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Show PUffl OP INSANITY WILL BE URGED BY THAWS IRWYEBS Questions Asked of Talesmen Indicate That "Unwritten Law" Will Not Be Resorted Re-sorted to; Examination of Witnesses Postponed Till Next Week. The morning session of the Thaw trial ended today without the seleetion of a man to complete the twelve needed to t ry the ease. Humors that another juroror possibly pos-sibly two more, may be excused from further service were in circulation, and it was generally understood that there was to he a further consultation between counsel as to the advisability of again weeding out the trial panel. All hope that the taking of testimony can be reached before next week has been abandoned. The court will not sit tomorrow. By juestion asked talesmen, attorneys for the defense de-fense indicated that they will urge the insanity plea. goods, had too s?re an opinion to ser e Must Have No Doubt. .Iisrire Firzgerald sustained a ehal-!eng ehal-!eng for cause made bv the prosecu tion against 1'avid . A rrowsmif b. .Ir , a cqrpet manufacturer. who declared fhaf hp would rrauire r'mnvjl of everv pssi hi I if of a 'louht before hp w"u!d convict in a case involving a penaltv of deat h. Thaw'i attornys fonghl to have Ar rowsmith accepted. T!t Talesman said he would not enfertsin any doubt in the esse that was not reasonably atjfl that he would decide the case .. lofffaJ conclusion, based entirelr on the Farti brooght out at the trial. .Tnstice F'trg'rsld sustained a chal i"" enfprcd bv .lerome on 'hp ground fl:.i the r-iiesrtian was mor" exacttrvg nn" the law Kour ! -,eding tale- m u'Pre PTC'lSPd bv rns-"V THp defpr.se agfl'n prevent. d 'he till .g cf ... v:rv box bv :t ppre ptory v1.'-. a gains John S Husch. a '"')' de.li-T. ho s;id the firm f Mr K:-". F-toad A White had been the ar , t'er'S ,-if his residencp S'iloT-or K H: gg. a manufacturer of women's jir'i""!'. was exeuaed ''n fh vat his h'":'ies required his ilailv ).... ,n n -.-. i- r h" hid to serve i; ri his nurd would be so l!''v'"'! he r.ild n t g've proper . -r.: l"r-i" r ' ip evdence , T- vn a hv'le c' counsel over ' r : n we, I on Page i NEW YORK. FEB 1. -THERE WAS ' MORE OR LESS OF AN ATMOS I PHERE OF UNCERTAINTY IN THE ! COURTROOM TODAY AS THE HOUR ! FOR RESUMING THE THAW TRIAL I APPROACHED. THE REFORTS ; WHICH HAD HELD OVER FROM YE8TERDAY, TO THE EFFECT THAT THERE MIGHT BE A FUR THER WEEDING OF THE JURY, WERE AGAIN IN CIRCULATION AS ; THE ELEVEN MEN NOW ON THE TRIAL PANEL FILED IN TO TAKE THEIR PLACES IN THE JURY BOX. ! THE COURTROOM WAS CROWDED I WITH TALESMEN. THE NEW 1 ! FOURTH PANEL OF inn HAVING REPORTED. AND SIXY REMAIN j ING OF THE PANEL WHICH RE . PORTED YESTERDAY. SOME OF THE TALESMEN FOUND THEIR WAY INTO THE SEATS RESERVED FOR THE THAW . FAMILY, BUT ; THEY WERE ROUTED OUT WHEN EVELYN NESBIT THAW AND MAY , M'KENZIE ARRIVED SHORTLY BE ; FORE 10:30 O'CLOCK. MRS. WIL ' LIAM THAW. MOTHER OF HARRY. WAS ABSENT TODAY BECAUSE OF THE INCLEMENT WEATHER. j ' P,. ' -e -ir- ;('" we-.. "i 'ed ' o nc s. )rnr Vf, Jervi.e. .' Mr -ridge a-.d J F---g.