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Show ELDER - MRS. THAW, MOTHER Of PRISONER, YIELDS TO LONG STRAiN OF ANXIETY Unable to Appear in Court When Examination of Talesmen is Resumed Today; White's Slayer Manifests Little Interest Inter-est in Questions of District Attorney Jerome; Work of Selecting Jurors Progresses Slowly; Disorderly Scenes. MRS. EVELYN NESBIT THAW. Wife of Harry K. Thaw, and because of whom Thaw killed Stanford White. The former chorus girl is. next to the defendant, the center of chief interest in the murder trial low in progress in New York. The accompanying picture shows the routine of her daily life since her husband was sent to the Tombs last June. NEW YORK. JAN. 24. NONE OF THE CONFUSION WHICH WAS SO APPARENT YESTERDAY MARKED THE OPENING OF THE SECOND DAY OF THE THAW MURDER TRIAL. TODAY THE .POLICE HAD THE SITUATION WELL IN HAND, AND THOSE W1IO HAD NO IMME DIATE BUSINESS IN THE COURT ROOM LEARNED YESTERDAY THE FUTILITY OF TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH THE CORDON OF BLUE COATS. WHEN THE MORNING SESSION BEGAN THERE WERE TWO JURORS IN THE BOX, DEMING B SMITH. NO. 1, AND CHARLES H FECKS. NO. 2. Nearly half an hour before rue es sion was opened. Mrs. Kve!n Thaw made he.- way into the courtroom through the main d'.orway. She wore the same blue dress as yesterday Her features were ngain obscured by the heavy white tulle veil. May MacKenzie There. Mav MacKenzie followed close he hind the prisoner's wife, and then tame Mr. and Mrs. George L. ('arnegie Thaw's imposing array of counsel, numbering six altogether, reached the courtrom shortly before 10:.i o'clock, at which time Thaw was in the prisoner's pris-oner's pen waiting to make his en trance. The newspaper writers and talesmen again filled every available seat in the room and the public was barred. At 10:30 o'clock the call of the roll of the special panel was begun. His Mother Overcome. 'Edward Thaw entered the courtroom alone. Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the accused, and the Countess of Yarmouth, Yar-mouth, his sister, were not present. Josiah ('. Thaw, another brother, was i in court for the first time. One of the attorneys for the defense ' said that the strain of yesterday proved too much for the prisoner's mother. He said that It Is not her Intention to attend at-tend every session of her son's trial. The Countess 6f Yarmouth is said to be I suffering from a slight cold. Thaw was called to the bnr at 10 o'clock. As he walked brisklv to his place it the lawyer's table the smiles and bows which had marked his appear- l ance vostfrdav were mis-jug I leano. I forward I" n- ! to In in. Thaw grecte.l I'll. !! of hi counsel in turn and then sat t-i.'.-,ig the first ta !. ai.a n ! call. .1. The first ft I. 'Minn was C'-orge I. an gen l.arl.i'i. vv . was .i'.vklv v t ustsl becaus" of ii"!i residence. Many Formed Opinions. ! ''I have fori't'l an op. iron in this 1 case,'' said 1st. a.' Kendall, who was drawn as talesman No. -1. The District Attorney fo'lovv.