Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-11


Mr.. Jerome stated he could not con-
tinue the cross accumulation without
the letters and asked the court to or
der that the letters be produced.
Mr.. Delmas objected
What's the matter?" asked Mr.. Je-
rome. Don't you want the letters
produced2'
II have not the slightest objection to
+be Introduction of any letter this de-
PENDANT ever wrote was the reply.
He objected to the letters being
turned over 10 the district attorney.
II was only agreed that the letters
should be turned over TO the clerk OF
the court.
j. y. GLEASON CALLED.
Mr. LYON was excused and John r.
Gleason was called.
Mr. Gleason has had possession oil
most of the defendants papers since
the tragedy.
MIR Gleason said the envelope con-
tanning the will had been in his pos
session since Dec II, 1906. Absolute
IN no changes had been made in the
document from that time to this ex-
cept the marks for identification.
Mr.. Jerome asked only one or Two
questions on ross-examinauon, oflilS-
ing out nothing new.
Mr.. Jerome conceded the progress
of the will direct from Mr.. Lyon TO
MIR. Gleason, saying he would not re-
quire the defense to produce Mr.
Lyons secretary as witness to that
end. The offer of the VIII in eva
dence was deferred
Mr.. Delmas then asked that MIS-
Harry Thaw be recalled.
1T has been testified by this Wit
ness" said Mr.. Delmas. when the
young wife took her place in the wit
ness chair. that she wrote the note
tn, th. al n Martin tl.A
night of the occurrence on Madison
Square Garden. This note, we under
stand to be in the possession OF the
learned district attorney. We now
ask the learned district attorney to
produce that paper
Mr.. Jerome arose,
I'VE have piece of paper, ne
said. II don't know that 1t is this
note, but ! will send for it."
During the wait for the messenger
sent for the paper Mrs. Thaw under
went the closest scrutiny by those IN
the courtroom. She was attired pre-
cisely as on every other day or the
trial. She was pale. but entirely COM
posed.
CAFE MARTIN NOTE.
When the note had been received and
identified by Mrs. Thaw Mr.. Jerome
offered no objection to its being. re-
ttINtu ia tNlNtIlNS- lllt Iloht pioHNA Az
surprise.
Mr.. Delmas read 1t as follows:
The B. was here Il minute ago.
but went out again"
Mrs. Thaw said the B" meant tho
"Blackguard" and referred to Stanford
White.
Mr.. Delmas asked;
I'm conversation between yourself
and your husband. who was the person
designated as p"
stanford White"
''You have testified that you called
him 'blackguard. ! take II this B
is an abbrevaiion OF that word?'
Yes, Sir"
Did you ever hear Mr.. Thaw refer
TO threats made against his life by
White2"
MIR. Jerome objected on the ground
that in a plea of self-defense the de-
fendant's own statements are not ad-
missibe
Mr.. Delmas claimed that these
threats had been made and that it was
competent to prove that Thaw armed
himself after hearing OF them
Justice Fitzgerald held that there was
no rule of law which will allow the de-
PENDANTS own claims that threats were
made against his life.
MIR. Eelmas claimed that II he could
show that the defendants statements
We're the result OF insane delusions' he
would have the right to show them
Mr.. Delmas said it was impossible
for him TO frame the question more
broadly and he would have 10 note an
exception,
Turning TO Mrs. Thaw. he asked:
THAW's PISTOL,
did you ever see pistol in MIR.
Thaw's possession
YES"
s,yVt,ap fo,, tha a,.st lima
II cannot say exactly. 1t was some
time after Christmas eve. 1908"
DO you know If he ever carried the
pistol anywhere except when in New
York;"
He never carried the pistol except
when in New York.
Mrs Thaw, the name of May Nc
kenaie has been mentioned number
OF times in this case. VIII you state
when you first met her"
u think II was in 1901
VISIT TO MAY MCKENZIE
Did you ever toll Mr. Thaw Of n
visit made 10 May Mckenzie when she
was sick in hospital and while Stan
ford White was present."
Yes
state what you told MIR. Thaw."
Mr. Jerome objected,
"The defendant under the ruling is
in an unfortunate condition." said Mr..
Delmas. we are trying TO prove the
mental condition OF the defendant by
his looks, actions and declarations. He
was momentarily insane, ana we are
trying 10 prove II by a series OF acts
before and after this occurrences"
Justice Fitzgerald sustained the OBJ
lection,
Mrs, Thaw, did you In any CONVEX
sation with your husband state TO him
that after your marriage May MoKen,
zie had said, when she told stanford
White that you We're married and liv-
Ing happily with your husband. that"
Mr. Jeromes objection TO this was
sustained
Mr., Delmas asked IL he was TO nm
derstand that the courts ruling on
specific questions was to indicate that
no further questions along the line of
conversation between the witness and
the defendant We're to be allowed.
DELMAs TAKES HINT.
Il think counsel should be guided by
the spirit OF the ruling as wen as the
letter suggested Justice Fitzgerald.
4 do not desire for an instant TO
transgress the apiflt OF the courts rul-
ing and upep the slightest intimation