The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1908-01-07
Nine Jurors Are Selected Dur
ing First Day, But Are
OaIy Tentative
INTEREST IS WANING
IN CELEBRATED CASE
Martin w. LittIeton, Chief Counsel For
the Defense, Measures Wits With
District Attorney jerome In
Examination of Jurors.

New York, January 6.-At the close
of three court sessions, which marked
the first day of the second trial of
Harry x. Thaw for the alleged murder
of Stanford White, nine tentative
jurors had been selected out of So
talesmen examined by District Attor
ley Jerome for the prosecution and
Haftin w. Ifttleton for the defense.
IL of the men in the jury box are
Ill subject to peremptory challenges.
f which each side has thirty In view
4 the difficulty experienced last year
n dischargins five jurors after they
Had taken the oath of service, 1t was
greed this time not to administer any
laths until both sides are satisfied with
he full panel.
Legal insanity at the time of the
tragedy is to be the sole defense. This
Xas made clear at the very outset of
The proceedings today when Mr.. Little
ION formally served notice that the
former plea of not guilty was amended
by the specification that the defendant
vas insane when the homicide was
committed.
Three court sessions. including an
evening sitting from 5 to 10 o'clock,
are to be held daily until the jury is
completed.
Tie trial opened with little or no
ceremony and there was distinct ssf-
dence of a sIackening of public inter-
est. Admittance to the court room was
vigorously restricted and all day long
there were vacant benches in the cur
tailed quarters given over to specta-
tors. The only women allowed to be
present are the merbers of the de-
fendant's family and newspaper writ
ers. Artists. who were barred after
the first few days of the first trial,
were allowed to sketch to their hearts
content.
Mrs. Thaw Appears.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was again the
center of interest even to the exclu-
sion OF the defendant himself. She was
followed by throngs of curious persons
as she entered and left the court house.
She did not attend the night sitting.
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 fash
ionable hotels on upper Broadway and
luncheon is to be served at an expen-
sive downtown restaurant. The jury
examinations did not develop such a
strong vein of unalterable opinion as
was anticipated and many of the tales
men were excused on other grounds
than bias based upon the reading of
extensive reports of the hrst trial.
The occupants of the jury box at the
conclusion of tonight's session were
the following:
one-charles E. Gremmels. ship
broker
Two-John r. Hatchett. cigar dealer.
Three-George B. Morewood, i'm
porter.
Four-Floyd S. Sanford. bank man
ager.
Five-James E. Conway. hoteIkeeper.
Six-William Z. Brewer. decorator.
Seven-Arthur r. Naething, baker.
Efght-Maurice Bouvier, exporter.
Nlne-George X. Cary. dry goods
dealer.
The Trial Begins.
Before the Thaw case was reached to-
day, Justice Dowling. who is presiding,
was called upon to charge the January
grand jury and to attend TO the other
formalities of the new term. The judge
arrived at the court building at l0:2s A.
m. and the days session was formally
opened few minutes later.
Thaw was visited today by members OF
his counsel In the Tombs prison He was
elated over the fact that the day OF his
new trial so long awaited had at last ar
rived.
Mrs. George Lander Carnegie. his sister.
and Josiah Thaw, one OF his brothers.
also called on the defendant and brought
him a message of greeting from his moth
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