The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-10

dAS ooSA VI ollN laioS V11SoSSVShs
stains the virtue of his threshold
violates the highest Of human
laws. It is a species Of insanity
which has been recognized in
every State Of this Union-from
Canada to Mexico, from the At
slantic to the Pacific"
-Deimas on the "unwritten law"
NEW YORK. April s.-One more day
and the concluding chapters of the
trial OF Harry X. Thaw, for the mur-
der OF Stanford White, will have been
written into history.
With an oratorical appeal to both
the written and the "unwrittcn law"
for the Justification lof his client,
Is Dolphin NJ. Delmas. the California at
torney. concluded his exhaustive sum-
ming up address to the jury this after
noon.
When court convenes Tomorrow
morning at 1880 o'clock, one hour
L later than usual. District Attorney
Jerome Will go before Il jury, and in
n three or four hours address, is ex-
f ipectcd to make a plea which will be
accounted one OF the best efforts of
his life. Justice Fitzgerald would not
& say to-day whether or not he would
charge the jury following the dis
trict attorneys closing remarks. but
the general impression Is that he will
do SO. In that event there seems little
doubt that the case Will be turned
over 10 the jury by tomorrow even.
ing.
With the exception Of the moments
]. when he was reading from testimony,
Mr. pelmas's speech to-day was one
OF sustained oratorical effort. He thre"
about the form Of Harry Thaw. the
cloak of chivnlrous kni ghthood. Why.
he shouted SHOULD we who admire
the chivalry OF the knights OF the.
middle ages, VINO went about redress
ing wrongs and rescninE maidens IN
distress, withhold our sympathy from
this brave mnn2
Assails Stanford White.
Bitterly the attorney again assaiied
stanford White. He declared \'liite
sought to play with the girl SO long
as her beauty remained. and then
would have thrown her away like a
dirty rag, to float down life's sewers
to grave in the Potters field" Again
he said: Harry Thaw had snatched
the girl from the old lover who saw
:n her but toy, to crafty moments
lust. and then be cast aside to go her
~ way down tha paths OF fallen women
Bringing the narrative OF his argu-
,nent down to- the events of the night
of tho tragedy, the 25th of June last,
Mr.. Delmas told OF Thaw and his Wife
dining at theNCafe Martin with Trux-
ton Beale and Thomas AfcCaleb
Stanford White, by accident a. de-
sjgn-timc now can never tell which
came into the room where the Enrty
sat. Thaw did not see him. but when
Stanford White left the place the yfung
woman called for n pencil and wrote
note to her husband, saying: THE
b was here moment ago, but
went out again."
When Thaw rad this his first
thought was of his wife. He said to
her Are you all right?" When he
received her assurance that she was.
he mastered whatever feeling he may
have felt ut that time In public
place and In the presence Of his
friends, and the incident had no fur
ther significance for the time being,
Described the Killing.
"IIe then bought four tickets for
a roof garden entertainment that even
ing. He went there with his party
on tho way picking up another friend
who occupied CJle of the seats, leaving
Mr.. Thaw without a seat He, being
5Sof a nervous temperament, walked
about looking for another seat This
he found beside the witness who has
testified before you, and sat there
about half an hour. Then he returned
to his party. talked about the play
and its lack e interest They left
Mrs. Thaw and Thomas McCaleb IN
front. TruXton Beale and Thnw fol-
lowing. Mr.. Beale saw a friend and
stopped to speak to him.
"He left Thaw to proceed oW his
way alone, Remember, at this point
gentlemen, the unbroken testimony oi
all the witnesses Is to the effect that
the manner Of dcmcanor of Thaw was
perfectly calm and composed, and thai
he walked quietly down tho aisle
When he reached the point of exit he
esped to his right the form of Stan
3 ford White, Stanford White was ther
intently looking at the performance or
the stage. Mr.. Thaw turned, walked
slowly and quietly toward him, facet
him., and fired three shots, whlcl
caused his death. He then slowly ant
deliberately, and I wish to call you
attention to this circumstance, appn
Il rently slight. hut to my mind OF tn,
greatest significance, as testified L
by Meyer Cohen, who said that as sool
Rs the body Of Stanford White ha,
fallen to the ground 'Thaw turned t,
Il the audience, spread ont his arms ii
the shape of a cross, and stood com
y posedly there--n circumstance whicl
s has not been dwelt upon by the learne,
ID experts called as witnesses by tn
s. ri