New-York tribune., 1906-11-14
HARTRIDGE STILL HEAD
DELMAR WILL AID HIN.
TharC's Case To BE Called m Su-
preme Court on December 8.

The announcement that counsel for the defence
of Harry X. Thaw have retained still another
lawyer Dolphin NJ. Delmas. OF San Francisco. has
revived interest In the BY the retention Of
Mr. Delmss over dozen lawyers are work
ing the defence. and when the goes 20 trial
probably large array OF counsel will be pit
ted against District Attorney Jerome and Assistant
District Attorney Garvan have ever appeared
in a criminal case I'm this state
Denial has been made. however. that Mr.. Delnas
win be the chief counsel for Thaw. RE will act
only associate counsel. and Clifford w. Hart
ridge who has been the chief counsel. will reTnsin
as such. advised by Mr.. Delmas and ths others.
The will 90 TO trial before Justice Newburger
In the Criminal Branch of the Supreme Court.
The Tribune is abls TO state this positively, the
prosecution asking for a change from the Court
OF General Session to the Supreme Court While
The is set for Deco,nter adjournment will
probably be granted until December 10. and IN all
probability It Will be the New Year before Thaw
knows his fate.
AS The Tribune announced would be the cass
several months ago, defence OF the "unwritten
law will be used.
Emotional insanity may be brought UP to a small
extent but the unwritten law will be the chief ele-
ment of the plea in Thaws behalf
Mr.. Delmas Thaw IN the Tombs yesterday
and heard a great part OF his story. He will hear
the rest OF il to-day. Afterward Mr.. Delrnas said
he found Thaw in a highly nervous and excited
condition. He denied. however. that he had said
he found Thaw "a nervous and physical wreck as
he quoted saying Thaw, it is said. aside
from extreme nervousness is about well he
has been
Mr.. Delmas considerably annoyed at pub
nshed reports. with interviews purporttng TO come
from him. in which he said he would be the sole
counsel. supersedng Mr.. Hartridge. When seen at
the Yale Club last night he asked II hs had
accepted retainer on condition that he was TO
have charge OF the IN every particular
from the selection OF the jury to the examination
and cross-examination of witnesses. He said:
The sense Of the statement made had inadvert-
ly been misapprehended, | stated that l was TO
take parI fully and actively in all stages OF the
case, from the impanelment of the jury it's
final submission, meaning that was not 10 act
merely as consulting counsel I have been retained
upon other condition than that OF affording to
the men who represented Mr.. Thaw long before
tinue to represent him. whatever assistance II may
be In my power 10 contribute to his defence Com
but lately admitted the bar of this state IL
would be a piece of arrogance, than which nothing
dictate TO my associates the line of de
fence, the means by which II is 10 be supported
agreed upon and determined by them long before
! came into the case, and they both not only meet
with my entire approval but It IS not In my power
10 suggest auSht by way OF change or amendment
Mr.. Delmas has opened law office IN the Equita-
BILE Building but will probably not remain here
long after the Thaw trial is ended, unless events
should require his further assistance IN the case
Among the counsel who will appear at the trial IN
Hartridge. Mr.. Gleason, Nh. Peabody. ex-Asslstant
District Attorney Iselin. David Watson, of Pitts
burg, and about half dozen others. II is ex-
Pected that obtaining the jury Will take several
days. special panel of one hundred talesmen will
be called The trial of the itself will undOubt-
the mass of testimony which each side will offer,
that it will prove TO be of the stirring
and longest drawn out criminal cases ever tried IN
New York County