Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-02-11
Jerome's Objections to
Much OF the "TattIe"
Are Sustained.
EXPERT PUT ON STAND
District Attorney Threatens
Prosecution OF New York
Newspapers.

New York. Feb. 1t.-Dstrict Attor-
ney Stimson today served notice upon
tie publishers of all the principal news
papers Of the city he intends to begin
before the federal grand jury the Grim
inal prosec cution of all violations of the
federal laws against the circulation If
obscene matter in reporting the Thaw
trial.
Women Haired from Room.
New York. Feb. 11.-AU women,
other than newspaper writer's, were
barred from the Thaw trial today.
When Thaw walked TO the place At
the comsers table there was not a
single friendly nod to greet him. ~
members of his family being present.
Objects to substitution.
J. Dennison Lyon. a Pittsburg bank
er. was the first witness called. Jer-
ONE objected to the substitution OF
the new witness for Mrs Thaw until
her testimony was finished. and an ar
aument ensued.
To satisfy jerome.
Delmas stated the reason for inter
Iupting Mrs Thaw's testimony was fol
the pGrpose of better satisfying the
district attorney of Thaw's unsound
ness of mind at the time of the shoot
ing. He therefore wished TO proceed
with the identification of the will in
order that it might be introduced as
evidence towards substantiating the
defenses contention that Thaw was in
sane.
Permitted 20 Testify.
At the conclusion of the aTgumen
Jerome withdrew 1.-The objection anl
Lyon was permitted to testify. Lyoi
had known Thaw since bOyhood. H.
identified large brown envelope whic!
contained Thaw's will as the one hand
"a him sealed and addressed in III,
defendants handwriting by Thav
about April l. 1906. He placed it il
the safety deposit vault. where it re
manned until the latter part of Novem
Der. when he took it out and gave j
10 his stenographer, Charles Johnson.
identifies Writing.
Delmas showed Lyon another en-
velope, part of the writing on whicl
Lyon identified as .JOhnson's. John Z
Gleason of Thaw's counsel testified tn
envelope containing the will had bee1
in his possession since Dec. II. whel
he received it by mail from Pittsbure
Absolutely no change had been mad
in the document.
Calls for Note.
Delmas then asked that Mrs. Evely
Thaw be recalled. "It has been test
fled by this witness" said Deimas
that she wrote a note TO her husban
in Cafe Martin the night of the occu
rences on Madison Square gardeI
This note we understand to be in tn
possession of the learned district a
torney. We now ask the learned d
trict attorney to produce that paper
jerome Surprises.
Jerome arose. I'VE have a piece {
paper" he said Il don't know that
is this note. but | will send for it
The acquiesCence of the district alto
ney showed a decided change in II
attitude of Jerome from last wee
when he sat silent when Delmas ha
demanded that the note be produce
During the wait for the messenger di
patched for the paper Mrs. Thaw II
derwent the closest scrutiny by tho
in the court room. She was attire
precisely as in every other appearan'
in court. She was pale. but entire
composed, and seemed to have bee
refreshed by her rest over Saturd;
and Sunday.
Contents Known.
When the note had been received al
identified by Mrs Thaw, Jerome offt
ed no objection to its being receive
in evidence. The note proved no s,
prise, the wording being only slight
different from what had been @gent
ally reported Delmas read it, as f
lows: The b-- was here a mi
ute ago, but went out again. NJ
ThaW said "b--" meant "bla(
guard" and referred to White
Refers To Whites Threats.
Did you ever hear Thaw refer
threats made against his life
White?"
Jerome objected on the ground IL
in the plea of self-dcfense Gefendan
own statements are not admissah