Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-12

JEROME HAS WINNING
DAY IN The THAW TRIAL


did you ever tell MIR. Thaw OF Il
visit made to May Mckenzie when
she was sick in a hospital and when
Stanford White was present?"
Yes
State what YOU told Mr.. Thaw."
Mr. Jerome objected, claiming that
this was another case of piling up
cumulative evidence without the es.
sential fact being first shown.
The defendant under this ruling IL
III an unfortunate condition." said
Mr.. Delmas. I'VE are trying to prove
the mental condition fthe defendant
by his looks. acts and declarations.
He was momentarily insane and we
are trying to prove 1t by series of
acts before and after this occur.
renee"
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
Mckenzie had said when she told
Stanford White that YOU were mnr-
ried and living happily with .Nur
husband, that"
Jerome Had Best of It.
Mr.. Jerome's objection to this also
was sustained.
Did you attend the theatre with
Harry Thaw AMI n lady In this city In
1902" asked Mr.. Delmas of the wit
ness.
Mr.. Jerome again objected on the
broad ground that some alienists
should first show that Harry Thaw
was of unsound mind Mt the time of
the occurrence covered by the Ques'
lions Of the counsel and that the
stories told him might have affected
his mind in the way cc'insel desired
to indicate. The objection was sus-
tanned.
what effect upon Thaw did the
presence of Stanford White haveT
asked Mr. Delmas.
Again Mr.. Jerome objected and
was sustained.
upon your return from Europe In
1904, on North German LLOYD
steamer, was Mr.. Thaw present on
the steamer
Eyes. sir
"When on the steamer do you re-
member whether Mr.. Thaw told you
ANYTHING about certain young girl
and what happened to her at the
hands of Stanford WhiteE
YES"
The court sustained another objec.
ton by Mr.. Jerome and the witness
was not allowed to tell the story.
"When did Mr.. Thaw make his last
proposal of marriage to you; the one
which you acccpted?"
~ think it was about April
1905"
What did he say to you at that
timc?"
Again the district attorney objected
and was sustained.
A document was shown Mrs. Thaw
who said that it was first shown to
her by Harry Thaw in January, 1906.
she thought.
did he make any declaration re-
garling it at that timer
Another objection was sustained.
Did YOU ever hear Mr. Thaw re-
fer to statements he had made to the
secretary for the Protection of Chill.
dren or to SUPPRESSION of Vtce?"
Mrs. Thaw was not allowed to all
swer.
Mr.. Delmas said that rs the court
prevented him from going further into
these matters because of lack OF
preliminary foundation. he would ask
leave to withdraw the witness for the
time being and proceed along other
lines, reserving the right to recall
Mrs. Thaw later.
District Attorney Jerome agreed to
the temporary withdrawal of Mrs.
Thaw.
Expert Testimony.
After compelling the defense to
go into the taking of expert testi-
mony as to Thaw's insanity by his
objection to Mrs. Thaw's testimony
Mr.. Jerome next proceeded to
block the testimony Of DIR. Wagner
as to the cause of his six visits
to the defendant in the Tonrbs and
his tests as to the latter's men
tai condition. DR.. Wagner was
not allowed to go into the con.
versatons he had with the defen-
dant nor the conclusion he had
reached from these conversations.
He was confined by Mr.. Jerome',
continuous fussilade Of objections to
stating what he actually Observed
and 'hh declared his observations
wene so closely interlaced with
his questioning of the defendant
that he did not know if he could
separate them.
a long argument followed oyer
tne point resulting in Mr. Delmas
withdrawal of any further cues
IONS as to the tests and contending
nimself WITH asking DR.. Wagne- 10
E' MS opinion o. the ~. anoticli
question covering thn ovii.nre 81
Tile case. The question was al.
most record breaker in length
as 1t was a comprehensive resume
OF o, the entire case. including Mrs.
ihaw's personal narrative.
as basis for portion OF IFS
hypothetical question Mr.. Deln,as