The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-12
DEFENSE SHOWS ITS HAND Nv THE 74AW CASE

anu re1pectIully Kissed her hand;, and
that after her recovery he arranged to
take her and her mother to Europe;
that In Europe during her, period of
debilitation following the operation he
nursed her tenderly, carrying her to
carriage and up all stairs in his arms:
that In June 1903 he made formal Of
fer of his hand to this young woman,
his social position at that time being
one of affluence and his family holding
~"sition both in this country and in
~ No.. 'ch might generally be
termss able; that she declined his
suit. and when pressed for reason
informed him that when she was about
16 years of age, a certain man in New
York introduced himself into her life
In the guise Of benefactor, express
ing the utmost solicitude for her well
fare; that this New York man dis
played before her childish fancy, she
having been brought up in poverty
all the splendor of apartments sump-
tuous in their fittings and furnishings,
and after thus establishing himself in
her family he had persuaded the
mother of the child, her only natural
protector-the father being dead-to
absent herself from New York and go
on visit to Pittsburg, her former
home, promising to care for the child
as though he was her father and
protect her from all harm; that one
day he invited her to his apartment
and there by means of drugs rendered
her insensible and ravished her; that
this revelation made to the young man
who had offered his hand plunged the
suttor into the utmost grief, causing
him to walk the floor in an agitated
manner and exclaim: oh, God, Oh
Cod That he seemed a long time
with, the young. woman bemoaning
what had happened to her; that after
their return from Europe the young
man was told that the man who had
ravished this girl had so blackened
his character to the girl that she
would no longer see him; that he
heard the man had threatened his life;
that during the period of his estrange-
ment with the girl he wrote the let
ters which have been introduced in
evidence and which you have read;
that he persevered in his suit through
the intercession of friends, and, final
ly on April 4. 1905, married the girl;
that upon the occasion of subsequent
visit to New York the man who had
accomplished the, girls ruin sought
by means that have been testified to to
re-establish communication with her."
Mr.. Delmas continued to narrate the
events leading up to the Madison
Square garden tragedy and asked DR..
Wagner to state his opinion as to the
mental condition of the man who shot
Stanford White.
Mr.. Jerome at once was on his feet
with many objections. He objected
first on the ground that the question
embodied several matters which he
declared were now in the evidence.
He said the evidence did not show
that one of Thaw's uncles was insane
but that he was of unsound mind, and
that Evelyn Thaw did not state that
she was drugged but that the wine
tasted bitter and that in two minutes
at the outside she became unconscious.
Both of these points were changed to
agree with Mr.. Jerome's demands.
He also objected to saying that
White was attempting to renew rela-
tions with Mrs. Thaw. He said that
this had not been shown in the evi-
dence. Mrs. Thaw had seen White
but twice and that there was nothing
to show that White had attempted to
renew relations. In reforming this
question Mr.. Delmas said that Mr..
Whites cab turned around and fol-
lowed her on the second occasion that
she saw him. Mr.. Jerome produced
the transcript of the testimony.
There is nothing in the testimony
to show that both cabs were not going
in the same direction" said Jerome,
nothing to show that Stanford White
was not building house in that
street at the time"
After considerable argument the
question was amended to conform
with the testimony.
"Now, DOCTOR" said Mr.. Delmas,
considering the question as amended.
What is your opinion as to whether
the man who committed the act COM
planned of knew it was right or
wrong"
my opinion" replied DR.. Wagner,
with much deliberation, "is that he
did not know the act was wrong"
"You base your opinion on the fact