The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-01-07
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NEW YORK, Jan. 7.-Just before
the noon recess Jurors number five,
and six, James B. Conway and Will
liam E. Brewer. were excused by con-
sent of counsel of both sides.
NEW YORK, Jan. {. = The Thaw
trial resumed at 1922 to-day. When
the prisoner was brought in Josiah
Thaw was the only family member
present Later Evelyn came in and
smiled greeting to Harry. She was
attired as yesterday. The nine pros
pective Jurors passed the night at the
Knickerbocker Hotel. Examination of
Myron H. Thayers. for juryman, re-
vealed the fact that he was biased.
He was discharged.
LfttIeton ignores Thaw's requests
in selecting the jurors. His counsel
intends to direct the trial without his
interference. Neither Mrs. Charles ].
Holman, Howard Nesbit or Ida Vera
Simonton, will testify. William H.
Roberts was accepted as juror No. 10.
The Thaw jury occupies magnificent
quarters at the KnickerbocEer. Each
juror has room and bath. O'Clem-
ent Swanson. Harry G. Alderman,
Fred ]. shaIej and Richard NJ. VIII
cox were dismissed for bias.
Three court sessions. including an
evening sitting from to 10 o'clock,
are to be held daily until the jury is
completed. How long this will take
neither District Attorney Jerome nor
Thaw's counsel would hazard guess.
Mr.. Jerome said also that 1t was i'm
possible for him to estimate the dura.
tion of the trial.
The trial opened with little or no
ceremony and there was distinct evil
dence of slackening of a public in
terest. Admittance to the court room
was vigorously restricted and all day
long there were vacant benches in
the curtailed quarters given over to
spectators. The only women allowed
to be present are the members of the
defendants family and newspaper
writer's. Artists, who were barred
after the first few days of the first
trial, were admitted.
Evelyn Center of Interest.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbitt- Thaw was
again the center of interest even to
the exclusion of the defendant. She
was followed by throngs of curious
persons as she entered and left the
court house. She did not attend the
night session.
Every possible convenience Is to be
provided for the jurors, who are to be
locked up throughout the trial. They
are to be quartered in one of the
fashionable hotels and luncheon Is to
be served at an expensive downtown
restaurant. The jury examination
did not develop such a strong vein of
unaltered opinion as was anticipated.
james H. Conway, keeper Of a
small hotel, was passed into the jury
hox few minutes before the after
noon session ended. He said he had
read the reports of the former trial
pretty closely, but had formed no par
ticular opinion. Sveral talesmen who
followed were excused.
In Charge Of Officers.
When the evening recess from to
8 o'clock was ordered the five tenta.
tive jurors in the box were taken out
to dinner in charge of uniformed OFF,
GERS of the court. Cornelius Henner,
the last talesman examined. declared
that he believed that everybody who
killed person was more or less in
sane. He was excused.
Josiah Thaw was the only member
OF the defendants family present at
the evening session. Thaw seemed
thoroughly to relish the idea Of being
out of the tombs prison after night.
fall-his first experience OF the kind
since his Incarceration following the
roof garden tragedy of June 25, 1905
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