-. in tletail the lint, of liic examination he 1 pursued v i st.'r.iav. His questions I seemed directed to the purpose of ' curing a ..ury whifli vv.nil.1 u t be swaved bv e,itinient or emotion, which would be guided by the law as interpreted inter-preted bv the court, to the exclusion of J anv so-called higher or unwritten law. " , Mr. Kendall answered a!l these ques- ! tions satisfactorily, but when it came ; to a question as to his acquaintance I with the family of the aeeused. he said j he hail known Mrs. Wihia n 'i'u'w tor I many years. He was excused by common com-mon i onsent. William C. Wilson gave his occupa i tion hh bookkeeper. During his exami nation it appeared that Thaw's counsel vvonld a gain b t the w.-ight ..f the task "'' s. . urirg a r i u,.n the h .ul j der of the I'lstn. t Attorney. WiNon said I " had a v . rv .leci.!. d pini ,K ;(!1d was no! a! all sine he conld la ir.ov e rhi.t I "pinion U lis n.in.l aft. r hearing all ; 'I'" '-sti-t o.tv. He -.v.,;i!, like t- have v er.- i . sslV'l" dor,',; as to the defend 'Would vou be swaved by sentiment or t tno;i ii. or would vou go :,1 , nt re a. lung a decision in a calm manner i ' ' ' 1 think I would remain o.,!. ' ' The fa.-! that the jenaltv of the er i: e might ), death, the talesman said, would no! deter him m reaching a ver' .lift. ; ! Thaw Not Interested. I Thaw veeried to take little interest in the examination of the talesmen. His e.vci sought those of the talesman only now and then, but most ef the time his gaze was directed at the table before nim. W h"ii Mr. Hartridge of his ow n counsel took up the examination Thaw-appeared Thaw-appeared more animate. 1 an. I whispered several times to ;he attorneys nearest him. Hartridge asked Wilson oniv a few question. The talesman said that as (Continued on page 8.) . r were a. 1 1 1 a i n 1 ci with Ieancev Nuo1' aiui . ne or two other men Com I'ired with trie District Atiorrev 's. the i nn na t ion was almost peremptory arid no' n wor l was said that !" anv sup p..r' to the en'ofionai msai.itv theon-s That interest m t '. rnai ' wide ! spread was t- i i a ! . 1 l,v he .-o'.le.' r i i-i j of reporters md "ev. spaper artis-s. i - v t 1 1 ' i was sw-h as never die together 'before ri trc court r .-n. ti'her trials ai d inv.vtLt-ci,. ; av evuted the 1 1 r I mos- ;l m'. t...' I'he Thaw case is I ' e r..p, r t .-.j t . . - .' :! of the r t v : t 1 ej-,,'. ,. The ir 1 " e r ''e ,,f the yu- ... : .. u e 1 1 1 : i; .. . i , r 'ue d ra-1 ra-1 rati.' 'ore 'n.star'es of v ciie.e. and j . .ivT1' iT hed. not or v M-..dwav I it'e, hi.t .e p.. doors ,,f t he f.i set j ;n ee--x 'ap''. have .'aus..! special !ier' s . b- . t i- I ,' ! Gett.n News to the Public. I Fr-ff 'I e - the ,-r"n rai . jr I b itM'.t't. iT-ea- .-.ib!e x e d x -' t.. a no'p vx . . r.. a .ri-s ot" t e --a p :i -s I : s , s , .-. I s, , ... , , .- f .. . ; r ,,t r r ' si ra ' h ' ' vx s . ; ." Ai ' n t . i . ' s ,.--. , xx s r a : -s i 'i I- ': '--a a I' "s rr s mi ,. ' a -e ;a - .-a . e -i.e. oe :!;,:-. .;. 'A .-r., : . .....,..'. :.- , I. : ' ; .. .. . ..-,'.". us-si ; '.. IV - .-.vs..;. ,s . ( a .1 ' - , .-. I- ... , , . ' ,..'. - ' , : ' . t . rs '""'. I"-, rte-s -' x- '- ,r- " ' -;m" ia'. I : - . r " '".-' ''.-s , --J 1 ' , . . .' - . '..-,.,,.., . - ' ' a : i - -" . ,i .... . .- . . :.,, v . v .1. r. : i- ! si .-a ' . p, I' ' i . . - : I w . I. -i - T : i v - ' ' a' v p.i-" . ' . t.' vx . 