Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-01-09
SIX MEN SWORN
. To TRY THAW
FORMURDER
WORK OF SELECTING JURY
PROVES DIFFICULT TASK
Defense Springs First SUI
prise by Summoning Medi-
cal Experts Retained By
ProSecutionin Previous Trial.

Prosecution in Previous Trial.
IBy Morning journal Special LEASED Wire.l
New York, Jan S.--rhe work of So
curing a Jury to try Harry *. Thaw a
second time for killing Stanford White
was half completed vhen court ad-
iourned shortly before o'clock to-
night. The original venire of 800 spe-
cial service jurors had been exhausted
at that hour and the customary night
sitting was not held. Two hundred ad-
additional talesmen have been ordered
to report tomorrow morning The
oath of office was administered to
three men. making six in all, who
have been finally accepted. Three
provisional jurors were Also in the
box at the close of the days session,
but they are still subject to perempt-
ory challenges.
Another series of these arbitrary
removals reduced the panel when all
twelve seats had been allied at
O'Clock and six chairs were left va
cant when it was finished. The de-
Tense has now exercised eleven of its
thirty challenges, and the prosecution
eight.
The sworn jurors in their respective
positions are:
Charles Il. Grcmmells, snip broker,
foreman.
Arthur r. Naething, baker.
George w Cary. dry goods
George c. Rupprecht, salesman.
John II. Holbert mineral waters
David II. Arrowsmith, manager,
The provisional jurors are:
William Meade, salesman.
George M. Mettze, drugs,
James s. Davidson, clerk.
The plan of maintaining both per-
manent and temporary jurors in the
trial panel until twelve men have
finally been selected for service Is
unique in the New York courts and
has imposed a double duty upon the
guards, who are directed nightly to
keep the sworn jurors and the pro-
visional ones separate.
In the selection of the jury Attorney
Littleton for Thaw. is so conducting
l,is examination of taIesmen so as TO
i,,,,,o,s unon tbam that sbouId tbe
4ofo,so Introduce evidence tending Ia
shou, tbat rrbou, was insane at tho
time Of the Madison Square roof gar
den tragedy. the burden of proof will
fall upon the shoulders of the district
attorney and he must prove beyond
ali reasonable doubt that the defend
ant wac lepaIIv sane This nrtnctpal
of law was NOT so clearly enuncfated
at tho for,nnr trial
rba,v's attorney TODAY furnished tho
FIRST blg surprisa of this trial bv ad-
n,itttno that several of the exnnrt wilt
nassee who were retained bv the dis
trirt attorney for tbe first trial and
who declared when Mr.. Jerome made
annIication for y hInacv commission
mar in tboir oninion ,rbaw was so in
cane nc not to know tha nature of thc
proceedings against him and was en-
rirelv incapable of inte1ligently advis-
inp win his counsel are now un1er
subpoena bv the defense. They made
affidavit that IN their opinion Thaw
was SUFFERING at the time of The in
a1jry from an incurable form of in
sanftv
These same doctors however prey-
tousIv testified ON tbe witness stand
in resnonse to Mr. Jeron,e's famous
bvnotheticaI ouestjon that tbey he
lievad Tbaw knew, yhat he was about
yvben no s,ot ana Killed Stanford
white This move if is said is In
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