Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-03-15
THAW DEFENSE ENDS:
TRIAL IS POSTPONED
COURT ADJOURNED UNTIL MON
DAY AS JEROME is NOT
READY WITH WITNESSES.
JURY MAY RECEIVE
CASE IN A WEEK
District Attorney Hopes to Have All
Evidence in Rebuttal In by Wednes'
day Evening-Latest Move As.
cribed to Demas.

crbed to Delmas.
New York, March 9.-The trial OF
Harry K. Thaw for the murder Of
Stanford White was adjourned Friday
until Monday morning at 10: 80 o'clock,
after Attorney Dolphin M. Delmas
had announced upon the opening of
court that the defense had concluded
its testimony. District Attorney Jer-
ONE stated that he had no witnesses
ready to proceed in rebuttal, and at
his request an adjournment was
taken. This action was not unexpect-
ed, for Mr.. Delmas had served notice
on the district attorney that the de-
Tense had abandoned it's plan of call
Ing two more experts. Mr.. Jerome did
not consider the notification as official
and so came into court Friday morn
ing prepared to listen to more testi
mony as to Thaw's unsound condi.
ton of mind.
Prisoner Bright and Smiling.
The court session was opened with
all the usual formalities. Thaw was
bright and smiling as he walked to
his place at the counsel's table, His
two brothers, Edward and Josiah, were
In court, and he smiled greeting to
them. The prisoners arms were
dlled as usual with big brown en-
yelopes containing his correspond
ence
When Justice Fitzgerald had ascend
ed the bench and Clerk Penny had
called the jury roll, Mr.. Delmas arose
and uttered in low voice the three
words:
"The defense rests
Jerome Asks Adjournment.
Mr.. Jerome then said he would
have to ask for an adjournment of the
case until Monday morning.
When court adjourned last We'd
nesday evening"" he said, 81 had
no reason to expect other than that |
l would be confronted this morn
Ing by experts who would be |
called upon to answer hypothetical
question which Mr.. Delmas was to
frame extemporaneously. Thursday
evening, however, Mr.. McPike called |
upon me with letter from Mr.. Del |
mas, saying the defense had changed |
Its plans and would call no more wit
nesses. Under the circumstances I |
must ask for an adjournment, as l |
have no witnesses available to-day"
There is not the slightest objection
on our part" said Mr.. Delmas.
Justice Fitzgerald then ordered the |
adjournment until Monday.
District Attorney Jerome said he |
was not prepared to add anything fur.
Their to his statement of Thursday
night that the evidence he will have
to offer in rebuttal will be before the
jury by Wednesday evening. He add
ed that the case should go to the Jury
by Friday next
the witness room Friday, and when
court adjourned she Immediately went
to the Tombs to visit her husband.
TAaw was greatly disappointed by
the delay in the progress of his trial.
and commented upon it with his at
torneys After long chat with his
wife he accepted the delay with bet
ter patience.
impressed with Mothers Evidence.
To Mr.. Delmas, chief of counsel for
Thaw, is ascribed the unexpected
move in the trial which has furnished
SO many sensations. Personally he
was impressed with the testimony
given by Mrs. William Thaw on the
stand Wednesday, and in thinking of
his future plans that night there
flashed into his mind the thought thatl
with this picture of the grief-stricken
mother on the witness stand fresh in
the minds of the jurors it was a good
place to close the case of the defense.
He knew that the jurymen had had
surfeit of expert testimony and as
that was about all he still had to Of
Ter, he deemed it wise that it should
be eliminated
District Attorney Jerome is still re-
ceiving many threatening letters,
which abuse him for prosecutingl
Thaw. Some of the writer's threaten
chat if Thaw is convicted to blow Mr..
jerome into atoms, to boil him in oil.
to shoot him, and to do other cruelI
things.
Walker Also Forger.
Hartford, Conn, March 9.-That