The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-04-10

scope, and Justice Fitzgerald called
Mr.. Delnas's attention 10 the fact,
Thaw seemed TO be in The best of
spirits and declared to his lawyers in
the Tombs that he felt his case was
won. He seemed to have no dread Of
the assault of the district attorney to-
morrow, There was report today that
MIR, Jerome was i'll, but he appeared
at his Office during the afternoon, and
said he had been busy for TWO days
preparing his argument,
In view of the district attorney s
remarks before the lunacy commission
that Thaw is today bopelessly insane,
most interest attaches to the line of
argument he will pursue in asking for
the man s conviction.
Delmas Is Confident
When Mr. Delmas arose to resume mis-
argument he told the jury he would en-
deaVor TO be as brief as possible In order
not to tax their patience. and TO relieve
them OF their onerous duty as speedily
as consistent with the responsibilities
resting upon him.
''When | am done said Mr.. Denas,
81 shall give the fate OF my cient into
your hands with every confidence.
Mr.. Delmas said il would be necessary
70 cast a rapid glance over his remarks
Of Yesterday In order 10 connect the
threads OF his argument.
The State, Mr. Delmas said, had at.
tempted 10 set the scene for the last act
in The tragedy upon the fliinsy basis OF,
an affidavit dictated by "a felon-a man
convicted Of perjury.
Mir Delmas quoted briefly from the
speech of District Attorney Jerome when
Abraham Humn,$ was up for sentence.
AL that time MIR, Jerome urged the maxi
mum penalty, of the Law upon the ground
that Hummel had been a menace to the
community for twenty years.
OF the story of Evelyn Nesblt told upon
the witness stand, Mr.. Delmas said;
You know, gentlemen of the jury, that
no human Imagination ever invented such
a story. You know that no actor could
have stood as she did, unilinchinGlv all
the tests known to skilled lawyers 10
elicit the truth. unless she was telling
absolute truth.
"I shall now proceed in an effort Ia
depict TO YOU the effect .ol ,his story
upon she mind of Harry Thaw. l shall
prove this 80 YOU without using any Ian
guaee OF my own I shall tell YOU the
story I'm Evelyn's own words. the words
Won heard her use upon the stand.
Mr.. Delmss then read dramatically the
Young woman's story of Thaw,s actions
when In Paris in 1905 she told HIM the
story how he walked the Hoor pltlhS
his nails and soblng-
lie also read that portion OF her lestl,
nony in which she SAID she mao relus
Thaws offer of marriage because shS
loved him so much that she would nas
drag him down.
Would Prove Truth of Story
Sublime renunciation, says the
sneerine District Attorney. In an effort
Ia make YOU believe that this story is
NOT true. that II is Impossible. But
shall prove TO YOU that II IS true l shaH
prove TO YOU beyond the slightest DOUBT
that she did refuse him. and refused MN
for that reason alone. Man. II may be,
has NOT that great power Of remuneration,
hUt In the gentler breast OF women 90
we ind that great gift of God. ana IN
the breast OF this little girl existed thls
great strength that enabled her TO pug
aside her own love. when she knew if
was for the good OF the one she loved
Arguing along this line to turther dem.
onstrste Evelvns Sublime remuneration:
MIR. Delmas referred 10 and read abstracts
from the letter whcih Thaw wrote 10 Al
torney Longfellow In September. l'uS, IN
the letter Thaw wrote that he mao pro
posed marriage to EVELYN, but she lad re
fused because "she said II would smut
mo out from my relatives
THE genuncuess OF this letter Nr.
Dslpas argued. cannot be denied. Nhat
then did il mean when Thaw wrote To
Mr. Longfellow that Evelyn would not
rs i, not true that she had refused
him. Thaw wrote that she thought hrst
and then rejected his offer Yes she