to Hurry Matters
Along.

New York, Jan. with nine jur-
ors in the box, all being subject to
peremptory challenge and with a new
panel of 100 talesmen to draw from,
the Thaw trial was resumed today.
Thaw was not called to the bar until
the roll of new panel was called and
absentees noted and fined $3.50.
Eighty members of the new panel
were present
Proceed with Work.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was not in the
court room when the proceedings be-
gan, Josiah Thaw being the only
member of the defendants family
present. AS soon as Thaw had taken
his place the work of filling the jury
box was taken up with District At
torney Jerome again conducting the
examinations for the people.
Mrs. Thaw Arrives.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw came in while
the first talesman was being examin-
ed. She was rudy cheek and appears
in the best of health, a sharp contrast
to her husband, who. is thinner and
more pallid than last year.
The first six men called for service
were all disqualified. William H Rob-
erts, secretary TO a signal concern,
was selected as juror No. 10.
Excuse Two by Consent
Two of the provisional jurors select
ed in the Thaw case We're excused by
consent shortly before the morning ses.
| sion ended, leaving eight men in the
| box.
| Charles c. Goss ,an accountant. was
selected as juror, making nine men in
! the box.
| Justice Is Impatient.
| AS yesterday Justice Dowling fire.
quently took hand in the questioning
of talesmen. His interrogations
usually bringing the examinations to
an abrupt conclusion.
The judge is not partial to long
arguments among the counsel and his
Interruptions and suggestions carry
the impression of firmness but always
lare in the best of humor
| LittIeton Is Thorough.
Littleton is thorough in his exam
nations, probing into the innermost
Thoughts and beliefs of the talesman.
One question asked most talesman
|. was what newspaper ''purported" ac-
counts of the previous trial they had
read. Assistant District Attorney Gar
van occasionally relieved Jerome in
conducting the preliminary examina-
tion..
Keep One Out of 10.
: During the first two hours of the
, morning session 16 talesmen had been
t examined and only one conditionally
: accepted During the examination of
l Charles c. Goss, auditor and -accoun-
: tant, Jerome asked for the first time
during this trial:
Have you any ideas of your own
as to the higher law or an irresistible
impulse, or anything of that sort?"
Goss replied in the negative and
= was accepted as a provisional juror.
Juror Loses Watch.
One of the jurors created something
/ of a sensation as the afternoon ses
sion opened by announcing he had
lost a gold watch and chain, valued
lat $3.50, since coming to court.
Il Mrs. George L. Carnegie, Thaw's
U sister, came down town in a driving
rain TO be present at the afternoon
sitting.
Disposed of Rapidly.
Within Is minutes after Justic,
Bowling had resumed his place on tn,
Is bench eight taleSmen were disposef
d of and they all had opinions which
Ie no evidence could change.
Nine in the Jury Box.
The occupants of the jury box a
1.-THE conclusion of last nights session
lwere:
ll1-CHARLES | E. GREMMELS, shi
broker; married; 81 years old.
e 2-JOHN R. HATCHETT, cigar dea
er; married; As years old.
:" "3-GEORGE B. NORWOOD, impol
ter; married; 4S years old.
n 4-FLOYD S. SANFORD, bank NAL
es ager; married; 80 years old.
FLAMES E. CONWAY, hotelkeeper
ty single: So years old.
Sc. se.6-WILLIAM E. BRowER, decorator
ng married
R. NAETHING, baker.
BOUvIER, exporter.