The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-04-12
JEROME s PLEA
Nailed Evelyn Nesbit to
the Gross Of Her Own
OiShonor.
DEFENSE OF WHITE

New York. April 1l.-of the shoot
Ing OF Stanford White Attorney Je-
rome said in his address TO the
jury:
"Thay walked deliberately across
Che roof garden and in such a manner
that his enemy should have no chance
20 defend himself. then turned sud-
denly and, holding the pistol so close
20 Stanford Whites head that after
he was dead Mr.. Smith. his own
brother. .in.law. did not know him, be-
cause of the powder marks. and fired
once. twice. three times"
Deliberately he shot the man who
had barred him from clubs, who had
once taken from him the woman he
loved and threatened TO take her
away again, and then, my learned op-
ponent tells you. he stood with his
arms extended. like a priest dismiss
ing congregation diu not see
anything in the evidence about that.
"He held the pistol up that the peo-
pie present might know that there
would be no more shooting. In order
20 prevent a panic. When the man
who arrested him asked MIN why he
did 1t, Thaw answered. lie ruined
my wife
He did not say. I'm the apostle
Of God. appointed TO kill this ravish-
or OF American virgins! No. my
friends, this apostle OF Coo business
came after this defendant had the
advice OF my friend DR.. Evans.
"He was rational, he was calm and
cool. He walks up to his enemy,
after carefully locating him, and care
fully takes aim He does not take
any chances OF hitting anyone else.
You are told his face was white.
Here was a man who had nursed an
enmlty for three years, who for three
years had glared at his enemy until.
after a good dinner and hearing the
story of two men and a woman In
which Truxton Beale had figured. de-
liberately shoots down his enemy. Is
Il any wonder he was white? Is the
killing of a human being thing 80
common that man can do II without
even turning pale?
"You locate your enemy, you locate
the man who blackballed you at clubs,
who you say ravished your wife. who
spread stories OF perversion about
you. you shoot him down and then
come here with you 'dementia Amer
icana. II Is absurd! Why. the
crime bristles with generalization!
who made this man the execu-
tIoner OF Stanford White? Had he
no right to put his faith in the laws
OF the state? Must man go armed
here as in mining camp?"
When Mr.. Jerome took up the tes-
timony of Evelyn Thaw he was very
effective. He spoke with much We
hemence In defense OF Stanford White
and his words fairly bristled with
sarcasm when he had occasion TO re-
fers TO Thaw as the modern "St.
George" and Evelyn as 'the angel
child"
White he designated AZ a man or
position in the community and gen.
ius. He pointed out that there Is
not a particle Of evidence TO show
that White made any insidious ad-
vanceS toward Evelyn after coming
into bsr life. that he dazzied her
childish mind with rich gifts: but. on
the contrary. he helped her only
by presents Of necessary wearing ap-
psrsl. White. he declared. never
piled the siri with wine. for she her
self admitted that he never permit
ted her 10 drink more than one
glass.
nr. jerome rounded ous his defense
Of white with the declaration that
"A man may not be virtuous. he may
- unehasle, but II does not follow