Las Vegas daily optic., 1907-04-09
HIS oaaToRv HOLDS RaPT AT,
TEsTioN or JURY AND
COURT ROOM.
USES WIFE'S STORY
Calls White an Old leeher. Who Saw
In the Girl But q Toy To Crafty
Moments Of Lust. TO Dc Cast Aside.

New York. April g. Not since III.
day when Evelyn Thaw gave to th,
world the story Of her life has III.
court room. where the final scene.
OF the Thaw trial are nov being en-
acted. been so crowded 40 IL was to
day. The attraction was Delmas. whC
today continued his summing up fol
the defense. Delmas began his fnal
plea yesterday afternoon and aftel
speaking two and q half hours, hll
voice became SO husky a. 10 necessi
tate an adjournment. He was In goot
voice again today. when the proceed
ings were resumed
The district attorney was again alb
sent during Delmas' speech. When
Delmas arose to resume his argument
he told the jury that he would en-.
deayor to be brief as possible. In or.
der not to tax their patience.
When am done." said Delmas,
Il shall give the fate OF my client into
your hands with every confidence -
He then briefly ran over his address
OF yesterday I'm order to connect his
argument. After calling attention
again to Evelyn's story. he said:
u shall now proceed In an effort to
depict to you the effect of this story
upon the mind Of Thaw, shall prove
this to you without using any Ian.
guage Of my own l shall tell you the
story In Eyelyn's words. words You
tesfrd her use upon the stand"
Delmas then dramatically read the
young woman's story of Thaw's ac.
tons when In Paris In 1908. He told
the story of how he walked the floor.
biting his nails and sobbing He also
read that portion OF her testimony
In which she said she refused Thaw's
offer OF marriage. because she loved
him so. she refused to drag him down
This. he said, was proved by Thaw's
letters to Attorney Iongfellow. Del
mas read from the testimony Of the
elder Mrs. Thaw. and asked the ju.
rors II they believed that venerable,
gray haired mother came here to per-
jure herself?" Delmas read at length
from Evelyn's testimony. showing the
effect of her story on Thaw. saying
that 1t undermined the foundation OF
his reason. but the storm did not
burst at the time.
Deimas told of the condition of
Thaw's mind when he returned to
AMI how his mother noted
the change that had come over him.
He depicted Thaw's mind in church,
When" he said, "the organ was roll
ing and voices were appealing to the
Lord God of Hosts, God of armies and
of navies, be with us yet, lest we for
get, lest We forget"
Forget voices rang: forget the
poet had written; but in Harry
Thaw's heart rang a voice, You can
never forget; you can never forget:
that little innocent one Is gone from
YOU forever, ami has returned to the
clutches of those who ruined her."
This then was Thaw's condition.
He could not give her up, and came
back to New York to try once more
10 save her"
"Delmas declared the stories about
Thaw's alleged wrong-doings were In
vented to protect White from the
wrath he felt was to come. He said
White was an "old lecher, who saw 10
the girl but a toy to crafty his mo-
ments of lust. and then to be cast
aside to go her way, down the paths
1f fallen women"
Del.nas' oratory held the rapt atten-
ion of the jury and court room. He
Iold how Thaw got his mother to
come to New York and thus finally
persuaded the girl to marry him.
Delmas told of approaches made by
White after her marriage and of his
elling May Mackenzie that he would
win Evelyn back to him He referred
% the pie girl' incident and said
Thaw's will was evidence that he was
making an effort to protect the CON-
against the pollution of White.
oeimas did not complete his speech
his morning and continued this aft.