The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-14

MI, OF HIS ATTORNEYS
AVOID DIRECT STATEMENT
Jurors Opened Deliberations
With Prayer, and Then Near
ly Came to Blows.

NEW 1ORh, April l3.-abSolutelY
1 "a action whatever. so far as any court
1 ,y,eedings were concerned. ensued in
/ d Thaw case. following the intense
/ drain and feverish interest Of the many
/ wsks the trial was under way. Not
ers of the lawyers in the proceedings
"a, at their Offices during the early
tsurs Of the morning.
Harry Thaw spent restless night in
he Tombs. but, according to the at
pudants, slept three or four hours. He
va up early, and spent considerable
tns looking through the newspapers.
Reporters who sent up note to him
wcved the reply that he had "noth-
~ to say just at this time.
10 a question from one of the news
upermen rs to what lawyer they should
Wond trial, he replied that he did not
ure to say until he had consulted with
j. family
Question of Bail Comes First,
The first question TO be decided by
u. Thaw side is that of applying for
\. release of the defendant on bail
Etrlct Attorney Jerome has said that
q second trial can hardly be reached
feiore October or November. and it will
/ b urged that it will be great hard
zip 10 keep Thaw in prison during the
Months OF waiting, when his family
/ sands ready to furnish surety In am
| ne sum to insure his presence whenever
he second trial is to be called If this
ipplcation is made, however, 1t will be
|iifpngly opposed by Mr.. Jerome, who
lads that Thaw should remain in the
|icHbs like any other person in similar
IfIrumstances. That seven of the Jurors
IEsarded Thaw as sane and believed
nat his act was ono of deliberation and
IEtmeditation, in spite Of the testimony
q the experts, Mr.. Jerome takes rs
l isding him strictly to the duty of
Iinssing again for a conviction of mur-
Y in the first degree.
Various rumors are in circulation
tit there will be new alignment of
ransel for Thaw and that there might
IL q re-engagcment of former Judge w.
j. K. Olcott, who was originally re-
alned and who withdrew rather than
i!'es to submit any defense except that
tinssnity.
Dolphin M. Delmas, however. denied
r,i he had withdrawn from the case or
ia been superseded. He was the first
Ielsr Thaw had at the Tombs today.
III want TO say TO The newspapers, ~
Ihh he, "that am still Harry Thaw S
counsel. | am going to see him now
~ laier'
Nj Delmas declined to say whether
liaw had summoned him. or if he had
t'as at the request Of Mrs. VIM. Thaw.
4 Nesbit Admits He Lied
letter written by Howard Nesbit,
olo'her OF Mrs. Evelyn Thaw. to Harry
.sw; was made public today, it is
va, by some of Thaw s counsel In it
sH shot he thought 1T would be heroic
. staud by ''the man whose memory
ne ~ was 50 precious.
When District Attorney Jerome took
Iatement, Howard Nesbit wrote:
Il told him what Florence told me
al least was supposed TO have told
~ | Will put it more strongly and
y she never told me anything against
.M mat would tend TO hurt you in
ny way, | he'd, thinking it would help
= man thought was so good.
As 10 his subsequent attitude toward
aster and Thaw, he wrote;
After Florence told her story on
stand l believe ] was with her
.sm .hat time on, heart and soul. /
ISser intended to say one word against
IT, II put on the stand; ] would have
! E'eotten everything | knew would
I've pcrJured myself out and out, If
q wish TO call it perjury.
. am not, and was not afraid Of
lIsome Another thing ] wish YOU TO
ar IN mind, and that is that I was
2 .asneed by designing persons. who
!, I-Esq me to take the stand.
4 a love and cherish Florence as any
I. s.nner should. and il breaks my heart
: 'Iihk cannot see her. | want to
ss aer and tell her how sorry | am.
sfETTouio listen to me, ] am sure,
Il IS.:s ,peheve you were right and
ssined IN doing what you did, and
n are now. in my estimation. more
y S nero. | look upon YOU as man
sane and capable of holding your
I'll 10 every crisis.
4 Tried to Make Touch
e ~ declared that be wrote 10 EVELYN
y ~ ne was sorry, and asked her for
Mlr 70 pay debts he had contracted
ID ,New York, but he added. "she
y Nd 20 be somewhat bitter against
rf-.<-
!, ssered that she did not have the
.SaGaps he was wrong in coming tc
(, g |is.,;tto FORK, but his parents were re
! 3 6,,Iaoie Tor that. he wrote, adding
Mh, AZ is now true to Thaw's cause
men appeals to Thaw for the
& y n which Evelyn did not send tc
p kr,.sd k,, asd declares he would rather Kill
NnnL than to go TO Certain person:
N.Y. city for help; that he Will not
ss nome for money, and at times hs:
aisH IKE ending it all, -
.ssf ulther details OF incidents which
,,js, ired during the long session ot
lur9Is continued to filter their wa,
paohcity today. One of the Juror:
roaed as saying that when the jur,
a;0s tturning 10 the criminal conr
" ing after breakfast Thursday ,
Nn,an approached them and spok,
Ik%deg ot the jurors. 81 thought
n !et You know coufidentially,' ,
pueeman is alleged to have said