The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-11
She Will Indefinitely Leave
Witness Stand as Per To.
days Agreement.
JEROME AND DElMAS N
SOME WARM ARGUMENTS
District Attorney Produces Note Writ.
ten by Mrs. Thaw to Her Husband
in Cafe Martin the Night Of the
Tragedy, sThe B. Was Here q Min.
ute Ago But Went Out Again.

"oS~SS AAO ~ was HUI u mlus
ute Ago But Went Out Again..
Asssssatea R1sss - The Evening Tines
New York, Feb. 11.-After an in
teresting but not sensational morn
ing session of less than two hours
duration, 1t was agreed by counsel
engaged in the trial of Harry X. Thaw
today that Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw,
wife of the defendant, should definite
ly step aside for the time being to
permit of the introduction of compe-
tent testimony tending to show the
alleged unsound condition of the pris-
oner's mind. This action was taken
after the repeated objections by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome to further ques-
tioning of the witness as to CONVEX
sation between her and defendant con-
corning Stanford White had been sus-
tained by the court and Justice Fitz-
gerald had intimated that counsel
should follow the spirit of his rulings
as laid down in specific instances.
Mr.. Jerome objected on the broad
ground" that the testimony of Mrs.
Thaw had gone far enough without
better foundation of insanity on the
part of the defendant being laid. Mr..
Delmas then asked that an early
luncheon recess be taken in order that
he might prepare for the introduction
of evidence desired by the district at
torney and at 1920 the court granted
his request.
One of the few bits of testimony
Mrs. Thaw was allowed to give was
regarding the note she passed to her
husband at the dinner in the Cafe
Martin the night of the tragedy.
Jerome agreed today to produce the
slip of paper which has been held by
him. 1t was identified by Mrs. Thaw
and read by Mr.. Delmas as follows:
"The B. was here minute ago but
went out again." "B." meant "black-
guard" Mrs. Thaw said, and referred
to Stanford White.
Mrs. Thaw was asked to detail the
conversation she and Thaw had in
1904 as to the fate of the girl known
as the "Pie Girl but she was not
allowed to do so.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE opening of
the fourth week of the Thaw trial to-
day brought new order of things in
the court room and all women other
than half dozen active newspaper
writer's who have followed the case
since the beginning were barred by
order of Justice Fitzgerald. J. Den
nison Lyon, a Pittsburg banker, was
the first witness called this morn
ing. District Attorney Jerome oh.
jected to the substitution of new wit
nesses for Mrs. Thaw, until her testi-
mony is finished, and an argument
ensued, but finally he withdrew his
objection.
Lyons testified that he had known
Harry since he was boy. He was
handed a large heavy envelop which
he identified as one given him by
Harry Thaw and which was in his
possession until the latter part of
November.
This testimony followed an objec-
ton by Jerome who said he could not
understand why the defense did not
continue with Mrs. Thaws' testimony.
Delmas said he wished to identify the
will of Harry Thaw to the satisfaction
of Jerome. After some discussion and
some remarks from the court, Delmas
was allowed to examine Lyon. On
cross examination Lyon said he had a
number of letters from Harry which he
had received as vice-president of the
Pittsburg bank. He was asked to pro-
duce them and said he would. Delmas
objected and Jerome said: whats
the matter, don't you want those let
ters introduced?" Delmas said he
would not object to the Introduction
of any letters written by Thaw but
would object to their being turned
over to the district attorney. 1t was
agreed that they should be turned