The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-03-25
In Case Commission is Ap-
pointed He Will Submit
is FEELING CONFIDENT
Ills Attorneys Have Finished Their Aft
davits and Will Thus Submit Their
Side if Justice Fitzgerald Does
Not Demand More,

New York, March a5.--All Thaw's al
acrneys today said that excepting brief
they would have nothing further to offer
regarding the sanity Of their client, un-
less Justice Fitzgerald demands more affi
davits. Lawyer Hartridge has prepared
a brief dealing merely with the legal
features Of the present proceedings. 1t
is known that Jerome has prepared n
long statement, but no inlSling is given
as to its contents. Attorneys Delmas,
O'Reilly and Peabody were early callers
at the Tombs today. Delmas stayed
with his client for nearly an hour.
Ihaw, it was learned today, got busy
on the preparation of a statement. Thaw
is said to have changed his mind about
refusing to appear before a possible llln-
acy commission. He is so confident that
the commission will find him sane that
he is now willing to submit to any rea-
sonable demands
MIR. Delmas in his affidavit introduced
Saturday declares it TO be his opinion
that Thaw has been and is capable of
understanding the nature of the proceed
ings going on against him and of con-
ducting his defense in rational man
ner, and that throughout the trial he
has understood the nature and object of
such proceedings, has comprehended his
own condition in reference therto, and
has conducted his defense III rational
manner. This opinion, the affidavit says.
is based upon the professional relations
Mr.. Delmas has had with the prisoner
since the beginning of the trial and the
many communications he has sent to
Thaw and received from him.
Eighteen letters received by Mr.. Del
mas from Thaw in the course Of the trial
and several slips OF paper containing
suggestions with reference TO the conduct
of the proceedings actually going on,
which were handed him by Thaw in the
court room, are made a part Of the afi-
davit.
Letters attached to the affidavit con
tain numerous suggestions concerning the
conduct of the case. In one instance Mr..
Delmas is requested personally to con-
duct the examination of all witnesses.
In letter sent in the course of the
examination Of Mrs, Thaw, the prisoner
said:
"My wife's strength is ebbing. She
cannot recuperate until after the cross
examination. 1t would be unfortunate
If she broke down and her testimony
was stricken out. Her condition of ner-
vousness and sadness Is grave. Cannot
Dr. Evans be kept back Z"
Another letter from Thaw to Mr. Del
mas read.
sPlease arrange for Mr.. Carroll Beck
with's testimony Mr.. Peabody has a
brief thereon. We do not wish Jerome
to further attack Mrs. Thaw in his re-
buttal The further facts proved by Mr..
BeclSwith and the superior impression he
win produce may discourage Jerome from
annoying Mrs. Thaw."
Mr.. Beckwith is one OF the artists for
whom Mrs Thaw once posed.
In another letter Thaw declares that
he knows a respectable young married
woman residing in Wisconsin who was
willing to come on and testify that IS.
W. enticed her to his studio and mis-.
treated her.
Exhibit sH' attached to Mr.. Delmas'
affidavit, is note from Thaw in which
he says:
Dear Mr., Delmas--This is only to
congratulate You on your recent sue
cesses Your first long objection was,
OF course. obvious, but YOU trapped Je.
rome wonderfully by your reference to
d new planet, into shaking his head as
Won wished and so concluding perfectly.
The second long one, against new pro-
duction Of evidence in chief by the prose
cution. was pronounced on a very power
full and high plane. fear am con
fused as to the sexual perversion that
Jerome urged. / was not excited against
White by any such, according to our
evidence. Mrs. II. X. Thaw in her testi-
mony could not have said that the Thorn
as woman is dead Thomas was fraud
ulent name The woman herself Is alive
and hear now is trying to escape her
horrid associations. Very sincerely yours,
III. X Thaw.s