-id Vid a n earr ., J idge ' desk ),; w i .i-'r'v ! ft it 'es. ns r -,' ! 'e I ;'.: was f.. t he. r: : " j; One Vacant Chair W : f h one h n e r - '..' box morn ng. the d " p " '. 'vn I ; e-. ,.r e r .'-i! - ' :, i. r the ; ., i ;i i . . n of v . ' ' ; ' h ei i a 'di lonal . h.i'long- ' ' - h-i' i r were allowed a-'h - '.' ' ; -oec- t: r a d w ev v -i . s . . r,and Thaw a rr: c . w a . mi I ' e i p. I ' f, i s. w ' . -i ; i 'erda v :i'-,r. (', r rtje 'i ' a'e' an 1 '. ! 1 r.ei of e . a' d av. '. --g ; i t 'ace I X s :;e ar';; w.-r. .-d ir -n: the - n t r- -m. i'e or ., ' ' ar ;uo-j r h I and Mr ' trnegte ' n . ! '.' .:' H.1-r T' I'.V. il.".V." -. '.i- ..ice ;,ft,,t l..,r ye,: Nearly Chose Another. It hp: ear.-d t'..r , vgh t ke se-o-.d t a'eir an r' g" ; - . e , 1.-twelfth 1.-twelfth "ir.c He a IV l -cr I I ;' , berf in ber' p-. .-. ig!; t'e lT, rt',in '-,'!. i a; i ! w r 1 .L -o-t w- i I " n. 1 t.o p,-..; ', W.TC T . T " a s c . . , - i :-..,- -, r, "... ; it . j , -i -a g - f f . den t., rem ' a ; for- : opin: !. t When .'or. -v e again t.. hi"- , - h i -. 1 . 'he t alesT a : '. e ' , -. i h ; hi opirion and : r.. ; . v.- i cide 'he case ;:t , . "... .. ...., t 1 d o ed at the r"i'. a- 1 -.. -ng . .. .The c ha!l erg- fo- .-.:.- ,:--e-, . defense wis orer'-ped. t v .' ! . ':' i jjeraid. w i pp'etj-,. i .. ! i, . ,. , ( b a n...l .-a !!ir.g t "e !aw .t.s -ie. .piicK re;, t ,.f en.'e. ttilhe-t was exc ., .', b . nn.;. Suggests Insanity Plea. Sh'.rflv before n1." the defense pre vented 'he com p e i on of the ' irv v pererj'.pt,.n! ' !;.n '. -g'.ng i hiarie Rauchfi . a r t : est.i'e dealer Tre taleman had an opinion, however, ar 1 this fact did not seen: t pitas-' Thaw's lui er Puring the examirati n of fhi tales man (ileason. of the defense, again brought ,-uestiotis tending to show that a plea of insanity will be the mainstay of the defense. He a.ske.l Rauohfauss if he would give the defendant the same benefit of reasonable doubt on an msanitv ilea ns he would anv oflier form of defense. He declared he would Aftrjr a consultation of Thaw's attorneys attor-neys and after .Jerome had declared the people were content, tbe defense interpose,! inter-pose,! its thirtieth summary challenge. Htrman Pichel, an importer of fancy THAW CASE. (Continued from Page 11 Charles W. Guffin, a clerk of the American Amer-ican Express -company. Thaw 's counsel coun-sel objected many times to questions propounded by Jerome, and in several instances was sustained. Then there came a flash of feeling, such as was displayed vesterday. Jerome said he understood" the talesman to mean that he had no doubt at all of his ability to judge the case impartially. Attorneys In Squabble. "I didn't understand it that way at all." objected Hartridge. The District Attorney turned sharp-lv sharp-lv on Thaw's counsel snd snapped: "I can't be responsible for ycur understanding. under-standing. ' ' The defense won its point and Guffin Guf-fin was let go by consent. Isaac W. .losephi. an artist, also was excused bv consent and then recess re-cess was taken until 2:30 o'clock. |