The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-11

present might know that there would he
no more shooting. in order to prevent a
panic. When the man who arrested him
asked him why he did It, the prisoner
answered, He ruined my wife He did
not say, j am the apostle Of God. ap-
pointed to kin this ravIsher OF American
NO. my friends. this apostle Of Cod
business came after this defendant had
the. advice OF my friend. Or. Evans"
Mr.. Jerome went. into the details OF
the evidence regarding Thaw's actions
and words after the killing, and said that
there was not one thing that did not show
caimness. coolness and nationality.
Why His Face Was White.
''He was rational. he was calm." went
on the District Attorney.
''He walks up 10 his enemy. after care
fully locating him, and carefully takes
aim; lie does not takg any chances OF
face was white. Here was n man who
had nursed an enmlty for three years
who had glared at his enemy until, after
good dinner and hearing the story OF
two men and n woman In which TruNton
Beale had figured, deliberately shoots
down his enemy. Is IL any wonder he
ing thing so common that man can
do Il without turning pale?
You locate your enemy. you locate
the man who black balled you at clubs
who YOU say ravshed your wife. who
spread stories OF perverson about you
you shoot him down, and then come here
[
absurd. Why, the crime brlstles with
premeditation. Unexplained. IL is mur-
der In the first degree. man shoots
down his enemy. who, no matter how bad
he may be. Is entitled to the protection
Of the law. Let him he blacker than the
cloak OF midnight which counsel yestcr-
day threw about his memory. and / say
he still has right to believe that the
laws Of this community would protect
him,
'Who made this man the executioner
OF Stanford he 1n Iph IN
put his faith IN the laws Of this State?
Must man so around here as in min
ing camp2
''There is nothing in this direct case
that docs not show cold -blooded, prcmcdi-
tated murder. And 10 this what answer
is made? was Insane when | went
across the room and fired three shots into
n mans head: | aid not know It was IA
pistol held In my hands; did not know
II was my enemy | was shooting; | did
not know the nature and quality of my
wrong
Gentlemen. when the law saws that
when a man does not know an act is
wrong, he is eXcusable: II does not mean
that In his opinion 1t Is not wrong, but
that his mental condition is such that he
does not realize the act Is legally wrong.
When the anarchists In the Chicago Hay
market threw the bombs they had moth
Ing against the policemen whom they
killed, they were simply deluded men who
believed it was their duty TO kill all the
representatives Of law and order: but
they knew that under the law the act
was wrong.
Defends Thaw's Victim.
When Mr.. Jerome took up the testimony
He spoke with much vehemencc in de-
fcnse OF Stanford White and his words
fairly brlstled with sarcasm when he had
occasion 10 refer To Thaw as the modern
''St. George" and Evelyn rs the "angel
child"
White he designated as A man OF posi-
ton In the community and 4 genius. He
pointed out that there is not a particle
OF evidence TO show that White made any
insldioue advances toward Evelyn after
coming into her life: that he dazZcd her
child mind with rich gifts, but on the
contrary he helped her only by presents
Of necessary wearing apparel. White. he
declared, never piled the girl with wine
Tor she herself admitted that he never
permitted her to drink more than one
glass.
Mr. Jerome rounded out his defense Of
White with the declaration that man
may mot be virtuous he may be un-
chaste. but II is not necessary that he Is
The District Attorney dwclt at length
upon the occurrence in the Twenty fourth
street studio, as related by Evelyn upon
the witness stand and pointed out what
he declared were many serious dscrep-
ancies In her narrative, He laid great
stress on The fact that although the girl
could remember what transpred during
her journeys through Europe, she could
not fix the time. within three months
when. as she claimed she was outraged
by Stanford White. lie characterized
the occurrence In the studio as most
extraordinary. particularly as She the
victim. was a member OF the Florodora
chorus"
1T can hardly be conceived that this
chorus girl should be dragged into den
and there attacked"
Mr.. Jerome referred TO the offer of the
defense TO allow the prosecution TO con-
tradict Evelyn's story and then declared
that when he made a move To avail him
self Of il The doors were closed.
Attacks Evelyn 8 Character.
II called a learned chemist" the Dis
trict Attorney continued, ''to prove TO