New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-06

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the trial of Harry X. Thaw. his counsel last
night held a. meeting in the Office Of Dolphin NJ
Delmas. at which John F. Gleason, who made
ths opening address and yesterday conducted the
examination of witnesses. was deposed from the
conduct of the case and was relegated to the
background.
The authority for this came directly from
the prisoner, who. as well as counsel had been
greatly disturbed at the result Of the days pro-
ceedings in court. Written authority was given
to Clifford w. Hartridge to act as chief counsel
with Mr.. Delmas in charge of all examinauohs'
Mr.. Gleason, it was said. would act hencelorIh
merely in a consulting capacity.
Tho meeting at which this arrangement was
made was of an exceedingly stormy character
Mr. Gleason's conduct of the case was referred
to In terms far from complimentary ana what
practically amounted to an ultimatum was de-
livered to him, it was said. MI Gleason ulu Hot
take his deposition without protest. but armed
With their clients authority. his fellow counsel
made II pIain to HIM that resistance was useless.
earious cause Of complaint, it was declared
was that at a conference held on Monday night
Thaw's legal advisers decided not to call Dr.
c. J. Wiley, the Pittsburs alienist as witness
at the present time, and it was therefore with
the greatest surprise that they heard his name
called by Mr.. Gleason as the first witness yes
terday. It had also been their intention to call
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. but this move was
frustrated.
TTrAWs OPPOSED TO MR. GLEASON
Il was A subject of remark yesterday that
NTre William Thaw and others OF the family
were absent 1t was said last night that this
was because the family was opposed TO MI
Gleason occupying a leading part in the de-
fence To-day. it said, they would all be
present in the Criminal Courts Building
1t was learned last night that District Attor-
nev Jerome held a conference with several OF
his assistants. after which number OF sub
poenas we're sent out to be served. upon whom
it could not be learned.
The defence of Harry X. Thaw began yester-
dav. Many persons considered it an exceed
ingly bad start. The first witness called was
Dr. Charles ]. Wiley. of Pittsburg, who testified
that he had made the study of insanity spe-
cialty and that in his opinion, based on an in
cident he had seen in 1905. when Thaw threw
up the blind behind a motorman on Ptttsourg
surface car without any apparent cause and
on the conduct Of the prisoner on the night OF
June - last year. Madison Square RooI
Garden, he was then insane
District Attorney Jerome cross-examined the
specialist. In a few moments he had so en-
tangled him that Thaw IS said to have remarked
TO DR.. Britton Evans, another specialist, who
sat next to him throughout the day: This is
astonishing, Why this man called?
The District Attorney showed mastery OF
the subject of mental and nervous disorders, the
researches and conclusions Of recognized lead
ers in the field OF pathology and the literature
of the subject that considered remark
able. At the end of several hours mercilesS
examination he pinned the witness down
TO the proposition that. if Thaw had not said
10 his wife Immediately after the shooting: Il
have probably saved your life" and that there
a possibility that this a true statement
OF facts. he would not have reached the con-
clusion that the shooting of Stanford White was
the act of an insane man. And he admitted