Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-04
EVIDENCE AGAINST THAW
ALL PLACED BEFORE JURY

| ry Thaw are both TO go on the stand
| for the defense.
| Left the Court Room.
On the advice of Thaw's counsel they
| left the court room with all other Wit
nesses. May Mckenzie was included
in the list. Thaw's mother is expected
10 testify to the prisoners eccentrici-
ties as youth. The prisoner seemed
greatly downcast at the exclusion OF
| his mother and wife
Lawrence White First Witness.
Lawrence White. son of the dead
architect. was called as the first wiz,
ness Thaw fastened his eyes on the
table before him and did not once look
at the witness White said he was 19
and student at Harvard university
His mother. he said. now resides At
Cambridge. Mass.
/ soon Finishes story.
| White was on the stand but a few
minutes, and retold of accompanying
his father TO the Cafe Martin for din
ner. and said when he left him to go
with mis- chum, boy named King, to
the roof garden, it was the last time
he saw his father alive.
Thaw's attorneys did not cross-exam-
inc the witness.
| Engineer Tc~iiiic>.
Warner Paxton, engineer of Madison
Square garden. testified he was wit
ness to the shooting, and accompanied
Thaw after the latter's arrest down
the elevator. AS we entered the ele-
vator," the witness said. "Thaw ad-
mitted he had done the shooting, say
J ing he has ruined my wife"
! \ woman, whom he thought was
Thaws wife. replied TO this: But look
at the fix you are in now" Thaw re-
piled: We'll. dearie. l have probably
saved your life"
Cohen Illustrates Manner.
Meyer Cohen the song writer, WAS
another eyewitness to the tragedy.
When asked to indicate Thaw's man
ner of approaching the architect. the
witness left the stand. walked up and
down before the jury box. and illus
trated the slow pace which he dcclar
cd characterized Thaw's deliberation in
approaching his victim.
He walked up to Whites table like
This" said the witness. indicating. HIS
made slight deJour. coming up tc
White from behind. suddenly faced
him. and fired three times" Witness
did not take part in the events which
Immediately followed the shooting.
Pointed Pistol Upward.
| Henry S. Plaese who Witnessed The
| shooting, said after it occurred ThaV
} retreated toward the rear of the gar
: den with his right hand elevated. "the
barrel of the pistol pointing upwards.
The defense closely questioned Plaest
regarding the movement of Thaw
? arms. and particular effort was mad,
to bring ont the point that the pisJo
I pointed upwards. The pistol wiz
2 which White was killed was identifie,
= by TWO witnesses who aided in disarm
ing Thaw.
? Could Not Recall Words.
] Policeman Debs, who arrested Thaw
; said he was unable to distinguish
whether Thaw said he had done tn
shooting because he ruined my wife.
! COroner's Physician Leblanc who pei
formed the autopsy on Whites body
= described the wounds made by the pis
e toI shots. and identified various bullet
V which were placed in evidence.
d At 12:45 the prosecution rested thei
= case, and adjournment was taken til
,, when Attorney Gleason opened TO
the defense.
- Defense Outlined.
f Gleason began by saying the defens
o would be based upon the constitutio
o land law of the imperial state of Me-
< | York" He said Thaw was suffern
} from insanity. hereditary in natur
when he shot White He stated tn
It defense would be one of insanity. Fl
d declared Thaw believed he acted upo
o the word of Providence when ne xii
r ed White. and that he acted withol
malice. and did not know the nature
quality of his act.
c Refers to "Incidcnt.,
Y Gleason asserted Evelyn Nesbit Tha,
II when first asked by Thaw TO be h
= wife. refused because of an "eXperienC
e. in her life in connection with White
ID When GleasOn> concluded, court a
ID jOurned until tomorrow.