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RESULTS APE CERTAIN.
ESTABLISHED! 881
CROWDS GATHER TO SEE THAW
AS HE CROSSES THE BRIDGE OF
SIGHS ON WAY TO NEW TRIAL
Defendant Elated That Day of
Second Test for Him Is
at Hand.
GET A JURY IN A MONTH
Three Hundred Men Are Sum-
moned to Appear and Be
Examined.
Relatives Visit Stanford White’s
Slayer and Encourage Him in
ihe Ordeal Through Which
He Is About to Pass.
New York Jan. 6.—One juror was
accented in the Thaw case. Charles
E Gremmells a ship broker is the
name of juror No. 1.
New York Jan. 6. —The usual cu-
rious crowds gathered about the crim-
inal court building today in the hope
of catching a glimpse of Harry K.
Thaw as he paaeed the bridge of signs
on the first day of his second trial. In
the corridors of the court house there
was also a throng of several hundred
pt rsous who had come to witn ss the
opening scenes of this new rehearsal
of an old story. A squad of 50 police-
men kept the passageway clear. The
arrangements were tar Vetter than at
the first trial when the crush to get
into the court room amounted practi-
cally to a riot.
The word that women would be
barred had been given out and there
were none but newspaper writers on
hand today. Last year at the begin-
ning of the trial women predominated
in the court room and it was their in-
sistence whch caused much of the dis-
order of the opening day.
Before the Thaw case was reached
today. Justice Dowling who presiding
called upon and charged the January
grand jury and attended to other for-
malities of a new term. The judge ar-
rived at the court building at 10:25
t. m. and the day’s session was formal
ly opened a few minutes later.
Thaw was visited today by members
of his counsel in the Tombs prison.
He is elated over the fact that the
dav of his new trial so long awaited
at last has arrived. Mrs. George Lan-
der Carnegie his sister and Josiaw
Thaw one of his brothers also called
on the defendant and brought him a
message of greeting rrom his mother
who is too ill at her home in Pittsburg
to come on for the trial. It was the
first time n several months that Thaw
had seen his sister and brother and
their greetings were affectionate.
Thaw was called to the bar at 11:27
o'clock. His appearance showed little
or no change from last year. As soon
as Thaw appeared his chief counsel.
Martin W. Littleton announced the
former plea of not guilty entered by
the client be amended to read: "That
the defendant was insane at the time
the deed was committed.”
Thaw was seated at the counsel's
table with Mr. Littleton A. Russell
Peabody and Daniel O'Reilly. District
Attorney Jerome and Assistant Dis-
trict Attorney Garvan represented the
people. Mrs. Evelyn Thaw attired
in a blue school girl dress which be-
came familiar during the first trial
was in the court room when the pro-
ceedings began. She was accompa-
nied by Mrs. Carnegie and Josiah
Thaw.
Justice Dowling announced until far-
ther notice there be three court ses-
sions ea- day. He also announced
that the jury would be locked up
throughout the trial.
It has already been decided that
the jurymen will be placed under lock
and key from th emoment they are
chosen until they finally finish with
the case and this will add to the diffi-
culty in finding qualified jurors who
will be willing to serve in the cas-’
and who will not in some way be able
to squirm out of that duty. It will not
be a surprise to the attorneys in the
case if a month or more is consumed
in securing a jury.
District Attorney Jerome and As
sisUnt Attorney Garvan will again
represent the people in the case while
Martin W. Littleton a well known
Brooklyn attorney will appear as
Thaw's chief counsel replacing Del-
phm M. Delmas the California law-
yer. when he headed the defense s
corps of lawyers at the former trial.
The prosecution's direct case will
be brief. The actual kilting will be
proved and then the defense will have
an opportunity to prove if it can that
Thaw was not mentally responsible
when he fired the shot which ended
the life of Stanford White.
A special venire of 300 jurymen has
been summoned. 100 of whom reported
todav. A second hundred wll report
and Uie remainder on Wednesday.
a nio
THAW CASE IN A NUTSHELL
April 5. 1905—Harry Kendall Thaw and Florence Evelyn Nesbit married
June 25. 1906—Thaw shot and killed Stanford White wealthy architect
at Madison Square roof garden.
June 28 —Thaw indicted for murder in first degree and pleaded "not guilty.’
January 23. 1907—First trial of Thaw began. Justice Fitzgerald presiding
February I—Twelfth juror selected and final preparations made for trial
by District Attorney Jerome prosecutor and Delphin M. Delmas chief counsel
for the defense.
