The weekly true Democrat., 1907-03-29
BRILLIANT GRAVES
ON WHITE SLAYNC
John Temple Graves Gives Advice to
Thaw's Leading Lawyer


Thaw's Leading Lawyer.
In brilliant and almost sensational
editorial in the Atlanta Georgian, John
Temple Graves points Attorney Dolphin
NJ. Delmas to his great opportunity in
the concluding speech of the Thaw trial
to paint mighty and warning picture
Of the evil Of Stanford White, whom
Editor Graves pronounces to be, by the
evidence already rendered, the most
monstrous and magnificent hbertine
upon whom the light of publicity has
fallen in our recent times.
The editorial is in part as follows:
ITO the mind Of thoughtful observers
OF this gruesome, but none the less fa-
nous trial, grand dramatic opportunity
which the eloquent California; fronts.
Is the opportunity to point the moral of
the life of Stanford White
Measured by the evidence which is
already in and sworn to. this was the
most monstrous and magnificent Iiber-
tine who has been uncovered in the CEN
tury IN which We live. Not the Bor-
gias Of Italy were more scientific in
murder, more skillful and more pitiless
IN intrigue, than this brilliant architect.
by the testimony of his victims, was
relentless and irresistible in his search
for the honor and the virtue of the
young and uncorrupted girls of the
metropolis in which he lived.
he was Sybarite of debauchery.
He was an Oriental and luxurious rake.
The man seems to have had very
genius for female destruction AN the
splendid talents which had advanced
him 50 rapidly and sustained him so
permanently among the brilliant archi-
tects Of the greatest city OF the West
ern continent--all the brilliant gifts of
mind and the exquisite charm Of gem
eral manner with which nature had
equipped hinaall the uses to which he
put the beautiful flowers which the Gre
ator gave for the betterment Of the
heart and the purpose Of the world-all
the magnihcence of his personal ap-
pearance, and all the seductive elo-
quence Of tongue that might have
been set u noble and uplifting things
seem TO have been consecrated in their
deepest fofce and intensity TO the graf
ihcatior passion which meant the
saeriiicef the one great gift which
holds won1anhood nearest 20 the first
mother and nearest to the heart of the
world
There may be other men in New
York, in Paris and in London, as com
prehensive ana as splendid in their
scope Of lust. But we believe that the
records viii suetain US IN the assertion
that publicity never yet m one Of these
cities, has found 30 arch, so infinite,
fascinating and 80 remorseiess q liOer-
tine as this one.
Dolphin Delmas win address through
the public prints come forty million or
nifty million people, who are waiting %
read the final argument in the famous
trial. When his duty TO his clients
life Is done, IS the paid advocate has
his facts and fashioned his
plea. let hin not forget that
by reason Of his position and Of the
great and incompatible audience 70
which he speaks. that be stands also
md above ali things. rs the advocate
here OF American purity and as the
and defender of the out
-aged decency Of the American repub-
lie.
"And II Dolphin Delmas does not
wish 20 fail in New York as he might
nave failed at st. Louis, let him dip the
brush OF his burning speech into the
eaping flames Of the Inferno and paint
IN the lurid glare of the Last Judgment
this monstrous and magnihcent liber-
tine whc prostituted maidenhoOd 10
lust ard sought and sunk the souls of
women"