Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1907-02-04

OPENING ADDRESS
IN THE THAW TRIAL
ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY
BEGAN ADDRESS AT 1o:45 THIS
MoRNING-A NOTED CASE.

Special to the Herald.
New York, Feb. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Caravan began the open
ing address for the State in the Thav
murder trial at lO:45 a M today.
A mysterious woman. known only
to the Thaws. accompanied Evelyn
Thaw in court today. She is heavily
yelled
A large crowd is around the court
building.
Thaw appeared nervous, and his
family is present
David Carvalho, the handwriting ex-
pert, sat next to Thaw
Assistant District Attorney Garvan
in his address said:
THE purpose of the punishment of
crime is the example to the communi-
| ty. The defendant here is charged
with the murder of Stanford White.
White went to Madison Square Roof
Garden, and Thaw was also there.
Walking among the tables. he saw
White. During the second act the
Thaw party started to leave, Thaw
walking behind. When he reached
White he drew a revolver and fired
Thaw looked at his victim and fired
again, then a third time. Thaw raised
the revolver high above his head.
holding it by the barrel. A panic fol-
lowed. Thaw walked to the door. and
was seized by the house engineer. The
murder was criminal. cruel and mali
cious. The State will prove these
facts"
All witnesses were asked to leave
the room. May Mckenzie and Evelyn.
Thaw's wife, left, the latter seizing
her husbands hand and holding it,
while tears ran down her cheeks.
Lawrence White. a son of the vic
tim. took the stand as the first wit
ness. Said he was student at Har-
ward college. Said he heard of4si.
ratiIers ueaJu wniie aC his home. He
was not cross-examined.
Robert Paxton, engineer at the
Madison Square Roof Garden, describ-
ed the roof garden. He said the night
was hot and sultry. The Thaw party
arrived a few minutes after White ar
rived. He heard a shot and saw Thaw
pointing a revolver at White; saw
him fire two more shots Il held him
until a policeman appeared and arrest /
ed him. Thaw said. 1 shot him be-
cause he ruined my wife. Yes. Harry.
but look what a fix you are in, said
the young woman with him. Yes.
dearie. Thaw said, but / probably
saved your life
Paxton pointed out on diagram
where the shooting took place. He
was not cross-examined He said
Evelyn Thaw was the woman who
had spoken when the fatal shots were !
fired
The third witness was Mayer Cohen. |
He illustrated by actions how Thaw |
fired the shots that killed White. Thaw /.
WINGED when Cohen fired the imagin-
AIRY shot
Delmas was placed on the stand and I
was asked only one question.
Henry Please, the orchestra leader
on the night Of the murder. corrobor.
ated Cohen.
Paul Brudi, fireman, saw two shots
fired. Il took the revolver from
Thaw," he said. He identified the
weapon. He said Thaw said: Il did
It because he ruined my wife"
Delmas brought out the fact that
Thaw's eyes had a CLASSY stare
Edward H. Comfy. foreman at the
garden. testified he gave Thaw's re-
Volver to Policeman Debs. Comfy was
excused.
Debs identified the revolver contain
ing three empty shells and two loaded
ones. Not cross-examined.
DR. Dehane, the coroner's physician.
who examined Whites body, identified
the bullets extracted from the body.
He ratified off many medical terms.
The State rested its case at 1876.
At 2 o'clock Attorney Gleason Of
Thaw's counsel began presenting the
defendants side OF the case to the
Jury