February s—Dr. Charles C. Wiley. Pittsburg testified that at the time of
the shooting Thaw was inbane but admitted he was not an expert alienist.
February 6 —Benjamin Bomen. electrician at Madison Square garden testified
that White had threatened to kill Thaw.
February 7—Evelyn Thaw called to stand and bared sensational history of
her life telling her story as she had told it to Thaw in Paris in 1903 when
she said she refused to marry him.
February 12—Dr. Britton D. Evans alienist declared Thaw was suffering
from "brainstorm" at time of shooting White.
February 14—Death of wife of juror. J. B. Bolton halted trial for five days.
February 19—Evelyn Thaw again on stand testified White told May Mc-
Kenzie. Evelyn's friend that he would win the young wife from Thaw
February 29—Evelyn Thaw submitted to grilling cross examination by
Jerome.
March 6— Mrs. William Thaw mother of Thaw testified as to change in
son after return from Europe in 1903
March 7—Delmas suddenly rested rase of defense.
March 14 —In reply to 15.000-word hypothetical question. Dr. Austin Flint
insanity expert swore that Thaw was sane.
March 20—Jerome halted trail moving for appointment of lunacy commission.
March 26—Justice Fitzgerald appointed commission to examine into Thaw’s
sanity which on April 4. declared Thaw sane
April B—Delmas summed up case for defense appealing to "unwritten law”
and urging "dementia Americana.”
A nr! I 10—Jerome summed up case for state and judge charged jury.
April 12—Jury reported disagreement after being out 47 hours.
December 2—Case set for trial by Justice Dowling January 6. 1908.
CALIS WRY’S
ATTENTION TO
LIQUOR LAW
Judge Dwyer Lays Especial
Stress on This Point
in Charge.
In his charge to the January grand
jury delivered this morning Judge
Dwyer in the thirty-seventh district
laid special stress on the fact that al!
provisions of the Baskin-McGregor
liquor lav.- must be observed.
KING THANKS SAN
ANTONIAN FOR POEM
Henry Ryder - Taylor Lauds
Edward and Receives
Recognition.
Henry Ryder-Taylor a veteran San
Antonio writer and newspaper man
has received the thanks of King Ed-
ward of England for the sentiments
expressed in a poem commemorating
the ruler’s birthday. On Nov. 9 when
the Texas-British association celebrat-
ed King Edward’s birthday at the In-
ternational fair a poem prepared by
Mr. Ryder-Taylor for the occasion at
the request of the association was
read and copies were forwarded to
King Edward and to President Roose-
velt who was also lauded in the poem.
Some time ago the writer received a
letter from Secretary Loeb expressing
the thanks of the president and now
he has received the following from
lx>rd Knollys private secretary to King
Edward:
Buckingham Palace
"The private secretary is command-
ed by the king to thank Mr. Henry
Ryder-Taylor for the kind expressions
contained in his poem.”
TWO SAN ANTONIO
CO’S INCORPORATE
Austin Tex. Jan 6. —There was
chartered today the Bear Oil company
of San Antonio cauital $20000. The
incorporators are H. M. Hunter. A. C.
Jelleff. M. M. Kime L. Johnson and
O. C. McLeod.
The Southwest Texas Juvenile Train-
ing School of San Antonio was also
chartered no capital stock. The in-
corporators are M. Eleanor Bracken-
ridge. Sallie M. Houston. Anna Hertz-
berg and others.
RUN CARS IN MUNCIE
IND. WITHOUT GUARDS
Muncie Ind. Jan. 6.—Cars on the
local street railway lines began run-
ning today on their regular schedule
manned by local men and iwthout
guards. There was no disturbanc
during the morning hours.
DIES AFTER
55 YEARS IN
THIS CITY
Mrs. Marguerite M. Franz
Widow of Late Adam Franz
Passes Away.
Mrs. Marguerite M. Franz widow of
the late Adam Franz nearly 70 years
old died at 3:30 this morning at her
late home 317 North street from
pneumonia. She had been a residnet
of San Antonio 55 years having come
here in childhood with her parents.
Surviving Mrs. Franz are three sons
Ernest. Charles and Adatn Fraijz; and
six daughters. Mrs. Frank Young and
Miss Annie Franz of San Antonio;
Mrs. Leonard Curry of New Orleans;
Mrs. Frank P. Hall of Cammaguey.
