Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1907-01-08 | Page 3 | Thaw's Lawyers Oppose

THAWS LAWYERS OPPOSE Application for Panel of From Which to Select Jury to Try Case New York Jan Ian application for fora a special panel of from which to choose a jury to try t Hurry Harry K I Thaw I charged with the murder or of St Stanford White was made by br the distrIct attorney today The request was based on the con that the wide publicity given the Thaw rose dase would make it exceedingly difficult to get an impartial jury In the thc i regular Way The motion was opposed by counsel for tor Thaw The court directed the defense to embody Its objections inan in inan an affidavit and serve serc it the district attorney after which hearing will bo held heldon on the application John B Gleason of Thaws counsel said that he opposed the motion o on the thc ground that so man many false stat statements and Injurious articles have been pl printed and attributed to his defendant and his fam 11 ily since Jan Ian 1 that it Is doubtful it if a fair and impartial trial jury JUI could be se from a special panel under the thc statute