The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1907-02-11
REITERATEs HIS STATEMENT ON
cRoss-ExAMlNATloN BY THE
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.


jamin BOman, who was the stage
doorkeeper at the time of the incident.
Mr.. Jerome conducted a searching
cross-examination, but the witness
held to his original story in every de.
tail. He answered with an emphatic
mo" when the district attorney asked
him If he had received any compensa.
ton from Thaw's attorneys.
Dolphin M. Delmas, the California
lawyer, has assumed active charge OF
the Thaw defense and Mr.. Jerome
found in him a capable opponent
There were several interesting tits
between the two, Mr.. Delmas always
referring to his adversary as *the
learned district attorney"
The Countess of Yarmouth and Mrs
George Lauder Carnegie, sisters OF
the defendant, were in the courtroom
Mrs. William Thaw accompanied them
as far as the Judges chambers. Mrs
Harry Thaw also came to the cham
bers. $500.
Eyewitness of the Tragedy.
Martin Green, a. newspaper man.
followed Boman on. the stand. Mr.
Green said he was on the Madison
Square Roof Garden the night of the
tragedy, sitting at a table not more
than twenty feet from the table at
which Stanford White sat. He was
asked as to whether, in his opinion
ThaW acted nationally or irrationally
at the time, but District Attorney Je
rome objected on the ground that the
witness was not an expert. After
lengthy arguments over the legality
of the question the court adjourned to
2 p. M, the attorneys in the meantime
to look up on authorities on the dis
puted point. +.
As soon as Justice Fitzgerald ap
pearod for the afternoon session Mr.
Jerome took up the argument against
allowing the witness, Green, to an
swer the question as to whether in
his opinion Thaw's manner after
shooting White was rational or ira
tional. The district attorney cited
half dozen decisions which he de
clared upheld his contention that
Green was not proper witness tC
testify as to Thaw's mental condition
Justice Fitzgerald overruled Mr.
Jerome's objection and Mr.. Green was
directed to answer the question.
"Thaw's actions were irrational" he
declared.
On cross-examination Mr. Green
declared he was not an expert on in
sanity nor had he ever witnessed any
similar tragedy, but that his testi
mony simply related to the defend
ants conduct on the night of the
murder. Mr.. Green stated that he
was attempting to give his impress
sions as they were formed at the time
of the shooting. He said that he had
heard and discussed, also written, a
very pronounced opinion in the case
but did not think it had Influenced
his writings.
With ThaW on Fatal Evening.
Thomas McCaleb, who was one OF
the Thaw companions at dinner the
evening of the tragedy, next was
called to the witness stand. McCaleb
said he also was with Thaw on the
Madison Square Roof Garden. He ties.
titled that he saw Mrs. Thaw pass her
husband a note at the table at the
Cafe Martin the night of Whites kill.
ing.
Mr.. McCaleb said he was walking
about the room with Mrs. Thaw at
the time of the shooting and did not
witness the act. Immediately after
Thaw came toward them and Mrs,
Thaw exclaimed: ooh, Harry, what
have you done? Why did you do it?''
Thaw, he said. replied: 81 have saved
your life Then he kissed her. He
also said other things, but in the all.
pervading excitement of the place the
witness did not hear them.
There was dramatic scene in the
courtroom when Mr.. Delmas called
upon Mr. Jerome to produce the pa
per note which was handed Thaw by
his wife at the Cafe Martin. Mr.. Je-
rome sat silent and would not reply.
For the first time since the begin
ming Of the trial the courtroom dur
ing the afternoon session was crowded
to its utmost capacity by the general
public, a large portion of the audience
being women. Justice Fitzgerald
warning of the morning that there
might be testimony that might we'll
shock their sense Of propriety seemed
to increase rather than decrease the
number of women who sought en-.
trance to the courtroom.
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