Cuba; Mrs. Frank E. Rudolph of
Omaha. Neb.; Mrs Adolph Seidemanu
of Seguin.
The funeral arrangements have not
been completed. The burial will be in
the Lutheran cemetery.
FAMOUS MILLER
CASE CONTINUED
Woman and Her Daughters
Are Charged With False
Accusation.
The famous Miller alleged extor-
tion trial was the first case called
in the Thirty-seventh district court
this morning and a motion for a fur-
ther continuance was granted by
Judge Dwyer. Mrs. Elizabeth Miller
and her two daughters are charge’
with false accusation and combina-
tion to extort money. The charges
grew out of the alleged attempt of
the Millers to secure money from Dr.
Frederick Fielding.
The trial of Herman T. Wolff
charged with a criminal act in his
practice of medicine was also contin-
ued to a later day of the present term
The grand jury is composed of W.
L. Simpson. Geo. C. Vaughn. Francisco
Guilbeau. Emil Beck. E. Griff Jones E.
W. Tyman. S. D. Price. T. E. Mumme
George H. Norris. F A. Chapa Herman
Aue and Jacog Wolff.
After being sworn in the jurors
organized and elected F. A. Chapa
foreman.
HEAR DAMAGE CASE
FOR SECOND TIME
Mrs. Lewyson Seeks Damages
From Traction Co. for
Husband's Death.
The first case to be tried at this
term of the Forty-fifth district court
will be that of Mrs. Fannie Lewyson
against the San Antonio Traction
company for damages on account of
the death of her husband who died
about three years ago from injuries
alleged to have been received when
he was struck by a street car at
South Alamo and Guenther streets.
The first hearing of the case resulted
in a mistrial.
SAN ANTONIO. TEXAS MONDAY. JANUARY 6
ONION GROWERS
SHOW FAT PROFIT
FOR LAST YEAR
Famine in Crates May Make It
Necessary for Ass’n. to
Make Its Own.
KAME BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Campaign to Secure New
Members Will Be In-
augurated.
Strenuous Endeavor Will Be
Made to Still Further Con-
trol Trade of Product
in Texas.
With a session filled with spicy dis-
cussions of many subjects looking to-
ward the further development of the
onion culture in Southern Texas and
of ways and means of bettering the
onion man’s condition and increasing
his profits and a statement to the ef-
fect that a crate famine exists the
Southern Texas Truck Growers' as-
sociation held its first meeting of 1908
at the Business Men's club this morn-
ing. On account of the unavoidable
absence of the president William
Green of San Marcos Fred Warres
of Kingsville presided.
One of the most important actions
taken by the association was the ad-
herance to its former rule that all
members of the association must mar-
ket their onions through the associa-
tion by which method it is claimed
they in the end realize more than
were they to sell their products inde-
pendantly.
Without opposition the following
board of directors were elected for
the ensuing year and held its first
meeting which is executive in the
office of Roy Campbell sales manager
of the association at 2 o'clock this
afternoon: William Green. San Mar-
cos; Fred Warren of Kingsville; E. A.
Keck of Cotulla; John H. Davis of
Laredo; B. W. Masterson of Laredo;
William Dobrowolski of San Antonio:
Harry Landa of New Braunfels. Offi-
cers to serve in 1908 will be elected
after the meeting of the board this
afternoon.
It was decided at the meeting this
morning that the board is not large
enough and an amendment was voted
added to the charter providing for an
auxiliary advisory board. The fol-
lowing were elected to the new board
and will begin their duties at once:
Joe Flory of San Antonio; Rudolph
G. Jersig. of Yoakum; Bowie of Run;
George C. Woodman of Laredo.
A motion that all members work to
gain new members of the association
carried without a dissenting vote and
a campaign of membership will be
started at once. It might be stated
that this move is made to further the
object of the association which is to
wipe out all competition In the onion
business in Texas. In this way it Is
claimed that by obtaining a monopoly
on the trade the growers can demand
reasonable prices for their product.
Much discussion resulted from the
report f-om Roy Campbell sales man-
ager. which showed expenses and
profits. That the association and its
members are prosperous regardless of
money stringencies was evident by the
report which stated that net profits
to individuals for 1907 were 71.6 per
cent more than the proceeding year
or 134.5 per cent for the year on each
crate of onions sold and al! were sold
that were offered. The Southern
Toxas Truck Growers' association did
hus’ness amounting to 9503^14.65 in
1907. as against 5250.567.51 F in 1906.
