The sun., 1915-03-13
THAW JURORS,
ARGUING CASE.
ARELOCKEDUP
Prisoners Sent Back to
TombS After Wait of
Five Hours.
SANITY QUESTION
KEPT OUT OF TRIAL

NH i W L VT l III ~ IL
The ju.y trying Harry X Thaw for
conspiracy Was locked up last night at
- 80 o'clock after six hours of futile ar
sument and recess was taken until 10
o'clock this morning Thaw and the
four men being tried on the same charge
With HIM were sent back to the Tombs
f5r the night and the few spectators still
lc'' the court room dispersed
The difference OF opinion is supposed
20 us over Thaws case and not over
tha ~ any OF the four men who were
Assoc ttel with him in his escape from
NatteaVnu. 1t was II 20 when Justice
Page sent word TO the jurors for nfor-
r.stlon about the prospects OF an agree
neut \ message was received to the
erect that IL might lie several hours be-
fore the twelve men could form similar
opinions AZ to the evidence. and Justice
Figc forthwith decided to lock them up
70 the night
Nfter the juiy had been out for an
hour and a half a request was made for
permission to eat dinner. ana recess
vas taken The Jurors went to the
Broadway Central Hotel for the meal
Further LiRht Is sought.
court was reconvened a, O'Clock.
sth only score or so OF curious per-
.on, still waiting for the verdict. Al
2n the Jurors sent word that they
wanted instructions OF several points
To.e points had reference to Thaw's
S.ape ~ crime in itself. The orgi-
ms ructiou, we're read ny the stenog-
pho. aud after some incidental de-
b.. between counsel the jury retired
a-an
ll Thdw left NatteHwan." said the
Iisue IN this part OF his charge. with
p. honest misconceptiou ot the fact that
b. ,as committing a crime it will he
your duty 20 acquit Upon the reread.
Ing of this instruction Mr. COOK asked
To- q modification. and the words TO
scqGit' were changed to read 20 con-
sder this fact as a part OF his intent"
Ibaws mother did not come back
ell court was recouvened at Q o'clock
Neither d.d his sister. Mrs. George car
nes.C nor his brother. Josiah. who had
been present during the day. Thaw him
ser and the four mon on trial with him
rSe brought in, however. All Of hem
showed signs Of fatigue. and Thaw ap-
pea;ei to De much worn and tired
SAINT, 0uc.tio, Kent Out.
N" Jurors nn"'N reur'd AT ~
'o,, wan me sanity question Sun
f.s'S D" ih'ii ears as II mas peen
m'I" 10 r'iS throueh the ehtre tral'
".i a 'haiF" u ON JuSu'e rage tnat II
'ouu Noi D" admitted IN 'helf uehoeIa-
"'..N '' ~" 'N'urhce
'P 20 t" very 'hd Mr, Siahchhsid
/" S"' 10 .h'e'le'' some phaAe o' th's
''' ...' ,"' r'r'i" ~ 'ht '"s"' N'e'
VIC 'u'"'es 'h''Sf nav Vn'ei 'oun'
E 'v'',',l 'p''it a H,s'ru'Il"hs on th'
subject, hut all 81 his requests were
''' d." Jurors %" charged mat no
p,rt in ,,cnpinr f he feared that a
longer residence m the .sylum might
result In the d!slodgment of hi, reason.
'.N-,u. th. n,iss,,or of Th.N's sanity
charged Justice Page. would nave had
to be taken up by YOU Rad not the de-
fence Introduced in. oucs ion and COM
ceded that he had suiilci, # Intelligence
TO know the nature of his act. "A con-
c.ss,on likewise made by tho People
Il doe, not now cnter into the matters
tau are before yo.r attention at an"
From Nh. .t,~Inoir, of The defence
the ,rY., f,yor.nl mar, of the charge
to re t,ry was Jts,ico page's inrerprc.
'atioH that = th- evidence proved be-
.ulG -easuuab.c doubt that Tnaw left
N-'tetUar 800 an innocence Of commit