Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-07
Eye Witnesses Tell of Killing
Of Stanford White, Express
ing the Opinion That Slayer
Was Irrational at Time.
JEROME FINDS WORTHY
ADVERSARY IN DELMAS
Californian Gets in Testimony
Which District Attorney
Blocked on Previous Day,
Wife or Mother to Testify

Wife or Mother to Testify
New York. Feb 6.-The defense OF
Harry X, Thaw under the direction of
Attorney d. NJ. Delmas of California,
began to assume definite shape today.
when court adjourned testimony had
been placed before the Jury to the ef-
feet that Stanford White had been
heard to make a threat to kin the de-
fendant. coupling the threat with the
display OF revolver, that Thaws ac-
tions following the killing of White ON
the roof of the Madison Square Gar
den was considered by several eye-wit-
nesses to have been IRRATIONAL" that
an uncle of the defendant was in
sane that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw passed
a note to her husband during dinner
at the Cafe Martin the evening of the
tragedy; that District Attorney Jerome
had this note and refused on the de-
mand of the defense, to introduce II in
evidence. At the close of the days
proceedings 1t was announced by Mr.,
Delmas that either the wife or the
mother of the defendant would be the
first witness tomorrow morning.
The alleged threat against Thaw's
life was made two years and a half
Attorney Jerome objected TO the evil
dence declaring the defense was not
understood BY him to be one of self
defense. Mr.. Delmas replied that the
defense intended to take advantage of
every legal defense allowed in the
state of New York, be it insanity. self
defense,- OF any other Legitimate insti-
fication of the taking of human life.
This was but the first of a series OF
interesting tits between the district
attorney and Mr.. De!mas during the
day, and it was agreed that Mr.. Jer-
ONE had found Thaw's new leading
counsel foeman worthy OF his best
efforts. The two men are of widely
different types-Mr. Jerome quick.
passionate, iorecful. sarcastic and brill
liant at ridicule; Mr.. Delmas calm.
courteous, resOurceful, witty, crafty,
and ethical. to whom the district at
torney was always the learned dis
trict attorney" There was never
deviation from this method of ad-
dress
Benjamin Boman, formerly a stage
doOrkeeper at the Madison Square
theater was the witness who told of
Whites threat Boman was offered as
witness yesterday but Mr.. Jerome
was successful at that time in block
ing the evidence by objections.
Boman declared that on Christmas
eve, 1903. Stanford White came to the
stage door about 1915 D. m. and
asked for Miss Nesbit. The doorkeeper
told him the actress. who was then
playing in "The Cir! From Dixie"
had gone home. White at first accused
him of fa!sehood and then asked
who had been her escort,
Mr.. Thaw the witness said he
replied.
"Oh, that Plttsburger com
mented the witness. who to make sure
the actress had gone, went to her
dressing room on the stage. Not find
ing her there. White, according to
Boman. walked rapidly out of the
theater with revolver In his hand.
and muttering: :
IN Kill that - - - be-
fore daylight
Witness said he believed the threat
to be directed against Harry Thaw,
and told him of Il several DAYS later.
when they CHANGED to meet on Fifth
avenue. He also told a detective SER
geant about the incident.
District Attorney Jerome cross-ex
amined the witness for more than an
hour. but Boman adhered closely 10
his story i'm every detail. Once or
twice the witness became a trifie con-
fused as to dates and as to his move
ments during the past five years and
said he had not been regularly em-
ployed during that period The witt
ness denied having been paid or prom
Used any money by Thaw or his at
torneys.
Thomas McCaleb the Californian.
who was with Thaw's party the night
of the tragedy. testified that at dinner
that evening Mrs. Thaw had suddenly
asked her husband for pencil, scrib-
bled a few words and passed folded
piece OF paper to him. What was In
this note the witness did not know.
and he was not allowed because Of
an objection BY the district attorney,
to testify as TO what change of man
ner, If any II produced in Thaw.
1t has been reported from time to
time that It was that I'm this note that
young Mrs. Thaw, referring to White,
wrote to her husband:
That (blackguard) is here.
I'VE understand" said Mr.. Delmas.
that this note is now In the possession
Of the learned district attorney. We
want TO get at the contents Of that slip
Of paper believing / to be material
evidence We demand that the learned
district attorney produce it."
Mr.. Jerome sat silent There was
absolute and dramatic stiffness In the
court room. and Mr. Delmas stood
waiting and all eyes were turned on
the district attorney.
After waiting some time, Mr. Dell
mas resumed;
Il take II that the silence OF the
learned district attorney is not in
tended as discourtesy, but a concep-
tion of what he feels to be his duty
in the matter We VIII attempt later
to prove the contents of the note
McCaleb detailed, so far as he could,
the incidents OF the night of the tra-
gedy. He was leaving the roof gar
den with Mrs. Thaw and thought
Harry was following. when the three
pistol shots were heard. Mrs. Thaw
exclaimed:
| Ny God he's shot and then, @oh,