Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-03-14
DEFENSE RESTS
Harry Thaw's Lawyers Reached
This Conclusion at Conference
and Announced tito jerome.
SURPRISE FOR PROSECUTION
q Was Considered That Testimony
n Dsfsndant's Mother Was q Fit
ting clIma~-No Plans for
VI Lunacy Commission.


New York, March There was
another uqick turn Of the cards In
the trial Of Harry X. Thaw late
Thursday when the defense an
nounced that 1t had concluded to rest
its case.
It was nearly Q o'clock when Del.
phin M. Delmas, chief Of the Thaw
counsel, called District Attorney Jer.
ONE over the telephone and made the
announcement.
The district attorney was perhaps
the most surprised man in New York
for 1t had been understood the Thaw
attorneys would call one Of two alien.
lists Friday morning.
Court will assemble Monday as
planned, but what will be done is q
question much discussed Mr.. Del
mas will make the simple announce
ment:
1.-THE defense rests"
It will then be the duty Of the
district attorney to take up the re-
buttal, but 1t was generally rumored
that after brief session adjourn.
ment will be asked and granted un-
til Monday, that Mr.. jerome may
mature his plans.
The sudden decision of the de-
Tense came after a conference OF
Thaw's lawyers in Mr.. Delmas' Of.
flee late Thursday afternoon.
It is known that Mr.. Delmas is
busily at work on a hypothetical
question which will be propounded
to the experts for the state. Mr..
Jerome's move in the morning is
awaited with interest. There are nu-
merous witnesses that could be call.
ed in rebuttal, including alienlsts for
the state who have been In court
every day since the trial opened
studying Thaw. Howard Nesbit, a
brother OF Mrs. Harry X. Thaw, May
Mckenzie and others have been on
call daily and may be summoned in
Friday morning, The general supposi-
tion is, however, that adjournment
will be taken.
1t was understood that the defense
will attempt to conclude its cross ex-
animation speedily, dealing very |
briefly with the alienists. How
long Mr.. Jerome will take on rebut-
tai is another question Of importance.
The case may close with this rebus
tai, although the defense has a
chance for sur-rebuttal.
The close of the defense was the
testimony Of Mrs. William Thaw,
mother Of the defendant, and at the
conference, 1t is said, the attorneys
decided no better climax could have
been reached by the defense.
In discussing the case Thursday
night District Attorney Jerome was
asked:
win you 60 to the jury with the
case, or will you ask for a commits
sion In lunacy?"
ION the evidence as It now stands,
| will certainly go TO the jury" re-
piled tn district attorney. III there
ls nothing between society and any
one who wishes to attack 1t but a
brain storm" We had better 60 back
to the days Of the frontier and every
man take out a pistol permit"
New York, March 7.--Another ORA
matte chapter was added to the his
tory Of the trial Of Harry X. Thaw for
The murder Of Stanford White Wed
nesday when the defendants mother ,
took the witness stand to contribute
what she might toward saving her
lon from the electric chair Mrs. [
rhaw's stay before the Jury was brief. /
When Mr.. Delmas had definitely lin
ted her examination to the change I
The had noted In her sons condition 4
his return from Paris in 4
1903 after Evelyn Nesbit had told him I
her life story, and when District At. 4
iorney Jerome had with great consid. '
ration conducted short and ineffec- I
'ual cross examination, the mother .
ove welled strong In Mrs. Thaw and e
The felt she had not done her oil. She 8