Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-11-25

ing and he, too, disregarded the mass
OF testimony tending to show Thaw' $
mental responsibility, devoting him
sell to ridicule of the heroic roles in
which Mr.. Delmas had cast the de-
fendant and his wife. Mr.. Jerome de-
elared the tragedy was nothing more
than "a common, low. vulgar tender
loin murder" To the jury he de-
seribed Thaw as "wilful wretch" in
dulged from his youth by wealthy pa
rents and at last turned loose TO float
his way through the tenderloln on
$50. 600 a year" The seemingly ir-
rational writings of Thaw, which
were placed in evidence, were dis
missed by Jerome as the work of
rich illiterate and nothing more"
District Attorney Jerome and Fran
els ID. p. Garven, his first assistant,
again will have charge of the prosecu-
tion, but Thaw has made an import
ant change of attorneys. Replacing
Mr.. Delmas as chief counsel Will be
Martin w. -LittletOn, of Brooklyn. Mr..
Littleton is known as capable law
yer and brilliant orator At the demo-
cratic convention of 1904 it was he
who nominated Alton B. Parker for
the presidency. Mr.. Llttieton is
southern man. having been born in
Tennessee just thirty-five years ago.
He Is what is generally termed self
made man, having educated himself.
ne peSdH tne pIdctlce Ol law III 1891
and moving to Dallas, Texas. served
there for a term as assistant prosecut-
ing attorney Later he removed to
Brooklyn and at once became prom
inent figure in politics and at the bar.
For four years he was assistant dis
trict attorney of Kings county and
under the first Mcclellan administra-
ton in Greater New York, was presi-
dent of Brooklyn borough. Just who
viii be associated with Mr.. Littleton
may not be definitely known until the
day the trial begins At present Dam
lei O'Reilly and A. Russell Peabody
are the only members of the former
array of counsel credited with being
in Thaws service. Because of Thaw's
it was not always known
during the former trial just who his
might be the next day. The
opening day of the coming trial un-
will settle whatever misun-
may exist among counsel.
1t Is the hope of the prisoners friends
that his cause may not be hampered
this time by the wrangles among eOun |
sci which were frequent last winter.
There is much speculation as to |
whether or not Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, !
the schOol-girl-liNe figure. about which |
the storm and tempest of the first trial |
beat out its fury, will again take the !
stand in her husbands defense. A re- |
that she viii not, but the Thaw case |
always has been surrounded by every |
class of rumor and suggestion that !
human ingenuity can invent. A defin-
tie decision as TO the matter of plac-
ng the girl again upon the stand may
not be arrived at until the trial is well
lnder way. Without her testimony |
here would be difficulty in making
)ut "a case of emotional insanity-a
iefense which would have to be relied |
ipon to gain Thaw absolute freedom. |
# medical or hereditary insaity be the |
plan of the defense, the best Thaw can |
nope for is an indefinite commitment
o the State Hospital for the Criminal |
insane at Mattewan.
Neither Thaw nor his wife relish !
he idea of placing the girl at the |
mercy Of another cross-examination by
Mr.. Jerome who. unmoved by her
ears or her buring cheeks OF shame.
orced her to admit the long-contin
led relations which existed between
Ter and Stanford White. and to tell
he jury in plain words Of the two
European tours she made with Thaw
'efore becoming his wife. II was on
me of these tours, the girl declared,
hat Thaw demanded to know of her
he reason why she would not consent
o become his wife. Then she told
linn her life-history and Of the alleged
wrong which was claimed TO have
uined her career Told for a second
ime the wonderful story might lose
much of the dramatic effect of its first
and il is not generally be-
leved that young Mrs. Thaw. in the
OF the cross-examination
hat would come, could hold herself
ogether as we'll as she did at the first
rial. when Mr.. Jerome freely pro-
laimed her as one of the best wit
esses he had ever heard anywhere.
The second trial may not last more
han a few weeks. Its length will dee
'end entirely upon the time required
n securing a jury. This rs expected
D be tedious work. as there are few
ersOns I'm New York who ola not read
he details of the former trial and
rho have not some prejudice or bias
n the question of Thaw's guilt. Once
he jury box is filed, however. the at
Drneys expect TO move forward rap ! {