Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-04-08
N. DeImas Begins His
Summing Up Before
the Jury.
EARLY END IN SIGHT
Dramatic Setting for Final
Plea for Life of Whites
Slayer.

New 1Ork, April o.-OHe Oh lHc SpSC-
tacular moments in the Thaw trial was
that in which Dolphin NJ. Delmas rose
to address the jury for the defense
1t was his final plea to the - men
who are to pass upon the fate of Harry
X. Thaw, and no stage setting could
have been better formed than were the
surroundings in which the attorney
found himself when, with bow to the
court and to the jury, he began the ar
gument that promised to be as interest
lures that have marked the develop
ment of this trial.
Room is Packed.
The court room was packed to the
doors, and scores of eager men and wo-
men were barred because of the limit
of the number of available seats. Ev-
cry member of the Thaw family ana
most of the alienists who have testi-
fled either for or against the defense
were present A good many lawyers
who have been waiting for the Oppor-
tunity to hear the widely heralded
pleader from the Pacific coast were m
hand, and every one of the 300 specta-
tors followed closely the words of the
lawyer.
Before nodding to Delmas to begia.
Fitzgerald ordered the court attend
ants to maintain perfect order.
Quotes Jerome.
Delmas began his address to the jury
at 2:O9 by quoting from a statement
by Jerome when he said: I'VE have
no right to be here trying this man i
the real facts We're known" Delmas
said he would ask acquittal on the
written law of the state of New York
He then gave a resume of Evelyn Mes
bit Thaws life.
Delmas declared White committed a
felony in his assault upon Evelyn Nes
bit.
At Last on Final Week.
New York, April S.-When the Thaw
trial opened this morning it was be-
lieved it had at last entered upon its
final week. Eleven weeks have al.
ready been consumed in the trial. max
ing it the longest in the history Of
New York's criminal courts. Thaw' )
family were early in court.
Has u New Hat.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw wore the famil
lar blue suit and black sailor hal
which several days ago replaced the
blue one trimmed with violets which
she wore during the early days of the
trial.
She occupied a seat on the aisle
Next to her sat Mrs William Thaw
the Countess Of Yarmouth. and Edward
Thaw. In the front row of seats were
Mr. and Mrs George L. Carnegie ant
Josiah Thaw
Turns jerome Down.
Justice Fitzgerald was a few minute:
late in taking the bench. When he die
so, and before the jury had beer
brought into the room, District AttOr
ney Jerome arose and said he woul(
formally ask that the report of tn,
commission in lunacy which declareo
Thaw sane be not confirmed. He hat
no argument to offer Justice Fitzge;
aid reached for the commissions re
port which lay on his desk and signet
his name across it.
THE trial will proceed he ordered
Hamilton Recalled.
The jury then filed into the box an
Harry X. Thaw was called to the bal
Delmas, counsel for the defense. aska
the clerk to call Dr. Allen Kane Hami
ton the alienist who was on the stan
when the trial was interrupted NOR
than two weeks ago. Delmas wante
to get from Hamilton that opinion tbs
Thaw was insane when he shot an
killed Stanford White
AS soon as Hamilton was seated
the. witness chair, Jerome objected. II
said Hamilton should have been calle
as witness by the defense in its dire,
case. To call him in sur rebuttal h
said, meant reopening of the entil
case.
Carries the Point.
Justice Fitzgerald sustained the o
lection. After he had done so, Delma
argued that Hamilton should be a
lowed to testify for the reason tn:
Jerome had on the last day of the tri
said he would withdraw his objectic
if Hamilton was allowed to tell ever
thing.
'We accepted that Offer" said d,