Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-01-05
THAW
TRIAL STARTS
TOMORROW
FINAL CONFERENCE OF
ATTORNEYS FOR DEFENSE
Presiding Judge Declares I'M
tention of Expediting Case
Far as PoSsibIei Night Ses-
Sions May Be Held,
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New York, jan. i5rhc hua con
ferences of the attorneys engaged IN
the defense Of Harry X, ThaW were
held today without the presence Of
Mrs William Thaw, the mother who
was expected TO so over the case in
It's entirety with tha lawyers Mrs
Thaw is stl too IN TO come on from
her home In pittshurg and viii not be
In court when Thaw is called 20 his
place on Monday morning al lO;30
o'clock She Is expected TO arrive here
within the next week or ten days,
however. and will again be ready 70
take the stand If the attorneys tor the
defense deem her testimony necessary.
Josiah and Edward ThaW, brothers
ana Mrs George Lauder Carnegie, q
sister, are expected Monday The
trial will be held in the same branch
of the supreme court as hetore-the
room of the more or less criticised
mural decorations depicting the
fates' Ia one panel Justice IN ah-
other ana fraternity equality ana
liberty in a third The counsel rall
IN the room has been extended ana
tho prisoner ana his attorneys VIII sll
within the enclosure this time ana be
efcctualy separated from his Wlles
family
Justice Victor Dowling, who viii
preside at the trial IS one OF INC
Youngest Of the members OF the
state supreme bench, but has alCeadS
attained 4 wide reputation as a Juilai,
lie has expressed an intention to hold
the opposing attorneys steadily 70
their tasks and 10 expedite the ttial
as much az possible. II is intimaled
| that IL ii appears from the first day
! proceedings that the work OF jury
selection will he difficult night ses-
sions win be held.
The demand Tor admissions to the
uial n expected 20 be heavy pul ~
! n prnIn ised the lines are TO be strictly
drawn The ban upon the attendahc@
Of women win 40 far toward prevent
| ing il repetition of the almost rtolous
scenes Ia The court house Corridors
| which marked the opening Of the lii"I
! hearing
| since the announcement that An
! thouy Comstock. head of the society
! ror thn Suppression Of Vice, would be
| called as one or the principal new witt
| nosses for the defense, the rumor has
nue,. more gained circulation that Mrs
| EVELYN Ncsbit Thaw viii not take the
| stand. the theory being that Com
| ytock's testimony viii indicate what
/ Thaw had heard regarding Stanlotu
! White. ana thus relieve the wife from
repeating her remarkable story II
| was again authoritativey stated 10
! dpy however that Young Mrs nav
| win be rolled upon as the ehlel VIII
ness. ,, .
In view Of the Importance Which 7
now being attached to the testimony
Of Mr.. Comslock, II is interesting I"
krccnll what Thaw himself SAID lil ft-
gard TO his appeal to The vice society I
head Or. Britton D. Evans, inventor
nf Tho .brnin storm" branch of insan
Nv paye the words to the jury ~ th'
arst trial The alienlst was recount
lng the details of "a visit paid by nun
n Thaw in the Tombs prison not long
after the tragedy.
ReferrinE to Stanford White 1T lhl7
time he declared that Thaw SAID
| ~ mover wanted to shoot that GreH :
ltrre. never wanted to XIII hun Z
lsnev that he was a sinful creature
lana that he was befouling tilH
daughters of mothers ana tatheIs ~
America. / did want, through leB",
means, TO bring him to trial ! WahItu
10 bring him to court - lhat ut
criminal doing might be btouBnt up
TO the public and that ne Hlsnt
brought to Justice and suHef ~ '""'
which he had been doing
81 know; but it did not result ''''
,vay." suggested Or. Evans
@Non replied Thaw, providence nag
.barpr of IT, That was an hcl -,
nro,ldencc. Had it been my ludglnen'
,so,tId have preferred for hlm "
,a,.,, suffered the humiliation ana al
,hat comes from las ing this MAJ