New-York tribune., 1908-01-08
FIRST 3 THAW JURORS.
SWORN IN List NIGHT.
Peremptory Challenges Reduce
TentatiUe PaneHJob Not Wanted.

naneI for a iurv TO trv Harry X. Thaw for the
murder of Stanford White, Justice Victor Downing
held court until II o'clock last night. ocafceiy iou
court opened at the evening session "heh the JUST
filed Jury box was all but emptied- Three Jurymen
only were left. One man was excused oS cohseh''
and each side then peremptorIy challenged ioui
men. making total of five chahehses LUZ 'i'e
prosecution .
Before the session was four more tentative
jurors were found filing the first row of the jury
box and one seat in the second
The men challenged by the defense were NO. D.
George b Mooreland No. A. Floyd S. Sanford: NO.
& Maurice Bowler and No IL, Frederick W.
Pitcher. Those weeded out by the prosecution were
No Q John r. Hatchett; No. s. Charles I. Soss'
No g. Otto Weiss, jr. and No. L. Albert H. FRAZER
Juror No TO- William II. Roberts was excused by
consent
The three remaining men were sworn in at once
They are:
No. 1-cHARIEs E. GREMMEI.s, foreman. ship
broker. married: thirty-one years Old no OF
No ARTHUR p NAETHING, baker. married. forty
years old No. 1925 Seventh avenue
No a-GEoRGE w. CARY. drygoods. widower sixty
five years old. Hotel Churchill
The first of the four tentative jurors chosen was
the first taesran. George c. Rupprecht, a Whoie-
sale grocer married living at No. 466 West 14sth
street He is short, rather heavily built man, OF
middle age. The next talesman was excused ana
then both sides found Moses Greenbaui1i an III
surance man. acceptable and he took the twice
man with white hair and grizzed nlustache.
The third man found John r. Maginn. a
clerk, married. and living at NO Il west ooth
street. At time he vas a wheat tradet III
Chicago and member of the Chicago Board OF
Trade He is slightly built. mlddie-ageo man.
with iron gray hair and mustache
After he was chosen at nearly 10 o'clock. when
the session was supposed to close. it was de-
cded to continue until the remainder OF the sec
ond panel, a dozen or moro taiesrnen' hao pee"
examined They disposed of much more
quickly than at the day session, until at ten nhh-
utes before O'Clock both sides accepted pro-
visionally Thomas J.. Cranston, who has print
ing establishment at No SO William street. ana
lives No. 1920 Fifth avenue. Like most OF the
Others he is just past middle age. with gray hair
and mustache.
The record of the trial for the first two days
finds Jurors sworn, 152 talesmen examined, OF
which 95 examined yesterday Elsnteeh
jurors were accepted Professionally. The oeIence
has used only five peremptory challenges ana Inc
prosecution five, thirty being allowed to each sioe.
Most of the talesmen have been excused or chal-
lenged because Of the impression MADE op ,iei
by the printed story of the first trlai- Nathah
Lemleigh, who lives at No 2Sf BroadWay' was
pre-emptorily challenged by Mr.. Littleton because
he had views of the credibility of certain VIII
nesses counseIs challenge for cause not being sus-
tanned. William B. Taylor spent two days at the
first trial and the opinion there formed obtained
his release last night
Philadelphia publishing house, was accepted py
Mr. Littleton and about to step into the jury box
when halted by Mr.. Garvan After consultation
he was excused by consent. Charles Iaper, VICE.
president and treasurer of the Irving Press was
excused as he a friend Of Mr. Jerome. Ihornas
H Magee was excused because he knew Mr.. Little
ton. and William J. Dunno was excused Tor the
same reason The picking of provisional jury
will continue until the box is filled again. and
then the wedding out process will be done over
nth MIN
The close of the second afternoon found the jury
box flied although it evident that few of the
men would be in the jury when the opening ad-
dresses made. Two of the men selected
tentatively were dropped just before the morning
session closed They were James E. Conway.
hotel keeper at No. 21 West 18th street. and Will
lam E. Brewer, decorator. who were Nos
and 6, respectively. Both said that they had pre-
conceived opinions, and Mr.. Brewer had some
business relations with Stanford White.
The days proceedings dull and uneventful.
When the roll was called nearly a score of tales
men failed to respond and were promptly fined
$3.50 each. In the afternoon Philip ]. Goodheart
broker the second panel failed to respond when
his drawn. and he also was fined $3.50.
When Mr. Jerome was returning from the
session he halted just outside the by
John NJ. Wexford, a talesman who said that his
watch had been stolen probably inside the court
room. Mr.. Jerome got Edward Reardon, his detec
tive, the right away. On the first floor he
and Detective WaSSerman found Herman Novem-
Der and David Wagner, whom they say belong to
the kid Twist gang. The detectives say that the
two men. with another, jostlng persons in the
crowd In a suspicious manner. Magistrate Harris
held both in 600 bail for forty-eght hours.
One talesman's anxiety not to may get him
into trouble. That William II. Moeer who
said that his feeling of resentment against certain
witnesses would affect his judgment. In sustaining
a challenge. Justice Dowling said:
This could qualify legitimately but he is
evidently over-anxious not TO serve"
The justice ordered Moeller reported to the Com
missioner of Jurors and to make an affidavit con-
cerning his reasons for not serving
Harry Thaw entered the courtroom. appearing
better than on the day before. He told his guards
tentative jurors left the Hotel nickerbocker early
and got to the Criminal Courts Building in good
time. When Justice Bowling took his seat only
Josiah Thaw was in court. Mrs. ThaW not ar
irving for some time, having chatted with Harry
Thaw in the Tombs for little while
Only a few talesmen were examined before Will
lam H. Roberts found acceptable and took seat
No. 10. He is secretary and treasurer of the Sig
nal and Control Company. Like nearly everybody
else examined he had opinion about the case
but he said that he could consider the evidence
without prejudice. He is squarely built. of medium
height with heavy jaw. and his selection ap.
peared to please Thaw.
Several more talesmen examined without
result. and then Mr.. Jerome and Thaw's counsel
had five minutes consultation. Daniel O'Reilly
said that they were sdiscussing ways to empty
the jury box and the dismissal of Jurors Nos
an 8 was probably determined then This oc-
Cured Immediately after the consultation. and
only talesman examined before
recess. He Charles e. Goss. of No. West
65th street, married, and employed as auditor by
the American Tobacco Company. After a long
examination on his acceptance Of insanity
defence by MIR. Iittieton he took No 5