Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-05
PLEA TO SAVE LIFE
IS HEREDITARY INSANITY
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~ ioW tiltii his remarks cOOlu not be
distinguished many feet away from
tho jury box
Jerome Couldn't Get Names.
Mrs. William Thaw and her daugh,
tcr-in-law both heard the attorney.
however from where they sat. They
were prepared for Il much longer or
deal and seemed surprised when MIR
Jeromc's assistant had concluded
lust as an adjournment was taken
this afternoon, an hour and n half
earlier than usual, MIR. Jerome made
an effort TO have the defense disclose
the names of those who are TO be
called as its first witnesses. iIc
made this conditional to his agree.
ing to the early adjournment asked
Tor by Thaw's counsel. The defend.
ants lawyers finally said they were
unable to give the names today and
,Nter some further parleying the al.
'jonrnment was ordered.
1t was reported that the prisoners
wife may be called first 10 give tcsti.
mony for the defense. After testify.
ing she will still be denied the priv
ilege OF the court. according to the
ruling of Judge Fitzgerald.
Plans of Jerome.
~ '''ti'' put TIC case so
SIMPLY up to the defense to prove it's
Justification, bears out the theory
lhat Mr. Jerome Is saving his real
efforts for the rebuttal lie also an.
nounced today that some of the cross
examinations of the dcfense's wit
nesscs will he lengthy David n. Car.
valho, hand writing cxpert was In
court today, sitting beside the pris
oner. 1t is said he will be called to
identify certain letters allcfd to
nave been written by Stanford White
ana now in the hands of the defense
Story Told in Simple Words.
Assistant District Attorney Caravan
in describing TO the jury how Thaw
killed White said that Stanford
White, on the 25th of June last tool.
MS son, Lawrence, and n school mate
nf the latter TO dinner at the Cafe
Martin. The boys had bought tickets
to the New York Theatre roof gar.
den and declined an invitation of
stanford White to accompany him tn
the Madison Square Roof Garden.
Stanford White" said Mr.. Gar
van," went 10 Madison Square Roof
Garden and sat alone ut one end or
small table there watching the first
production of play "Mamsellc
Champagne" The defendant was
there wit his wife and two friends
Trnxton Bealc and Thomas McCalcb
The defendant walked constantly
about the place In the middle of the
second act the defendants party
started to leave the roof. The de.
PENDANT let his party 90 ahead and
Jagged behind. Passing the table
where Stanford White was sitting.
the defendant wheeled suddenly. fac.
ed Mr.. White and deliberately shot
him through the brain. the bullet en-.
tering the eye.
Mr.. White was dead. The defend.
ant did not know this. He feared he
had not completed his work, and he
fired again, the bullet penetrating
Whites chest. Still. TO make sure he
fired third time. Mr.. White. or
rather the body OF Mr.. White. tumb-
led TO the floor. The defendant turn
ed, and. facing the audience, held his
revolver aloft with the barrel upside
down to indicate that he had complet
cd what he had intended to
stood. There was no panic" Mr.
Caravan concluded by giving the dc.
tails of Thaw's arrest and Indictment
~ 80 piosNSuhioi.
Eye Witness Testifies.
Niger Cohen. song writer, who
was an eve witness of the tragedy,
testified that he saw Thaw on the
Madison Square Roof Garden for the
first time during the initial act of the
musical comedy. Cohen described on
n diagram the position of the table
Mt which White sat. When asked by
Mr.. Caravan to indicate 'rhaws man
ner of approaching White. the wit.
ness left the stand and walking up
and down before the jury box he il
Illustrated the slow pace which he de.
clared characterized Thaw's deliber.
alton in approaching his victim.
"He walked up to Mr. Whites tai
Bile like this said the witness, indi-
eating. Gle made a slight detour and
coming up TO Mr.. White from behind.
suddenly faced him and fired three
times" The witness did not take
part in the events which Immediately
followed the shooting.
Delmas Take a Hand.
Dolphin Nj. Delmas, of counsc! for
the defense made his first entrance
into the activities of the trial by
cross examining Cohen briefly as to
the position he occupied with refer.
ence to the principals in the TRACE
dy. These were the only questions
put TO the witness by Thaw's attor-
ney
The pistol with which Stanford
White was killed. was brought into
the case during the testimony of Paul
Brudi, the fireman, who dsarmed
Thaw after the fatal shots were fir
ed. Rr,idi, who appeared on the
stand in uniform, identified the PTS
tol, when ii was shown to him. and
said that after taking ir from the
prisoner he turned it over To the