The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-04-11
HOLD THAWE S FATE
New York Roof Garden
Murder Trial Ends.
JUDGES CHARGE IS ADVERSE
Jerome Bitterly Attacks Accused and
the Angel Child"
JUDGES CHARGE IS ADVERSE
BRAVE IN LONG NIGHT ORDEAL.

DuhVl Nv lUvU MU1I UNUtAt'
what the Gods Have In store For
wealthy Young Pittsburser Who
shot 70 Death stanford white, one
81 New rerk's Greatest Architects.
81 . Summer Nisht In June Daring
the Performance Of Comic Opera on
TOP Of Msdissn Square Garden. One
ef the Dead Maa's Grsndest cres-
tiess, Soon WIN Ne ksows-Prisen-
or Fears, n Is Whispered, Mos, of
All . Disagreement.
NEW YORK. April Hilary Ken
dali Thaw's fate il In the hands Of the
jury. The trial. which had been In
progress since Jsn. 20. came 10 an end
last night when the twelve men who
are 10 pass upon Stanford whites
slayer retired TO deliberate upon a YER
diet.
In the life OF Harry Thaw this day
will 60 down as the most trying he has
ever experienced. From the opening
OF court until the jury retired the fatcs
dealt Numerically with him. Begin
ming With District Attorney Jerome's
FINAL srgvnest and throughout the
JUDGES charge Thsw had 20 listen 10
n scathing attack upon his Wild life
and TO a narrative OF hard facts which
stripped his deeds Of the halo OF
ohiyslric glory which his own attor-
neys had thrown about them.
The judges charge. lasting about an
hour. was q concise and ineligible
outline OF the Law and gave 10 the
jury the alternative OF rendering any
one Of the following four verdlcts:
Murder In the first degree. murder IN
the second degree, manslsughisr In the
nrst degree or not guilty on the ground
Of insanity.
The statute governing the plea Of
inssnity was defined clearly. much
stress being laid on the fact that an
Irresistible impulse 90 Nh had no place
In the law.
The judge also informed the jury
that an Illusion. unless the Illusion. II
true. might result In the injury Of the
man suffering II. could not 10 accepted
a. an excuse. Altogether the charge.
while consisting principally OF q com.
tf<f. q. .sl... ~ al. Is. $50 80.
sidered by those who have followed
the trial a. adverse 90 the defendant
This fact was indicated by exceptions
which the attorneys for the defendant
took because the judge had failed 10
include any OF their prayers.
Thsw was very much depressed by
the judges words aud could not sup.
press his feelings lie left the court.
room detected and with apparently M.
tie hope left for an acquitisL
The district sttorney's summing up
evoked many comments Of praise from
those who heard II. IL was q comprc.
hsnsive. logical and forceful review OF
all the evidence adduced. devoid OF
nsweu phrsseoloEy. Ills arguments
were well consistent with the tssti
msny.
He declared at the outset that 10.
nance and sentiment did not enter In.
10 TIE Issue; u was not q question OF
STAFFORD whites character or Evelyn
Thsv's suifsrings: Il was . plain mat.
ter Of fact homicide.
"A common. cowardly Tenderloln
nyrdsr." 90 be termed a.
Tie novel plea Of "dsnentia Amsri
cana" made by Attorney Dclmas at the
very closs Of hIs argument was at
tackled by the district attorney. and he
repeatedly referred to II In tones Of
sarcasm.
Mr.. Jerome dsait mercllessly with
Evelyn Thaw. 10 whom he referred ~
the "asgel shild." and 10 Thaw. whom
be termed alternately st George" and
Sir Gsiahsd."
'Osntismen OF the jury" said Mr..
Jerome. you have been wandering
through q mere field OF romance for
two days. The life Of human being
10 not 10 bs judged on such q premise.
The issues here cannot be determined
by suststions from the Scriptures.
That h not the crime on trial here.
You have been esjolned by the court
10 make ~ ysur verdict solely from
the evidence.
This II no action between the exec.
utors Of Stanford white and this de-
fsndant II II not q trial 10 determine
whether Evelyn Nssbit was ravished
by Stanford white. II IL not q trial Of
rape. n 10 an Issue between the peo-
pie Of New York and Harry X. Thaw.
aud u IL TO determine whether what he
did wss justiAsble or ercusable or
whether he should be punished for n.
II do not propose 10 enter Into a con.
test In orstory with my learned oppo-
nent have not that ability. Butt
have studied this evidence NJ well ne
the limited time have had has nj.
lowed me. and ] propose to- stick 10
that evidence.
''If we ere going Into the proposition
Of sympathy IN this trial. II can he
played upon by both sides. Have you
thought Of the widow 10 Cambridge
and the fsthsrlsss boy In HsrvardT I
msntien this. tass. that you may see
that the question Of sympathy has
nausht 10 Dc with the issues here.
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