4 . r 1 , , . ., ,. . x j .. f : ELDER MRS. THAW (Continued from page 1.) a sworn piror he had the pict t-,1 power to overcome the opinion lie t'.oy held. He would take the opni.ui ui'h hiie. however, into 'he nirx l.. W i'-"ii was challenge,) for cans, a :-. was x cuse.l. Davi'l Harrv. :he tvxent t'-virth -aus i man. sai.l he had an opmion tirr.'v tixe.1 that V would take a ttci' wein-t.f wein-t.f evidence to ilislodoe it. a p.. I he vxi-J excused Ashhv I. Hie. Her. xx as ..... 'a-. 1 .ualifie.l 1'V -he , our- af : r - I shown h letter to Jus' ice V'i ' vera ii l"p to H i" n'i'!".'k s,x ii'i-ni'i' ii: been exani'ncl vi'! t" !,rj 1 factory juror Jurors Already Locked. The work in the rmir't '" !.iv developed one or 1 ,ro feit ;r-s t the orlin irv. The fi's' of -i.se was the or ler cf Justice Kit itM 'h;C : e jury shnil i.o kept if -'' ." '"' I nietph'TS MUX le.ic'ee.l e'l'" A' the recess in the mi !!! t' f. '. .' rice Fi f (ij.'ra !d swo'e n two '.rs take charge ,.f the iur. ' and a !. - isi.el tnost serioi;!.!v' ti- a!fetd'. the li.ix upon the i:np.r':i ' ' ' duties and the ca-e t'r.ex ' ! not to hav e anv com-:; - v " outsiders To lock UP a ",r T 1' f ",e i'tfcl'.'. ! a trial i unusual. 1' was ,. r second Moimeux trial an! er-. ip since, hu! even in r:n.'- w ,;. !. .... . cited as much interest a .. 1' f erson hearing, the ji rVi were - lowed to return t- '''I' ' " ' - . niht until ail the ex i.l. t-. .. . ex pi a r. a ion of tins xv a- . . ' .' .' plain that M e .lule wis .., i' men ket-t from pesih ! i-.t? . ence. The rirvn'."!' w Ti '-. -j a-the a-the Rroa.iwav ( 'entral h .. v he constantly vr-'r tn' rr ' i ' the officers place. 1 j.; char-- ' Alienista Witch Clcscly. The second d e ve 1 o pn- " ' '.' i- ' pear a n ce i n i; r on I e." '. '" ; ecu t ion it thr- r.o'e 1 a I",. I dutv, apt-iri'ii' !y. is to vx a ': ;'.. -ri and prepare ,, ,.i.,. a p.. :'..!. -r'r ' d 1 1 1-1 i o ) x tie . i . f . r s . ,.f :r.e e : o i ' I inanitv i h a. Tl.e pl.ip.s ,.f v . .;. f ease a re stii! Li l-i- i;. T ; : .pie. : : s aske.1 of the ' ' : " " n 1 'V ' : . ' on either si '.. . e'ese ::.';..:. xx pel vesfi.rdav to s, c if" thev vv .-.i. l -'. t: I indication of what line , !:.:.. wouhl take. Hit i- s, en;. 1 is t . ,k-i Mr Jerome was as mil. Ii c f i.- 1 i-k i-anvlio.ly i-anvlio.ly and the law-. . rs t r T ,.. p.-' , nutted no word to escape vi ': w '. ; a i would betray their iti'.'ii! i-.t.s. j The Tiistrut At'.'rtiev .".re: x pnarde 1 against tl.e two .-:.vi..., which could bo made i-ars- i, r. Kach talesman was ake.i it . w . ;!d he content to ni.i.le bv e law a Judtfe declared i V . 1 r. a counsel elahoratetl ti ls p. ,:,. i n . twice he tuen'ioned bv raue the written law;'' in.. re .t'c, ; ..k,. ' t an ethical law, a Mipp s. : s. , . 1 equity or a higher lavx. , Jerome Defines Insanity. , He took up the question, of ir.sar.i'v . I He read from law hooks the leal dea 1 nition of that state, and ir.forn:ei , I talesmen that the law had declared that , a man might plead it as an excuse, .f ! "at the time of an a lie (red criminal . act he ws laboring under such & de feet of reason as either not to know the nature or quality of the act, or not to know that the act was wrong.'' The defense put in objections to the questions on both these points, but oh- j jections were overrnled. When it came to their turn to cross-examine the tales men, their examination was disappointing. disappoint-ing. Jt was confined to inquiry as to whether the talesSien hid any "connection "connec-tion with Stanford White or his firm, |