The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-06
LONG CONFERENCE
HELD LAST NIGHT
Delmas Has Threatened To
Withdraw From Defence
If He Is Not Allowed To
Conduct The Case His
Request Acceded TO.

New York, Feb. 6.- Following 4 coun-
sel Of attorneys for Harry Thaw, ae.
cused Of numbering Stanford White, just
before court opened this morning, it
was announced that throughout the rest
of the trial Dolphin Nj. Delmas will have
charge Of the defense Attorney Glea.
son, whose conduct of the case has arous.
ed 80 much adverse criticism, viii re-.
main with the defendants forces with
the other lawyers in an advisory capac.
fly.
Scarcely had the court adjourned late
yesterday, when there was conference
Of the defendants counsel and it became
known that certain attorneys were not
well pleased with the days develop
ments. Dolphin u. Delmas upon leaving
the court room had declared fatty that
he was dissatisfied with the days pro
ceedings, and intimated that he was sur
prised that the conduct Of the defense,
for the day, had been entrusted 10 John
p Gleason rather than to himself.
Or. Charles c. Wiley, the Pittsburg
physician who testified for the defense
and was 80 sharply cross examined Nv
District Attorney Jerome, should not
have been put on the stand YESTERDAY.
Dr. Phelmas said, and perhaps should
not have been put on the stand at all.
y expected to 90 on and conduct tile
case today" Mr. Delmas added. Il was
surprised that Mr., Gleason should have
done It 2
It had been rumored in the court room
that Thaw was pleased with Mr.. Glea-
sons address to the Jury on Monday.
and that he directed that Mr.. Gleason
should take charge of the case yester.
day
II is said that at the conference last
night five of the defendants counsel
informed Mr.. Gleason that unless he de.
sisted from conducting Thaw's case in
dividually and irrespective of their wishes
they should withdraw from the court
room at the opening Of the session this
morning and sever all connection with
the case.
Mr. Gleason insisted, according TO the
autnor Of yAe report, that he had not
usliTped the position of senior. but had
taken the initiative in the proceedings
at the request Of Tbaw himself, under
whose guidance he understood all the
counsel were acting.
When Mr. Gleason heard the ultima.
tum of his fellow counsellors repeated.
he declared again it was stated that
the wishes of their client were nara
mount with his. and he supposed with
the others. Under these conditions the
council broke up.
The court room this morning was filled
with an atmosphere of excitement. No.
body knew what sensation might be
sprung, and various conflicting rumors
were ahoat. District Attorney Jerome
opened the proceedings with long ex
position on an objection to the intro
duction of certain testimony, which was
admitted yesterday, and ON the question
of insanity. tests.
All the Thaws were in court this
morning. The prisoners mother and
wife remained in the cloak room. Eve
lyn 1haw saw her husband for a few
moments in the prisoners pen. Thaw
sat most of the time with his head
bowed staring at vacancy. He rarely
spoke to his counsel
Benjamin Bowman, doorkeepcr at the
Madison Square theatre. was the first
witness, called by the defense HeI
narrated the following conversation he
had had with Stanford White IN 1908.
white came 70 me after the show and
asked ii Evelyn Nesbit had gone home
told him yes, and he said / was Al
@ liar told him to 20 back
on the stage and see for himself. White
came back and putting his hand in his
pocket and drawing revolver said
I'm find and kill that
before daylight
Bowman said that he saw Harry Thaw
five days later and told him Whites
face was black with anger, he said, when
he made the statement
When the witness rcpressed the oh.
noyious names used by White, Justice
fitzgerald said IF there are any ladies
present whose sense Of propriety win
be offended by the language that may
be developed in the testimony, they now
have the opportunity Of leaving the
court"
The Countess Of Yarmouth and Mrs.
Carnegie quietly withdrew from the
court room. OF score or more Other
women in the room, only three left their
seats. The district attorney then sub.
nitted the witness to searching cross.
examination.