The Washington times., 1907-03-03
sci, and there is nothing the matter
with him.
Ammunition for Jerome.


Ammunition for Jerome.
Jerome while refusing to discuss any
phase of the case for publication, is
known, however, to have made up his
MIND definitely, upon the question OF
Thaw's sanity. For a week he has been
gathering evidence on the subject. and
Thaw himself has unwittingly assisted
the prosecutor in this effort.
The statement to the press, given out
the other night. of his actions in court,
and, most recently of all, the tweuty-one
letters that were received from Pittsburg
on Friday. have furnished Jerome with
most valuable ammunition. These let
ters. some of them written. It is al
legged. since the beginning OF the trial.
are said to contain many statements
over which the experts would wag their
heads
No one, so far. has seen their contents
except the district attorney. but from
Pittsburg IL was learned today that the
letters are most remarkable in their
tone. and would lend great assistance
10 Jerome in his application for the
appointment of commission.
Insanity in Thaw Family.
Jerome has also had drawn up report
from Assistant District Attorney Mar
shall. who conducted some investiga-
uons In Pittsburg. in which many of the
facts TO which Drs. Deemar and
Bingham and Mrs. william Thaw will
testify, and which show, among other
things, the presence of insanfty in the
Thaw family. and present a cousin OF
Harry Thaw as a homicidal maniac.
When the time arrives Jerome will pre-
sent all Of the facts touching on the
alleged present insanity of Thaw in the
shape OF brief, and the court will be
asked to act.
1t must be borne in mind all the
while, however, that Jerome will not
act until he believes he has reached
the parting Of the ways. Defeat in
such move would inevitably result in
the acquittal of the prisoner. And on
the other hand, Dolphin Michael Del
mas is not asleep while all OF the ru-
mors as to the appointment Of a
lunacy commission are coming out Of
the. district attorneys Office.
Hope to Prove Sanity Now.
Having proved, even to the satisfac-
tion Of Jerome. that Thaw was insane
when he shot STANFORD White. the
friends Of Delmas. and Thaw himself,
feel certain that the California advo-
cate will be able to satisfy court and
jury alike that the defendant is sane
now. Accordingly, when the time
comes for the fight. n. indeed, Jerome
decides upon the plunge, there will be
battle rOyal-the fate Of Thaw will
be decided right there.
Fully aware Of this, Jerome, while
aiming at q lunacy commission. is not
negiecting any of the other lines in
the case. He will resume his cross
examination Of DR. Evans Monday
morning, and Immediately after the
struggle is over DR.. Wagner will be
called for similar orcear.
Gsrvan Preparing Rebuttal.
Meanwhile Garvan. the able assist
ant Of Jerome, is at work preparing
for the States rebuttal at which 1t is
hoped 10 smash the case Of ThaW be-
yond recognition. The effort to get
before the jury the Hummel affidavit
will be renewed. Howard Nesbit will
be put on the stand. and several other
witnesses will be put on the stand
who are expected TO ruin the credibiI-
ity Of young Mrs. Thaw as a witness.
II will be a desperate battle all along
the line
Jerome Has Trump Card.
It was learned today that within the
last forty-eight hours Mr.. Jerome has
got into his hands a most powerful
weapon to be used in the prospective
fight for a lunacy commission. He ex-
poets to turn Harry Thaw's own writ
ten words against him.
Two weeks ago when Banker Lyons.
of Pittsburg. testified for the defense he
promised TO send to court for the use of
both sides any letters which Harry
Thaw hight have written to him.
Trough misapprehension he first for
warded only such letters as he had from
Thaw prior to the date Of the murder.
Subsequently the error was corrected
and Mr.. Lyons mailed to Court Clerk
Penny a sheaf Of letters which Thaw
had written to him from the Tombs
after June 26. What Mr.. Jerome found
in these letters has pleased and aston
ished him beyond measure
Told of Weird Plot.
He learned that Thaw had confded to
Lyons the details of a weird plot to
manufacture evidence against him
through the papers. With circumstan-
tiai detail Thaw described the con-
spiracy. declaring that a certain report
er had been named as the head of the
imaginary propaganda, and that under his
l"'"ership the whole local press had been
enrolled for the purpose of running him
and protecting Stanford Whites name
Jerome is convinced that examination
OF sections of these letters will satisfy
any commission in lunacy that Thaw
was assuredly insane after the murder
in fact. that he was mad as a Marcel
hare up and until three or four week:
before Justice Fitzgerald called the cas-,
for trial.
In the present aspect of the case thes,
letters can probably not be made avail
able for evidence to convict Thaw o
murder. But Mr.. Jerome holds that Il
would be entirely proper to submit then
10 lunacy commission.
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