East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-09

New YORK, April 9.-Delmas an
nounced before he entered court that
he would conclude at this mornings
session. The crowd is larger than
ever today. Thaw apeared bright and
cheerful and his whole family were
present, his sister-in-law. Mrs. Edward
Thaw, appearing for the first time.
Opening, Delmas said: II will end
the suspense of many weeks, and so
far as the defense is concerned, place
this case in your hands" He review
ed briefly what he said yesterday, so
the jury could keep close to the
thread OF the argument.
He then opened on Hummel and
said MAY never see high officer
of the people rely upon the testi-
mony of a convicted felon and ask
~ men to return a verdict that will
make this young wife a widow.
Evelyn Told the Truth.
You do believe In your hearts: you
know, that no human Imagination
could have invented the story Evelyn
told you. That no mere actress day
after day could have withstood all the
tricks known to lawyers to break
down the witness. unless the story
were true, Now try and imagine the
effect this story had on the mind of
Harry Thaw. shall prove from
many sources-first in the words OF
Evelyn testifying to you. She says.
The effects of my statement OF my
wrong on Thaw was very terrible. He
said 1t must be frightful to think of
me. so young and tender, In the hands
of this big yellow brute. He kept Bit
ing his nails, walking up and down,
sobbing and moaning. Not crying,
but awful sobs shook him. He would
cry out, oh God. oh God; he said
no right-minded person would blame
me. That I was only poor unfortu-
nate little girl, but that In SPITE of
what had happened he intended to
marry me, anyhow. / told him II was
not right. because Whites friends
knew and that they would sneer at
him; that It hurt him with his fam
lily. He would not hear me, and re-
newed his offer of marriage. I did
not thing it right and told him l
should go back on the stage: that |
marry him. but could not. l loved him
too much to let him make that sacri-
flee. l always thought 1t my talking
in this way which in part affected
him so.'"
Jerome VIII Speak Tomorrow.
Recess was taken at 1880 until 2
o'clock, when Delmas will finish, Je-
rome announcing he would not begin
until tomorrow morning.
Opening of Delmas' Argument.
In the opening of his argument late
yesterday afternoon, Mr.. Delmas be-
gan by reading the statement of Je-
rome when he asked for lunacy
commission. when the prosecutor said:
"If the real facts were known. we
would have no right to be trying this
man." Delmas then calmly proceed
ed:
Gentlemen, If you had heard these
words from the lips of an irresponsi-
BILE babbler instead of an Official
charged with a great public duty; II
you had heard them spoken in place
where idle men resort instead of in a
great tribunal; had the occasion been
one trivial discussion of insignificant
topics instead of in debate, the issue
of which was life or death, and had
you not heard those same lips make
an appeal that the life of this man
Thaw be forfeited by law, they might
have filled you with amazement.
II wish to call attention to the as
sistance given the prosecution by
Eyelyn's mother Once / spoke of
this mother, disclaiming any inten-
ton of criticizing her except to say
she was careless. At the time 1t had