The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-08

both before and after teStifying, it be-
ing argued by Mr.. Jerome hat many
may be recalled from time 10 title.
The state having put the caz %
simply up TO the defense TO Dro:o its
justification, bears out the theo.y that
Mr.. Jerome is saving his real efforts
for the rebuttal. He also announced
today that some Of the cross exa.iina-
tons of the defense's witnesses will
be lengthy.
David n. Carvalho, a hand Wiitlns
expert, was in court today sitting be-
side the prisoner. 1t is said he Will
be called 10 identify certain letters al
legged to have been written by Stafford
White and now in the hands Of The
defense.
Assistant District Attorney GaVvan,
in describing 70 the jury how Thaw
killed White said that Stanford White,
on the 25th of July last took his son,
Lawrence and a schOOlmate OF the
latter to dinner at the Cafe Martin.
The boys had bought tickets TO the
New York theater room garden and &C.
clined an invitation of Stanford WITT
to accompany him to the Madison
Square roof garden.
stanford White said Mr.. Garvau.
went to Madison Square roof ga~den
and sat alone at One end Of the small
tables there, watching the first produc-
ton of a play ''Mamselle Champagne
The defendant vas lea his wife, two
friends TruXtOn Beale and Thomas
McCaleb. The defendant walked con-
stantIy about the place. In the middle
of the second act the defendants party
started t o leave the room. The defeu-
dant ret his party go ahead and he lag
ged behind. Passing the table where
Stanford White was sitting this &C.
PENDANT wheeled suddenly, faced Mr..
White and deliberately shot him
through the brain, the bullet entering
ne eye.
"Mh. White was dead:
The defendant did not know this.
He feared he had not completed his
work and he fired again, the bullet
penetrating Whites chest. Still, 20
make sure, he fired a third time.
Mr.. White, Or rather the body or
Mr.. White tumbled to the floor. The
defendant turned, and, faced the au-
dicnce, he held his revolver aloft with
the barrel up side down to indicate
hat he had completed what he had
intended to do. The big audience un-
derstood. There was no panic"
l.. Mr.. Caravan concluded by giving the
details of Thaw's arrest and indict-
ment by the prosecution.
Myer Cohen, a song writer who also
was an eye witness of the tragedy,
testified that he saw Thaw on the Mad
ison Square roof garden for the 1rsz
time during the initial act Of the niu
steal comedy. Cohen described on L
diagram the position Of the table al
which White sat. When asked by Mr..
J Caravan to Indicate Thaw'S manner OF
approaching the architect that even
ing. the witness 4eft the stand. and
walking up and down before the jury
box, he illustrated the slow pace which
he declared characterized Thaw's oe-
liberation in approaching his victim
He walked up to Mr.. Whites table
like this" said the witness, indicating
He made a. slight detour, and coming
up TO Mr.. White from behind, sud
denly faced him and fired three times.
The witness did not take part fl
the events which Immediately followe.
the shooting.
Dolphin NJ. Delmas, of cOunsel 10,
the defense, made his first entrance
into the activitie of the trial by cross
examining Cohen briefly as to the
position he occupied with reference tC
the principals in the tragedy: These
were the only questions put to the
witness by Thaw's attorney.
The pistol with which Stanford
White was killed was brought into thu
case during the testimony on Pau
Brndi, the fireman who diSarmed ThaV
after the fatal shots were fired. Brudl
who appeared ON the stand in uniform
identified the pistol when it was shown
to him and said that after taking i
from the prisoner he turned it over Il
the police.
4 remember hearing only tive
Shots" said Brudi, relating the event
of the evening - TIE tragedy. "nhel
| rushed up and grabbed Thaw, VIII
had his arms uplifted."
Did you hear the defendant sd,
anything after the shooting" aske'
Assistant District Attorney GarVan.
Yes" the witness replied, he sal
He ruined my wife,"
Did he say anything else?"
No"
Did you hear any one say any
thing to him."
, His wife"
"What did she Say?'
Look at the fix you are in"
Did Thaw reply?"
Il didn't hear him say anythin
!, else"
Mr.Delmas took up the cross ez
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