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cision Of the attorneys who Will de-
I feud Harry z. Thaw for the murder
Of Stanford White that the defense
shall be emotional insanity, meaning
; that Thaw had been so worked up by
his brooding over the wrongs OF his
wife and the pursuit Of her by White
that he was not responsible at the
time he fred the fatal bullets, but
is today sane, work has begun In
earnest on the part OF the young
mans defenders to pile up the neces-
sary evidence to support that con
tention.
This does not mean that any time
has been lost so far by the defense.
but with the determination OF their
method OF defense It means that
there is great deal to be done. and
Thaw's defenders do not know just
how much time they VIII have IL
which to work.
The defense Of emotional insanity
opens up wide field for invesuga-
ton Under that plea the deiensc
will be able to bring out all the facts
leading up to the murder, show all
the acts of Whites life. with which
Thaw was familiar, as having a bear
ing on the case in that they will show
that the knowledge of these things
wrought upon Thaw to bring or the
fit OF rage in which he slew mis- en-
envy
Stories OF Whites doinGs OF 4 nat
ure calculated to upset a man who
had the fact to brood over that some
one very dear to him had once been
submitted to similar treatment At his
hands have been circulated in abund-
ance. But before these can be told
IN court they must be put into tansi-
bic form. brought within the rules OF
evidence a3d ,..ade capable of lndis.
putabIe verifcation.
Terranova Case in High Life.
This is 4 colossal undertaking. ow-
ing to the fact that there is such
wealth OF material to be examined
and every word OF which may prove
invaluable TO Thaw's case To the
sitting out of this material all efforts
and in this work the efforts Of many
detectives have been enlisted
VIII a defense of emotional insan-
ity prove sufficient to Harry Thaw?
That is the question that now is be
ing asked on all sides. as this great
murder case is still the all-absorbing
subject OF discussion in the citE-
Thaw's attorneys and friends believe,
it Will. The telling o: tt- entire SD
~. they are confident, viii make such
an Impression on any - men who
may be assembled in jury box that
they will straishtway acou:t T.law-
In ,his belief they are bacfe'i bv 3
recent incident Of interest in the life
OF the city-the acquittal Of josephine
Terranova. the Sicilian child-wife.
who was quickly freed from the
charge Of murder in the killing Of
her aunt and uncle when she told
her story Of abuses at their hands
emotional insanity. In her case 1t
took the jury only long enouSh to-
register one ballot to decree her in
uocence. Thaw's friends and attor-
reys believe that there wilr be a sim
lar ending to the trial OF the young
millionaire.
It is the same story they point
out. in a new setting-rhe tale OF
wom.1n's wrongs. It is the old tras-
edy with new characters told in 4
different way. with the stage fittings
changed to represent the Injuries
of high life instead OF the miserable
surroundings in which Josephine Ter
rarova passed her miserable exist
erce-
The ending OF such a tragedy is
s,.wavs tne same-thc murder Of
the bctrayer. The deno"mcnts.
cannot fail to follow the natural course
the rendering OF popular as well
rs an official verdict declaring that
punishment has already fallen where
it was nerfted: that the real crime
has been avenged: that the avenSer
has violated no law for which he
should cali down on himself the
slightest penalty.
To Rehearse Full Story
The rehearsal OF the full story OK
the causes for the murder is bound
to be dramatic in the extreme and
replete with sensations. The central
figure in the court drama promises
to be not the indicted man, but his
wife. Evelyn Nesbitt Thaw. She has
determined that to save her husband
she will 90 on the stand and tell the
whole story. She will hold back moth
higher early relations with White
must all come out The tale OF his
~,,..,,;+ eF how artar ber marriage will