The Washington times., 1907-03-11
Reply of Mr.. Delmas.

Tor his counsel TO describe him as SO
overwrought by psychic explosion as TO
make him like a TuddeTless ship
Reply of Mr. Delmas
Delmas. answering the District Attor-
ney, said:
Il will beg leave to call your honors
attention TO the matters the district
attorney refers to as they appear in
evidence: First the witness was de-
failing what She had told Thaw: the
district attorney said. This would not
be allowed unless IL were 10 show the
condition Of the mind of the defendant
al the time the story was told. The
people would not be allowed TO produce
any evidence TO question the truth or
probity Of the story
And your honor ruled. continued
Mr. Delmas. that the district attor-
ney had taken the correct position in
the matter.
evidence until he came TO the point
where the defense had offered the peo-
pie the opportunity of rebUtting Evelyn
Nesblt Thaws story.
And you now refuse that privilege"
said Jerome
You are doing now what YOU solemn
" said the law prohibited you from do
Ing then answered Delmas.
Jerome and Delmas Tilt.
at is perfectly true that 1 cannot go
into the truth or falsity of the suit Of
Ethel Thomas" said Jerome. This
poor girl who is now dead"
II object to the learned district at
torney saying this poor girl now
dead. " said Delmas.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw herself
testified that Ethel Thomas was dead"
answered Jerome.
Yes. 1t is in the evidence that she is
dead" said the court.
.
that he can reject an offer and then
after trying the case on the theory
which he has since laid down, TO try to
avail himself of chance which the
rules of procedure will not permit,
said Mr. Delmas referring 10 JerOme's
va,n effort TO find grounds upon which
TO base an application for iunacy COM
THE only thing is. did or did she not
say the things that produced this BRAIN
storm; did or did he not hear from her
for the first time the stories that alien
ated her love from him" answered Jer-
ONE. II want 20 show that this very
story was brought TO Thaw's mind two
years before Evelyn Nesbit ever uttered
a word Of IL to him
Delmas Checks Jerome
Mr.. Delmas said: 1T may be the
custom on the Atlantic seaboard to in
terrupt arguments. 1t is not so in my
former home"
Il beg your pardon" said Jerome; 'T
thought you had finished"
Il had scarcely begun" answered Del
mas. He continued: IF l understand
the attitude OF the learned district at
torney, il is this: a man who is in love
with a girl makes an offer OF marriage:
she declines on the ground OF the evil
life to which she has been introduced
by a bad man, and now the attempt is
made to go back to years prior to that
period 10 show that there were bad men
in New York of whose existence Thaw
knew
During the argument. growing out Of
the stories Of Ethel Thomas, Mr.. Del
Mr.. Dillingham; stated to Mrs
Thaw- He stopped short right here.
and then added: Perhaps / had better
not recall it. The district attorney will
find it in the minutes of the trial"
Jerome then went through the evil
dence and read at length from the tes-
timony Of Mrs. Evelyn Thaw concerning
the alleged beating Of Ethel Thomas.
II was alleged, Mrs. Thaw had said,
that Thaw had beaten Miss Thomas
after tying her 70 a bed post.
According 90 Jerome, the story had
been told to Mrs Thaw by Dillingham;
Jerome REID the testimony. but could
find no mention of the name OF Ethel
Thomas in connection with the story
told her by Dillingham;.
II ask that the district attorney shall
not be allowed" said Mr.. Delmas, "tO
inject into the case at the time his
conclusions as statements of fact"
Delmas' Objection Sustained.
The upshot was that the objection by
Delmas was sustaired.
Then Mr.. Longfellow's examination
was resumed.
Q.-DurinE the time YOU acted for
Harry X. Thaw you received certain
letters from this defendant?
ADO you refer to the original
letters?
Q.-Any letters you examined and
recognized as in the handwriting Of the
Delmas objected and the question was
withdrawn.
Odd you during the process OF that
action become possessed of certain let
tiers of this defendant I'm connection
with the action of Ethel Thomas?
Objected TO on the ground that the
letters must have been written prior to
June. 1903.
The defense has introduced evidence
that the defendant had the mumps.'
said Jerome. Il claim the right TO go
back of 1903 to show some things"
Willing to Erase Testimony.
Referring TO Delmas' objection. Jcr-
ONE further said;
And your theory is all testimony re-
ought TO be stricken from the records -
Il have no objection" said Delmas.
That would eliminate the expert tes-
timOny and a great part of the hypo-
thetical question" said Jerome.
mo, that would call for only the
elimination of the testimony relating 20
the acts Of this defendant" said Mr..
Delmas. prior TO June. 1903 I have no
objection to this being done
BY Jerome:
My theory Is this: They put In such
testimony as they saw At. They began
when he was a little child and had a
relay Of nurses at night. Am I to be
preciuded from showing acts prior to
June, 1903, when they are allowed such
liberties. l submit that I be allowed to
show everything to indicate that he is
sane, when they are permitted 10 relate
the Facts ! have referred to for the
purpose Of establishing his insanity
Ruling to Fix Dates.
Justice Fitzgerald ruled that the dis
trict attorney should tx the date before
introducing the letters.
OIL show you peoples Exhibit us
and ask you whether after looking n il
,-orr ~an state the fnppnffou Of tho rorfo1