Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-03-11

WORD puELs MARK PROCEEDING
jerome and Delmas Clash at Almost
Every Question Propounded by Prose-
cutor-Lawyer LonsfelIow, Thaw's
Former Attorney, on the Stand But
jerome Makes No Hsadway.

jerome Makes No Hsadway.
New York, March 11.-Lning up his
forces in rebuttal in the case of Harry
X. Thaw. District Attorney Jerome to-
day began an endeavor to lay the foun-
dation for the introduction of an affi-
davit said to have been made by Eve
lyn Nesbit in the office of Abraham n.
Hummel. He was blocked at every
turn. however, by the objections from
Delmas. leading counsel for the de-
5sfense, and soon switched to the testi-
mony of the policemen who saw Thaw
the night of his arrest, and who de-
,clared his actions seemed those of
rational man. Delmas asked one Of the
officers IL he had not overheard Thaw
in his cell say he had heard voices OF
women crying out. The officer said
there had been no such statement in
his hearing.
New York, March 1.-Frederick w.
I4ongfellow was the first, witness called
s by District Attorney Jerome when the
Thaw trial opened this morning. Long
fellow was formerly Thaw's attorney.
Longfellow was called by the defense
some time ago, to. identify certain let
ters which Harry 4. Thaw wrote to
him In 1908. Today Jerome wanted
him to identify letter handed him by
Evelyn Neshit Thaw upon her arrival
from Europe, late In 1908. Longfellow
met Mrs. Thaw at the ship. on October
"a. Mrs. Thaw, on the witness stand,
said that she could not fix the date or
the name of the steamer. Longfellow
said that he had acted as Thaw's at
torney for some years prior to June 25,
1906.
.sDid you represent this defendant In
the suit of Ethel Thomas against
Thaw?' asked Jerome.
'My Arm handled the case"
''were papers served on this defend
ant %
Deimas objected, and Jerome began
to argue the point. He said that the
contention is that Thaw's mind was
unseated by his wiz revelations Of
what White had done to her and to
other young women.
TT has been said that alleged acts
of perversion by White added to. the
fury Of his mental unbalance. want
to show that he knew all about such
things-that they were set forth In the
complaint in this suit by Ethel Thom-
as. the papers Of which were served
upon him."
Jerome and DeImas in Tilt.
Mrs. rThaw had testified that she had
been shown a copy Of Ethel Thomas
AFFIDAVIT by Abraham Hurlmel, who
said. that the case had been dropped
because Of the character of the. COM
plainant. Delmas, replying to Jerome 9
argument, quoted at some length from
Jerome's statement at the beginning of
the trial, when Evelyn Thaw was on
the witness stand, that her testimony
was permissible only as showing
Thaw's state of mind, and that he
would not be allowed to contradict it.
1--WE told him." said Delmas, that
We would have no objection to his att
tacking the truth of the wife's story"
Now you do object" snapped Je-
rome. !
..Yes. because you would not. accept
our offer to waive our right when the
story began" retorted Delmas
Jerome declared that, Delmas' argu-
rient did not cover the point at issue.
story on Thaws mind that he was at
tempting to contradict.
L am not trying to show that Ethel
Thomas accusations were true" said
Jerome. "that would be a collateral
fact. Anyway. this poor girl Is now
dead Delmas objected to the refer
ence to the Thomas girl as the poor
girl" and the statement that she is
now dead.
Mrs. Thaw herself testified that she
was dead" said Jerome, who withdrew
the adjective ''poor."
Jerome said that more than two
years before Evelyn told Thaw the
story which is said to have unbalanced
his mind, he knew all the evil practices
of men in New York. Mrs. Thaw her.
self says that she was told the story
of Thaw tying young woman 70 a
bedpost and beating her. That is the
story of Ethe! Thomas"
Delmas arose to protest.
81 must seriously object to the
learned district attorney testifying in
this case 1 beseech him not to con-
tinue to give the jury as facts, his un-
derstanding Of the points at issue"
Justice Fitzgerald instructed the jury
to be guided ionly by the sworn testi-
Inony of witnesses. He then ruled chat
the objection to the question as to
question as to whether or not papers in
the Ethel Thomas case were served
upon Thaw. was Sustained.
Lawyers Have Duel Of Words.
\ did there come into your Dpsses-