Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-04-09
THAW'S INSANITY
CHARGED TO WHITE
Attorney DeImas Draws Graph
ic Picture of Misery.
Defendant DID NOT KNOW
Such Was His Mental Condition That
He Was Not Responsible.
AGONY DROVE HIM TO MADNESS
The Counsel for the Defense Makes
Mastery Argument to Acquit the
Alleged Murderer.
Such Was His Mental Condition That
He Was Not Responsible.
AGONY DROVE HIM TO MADNESS

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leading counsel, continued today his
address to the jury. He began I'M
mediately after court convened at
1890 o'clock, and spoke continu-
ously until late this afternoon. His
entire time today was devoted to an
alyzing Harry Thaw's mental con-
dition, and the progression of his
feelings against Stanford White, as
shown by the testimony OF Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw and Mrs. William
Thaw. He declared Thaw undoubt-
edly was insane on the subject OF
Stanford White. District Attorney
Jerome will sum UP for the prosecu-
ton tomorrow.
NEW YORK. April 9.-Not since the
day when Evelyn Thaw gave to the
world the story of her life has the court
room where the final scenes in the
Thaw trial are now being enacted been
80 crowded as ii was today The at
traction was Dolphin NJ. Delmas the San
Francisco lawyer. who today continued
his summing up for the defense. Mr..
Delmas began his final plea yesterday
afternoon, and after speaking two and
a half hours his voice became so husky
as 70 necessitate an adjournment. He
was in good voice again when the pro-
ceedngs were resumed today. and at the
0ifSp OF ed ~ he
i've than he was yesterday
Court Room Thronged.
Despite the inclement weather. snow
storm raging without-the court room
was besieged fully an hour before the
time fixed for the opening. a large per-
centage of the would-be spectators being
women. With much difficulty the police
succeeded in keeping the crowd down to
the actual seating capacity so that, al
though every available bit of space was
occupied. good order prevailed while Mr.
Delmas was making his appeal to the
jurors.
Members of the Thaw family as usual
were among the early arrivals Evelyn
Thaw was a trifie late, but arrived in
new figure appeared in the Thaw group
today. 1t was that of Mrs Edward Thaw,
who accompanied her husband and sis
ter-in-law, the Countess of Yarmouth
Mr.. and Mrs. Carnegie also were present
Not to Tax Patience
When Mr.. Delmas arose to resume his
argument he told the jurors he would en-
deavOr TO be as brief as possible in order
not to tax their patience and to relieve
them of their onerous duties as speedily
as consistent with the responsibilities
resting upon him.
When l am done" said Mr.. Delmas ct
shall give the fate of my client into your
hands with every confidence"
Mr. Delm@s said il would be necessary TO
cast rapid glance over his remarks of yes
terday in order To connect the threads of
his argument.
The state. Mr.. Delmas said had at
tempted TO set the scene for the last act
In the deplorable tragedy upon the himsy
basis of an affidavit dictated by ''felon,
a man convicted Of perjury"
Nj. Delmas quoted briefly from the
speech OF District Attorney Jerome when
Abraham H HummeI was up for sentence
maximum penalty of the law be given him
On the ground that Hummel had been a
menace 10 the community for twenty
years"
Could Not Invent 1t.
or the story Of Evelya Necbit told upon
the witness stand Mr.. Delmas said:
You know. gentlemen of the Jury that
no human imagination ever invented such a
story. You know that no actor could have
stood as she did untinchingly all the tests
known to skilled lawyers TO elicit the truth.
unless she was telling the absolute truth"
Il shall now proceed" went on Mr. Del
mas, lin All effort To depict TO you the eff
feet Of this story the mind OF Harry X.
Thaw l shall prove this to you without
using any language OF my own. | shall tell
you the story in Eveyns own words the
words you heard her use on the stand"
Thaw's Actions in Paris.
Mr.. Delmas then read dramatically the
young wOmans story of Thaw's actions
when. In Paris in 1903 she told him her
story how he walked the floor, biting his
nails and sobbing.
He also read that portion of her testl-
mony In which she said she had refused
Thaw's offer or marriage because she loved
him so much that she would not drag him
down.
" Sublime remuneration says the sneer-
ing district attorney in an effort TO make
you believe that this story is not true that
II is impossible, went on Mr.. Delmas.
Pat l shall prove to you that il is true;
shall prove 10 you beyond the slightest
doubt that she did refuse him, and refused
him for that reason alone. Man. II may be-
has not that great power OF reconciliation.
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