The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-18
ASSOCIATES DO
NOT HELP DELMAS.
Says He Never Knew Of Thaw'a
Will Until It Was Handed
Him in Court. a

NEW YORK. February, l. 17.-stdries3
as to probable changes in counsel i,.
charge of tho defense OF Harry ThawS
continued to circulate to-day, but until
the trial is resumed in court tom NOR
row, twill be impossible to say wheth-s
er or not D. NJ. Delmas will still act
In that capacity.
A Rumors OF dissension among the six
attorneys who have sat at the table
assigned to the defense since the trial
began. have recently cropped up, and
as often denied. There Is no doubt
however, that there has been serious
disaEreements.o Of some sort, and that
Mr.. Delmas has found some fault with
the alleged actions Of some OF his as
sociatc counsel. ~ 55
The trouble, according to story
current to-day, rose over the publica-
tion of an alleged interview with At
tornoy McPlke. partner Of Mr.. Delmas,
in which Mr.. McPike was quoted as
criticizing District Attorney Jerome.
Messrs. Hartidge, ORielly. Gleason
and Peabody, also counsel for Thaw,
are said to have seriously taken Mr.
McPike to task for the remarks cred-
tied to him, and Mr.. McPike vigorously
Idenleu the alleged interview. s
Lack Of Support.
In this denial he Is said to have
been supported by his partner, Mr..
Delmas. On Saturday there was a.
five-hours' conference Of all the coun-%
sci for Thaw at Mr.. Delmas's Office.
and at this meeting 1t is said Mr..
Delmas took occasion to criticize so-a
verely the lack of support upon the
part Of his associates. He declared,
it is said, that they had done every
thing to discredt him and to mako
him appear ridiculous. and that, af-
though he had been nominally In
second day of the trial, he had in
fact been nothing of the Sort
AS an illustration of this alleged
desire to confuse him. he declared he
knew nothing of Thaw's will and let-
tiers until they were handed to him
as he was questioning witness In h
court.
Bolton to Continue.
There seems little chance that the
present situation IN the Thaw case
will result in a mistrial. It is said
that Juror Joseph 3. Bolton. whose
wife died last week and was buried
Saturday, has stated that he is willing
and able to go on with the trial. So I
long as he is willing to state that his
grief VIII not prevent his giving prop
or attention to the hearing there is no
way in which he can be excused. Mr..
Bolton Is reported to have told JUS
ticc Fitzgerald that he considers HIS
duties as a citizen to outweigh all
personal considerations, and that no
is willing to lay aside his grief and
continue to serve the State so long
as lie Is needed.
DR.. Evans to Resume.
Dr. Hritton D. Evans. the alienist,
is expected to resume the stand to-
morrow morning, and Will proceed to
tell Of the conversations which he had
with Thaw OIL his first three visits
TO tho Tomhs. The defense bellsyes
these conversations will so far to
prove that ut that time Thaw was not
of sound mind DR.. Evans Will be
followed by Or. Charles G, Wagner,
who will also testify as to his conyer- \
.sations With Thaw. Another attempt
will ba made to Introduce the famous
will, and 1t will probably be admitted
Then. II is proposed that Evelyn Nea-
hit Thaw go on the stand for tho pur-4
pose of testifying to various conyersa-
tions with her husband regarding other
persons whom Thaw believed to havs
suffered at Whites hands. THIS fostt-8 4
mony was ruled out last week on tNs i
ground that 1t was cumulative evidences (
and not admissible until q prin!a facts