The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-02-06
Counsel Engage in squabble
During Recess
Old Stage. Doorkeeper Tells of
Whites Threat Against Thaw
at Theater,
JEROME INFORMED HIMSELF

previous to the opening OF cour'
this morning it was announced thai
Throughout the rest of the nearing
Dolphin Delmas viii be in charge. as
sisted by Attorney O'Reilly. Attor
neys Gleason. Harlodge. McPike and
Peabody Will act in an advisory ca
pacity. District Attorney Jerome op'
ened the proceedings with a long ex
position on mis- objection to intro
lducing certain testimony admitted
yesterday and the question insanity
TESTS.
Counsel in Squabble.
New York. Feb. Scarcely had
court adjourned yesterday when there
was a conference of the counsel fol
Harry X. Thaw and 1t became known
that certain attorneys were not well
pleased with the days developments
Delphine M. Delmas upon leaving the
court room declared fatty that he
was dissatisfied with the proceedings
land animated that he was surprised
that the conduct of the defense fol
the day had been intrnsted TO John
In. Gleason rather than to himself.
DR.. Wiley, the Pittsburg physician
who testified for the defense and was
SO sharply cross examined by jerome
should not have been put upon the
stand yesterday, Delman said, and
perhaps should not have been pu'
upon the stand at all.
81 expected to conduct the case,
Delmas added. 81 was surprised tina
Gleason should have done it,
It had been rumored in the cour
room that Thaw was pleased witt
Gdeason's address to the jury Mon
day and that he directed that Gleason
should take charge of the case.
Counsel Threatens Withdrawal.
Thaw's attorneys were closeted
we'll into the evening and when ths
conference broke up nothing definite
as to what transpired was made pub
lie.
Il was said however, that at ths
conference Ave of the defendant
counsel informed Gleason that un
less he desisted from conducting
Thaws case individually and tires
pectiye of their wishes, they would
Withdraw from the court room at thu
Iopening of the session this morning
and sever all connection with the
case.
Gleason insisted, according TO ths
author of the report that he had no
usurped the position Of the seniol
counsel. but had taken the initiative
in the proceedings at the request o
Thaw himself, under whose guidance
he understood all the counsel wer'
Iacting.
When Gleason heard the ultimatun
lof his fellow counseldors repeated. HI
declared again. it was stated, that thu
wishes of their client we're para
mount with him and he suppose.
with the others.
Made but Little Progress.
The task of proving to the jur.
that Harry Thaw was insane
Through heredity and mental strail
when he shot and killed Stanfor'
white, was taken up, but when cour
adjourned it was the general opinion
that but little progress had beel
made.
i Thaw's attorneys endeavored II
vain to place before the jury evidenc
Ito prove a strain of insanity in col
lateral bpanches of defendants fam
lily but they were blocked at ever
point by District Attorney jerome
whose objections were upheld by Jus
tice Fitzgerald.
Tho defense, however, did get be
fore the jury the testimony Of an es
pert, that in his opinion Thaw wa
suffering from insanity the nigh
of the tragedy. Jerome undertook I
break down the testimony of tn
a1lenist, DIR. G. G. Wiley, of Pitts
burg, ana for three hours put hiI
, lshrough a cross examination as 81
vsre as was ever heard in Ne
York court. The prosecutor was n
Ientless In his attack and before h
had finished DIR. Wiley protestingl
declared:
u Didn't Come as Expert.
Il didn't come here as an exper
Sir came here as q witness to a fac