Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-09
THE GAY MAY WILL ALSO TESTIFY
Dolmas' Sudden Determination to Rest
the Defense Has the District Attor.
ncy Guessing and He Secures an
Adjournment Till Monday-Thaw's
Family Against His Wife.
(By Associated Press.l

NEW Vim, MaTCH S--lnG uo-
Tense in the Thaw case rested today
Immediately after the converting of
court and an adjournment thereupon
was ordered until Monday morning
next at 10:30 o'clock. District Attor.
ncy Jerome said that while he had
been informally notified yesterday
afternoon of the changed plans of the
defendants counsel, he had come to
court expecting to he confronted
with additional expert testimony as
TO Thaws state of mind. His wit
ncsses were not ready, he added, and
1t was upon this representation and
with the freely granted consent Of
the defense that adjournment was tn.
ken.
Tho court proceedings occupied less
Than five minutes and District At.
torney Jerome returned at once to his
office and began preparing his rebuff
tai Almost his first move was to
nave subpoena served upon Mrs
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw requiring her to
produce In court any letters she may
nave In her possession written by
Stanford White. The district attorney
also had May Mckenzie notified to
be in court on Monday prepared to
80 on the witness stand. She Is the
intimate friend Of Thaw's wife and
during the first stages of the trial the
Two were inseDaraAe. Lately, how
ever, May Mckenzie has been seen
but seldom about the Criminal Courts
building.
Just what District Attorney Jerome
intends to prove or will be allowed to
prove on rebuttal, remains as deep n
mystery as ever. The prosecutor him
sclf lis probably at Il loss to know how
far he can so in attacking Evelyn
. Thaw's story and in adducing evil
dence tending to contradict and dis
credit her testimony. His plan of
campaign may be entirely changed at
any time by an adverse decision from
Justice Fitzgerald. Mr.. Dclmas, for
the defense. undoubtedly will make
Mr. Jerome's proceeding difficult on
account of objections. The rules of
evidence involved in the Thaw case
differ materially from those In any
recent murder trial in this jurisdic
ton and 1t is evident from the first
mat The attorneys on both sides have
been feeling their way cautiously.
viii Call HummeI Again.
District Attorney Jerome evidently
VIII again summon Abraham Hum.
mel, lawyer, to the stand to testify
as to the affidavit Evelyn Nesbit is
alleged to have signed, charging Thaw
win cruelty because she would not
tell lies about Stanford White. The
prosecutor attempted to introduce
tnls testimony by interrupting young
MIS-. Thaw's narrative. but the testi-
mony was barred at that time.
Mr.. jerome believes that upon re.
huttal Justice Fitzgerald Will allow
nm much wider latitude than was
granted on cross examination.
Howard Nesbit was with the district
attorney today and it is probable he
VIII be called to the stand to testify
as to the story told him that Thaw
had created her cruelty while abroad
ana because she would not tell lies
against Stanford White" Mr.. lie.
rome hopes by the brother to zorro,
korate the testimony he expects to
elicit from Abraham Hummel, the
latter being under indictment at the
present time for alleged subordination
of perjury in the Dodge.M Morse divorce
tangle. i
Will Go to Jury Friday?
with all the witnesses here cnym-
Grated and many others under sub
poena. Mr.. Jerome adhered today. to
his prediction Of last night that the
case might be given to the jury by
next Friday.
He would not modify what he said
Yesterday to the effect that in the
present state Of the evidence ne would
nssuredly let the case go to the jury
and not ask for l,inacy commission.
This determination on the district at.
torney's part pleases Thaw's lawyers
and the defendant himself, who all
along has feared the asylum for the
criminal insane far moro than yer.
dict as. to his guilt or innocence.
Despite Mr.. Jerome's hope for
termination of the long drawn out
case within the next week. few of
those who have kcDt track or the
progress Of the trial are willing TO
hazard a prediction that tho end liz
less than two weeks away
ThaWs Against Evelyn.
There were many rumors current