Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-03-12
AN ALIBI
FOR WHITE IN
MURDER TRIAL
State Claims They Can DisprOve
Mrs. Thaw'S Story Delmas
Is Making Strong Fight
MORE SENSATION is PROMISED

jerome Is Blocked by His Strenuous
,yWestern OppOnent-Poison Expert
Called to Impugn the Testimony
Given by Mrs. Thaw in the Refer.
encc to the Dragged Wine-Thaw's
First Lawyer on the Stand
NEW YORK, March 12-Lining vi
his forces in rebuttal in the case OF
Harry X. Thaw, District Attorney Je
rome began by endcavoring to lay the
foundation for the Introduction of the
affidavit said to have been made by
Evelyn Nesbit in the office of Abraham
Hunlmel. He was blocked ut every
turn. however, by objections from Mr.
Delmas. leading counsel for the de
feiise, and soon switched TO the testi'
mony of policemen who saw Thaw the
night of his arrest and who declared
his actions seemed to be those of ra-
tional man.
The first witness called in rebuttal
by Mr.. Jerome was Frederick w. Long
fellow, one of the Thaw fafnily's at
torneys. He was questioned about
Evelyn Thaw's alleged affidavit in
which she was said to have made
charges against Thaw.
Mr. Longfellow said he had never
seen the affidavit until Jerome showed
him the copy on the witness stand. He
was asked If papers in the suit of Eth
ell Thomas had been served on Harry
Thaw. Ethel Thomas is the girl Thaw
is alleged to have tied to bedpost and
whipped. The defense again objected.
Mr.. Delmas quoted at some length
from Mr.. Jerome's remarks at the be-
ginning of the trial, when Evelyn
Thaw was on the witness stand. Mr..
Jerome at that time said that Mrs.
Thaw's testimony was permissible only
as showing Thaw's state Of mind and
that he would not be allowed to CON
tradict 1t.
THAT Is what the district attorney
said" declared Mr.. Delmas, from that
lofty standpoint of judicial impartiali-
ty with which he has declared he was
clothed We told him we would have
no objection to his attacking the truth
of the wife's story"
"Now you do object" snapped Mr..
Jerome.
.'Yes, because you would not accept
our offer to waive our right when the
story began" retorted Mr.. Delmas.
Mr.. Jerome said that more than two
years before Evelyn Nesbit told Thaw
the story which is said to have unhal-
anced his mind he knew all about the
evil practices of men in New York.
"Mrs. Thaw herself says she was
told the story Of Thaw tying young
woman to bedpost and beating her.
That Is the story of Ethel Thomas"
declared the district attorney.
Mr.. Delmas arose to protest. II
must seriously object to the learned
district attorney testifying in this case,
and l beseech him not to continue to
give the jury as facts his understand
ing of the points at issue" said Del
mas.
Justice Fitzgerald instructed the jury
to be guided only by the sworn testi-
mony of Witnesses and added that he
sustained the objection of the defense
to the question about Ethel Thomas
on the ground that Longfellow was
acting as Thaw's counsel and his deal
ings with him We're confidential.
I.ongfellow was excused without
cross examination.
Mr.. Jerome sprung something Of a
sensation by calling to the stand DR..
Rudolph WitthaGs, a chemist and ex-
pert in poisons. The district attorney
framed hypothetical question cover
ing Evelyn Nesbit's description of her
night with Stanford White in the studio
house end asked if there was any
known poison which would cause in.
sensiblity in two minutes and permit
of the quick recovery testified to by
Thaws Wife.
Around this vital point. opening up
as It did a path through which the
prosecutor could march his forces In
attack upon the truth or falsity of Mrs.
Thaws story. the storm of argument
ragged for an hour or more. Mr. Je-
rome pleaded with Justice Fitzgerald
at great length. AIR. Dslmas in reply
cited Mr. Jeromes own words at the
beginning OF the trial.
Mr.. Jerome said he was not attacking
fha frl1fh nf fbp story II 10 was (.alliun
for an expert opinion to the effect that
no known drug would produce the ef-
feet testified to by Mrs. Thaw.
MY question indicates the answer j
expect to get to this question: said
Mr.. Jerome. land ii can show there is
no such poison in the world; II / can
show, in short. that there was no such
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