Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
DELMAS PROVES HIM
SELF JER0ME'S EQUAL.
Many Arguments Mark Thaw Case
AT Mondays Session.
Senior Counsel For The Defence Wins
His Points Nearly Every Time.
Jerome Calls Expert Chemist To DispWve Evelyn
1haw's Story Of Effect Of Drug,

Police Of GERS who saw Thaw the night
of the tragedy declared he acted rational
". Captain HOdgins OF thu Tcnd"rlJin
precirct however, qualified his answer
u the question by saying once that for
4 man who had just committed murder
Thaw acted nationally" This WIS
stricken ont and he said: well, his eyes
had a stare ana gaze such as they
show as l now look at them This an
sver also was stricken out and finally
the captain declared: "Wen he seemed
moro rational than irrational-and that's
the best answer I can give" Many Of
the witnesses called by the state during
the presentation of the case in chief Were
recalled today All declare Thaw SEEM
I'd to them ID be rational.
During the afternoon recess Mr.. Jor-
onl.. sprdng something Of a sensation by
calling 70 the stand DR.. Randolph Wit
thals. a chemist ard expert in roisons.
The district attorney framed n hypothet-
ical question covering Evelyn Ne-bit'S
description Of her night with Stanford
Whi-c in the oath street studio house,
and asked if there was any known pois-
On which would cause insensibilitv in two
minutes and permit Of the quick recov-
cry testified to by Thaw's wife.
Around this vital point. opening up
| as it did a path through which the
prosecutor could march his forces in
attack upon the truth Of falsity of Mrs.
/ Thaw's story. the storm Of argument
ragged for an hour or more. MI Jerome
pleaded with Justice Fitzgerald at
great lcngth NJ Delmas in replying,
cited Mr. .Jerome's own words at TIE
ibcginning Of the trial At that time III
district attorney had the court instruct
the jury that young Mrs. Thaw's testi-
mony was permissible only as tending
To show what effect it's relations to
Thaws testimony was permissible only
as tending to show what effect its 70
lat!ons to Thaw might have had in
seating his mind. The prosecutor fur
1h,r said that under the rules Of evil
uoirc H. would not he permitted to at
tack iii" truth If the story.
Now" said Mr.. DelmaS. in concIu-
sion. ne is attempting to do that Very
thing"
Mr.. Jerome sail he was not attackin,
the truth Of the story. He was calline
FOR ar expert opinion to the effect tina
70 know drug would produce the ef-
feet testified to by Mrs. Thaw.
My question indicates the answer
Expect 10 get to this question" said Mr.
jerome. land if I can show there is n.
such poison ir tho world. if / can show
in short t!!at there was no such occur
rrnc,s n the oath street house as testi
fed 70. then it is for the jury to info,
whether or not Evelyn Nesbit told hcl
story T. Thaw in Paris in 1873"
Justice Fitzgerald here sustained tn,
objection interpos"d ~ IL defence.
| When late in the afternoon Mr.. Jerome
called James Clrch Smith. 4 brrther-in
| law Of Stanford White. to the stand. an
other long argums mt cnsued. Mr.. Smitl
wcS on the Madison STIar" Roof Gardcr
| tn" night of the tragedy. He l;rnw Tha0
and spoke with him that evening. II.
| said Thaw stood in the aisle minute ~
more after reaching his scat, locked Owe
the audience intcntlv.
Mr.. Delmas objected 10 this and it wa
| stricken from the record
Tho defence objected to Mr.. Smith ties
tifying at all saving he should have hcel
, called in the chief evidence. Mr.. Jerpm
said Mr.. Smith was in Europe at the tim
and threw himself on tha discretion .
the court. This was under a1visomen
when court adjourned until tomorrow
| morning