The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-05
THE THAW TRIAL
Latest From the Celebrated Case BY
Grapevine Telegraph and Creased
Wire.

NEW YORK, March 5.-The trial
today threatened to be such hot
event that Counsel Delmas sat on
cake of artificial ice all night to pre-
for the redirect examination of Evelyn
The little lady entered the court
room by the side entrance dressed in
the little blue skirts she used to wear
when playing hockey from the Sem
mary She was accompanied by the
Countess of Yawnmouth who was tog-
ged out in her best clothes.
On the stand she testified that
White had kept her two days in the
Madison Square tower while he read
her extracts from Harpers Magazine
poetry and subjected her to other
indignities. An offer to produce the
poetry in court was overrued by the
judge.
About 10 o'clock a gang of men
came to the corner of the building
where the trial was being held and
tried to find leak in the sewer, hav-
ing been sent by the superintendent
of street cleaning They were un-
able to find any break in the sewer
and finally discovered that the com
plaint had arisen from the efluvia If
the Thaw trial coming into the street
from an open window. The police
closed the window.
do
defense n the shape of an old hat
whicn Thaw had worn the night he
took in the Putrid Rat cafe and put
1t on lle blink. Or. Evans swore
that the hat had been carefully ey
amined by him ana showed insane
tendencies in a lateral direction and
the inside gave evidence of brain
storm both collaterally and perpen-
dicularly. An analysis of the per-
spir"tion in the hat bore out the first
impressions of the noted alianist A
menue of the cafe aforesaid was ex-
hbited to show that no sane man
would tackle such a lay out. 1t
started out with lobster, welsh rabbit
and cogniac. After a four hours dis
cussion the court ruled it out, but
Delmas adriotly got it before the jury.
Both men were very clever at rep
artee in the morning session.
Jerome in response to a hypothet-
ical question by Delmas said in a
savage voice; Il wish l knew what
you are driving at"
Quick as a flash Delmas replied
Cat this point there is I break in the
message and Delmas' remark will be
printed in subsequent issue. Tel Ed
An old shoe used by Thaw in a
collegiate foot ball game in '76 was
placed in evidence. 1t showed I'M
mistakabe tendencies to insanity al
the heel. Jerome objected on the
ground that it was four sizes toe
small and Delmas asked for a com
mission of cobblers to pass upon the
sanity of the heel. Jerome's offer
to have the defendant try the shoe
on was declared irrelevant by the
court.
At this point nine chorus girls came
into court and offered to testify OF
either side. After having their photo
graphs taken they were retired to TIL
anti room and after being sprinkle'
with chloride of lime were allowed
TO hit lower Broadway.
Dr. Bingham testified that Thay
was in the habit of cleaning out res
taurants Jerome asked the WitneS
TO explain whether he made rough
house and licked the walters or swep
and busted the place as several o
the jurors wanted to know. Delma
objected on the grounds that a prof.
er foundation had not been laid TO
the explanation of the testimony an
the court ruled that the question mus
stand and the answer also as a fu
explanation of the meaning Nigh
confuse the jury, several of whor
were a sleep at the time the questio
was asked.
Forty seven pictures of 4lrS. Tha'
were offered in evidence. They rel
resented THE Hired Butterfly "Phy
sike ir Kimona' "Puss ir Col
ner'' and other poses by Stanfor
White" They were shown to tn
Jury and turned over to the mornin
papers for reproduction.
A table from the Boulevard caf
on which Thaw had danced il
was put in evidence. When Delma
turned the table on Jerome ther