Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
District Attorney Jerome Has Found
in California Man q Foenen
Worthy Of His Steel.
WITNESSES TELL or THE SHOOTING
Evidence Given That Thaw Kissed
His Wife Immediately After He Had
Murdered Stanford white-selieved
Tha. the Mother of the Accused
Man VIII Go on the Stand Today.
fBy AssocIated Prnss !

fBy Associated PTcss.)
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.-The defense
of Harry K. Thaw, under the direc-
tion$f Attorney Dolphin NJ. Delmas
began to take definite shape today
When adjournment was taken testi-
mony HID been placed before the jury
to the effect that Stanford White had
been heard to make threat to kill
the defendant, coupling the threat
with the display of revolver; that
Thaw's actions following the killing
OF White on the roof of Madison
Square Garden was considered by
several eye-witnesses to have been
irrational; that an uncle of the de-
PENDANT was insane; that Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw passed a note to her hus-
band during dinner at the Cafe Mar.
tin the evening of the tragedy; that
District Attorney Jerome has this
note. and refused, on the demand OF
the defense to Introduce it In evil
dence. So far, indeed, had Thaws
defense progressed that at the close
OF today's proceedings the announce
ment was made by Mr.. Delmas that
either the wife or the mother of the
defendant would be the first witness
on the stand tomorrow morning. The
threat against Thaw's life was made
two years and half before the trag-
edy occurred
District Attorney Jerome objected
to the introduction of the evidence,
declaring the defense was not under
stood by him to be one of self de-
fonse. Mr.. Delmas replied that the
defense intended to take advantage
Of every legal defense allowed in the
State of New York. This was but
the first of series of tits between
the District Attorney and Mr.. Del
mas during the day and it was agreed
that MIR. Jerome had found Thaw's
new leading counsel foemau worthy
of his best efforts. The two men are
of widely different types-Mr. Jer-
ONE. quick. passionate, forceful, sar-
castle and brilliant at ridicule; Mr.
Delmas, calm, courteous, resourceful,
witty. crafty and ethical to whom the
district attorney was always '.the
learned district attorney" There was
never deviation from this method
Of address.
Threatened to Kill Thaw.
Benjamin Bowman. formerly at the
stage door at the Madison Square
theatre, was the witness who told of
Whites threat. Bowman was offer
cd ms a wines yesterday, but the
district attorney was at that time talk
Ing the evidence by objections. Mr..
Delmas today withdrew the objection
able questions and Mr.. Jerome in
turn withdrew his protest against the
witness. Bowman declared that on
Christmas eve 1908. Stanford White
came to the stage door about 11:15
p. NJ. and asked for Miss Nesbit The
doorkeeper told him the actress, who
was then playing in "The Girl from
Dixie" had gone home. White at
first accused him of falsehood and
then asked who had been her escort
"Mr. Thaw," the witness said he re-
piled: THAT Pittsburger." comment
ed the architect, who to make sure
the actress had gone, went to her
dressing room on the stage. Not
finding her there, White. according
to Bowman, walked rapidly out of the
theatre with revolver in mis- hand
and muttering "I'll find and kill that
- - before daylight"
The witness said he believed the
threat TO be directed against Harry
,fhaw. and told him of it several days
later. when they CHANGED to meet on
Fifth avenue. He told effective
sergeant about the incident
Couldn't Shake the Testimony.
District Attorney jerome Cross OK