The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-03-15
ALIBI FOR WHITE.
State Claims They Can Dis
prove Mrs. Thaw's Story.
DELMAS MAKING STRONG FIGHT.

DELMAS MAKING SlRONG flIhl'
jerome blocked by Strenuous west
ern Opponent-PoIson Expert Call
ed 10 Impugn EveIyn's Drug
Eed Wine Testimony.
NEW YORK, March 12.-Lining up
his forces in rebuttal in the case oil
Harry X. Thaw, District Attorney Je-
rome began by endeavorlng TO lay the
foundation for the introduction OF the
affidavit said to have been made by
Evelyn Nesbit in the Office Of Abraham
Hummel. lie was blocked at every
turn. however, by objections from Mr'
Delmas. leading counsel for The de-
fense and soon switched to the tesu-
monv OF policemen who saw lhaw the
night Of his arrest and who declared
bis actions seemed to be those of ra-
tional man.
Mr. Delmas asked one Of the officers
II he had not overheard Thaw IN his
cell say he had heard the voices OF Wo-
men crying out.
The officer said there had been no
such statement in his hearing.
The first witness called In reDutlM
bv Mr.. Jerome was Frederick W. Long
fellow. one Of the Thaw family's at
torneys. He was questioned about
Evelyn Thaw's alleged affidavit IN
which she was said to have made
charges against Thaw.
Mr.. Longfellow said he had never
seen the AFFIDAVIT until jerome showed
him the copy on the witness stand. lie
was asked If papers in the suit Of Eth
el Thomas had been served on Harry
Thaw. Ethel Thomas is the girl Ihaw
is alleged to have tied to bedpost ana
whipped. The defense again objected
Mr.. Delmas quoted at some length
from Mr. Jerome's remarks at the be-
ginning Of the trial. when Evelyn
Thaw was on the witness stand. Mt
Jerome at that time said that Mrs
Thaw's testimony was permissible only
as showing Thaw's state Of mind and
that be would not be allowed TO con.
tradict II.
"That is what the district attorney
said" declared Mr.. Delmas, from tha'
lofty standpoint Of judicial impartlah
tv with which he has declared he was
clothed. We told him we would have
no objection TO his attacking the trutI
of the wife's story"
'Now you do object" snapped MT
Jerome.
Eyes because you would not accep
our offer 10 waive our right when th'
story began" retorted Mr.. Delmas.
Mr.. Jerome said that more than tW'
wears before Evelyn Nesbit told Ihav
the story which Is said TO have unbal
anced his mind he knew all about Tn
evil practices Of men in New YORK.
"Nfrs Thaw herself says she wa
told the story Of Thaw tying yonn
woman to a bedpost and heating hel
That is the story Of Ethel Thomas
declared the district attorney
Mr.. Delmas arose TO protest
must seriously object to the learne
district attorney testifying in this cas'
and I beseech him not 10 continue
give the Jury as facts his understand
ing Of the points at ISSUE said he
, mas.
| Justice FITZGERALD instructed the juf
10 be guided only by the sworn test
monv OF witnesses and added that !
sustained the objection Of the deien'
70 the question about Ethel Ihom'
on the ground that Longfellow Wa
acting as Thaw's counsel and his dea
ings with him were confidential
Ioncfellow was excused withol
cross examination.
- Mr. Jerome sprung something OF
sensation by calling TO the stand l.
Rudolph Witthaus, a chemist ana @
merit in poisons. The district attorn'
framed a hypothetical question cove
ing EVELYN Nesbts description OF D
night with Stanford White in the stud
house and asked II there was al
known poison which would cause
sensiblllty i'm two minutes and perm
of the quick recovery testified to
Thaw's wife.
Around this vital point. opening
as II did a path through which I
~ prosecutor could march his forces
- attack upon the truth or falsity Of NJ
Thaws story. the storm OF arguihe
ragged for an hour or more. Mr.
y rome pleaded with Justice Fitzger'
at great length. Mr.. Delmas IN rel
cited Mr.. Jerome's own words al
beginning Of the trial. ..
Mr.. Jerome said be was not attack
the truth Of the story. He was call
for an expert opinion to the effect u
no known drug would produce the
feet testified to by Mrs. Thaw.
N "Nv question indicates the answe
expect to get to this question: 81
Mr. Jerome. "and II can show there
no such poison in the world; If l
show. in short, that there was no 81
occurrence in the Twenty-fourth str
. house as testified 10. then II Is TOT
Jury to infer whether or not Eve
Nesbit told her story to Thaw in IA
i'm 1903"
Justice Fitzgerald here sustained
objection interposed by the defense
Coroners Physician Lehane was
called by Jerome 10 testify as TO !
far he thought Thaw stood from WI
when shooting.
: Delmas objected. but Justice Fitz
aid allowed the witness to proceed.
said there were powder marks on
face. He was then excused.
Police officer Dennis Wright
called TO the stand to testify as to
,.orsotions he had with Thaw the D