The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-05
Harry ThaW is Decidedly Ner-
vouS When Lawrence
White, the Young Son of His
Victim Went on Stand.
DOES NOT ONCE LOOK
THIS WITNESS IN FACE
Attorney Garvan Opens the
Case in Behalf of the State
Evelyn Thaw will Go on
the Stand for Defense.

New York. Feb. 4.-There was DELAY
in resuming the trial Of Harry X.
Thaw before Justice Fitzgerald, owing
TO formalities attending postponement
OF the February term of court. which
was scheduled to begin Monday.
After the February jurors were ex-
cused and Justice Fitzgerald appeared
on the bench there was a conference
OF attorneys at the judges desk.
Thaw appeared a trifie flushed as he
took his place at the end of the table
assigned to his counsel. Back OF him
sat his mother. Mrs. William Thaw;
his sister. Mrs. Carnegie: evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw and May Mckenzie, Edward
and Josiah Thaw, his brothers. tho
only family absentee being the coun-
tess OF Yarmouth.
All the witnesses for the prosecu-
ton were In court. They were the
eve witnesses Of the tragedy at Madi-
son Square roof garden. Some wit
nesses said to have been summoned
by the defense also were In court. al
though the most of those who are to
appear for Thaw have not appeared.
Whatever pressure the district at-
torney brought to bear on Thaw's At
torneys for the release OF additional
jurors was vain. At the end OF tho
conference at Justice Fitzgerald's
desk, the assistant district attorney.
Mr.. Carvan, arose and In very low
one began the opening address for
he prosecution and the actual hear
ing OF the famous case was on,s no
change being made In the jury. Mr..
Garvan outlined the purpose OF the
law as not seeking vengeance. but to
uphold the security OF the state. He
urged the importance of the case and
a strict observance of the law In order
that a verdict, fair to all, may be
reached 1t is the claim of the state.
he said, that the night OF June %.
1906, defendant "shot and killed. with
generalization and intent to kill" Stan
ford White. He then briefly outlined
Whites movements, beginning with
Saturday preceding the tragedy and
ending with the shooting at Madison
Square roof garden. Mr.. Garven told
now Stamford White took his son.
lawrence, and a schoolmote OF the lat
.er to dinner at the Cafe Martin
June Is. The boys bought tickets To
The New York theater roof garden and
declined an invitation of Stamford
White to accompany them to the roof
garden. stamford Whir.," said Mr..
Garvan, went 10 the Madison Square
.. ~ nj
the small tables there, watching tho
irst production OF a play called Nam
selle Champagne" The defendant was
there with his wife and two friends.
Truton Bealc and Thomas McCaleb-
The defendant walked constantly
about the place. In the middle OF the
second act the defendants party start
cd to leave the roof. The defendant
let his party go ahead and he Jagged
behind. Passing the table where
Stamford White was sitting, defend
ant wheeled suddenly. faced White
and deliberately shot him through the
brain. the bullet entering the eye.
White was dead. Defendant did NOT
know this. He feared he had not CON-
pleted his work. and he fired again,
the bullet penetrating Whites cheek.
Still, to make sure. he fired a third
time. White. or rather the body OF
White, tumbled to the floor. Defend
ant turned and, facing the audience.
held his revolver aIoft, with the barrel
Upside down. TO ind cate that he had
completed what he intended TO do.
The big audience understood. There
t. r0ncfndad
by giving the details OF Thaw's arrest
and indictment by the prosecution. He
poke less than 10 minutes, always in
a conversation tone. Thaw sat with
head downcast and face flushed.
When Garvan took his seat District
Attorney Jerome sprang surprise by
asking the court TO exclude all wit
negses in tho case except the experts
Mrs. William Inaw and Mrs. Harry
Thaw are both TO take the stand for
the defense On advice OF Thaw's
counsel they left the court room with
all other witnesses. May Mckenzie
was included in the list and accom-
panied Mrs Harry Thaw, who does
not expect to take the stand for sew.
eral days, returned at once to her no
tel Thaw's mother is expected To tes
tify to the prisoners eccentricities ~
/ youth.
The prisoner seemed greatly down
,ast at the exclusion Of his mother
md wife. His only relatives left In
he room were his brothers and sister.
lrs Carnegie.
The prosecution gave another sur
prise when Lawrence White. son OF
he dead architect was called rs the