The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-03-11
SQUARE FIGHT
FOR CONVICTION
BEGAN TO-DAY.
New Interest
Aroused in Trial

Aroused in Trial
NEW YORK, Marcn lit was al
most like the beginning ola new trial
at the opening Of the eighth week in
the Thaw caseitoday, Every one was
alert al ] prepared for surprises. Thaw
showed no signs of anxiety or per.
turbance. The Jurors appeared re.
freshed by their. rest. The court room
was crowded and the corridors were
thronged when the court was callsd
to order Attorney Lonsfellow, who
was Tlaw's counsel at the time OF
Thaw's first European trip, was the
first witness. Nine of Thaw's letters
written to LongfeIlow are Already IN
evidence. Jerome revealed his lnten:
tion of overthrowine Thaw's insanity
defense almost at the beginning of the
examination of the esaltness. He ques.
toned Longfellow about the suit Ethel
Thomas began against Thaw in nine
teen.two. when It vas alleged Thaw
had whipped her. This suit was new
| er pressed.
Dslmas challenged the question and
! in the argument Jerome clearly show
ed his hand. ~
Henceforth the district attorneys
fight VII be squarelys on issue of a
conviction. Encontrollable Jealousy
rather than insanity will be the the
ory he will endeavo: to develop.
In the argument, Jerome took advan-
tage of the opportunity to get before
the jury many details and facts which
he could not have brought out on ths
stand despite the objections and prs.
tests of Delmas. A hot argument be.
tween the lawyers continued more
than half an hour before Justice Fitz.
gerald ruled favoring the contention
Of Delmas. A moment later Delmss
blocked Jerome again by securing
sustained objection to his question 40
to whether the witness came into pos
session Of letters written by the de.
fendant during the course Of the Thorn
as litigation. On further contention,
that any letters that might have come
into Longfellow's possession while he
was attorney for Thaw wera "privil-
eyed" therefore inadmissable hers,
Fitzgerald against sustained him, rul-
ing out Jerome's questions. Longfel-
low was excused and DR.. Lehane, the
coroner physician, who performed the
autopsy on White, was called to the
stand. Then the officers who arrested
and examined Thaw after the killing
testified that they considered Thaw
sane at that time.
Thaw Not Insane But Jealous.
II Is now the common belief that Je.
rome intends to show that not one
act Of Harry K. Thaw, either before
or since or during the killing of Stan.
ford White, was Incompatible with
drunkenness and jealousy. Jerome
hopes to prove that Thaw was not In
sane, but that he was in jealous
rage--a rage which an overindutgence
in wine would not be calculated to
make less.
Thaw has issued he following state.
ment:
wish to deny, as emphatically as
possible the published report that my
sister. the Countess Of Yarmouth. is
deslrors OF bringing about q separa.
ton between my wife and me at the
CONCLUSION of the trial. Perfect har.
mony exists between my wife. my sis
ter, and myself, as indeed between all
the members Of my family. Such a
thing US a separation has never been,
and never will be considered by me
or of my relatives.
The Countess OF Yarmouth Is We. v
friendly with Mrs. H. K. Thaw. and
holds her In the highest esteem.
AS for myself, my love OF my wife
Is greater today than 1t ever was be-
fore, IL that is possible. hope that
this denial from mo will forever set
at rest the absurd story of a possi-
Bile estrangement. Il IS peculiarly re.
grettable to Mrs. Thaw and myself
that such a story should have emanat.
ed from the source it did.
f'ha,s wrote the statement In his cell
and insisted that his counsel should
make It public. The senrence at the
end of the statemes,t rafars "a Isuo1rnl