Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1907-04-10
DELMAS' EARNEST PLEA
STANFORD WHITE SCORED
Jury's Attention Called to the Fac,
That Last May Late Architect Told
May Mackenzie He Would Have
Evelyn Back.

New York. April s.--Not since the
day when Evelyn Nesbit Thaw gave
TO the world her story OF her life has
the courtroom where the final scenes
OF the Thsw trial are now being en-.
acted been 30 crowded a. II was Tues.
day. The attraction was Dolphin NJ.
Delmas. the San Franciso lawyer, who
continued his summing MP for the de-
Tense. Mr.. Delmas began his final
plea Monday afternoon. and after
speaking two and half hours his
voice became so husky as 10 neces.
state adjournment He was In good
voice again when the proceedings
we're resumed Tuesday and at the out.
set promised TO be even more effec.
tive than he was Monday.
Despite the inclement weather the
courtroom was besieged fully an hour
before the time fixed for The opening.
large percentage OF the would.be In.
spectors were women. With much
difficulty the police succeeded In
keeping the crowd down 10 the actual
seating capacity. so that although
every available bit OF space was occu.
pied. Good order prevailed while Mr..
Delmas was making his appeal TO the
jury.
Members Of the Thaw family. as
usual. were among the early arrivals.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was a trifle
late. but arrived In time TO hear the
opening sentences. A new figure ap.
peared in the Thaw group. II was that
OF Mrs. Edward Thaw. who accompa.
MED her husband and sister.in.law.
the Countess OF Yarmouth. Mr.. and
Mrs Carnegie were also present.
When MFR. Delmas arose 10 resume
his argument he told the jury he
would endcavor 10 be as brief as DOS.
sible In ord not 20 tax their patience
and relieve acm OF the onerous du.
ties especially consistent with the re.
sponsibliitles resting on him. when
] am done" said Mr.. Delmas. Il shall
give the fate OF my client into your
hands with every confidence"
Mr. Delmas said II would be neces.
sary TO cast rapid glance over his
remarks OF Monday In order 10 con.
meet the threads OF his argument. The
state. Mr.. Dolmas said. had attempted
10 set the scene for the last act In
the deplorable tragedy on the flimsy
basis OF an affidavit dictated by a
'felon. man convicted OF perjury
Mr.. Delmas quoted briefly from the
speech Of District Attorney Jerome
when Abram II. Hummell was up for
sentence. AZ that time Mr. Jerome
urged the maximum penalty OF the
Law on the ground that Hummel had
been a menace 10 the community for
twenty years.
Mr.. Delmas then turned the course
Of his argument 10 the effect Evelyn's
story had on Thaw's mind. With Ev.
elyn's story working In his mind. Del
mas declared Thaw could think OF
nothing else. Her story haunted him
always and he felt he had a mission
10 fulfill.
Mr. Delmas bitterly denounced
Stanford white and said: "Thaw had
snatched the girl from an old lecheur
who saw in her but toy TO crafty a
moments lust and then thrust her
aside TO 20 he. way down the path Of
fallen women"
Mr.. Delmas called the jury's atten
ton 20 the fact that as late as May.
1906. Stanford White had told May
Mackenzie he would yet get Evelyn
back. He pictured Thaw's excitement
on hearing this and said II was cause
for the young husband TO lose his
reaROn