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on both sides of this defendants fam
lily. Heredity has made us what we
are. Heredty has made the living |
world. Our case Is far removed from
the much discussed defense of emo
tional insanity, You must disabuse
your minds OF all you have read in the
newspapers and especially of the idea
that has gone abroad that we are to
rely upon some higher or unwritten
law. We rely upon the constitution
and the laws of the imperial state of
New York and upon them alone. You
will understand this mans insanity. 1t
will not require experts to tell you
of It. 1t is within YOU to Judge him
and you will say from the evidence
that when he killed Stanford White he
was an insane man."
THOUGHT WHITE A DEMON.
He declared that Thaw labored under
the delusion that his Ike was always in
danger when he was in New York city
and that he believed threats had been
made to kill him. This accounted for the
fact that after January. 1904, he always
carried a pistol. He had placed It in his
overcoat pocket the night he went to the
Madison Square roof garden. There he
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twice Interrupted by District Attorney
jerome on the ground tAat ne was "rsu'.
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OPENING ~ PROSECUTION.
In adopting a calm, d.spl.ssionate man
ncr in addressing the jury. Thaw's at
torney followed the example set by AS
sistant Dlstrict-Attorney Garven who
opened for the prosecution ut the be
ginning Of to-dav's sessions. The rumor
that there We're 20 he further changes
in the jury box would not down until
Mr.. GGrran actually began speaking IL
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| topsy ana described the wounds in
whites hodv tDa only persons called
N tho stand hv the state were five
evo witnesses Tho,, ver. cross OK
amined BREEZY by Attorney Dolphin
Delmas, of the defense, who for the
first time participated actively in the
proceedings. Thu witnesses told moth
ing that has not been known to the
reading public evor since the night of
| the tragedy. They related the deiib =
crate way I'm which Thaw approached
White. faced him and fred.
They ronentod Thaw's assertion: He
! ruined nv wife" and Mrs. Thaw's re-
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