The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-07

subjects. He seemed paler than usual.
Immediately after Boman left the
stand, he was served with a subpoena
for the prosecution. Counsel for the
prosecution declared that Boman will
not be permitted to leave the jurisdic
ton Of the court II it can be prevented
William C. Howard, piano dealer
was called as the second witness o
the day, but was temporarily with
drawn and Martin Green, a newspaper
man, was called.
Green said he was on the Madison
Square roof garden the night of the
tragedy, sitting at a table not more
than 20 feet from the table at which
Stanford White sat He described the
incidents OF the tragedy.
Reporter Green Testifes.
The examination in part, was as fol-
flows:
Q.-How far were you from where
the shooting took place?
About twenty feet.
Q-When did you first see Thaw?
A.-After the shots were fired.
Q.-Where was he standing?
Q-Eight or ten feet from the Ia
BILE which had been occupied by Stan
ford White.
Odd you go toward him?
Ayes.
Odd you get very close?
A-Thaw moved away and then l
turned towards Whites body.
Odd you see Thaw subsequent
1y?
Ayes.
Q-Where?
A-Behind the rear row of seats.
Odd you see him again?
Ayes, in the corridor.
O.-What time elapsed between the
first and the last time you saw
Thaw?
"A very few minutes
Q.-How close were you to him
when you last saw him?
Al was inside the theater and he
was out in the corridor surrounded by
q crowd There was about thirty
feet between us.
Odd you notice his appearance
at the time of the shooting?
Ayes.
o-Will you please describe his
looks?
jerome Made Objection.
Mr.. Jerome Immediately objected to
this question on the ground that MI.
Delmas would have to f13 more defl'
nitely the time and place.
Dwell how did he look the first
time you saw him? asked Mr.. Delmas-
Ale was very pale" said Green.
His eyes were white and looked as
though they would pop out or his
head; his jaw was hanging loose. HIS
lips were black.
O-How did he look after that?
Al was too far away to tell.
O.-Now. in your opinion was Harry
Tbaw on that night rational or IRA |
tional?
Mr. Jerome instantly objected on
the ground that the witness had not !
been qualified as an expert and was !
not competent to render anything final
on Tat point. Mr.. Delmas said that
~ believed the question as he had S
5 "a ed IT. was in the form set down by {
court of appeals for such situa-
ions. i
Thaws Actions Not Rational. {
When the district attorney was I
the justice did not immediat-
civ render decision on the point
at issue but asked that Green be re- I
called. When the witness was seated +
Mr.. Delmas asked:
Now, Mr.. Green, from what you b
observed. do you think Thaw was rat
onal or irrational on the night Of June t
,5.
Justice Fitzgerald overruled Mr..
objection, and Mr. Green Q
was directed to answer.
.nf IN n
ne declared.
Mr.. Jerome took up the cross ex- "
Odd you when you gave your
answer wish it that giving your
opinion of his mental condition would t
cause some influence? A
A-No. t
Q-You do not wish to express any \
opinion as to his sanity or mental S
condition. d
A-No Sir. d
Here Mr.. Jerome took the witnesses a
,ver his observations of Thaw before f
md after shooting and tell of his Il
writing about the case in his news
PAPER. Nothing of material value was r
out in the cross examination D
md Green was excused. F
Had Dined With ThaW. v
Thomas McCalab who with Truxton
sea1e dined with Thaw and his wife
he night of the shooting, was next
allied. He proved to be a tall broad a
houldered young man, with light b
rown hair, parted in the middle. His
mooth shaver face was of the hat O.
het type, his nose prominent and
lis lips thin. He illustrated his tes-
imony with frequent waving of his n
arge hands. He gave his age as thir
y six years The examination of
IcCaleb was in part as follows: h
Q.-Were you with the defendant
n the night of June %, 1906?
Ayes. n
Q.-On the roof of Madison Square II
iarden? d
Ayes. al
Q-Were you alone with Thaw2
Al was with a party, Mrs. Thaw, ia
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