Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-07
DELMAS AS LEADER
...,...... CONFIDENCE.
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stand and descAibed Thaw as wild
looking young ihan on that tragic oc-
casion. In reply to Il direct question
he said he considered that Thaw was
Irrational at theItime of the shooting.
Thomas McCfleb, friend OF the
Thaw family, tJld all about the dinner
nj the Cafe Martin on the evening OF
the tragedy and Of the shooting OF
White which followed. He said Thaw
was irrational then. He told OF the
note which Mrs. Thaw wrote and pass
ed to Thaw. Following this testimony
Mr.. Jerome limited that Delmas had
the note. Mr. Delmas dramatically
turned toward Mr.. Jerome and said,
..We arc informed you have that note,
and we now demand that you produce
it,
Mr.. Jerome sat silent and sullen, his
back turned to Mr. Delmas. The de-
mand was repeated, hut Mr.. Jerome
ignored it. The incident closed then.
hut it created sensation while it
lasted
During McCalebs testimony he said
he had talked of the case with Mr..
Jerome at his club.
Nov. then" said Jerome, what
was the hour when | met you at the
Union club?"
Il don't remember"
How many drinks had you had-if
you can remembers" Jerome asked.
well had one with YOU" replied
McCaleb slowly. we took the same
thing, as recall it,
At this the whole courtroom shook
with open laughter.
The threat against Thaw's life. was
made two years and half before the
tragedy occurred. District Attorney
jerome objected to the Introduction of
the evidence, declaring the defense
was not understood by him to be one
of self defense. Mr.. Delmas replied
that the defense intended to take adj
vantage of every legal defense allowed
in the state of New York, be 1t insan-
ity self defense or any other legitimate
justification of the taking Of n human
of interesting tilts between the district
attorney and Mr.. Delmas during the
day. and 1t was agreed that Mr.. Je
rome had found Thaw's new leading
counsel Il focman worthy of his steel.
The two men are of widely different
types Mr.. Jerome quick, passionate,
forccful, sarcastic and brilliant at ridi-
cule, Mr.. Delmas calm, courteous, re-
sourceful, witty, crafty and ethical, to
whom the district attorney was always
''the learned district attorney There
was never a deviation from this meth
cd of address.
Benjamin Bowman formerly stage
doorkeeper at the Madison Square the
ater, was the principal witness. He
declared that on Christmas eve, 1903,
Stanford White came to the stage door
about 11:15 p. III. and asked for Miss
Nesbit. The doorkeeper told him the
actress. who was then playing in "The
Girl Prom Dixie" had gone home.
White at first told him he was lias
and then asked who had been her es
cort
'NIr. Thaw,' the witness said he re-
Piled
"Oh, that Pittsburgcr" commented
the architect. who to make sure the
actress had gone went to her dressing
room on the stage. Not finding her
there. White according to Bowman.
walked rapidly out of the thenter, With
a revolver in his hand and muttering
"I'll find and kill that - before day
light"
The witness said he believed the
threat to be directed against Harry
Thaw and told him Of it several days
Inter when they Glanced to meet on
Fifth avenue. He also told q detective
sergeant about the incident District
Attorney Jerome cross eXanlined tlu
witness for more than an hour. bu'
Bowman adhered closely TO his story
in every detail.
Have you been paid any moaey by
this defendant or his attorneys lie
manded Mr.. Jerome at the cloac OF his
examination.
No" came the emphatic reply from
the witness.
"IIave you been promised any?'
NO
DR. John T.. Deemar, who was on
the stand Tuesday. but not allowed to
testify was recalled and testified that
Henry w. Coplcy. the defendants I'M
Gle on the maternal side, had been i'll
sane
The Countess of Yarmouth and Mrs
George Lauder Carnegie. Thaw's Sis
ters, were in court and took a keen
interest in all the proceedings. When
the witness Bowman testified as to the
epithet Stanford White used in speak
ing Of the man he intended to Kill be-
fore daylight Justice Fitzgerald said
he would give all those in the court
room whose sense of proprietics might
be offended the opportunity to with
draw The countess and Mrs. Carne-
gle went out. but returned in less than
five minutes.
Thaw seemed in excellent spirits
throughout the day. lie appeared to
enjoy the wordy conflicts between Mr..
Dclmas and the district attorney and
smiled broadly several times
Altogether ii was q day in which the
defense made tremendous gains. and
when adjournment WAS reached fine