Exnenses for Mndling the crop and
betterin’ conditions including Mr.
Campbell's trip abroad in search of
betterment for the culture of onions
i LOCAL WEATHER |
I OCAL weather forecast for San
* J " \ntonio ana v’cinlty:
Fair tonight and Tuesday; colder
tonight.
rhb minimum tempe-aturo for the
12 hours ending at 8 o'clock this
morning was 44 and for 24 hours pre-
vious to that time was 52.
The velocity ot rhe wind at 8 o'clock
in the morning was 4 miles an hour.
The renoi-’ of remneratnres as on
served at the weather office today
as compared with a year ago follows:
1908 1907
4 a. m 47 63
6 a. m 46 62
Sam 46 64
10 a. m 49 66
12 noon 53 70
1 p. m 55 71
The general report cn weather
throughout the country will be found
on page six.
(Continued on Page Seven.)
GRAND JURY HAS PAPERS IN
CONNECTION WITH WOODS
NATIONAL BANK FAILURE
OHIO DEMOCRATS LIKELY TO
PIT HARMON AGAINST BRYAN
THE movement among Ohio demo-
crats to launch a boom for
Judge Judson Harmon for the
presidential nomination is likely to
crystalize at Cohimbus. 0. this week
when the legislature assembles and
there will be in the state capital demo- ।
crats from al! of the 21 congressional ।
districts in the state. Most of the ।
democrats of the state are aware of j
the general feeling in favor of Judge
Harmon although as yet no syste- .
matlc work has been put in for him.
Notwithstanding this fact it is very
gen’rally known that Ohio democrats
want a candidate of their own to pre
sent to the national convention and
almost by common consent they have
turned to Judge Harmon. The demo- •
cratic state convention which is to 1
CARABAOS MEET IN
HONOR OF DR. HADRA
It Is Also to Be Made the Oc-
casion for Election of
Officers.
The Fort Sam Houston Corral No. 9
of the Military Order of Caraboo. will
wallow tonight in honor of Dr. Fred-
erick Hadra. who is about to start to '
the Philippines in the service of Uncle
Sam.
Illis meeting will combine more im-
portant features than any ever held
here except on the occasion of the
visit of the grand paramoun/ Caraboo
and his chief of staff to the local
corral. Before the meeting tonight
there will be an election of officers
for the ensuing year and the names
of several officers eligible to member-
ship will be acted on.
The gathering is also nl'morable
as the first one at which the .officers j
of the present garrison shall have been I
initiated to the mysteries of the local
corral.
RECEIVER FOR THE
STANDARD IN TEXAS
Austin Judge Besides He Will Throw Property
of iha Octopus ink Hands of the Court
to The Light i stltuted by the attorney genera.
‘Austin. Tex.. Jan. 6.—At noon today against the Security Oil company of
District judge Calhoun announced that | Beaumont and the Navarro Fining
he would appoint a receiver to take I company of Corsicana and in accord-
charge of the physical property in the | ance with the statute passed by the
state of the. Standard Oil company of Hast legislature authorizing the court
Indiana. New Jersey and New York j ia litigation of this character to ap
the National Transit company and the point a receiver to take charge of the
Union Tank Line company. This is ; property pending the final determina-
the result of the anti-trust suits in- | tion of suits.
name the four delegates at large to
the national convention will be held
at Columbus probably in May and by
that time the delegates for the 21
congressional districts in the state
will have been elected. There i-s no
lack of those who predict that Judge
Harmon will have the entire Onio
delegation at his back in the national
convention. Judge Harmon will be op-
posed by Mayor Tom L. Johnson of
Cleveland who controls the two con-
gressional districts at Cuyahoga
county but inasmuch as the delegation
in national conventions votes under
the unit rule Mayor Johnson it is
expected will be swept off his feet
by the democratic sentiment of the
stare for an Ohio demo-
crat being Harmon.
PAGE REVIVES BUT
LATER LOSES GROUND
The physicians attending City Sani-
tary Inspector W. J. Page who was
stricken with paralysis Friday while
he was a member of a hunting party
near Cline said this morning that he
was slightly improved but that it was
still impossible to say what his chances
were for recovery. Early this morn-
ing Mr. Page roused from the stupor
in which lie has lain since being
stricken and indicated that he realized
what was passing on around him. He
has not yet been able to speak and
near noon again lapsed into uncon-
sciousness.
DOOLEY WILL *ELL AT HONDO
Later Will Visit Szguin on a Like
Mission.
