The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1907-04-12

10 would require more ludu lut N'lh j
Of a perjured man to send Harry /
Thaw 10 an lgnomlnious death. Hum /
mel was accused by Mr.. Delmas OF /
having committed deliberate perjury /
upon the stand I'm the present trial /
when he sw0re he was not acting as I
Evelyn Nesbits counsel and that no /
action was contemplated in her behalf. |
lie said the so called affidavit itself /
convicted the man Of these falsehoods. |
Dclmas declared there must be some
thing more than "this wretched Hum
mel amdavltr upon which to convict
Harry Thaw. lie denounced Hummel
MS a man ready TO commit crime for
money.
"IIe swore ne had never been attor-
nov for Evelyn Nesbit," he said yet
ON the back Of this very paper which
lay before the district attorneys eyes
when this man was on the stand are
the words Howe & Hummel, attor-
ncys for plaintiff
con the paper Itself are these words,
Evelyn Neslit. plaintiff versus IIar-
rs *. Thaw, defendant This man
periurcd when he told you he was
not her counsel. periured when he said
De WAS not her attorney, perjured
when ne told you no action was CON
tomplaied I'm her behalf. What was
tlo reason for the drawing Of this pa
per? 1t is simple Miss Simonton
had returned from Europe and went to
stanford White with the story Evelyn
Ncsbit had told her. lie knew that
what he had done would eternally dis
grace him II it became known; that it
might send him 10 prison.
"He found Evelyn Nesbit as soon as
She returned. lie told her that Harry
Thaw was q bad man; that It was nee
ossary for her protection that he be
kept away from New York He took
her 10 Hummers office, and what was
lhis obicctl To got from her by
Icunning trick. monstrous deception.
In statement which would keep Thaw
| from telling what he knew that would
make trouble for White. In some
way. I know not how. this paper was
drawn mp.
"Thon I'm the tower Evelyn Nesblt
WAS induced TO sign lt or 10 sign some
ofhor paper without reading It or
knowing what was in TT. don't know
whether it was this paper or not Is
This her signature or is lt a clever for
gerry or photograph? All I know Is
what comes from so questionable
source MS to De yalueless. II is a
trick. How the trick was done / do
NOT know. but that It was trick ]
lo know.
~Tpon IT'S face This paper proves that
. the man who dictated It committed
B ncriury on the stand. I know that he
- lis n convicted felon. know that
fhore are now two indictments against
him for procuring false testimony"
To Illustrate what ne termed Hum
mers perfdy Delmas delved into the
& history OF the DodgeMorse divorce
, .ase and explained TO the jury how
& ~t,e dlscredlted lawyer obtained false
Be- testimony ln an effort to set aside a
marriage which had been legally per
J formed and which had resulted hap
u ply"
"And You. gentlemen Dclmas con
De- tiuued. "are asked upon this mans
testimony 10 make this poor child
widow by sending this defendant to an
irnominlous death"
MIR Delmas voice had grown quite
VI husky bv this time, and be asked FOL
an adjournment.
Mr. Delmas devoted practically all o.
his address 70 a resume Of the evidence
e ~ certain witnesses. He will have
. many more comments to make alonl
this line before he comes 70 his ma
- nlea for his clients life. The court
j room was crowded with an cage
3" fbronc. Justice Fltzgeralds injunction
e that absolute quiet must be maintaine'
was hardly necessary, for there wa
Do interest in every utterance Of the at
iorney. In the throng we're many al
l tornays Of note, some OF whom hay
Up trave'el miles 10 be present az the eli
n r.ax.of trial which has broken a.
PIT records for length and sustained interes
ie All OF Thaws family were In IN
ie courtroom. They sat stolid, as usu'
-l throughout the course Of Mr. Delma
rs argument their features betraying
re emotion which they might feel Ina
,l- turned 10 them from time 20 time
nm bis attorney seemed 10 strike son
n telling blow. and they smiled back
l- reflection OF bis own pleasure. Iha
rs also turned frequently to his wife W
ne I'm the last stages OF the trial, as In
si- first seems 10 be standing the brunt
co tbe storm. She had q responsive SIN
lI ready for his every look
no District Attorney Jerome was not
m. court 10 hear Mt Delmas speech. l.
assistant. Mr.. Garvan. took yolumino
'n notos. however. Mr. Jerome It "
'n' said was busy with the preparation
his own address.
'H When the court opened Mr. Jerol
formally protested against the com
nl nation Of the report Of tho lunacy co
.l mission. but his motion was quici
m. ovcrruied
lie Mr. Delmas expects to conclude
no day. and District Attorney Jerome Y
er make the closing address Of the u
iau tomorrow. and Thaw's fate should
an tho hands Of the jury by tomorr
ne ie evening. Justice Fitzgerald oraei
Ire tho Jury locked no until the end OF