The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-04-10
DELMAS LEAVES THAW'S
FATE IN HANDS Of JURY
Eloquent Californian Justifies the Kill
ing of Stanford White in Name of
American Womanhood.
r. 0nES Form of Insanity Defined Dementia Americana
Recognized in Every State of the Union

New York. April 9.-In an eloquent
,,croration. both to the written and I'M
written law. Dolphin NJ. Deimas this
oftcrnoou committed Harry *. Thaw's
fs,e I'm the jury. The California attor-
nov concluded his five hours summing
IN speech. declaring his client was JUS
tined i'm killing Stanford White.
Tomorrow morning at 1870 District
Attorney Jerome will make his appeal
ir behalf of the prosecution, Justice
fitzgerald probably will charge the
iur- and by tomorrow evening at the
latest the famous case win pass to the
elaboration of the twelve men who
have so carefully attended its uncertain
course for weeks past.
Mr.. Jerome expects to speak for
three or four hours.
Justice Fitzgerald would not say to-
fav whether he will or not charge the
iurv directly after the district attor-
news remarks, but the general impress
sion is that he will do so.
Great OratoricaI Effort.
With the exception of the moments
when he was reading from testimony,
Mr. Delmas speech today was one of
sustained oratorical effort. He threw
about the form of Harry Thav the
cloak Of chivaIrous kniShthood. why,
nc shouted. should we who admire
cbivalry Of the knights of the Middle
Ages. who went about redTesSinG
wrongs and rescuing maidens in dis
tress, withhold cue sympathy from TINS
brave MANI
Bitterly the attorney assailed Stan
ford White. He declared White sought
10 play with Evelyn Nesbit so long as
her beauty remained. and then would
have thrown her away like a dirty rag
10 float down Hfe's sewers to a grave
in the potters' field
Again he said: Harry Thaw had
snatched the girl from the old lecher
who saw in her but a toy to crafty a
moments lust and then be cast aside
TO go her way down the path Of fallen
women"
Killing of White Justified.
With dramatic emphasis Mr.. Delmas
cried out that when Harry ThaW be
leld Stanford White on the Madison
Square roof garden the story of his
wife's wrongs overcame him. He pic
tured in an instant, as a dying man
may picture. his past life-all that
Stanford White had done-the ruin he
had wrought and he struck; struck as
the figress strikes in defense of her
young: struck for the home: struck for
American women: struck for humanity
and Stanford White fell
Gentlemen" the advocate went on,
eff Harry ThaW believed he Was the
instrument Of providence, who will say
he was mistaken?
Mr. Delmas discussed but briefly the
testimony Of the expert witnesses. de-
claring that whatever weight might at
tach to their utterances, was on the
side Of the defendant. He declared the
burden of proof as to Thaw's sanity at
the time of the homicide rested with
The prosecution, which had failed to
make out its case.
The Unwritten Law.
In discussing Thaw's mental state,
Mr. DelmaS came at last 10 the 'un-
written law" He declared the experts
had been at a loss to classify the form
Of insanity from which Thaw suffered.
Il will suggest its name, he de
Clsred. i will call it 'dementia Ameri-
cana. II is a species of insanity which
has been recognized in every state of
this Union. 1t is that species of insan-
ity which makes the American man be-
lieve his home his wife, his daughters,
are sacred. and that whosoever stains
the virtue of his threshold violates the
highest of human laws
Twice during his closing periods Mr..
Delmas was interrupted by Assistant
District Attorney GaTvan. who suggest
ed the argument was taking too wide a
scone. and Justice Fitzgerald called
Mr.. Delmas' attention to the fact.
Thaw Highly Elated.
Thaw seemed TO be in the best of
spirits aud declared to his lawyers in
the Tombs that he felt his case was
won. He seemed TO have no dread OF
The assault of the district attorney to-
morrow. There was report today that
Mr. Jerome was i'll. but he appeared at
his Office during the afternoon and said
he had been busy for two days prepar-
ing his argument.
In view of the district attorneys re
marks before the lunacy commission
That Thaw is today hOpelessly insane,
most interest attaches to the line of ar