TV. J. Dooley of the Colford. Dooley
company leaves tomorrow night for
Hcndo to open a mercantile sale and
goes later to Seguin to inaugurate a
sale there. He leaves on the latter
point Thursday.
The Dollar Man
j Made a great hit wherever he ap-
-3 peared buying copies of the Sunday
5 San Antonio Light at One Dollar
? each. He'll be around
AGAIN NEXT SUNDAY.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
Judge Maxey in Charge to the
Body Dwells on Violations
of Banking Laws.
MUST PROBE WITHOUT FAVOR
Many Witnesses on Hand to
Testify in Cases Recently
Brought to Public Notice.
Inquisitors Retire After Re-
ceiving Instructions and Get
Down to Work on the
Cases Before Them.
Dwelling with grave emphasis upon
the violations of the federal laws to
be investigated by that body. Judge
Thomas S. Maxey district judge of
the United States court in impanel-
ing the grand jury for the new term
referred to alleged breaches of the
national banking laws smuggling
counterfeiting mail robberies and
postoffice regulations. He told the
grand jurors it was their duty to
make a full and Impartial inquiry iik‘n
all matters involvnig allegations of
the violations of the federal statues
and to present without fear favor or
hope of reward all persons who may
be shown by the erlder.ee submitted
to them to be subjects of proper in
vestigation.
In attendance at the opening ses-
sion of the court were many witnesses
connected with the alleged irregulari-
ties in the banking affairs recently
the subject of public notice.
Deputy United States Marshal Guy
McFarland of Houston one of the
trustees of the closed bank of Vine-
yard. Walker & Co. at Eagle Lake
is here with several witnesses con-
nected with that institution’s affairs
All the papers connected with the
proceedings affecting the closing of
Woods National Bank of this city
and the cases against A. M. Waugn.
of Eagle I.ake will be placed in the
hands of the grand jury of which J-
F. Fentiman of this city was made
foreman. 'Witnesses as to the mat-
ters contained in the documents
turned over to the jury by Commis-
sioner Earl D. Scott will be called
and questions concerning their knowl-
edge of the transactions charged to
have been in violation of the national
banking acts.
District Clerk D. H. Hart District
Attorney C. A. Boynton and his as
sfstant. C. C- Cresson with Marshal
Eugene Nolte were all in attendance
when the court was convened this
morning.
G. A. Windus. a mounted inspector
in the customs service from La Jltas.
is among the witnesses called here to
give testimony as to certain matters
to be investigated.
After giving his charge to the grant
jury that body retired to begin its
work and soon there was a gathering
of a score or more witnesses about
the corridors of the building await- •
Ing to be called before the inquisitors.
The grand and petit jurors sworn in
before Judge Maxey this morning
were:
Grand jury: J. F. Fentiman fore-
man. San Antonio: C H Beever.
Pearsall: A. Armstrong Jr . Hondo: -J.
H Mac Daniel Floresville: Adolph
Koch. Bulverde: J. R Baldwin. Se*!
Antonio: Varies P. Brown. San Au-
tonio: R F Avant. Dilley: Milton
Tavlor. Friotown; W T. Pancoast.
San Antonio; L. H. Crabtree. Hondo:
August Wehe. Bulverde: H Froboese.
Boerne: John Feneke. New Braunfels;
Hugh B Rice. San Antonio: John
Stulting. Maurin: R L Foster. Pea-
sail; J. Flood Walker. San Antonio:
A. L. Witchell. San Antonio: Bud
Wondler Boerne: Green Curtis. Mi-
guel; J. J Little. Pearsall: George
W. Hester Devine
Petit jury: H J- Blumberg. Se-
guin: Frank Schneider Kendallaj F
4 Xn-’e’-’on Seguin: Henry King.
Floresville: U S- Pfeuffer. New
Braunfels. Emil Voelcker. New
Braunfels: J. W. Babb. Center Point:
Charles Beierle. Wesson; Wm Log-
wool San Antonio: T M Bruff. Cen-
ter Point- J Tom Williams. San An
tonio: W P Edwards. Stockdals; H.
Y Williams. San Antonio: Adolph
b etzel San Antonio; F. W Ludwig.
Bevine D. S. Griffin Ingram: James
M Shands. San Antonio: Julius Frltx.
Seguin: C S. Brodbent. San Antonio.
\fter the grand jury retired the
consideration of several civil and
equity cases was begun and several
motions were disposed of by the court.
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