Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-04-25
Revelations Coming Out After
Case He Was Determined
to Rule.
MR.. DELMAS GETS S25, 900
Whites Slayer Wrote Him a Curt Note
In Midst of Trial, Retiring
Him From the Leader
ship.

New York. April I'D. NJ. Delmas
has received $4,000 from the Thaw
family, and with the payment am the
announcement that his fec, which had
been estimated variously from 10000
to 500, 600. was $4,000
Thaw MAS the ruling spirit Of his
own defense from the very hour he
shot down White until the jury was
finally discharged. and nj all stages
vehemently asserted his rights, as the
defendant on trial. to dictate to his
counsel the curse to be pursued. He
commanded them to follow his orders
and brooked no interference or sugges
ton from even his distracted family.
Sudden Orders.
Thaw's determination. his wilfulness
and his unexpected battlefield orders
flung at his lawyers often j~eopardized
his life. and strained almost to the
breaking point the ill concealed person.
al animosities and jealousies existing
among counsel.
1t is likewise true that Thaw him
self caused his case to be fought out
on the thin-ice defense of justification
under the so-called "unwritten law"
and firmly believed that he would be
t~riumphantly acquitted without the
jury retiring from the box.
He was firmly convinced that his de-
Tense of justification. presented prin-
-cipallyL through the awful story told
by his sirl-wife ON the Witness sta..d,
would secure his instant acquittal.
Suggests Jury Mobbine.
He boosted on many occasions thai
the citizens of New York would be SO
enraged at II jury which should ON
vict him that the jurors wouli be
mobbed before they could leave the
court house.
When the trial was resuned after the
report of the iunacy commission. MIR.
Delmas. with the Judgment Of the ON
mission that ThaW was sane behind
him. prepared to introduce Dr. Hamil-
tor and the other experts whom jerome
had called before the commission to
prove Thaw insane. This. i'm the judg-
ment of several able lawyers. would in
all probability have resulted in AN ac-
quittal for Thaw.
Retires DeImas.
MIR. Delmas called DR.. Hamilton to
the stand. and rs he prepared to alles-
tion him. he WAS surprised to receive
from Thaw II note ON which was writ
ten the words:
You are no longer in charge of my
case"
Delmas naturally was thunderstruck.
md he asked permission of the court to
oIII III IFS tIltIl. WIltN Dcl1H
granted, he went back to where Thaw
WAS sitting ard asked him what the
note meant.
1T means Just what 1t says" Thaw
replied. You are not going to make
these men testify that | am insane.
1 am sane and YOU know it. You are
no longer in charge of my case"
Dc!mas' Hands Tied.
Mr.. Delmas then asked MI. Thaw's
narn1icStnn u, ,.A<ia,, rA.., a.
and Thaw refused. Under the law.
Mr.. Delinas knew that he could not re-
tire from the ease without the con
sent of T>w. ana his hands were
tied.
Whom do You designate rs your
senior counsel, Ny. Thaw?" Dclmas IN
quired.
II haven't designated anybody, and
! am not going to-"
What are you going to do about. it
them inquired Dclmas perplexed.
II want you to understand that
am the leading counsel in my own case.
and l want my orders carried OUT"
Thaw replied.
mas replied. Tn a good soldier: wha,
mas lied. I'm a god soldier; what
No you want done?'
Il want you To AXE DR.. Hamilton off
The stand and begin 10 UNI UP before
the jury
"'.o'HPtth to reason with
Ihaw. but he WAS immovable. and
.hereupon that the defend
ant rested his ease. and DIR. Hamilton
WAS excused without testifying.
mot a Word" Says Evelyn.
Mr.. Thaw informed the Keepers IN the
Iombs that he was ill when a. Russell
Peabody. of his counsel. called at the
prison today. Thaw was still in bed.
but on being informed he cou,d moi
confer with Peabody in his cell. he went
TO the conference room and consulted
with Peabody for two hours.
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw was asked today
VI she mad any reply To make to be,.
mothers statement. Not a word to
say on any subject" she said.