Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-07
THE THAW TRIAL
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vall1ed rapidly out of the theater. with
a revolver in his hand, and muttering
"I'u find and kill that before
daylight
The witness said he believed the
threat to be directed against Harry
Thaw and told him of it several days
later when they CHANGED to meet on
fifth avenue. He also told a detective
about the incident. District Attorney
1erorr.e cross-examined the witness for
more than an hour, but Boman adhered
closely to his story in every detail.
ONCE or twice the witness became q
trile confused as to dates and as to
his movements during the past five
years and said he had not been regular
" employed during that period.
"Haye you been paid any money by
This defendant or his attorneys?" con-
tinued Mr. Jerome at the close of his
examination. mo" came the emphatic
,enly from the witness.
we you been promised any?"
NO. y
mas McCaleb. the young Califor-
,;ac who was with Thaw's party the
right of the tragedy, was a witness
during the afternoon session. 1t was he
Tho testified that at dinner that even
;rg Mrs. Thaw had suddenly asked her
t,sband for a pencil. scrubbed Il few
,rcrds and passed q folded piece of pa
,'or IN him. What was in this note the
witness did not know and he was not
a,toy.cd because Of an objection by the
dietrict attorney, to testify as to what
change Of manner, if any, it produced
ha. NJ %
limo 10 time that it was in this note
.,at Young Mrs. Thaw. referring to
white wrote to her husband: THAT
= (blackguard) is here" I'VE I'M
darstand." said Mr.. Delmas, that this
no,a is now in the possession OF the
harmed district attorney. We want to
oct at the contents of that slip OF pa
-er believing to be material evidence.
We demand that the learned district
attorney produce it
Mr. Jerome sat silent. He tugged at
bis short, stubby mOustache. There
VIC absolute and dramatic stiffness in
the court room as Mi. De,na5 stood
eating and all eyes were turned on the
d;ctrict attorney. He continued to LOOK
ct the floor. After waiting SOHO time,
Nv Delmas resumed: 81 take it that
Nh, silence Of the learned district at
tcrnnv is not intended as 4 discourteSy,
,,,+ q concartion Of what he feels to
- bis cvty il the matter. We viii at
,o-ort later to prove the contents OF
the note.
NcCaleb detailed, 50 far as he could,
tho incidents Of the night of the traS-
e5v He was leaving the roof garden
was following when the three pistol
shots were heard. Mrs. ThaW eN
claimed. NV God, he's shot" and
then: "Oh. Harry, what have you zone
and why did you do it," Thaw replied:
~ have saved your life" and bent ana
kissed he:.
The Countess Of Yarmouth and Mrs.
George Carnegie, ThaW's sisters, were
in court today and took keen interest
in all the proceedings. When Witness
Roman testified as to the epithet stan
f,rd White used in speaking of the man
he Intended to kill before daylight. JUS
tee Fitzgerald said he would give ali
those in the court room whose sense vi
proprieties might be offended the OPP
portunity to withdraw. The countess
and Mrs. Carnegie went out, but re
turned in less than five minutes.
Thaw seemed in excellent SPIRITS
throughout the day. lie appeared 10
enjoy the wOldy conflicts between MI.
Delmas and the district attorney an!
smiled broadly several times.
Mr.. Delmas called Benz. Eonan
whose testimony was excluded tues
day.
Boman said that in 1903 he was q
doorkeeper at the Garden theater. Ht
said he knew both Stanford White ana
Harry Thaw.
did you ever hear Stanford White
make threats against the life of any
person." Yes"
Mr.. Jerome objected. saying ne was
not assured the defence was to be one
Of self defence.
Mr.. Dclmas declared that every de-
fence the law allowed was to be takei
advantage Of.
Mr. Jerome withdrew his objection.
"A few nights after Christmas, th'
witness resumed, stanford Whltc
came up to me after the show ah'
wanted to know If Miss Nesbit ha'
gone home l told him she had. IL
replied
You are a - liar l told nm Z
go back on the stage and see Tor MN
self
when he returned, as he passed me
he pulled pistol from his pocket am
muttered "'I'll find and kill that --
before daylight
The witness stated the vile name II
said White had applied to the MAJ
whose life he had threatened
Did you communicate this threat L
any One?" asked Mr.. Delmas. Yes
told detective sergeant"
Il object to that" said Mr.. jerome
Did You communicate the threat l
this defendant" asked Mr.. Deima'
Yes. l met him on Fifth avenue an
told him of the incident in the thea'e
and of Whites threat"
What was Mr.. Whites manner
asked Mr. Delmas. He was yer
angry
You may take the witness. sal
Ihaw's counsel to MIR. Jerome ana III
REORGANIZATION was begun.
At the conclusion of Bom3n'S dlreo
Examination y,ct;ca Iitzrprald said.