Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-11
WOMEN ARE BARRED
FROM 1HAN TRIAL
All Except Those Employed as
Reporters Are Kept Out Of
Court Room Today
mrs. THAw EXAMINED BRIEFLY
Little Of Importance Developed by Ex-
arn;nation-Jeroms Succeeds in Hav-
ing Her Testimony Stopped by Ad-
verse Ruling. on Questions Asked
Alieni.ts on Stand.

Alienists on Stand.
New York, Feb. 11.-All women,
other than newspaper writer's, were
barred from the Thaw trial today.
When Thaw walked to his place at
the counsel table, there was not a
single friendly nod to greet him, no
member of his family being present.
ss Mrs. EVELYN Thaw was not placed on
the stand this morning.
Dennison Lyon, q P1ttsburg
|; banker was the first witness called.
Jerome objected to the substitution OF
Il new witness for Mrs. Thaw, until
her testimony was finished, and an ar
gument ensued.
Delmas stated the reason for inter-
ruptirg Mrs Thaw's testimony was
for the purpose Of better satisfying the
district attorney of Thaw's unsound-
ness of mind at the time Of the shoot
ing. He therefore wished to; proceed
with the Identification of the will in or
der that 1t might be introduced as evil
tience towards substantiating defenses
contention that Thaw was insane
AT the conclusion Of the argument
Jerome withdrew his objectioa, and
Lyon was permitted to testify Lyon
\ has known Thaw since boyhood. He
identified a large brown envelope which
contained Thaw's will, handed him
sealed and addressed in defendants
handwriting by .Thaw about April J.,
1906. He placed It, in a safety deposit
vault where it remained until the lat
ter part Of November when he took It
out and gave it to his stenograp pher.
Charles Johnson. Delmae showed Lyon
another envelope. part ofSthe writing
on which Lyon identified as Johnson s.
John B. Gleason, of Thaw's counsel,
testified the envelope containing the
Will has been in his possession since
December IL, when he received IT by
mali from. Pittsburg. Absolutely no
change has been made in the document.
Mrs. Thaw Recalled.
Delmas then asked that Mrs. Eve
lyn Thaw be recalled.
s.It has been testified by this wit
ness" said Delmas, that she wrote q
mote to her husband in the Cafe Mar
tin the night of the occurrences IN
Madison Square garden. This note we
understand to be in the possession OF
the learned district attorney. We now
ask the learned district attorney to
produce that paper"
s jerome arose.
.we have piece of paper" he said.
II don't know that 1t is this note, but
'I will send for it.
assThe acquiescence of the district at
torney was decided change in attitude
from last week, when he sat silent
when Delmas had demanded that the
note be produced. During the wait for
the messenger who was dispatched for
the paper, n Thaw underwent the
closest scrutin. by those In the court
room. She wasSattired precisely as on
every other day of the trial. She was
pale. but entirely composed and seemed
Ito be refreshedaoin taoin taoin taoinn
Ito have been refreshed by her rest
over Saturday and Sunday. When the
note had been received and identified
~ Mrs, ThAw, Jerome offered no OBJ
lection to its being received in evi.
dence. The note proved no surprise
the wording being only slightly differ
cent from what had been generally re-
ported. Delmas read 1t as follows:
THE B----- was here minute
ago, but went out again"
Mrs. Thaw said that ''b--------
meant 'blackguard" and referred to
White. a
"Did you ever hear Thaw refer to
threats made against his life by
White?"
Jerome objected, on the ground that
In the plea of self-defense the defend
ants own statements are not admfs-
sible. Delmas claimed that these
threats were made, and that 1t was
competent to prove that Thaw armed
himself after hearing these threats.
Justice Fitzgerald held that there
was no rule Of law which will allow de-
PENDANTS own claims that threats were
made against his life. Fitzgerald sus-
tanned the objection, and Delmas noted
the exception. He said to Mrs. Thaw:
"You have heretofore recalled some
events on Christmas eve, 1903; state
whether at that time Or subsequently,
Thaw made any declaration to you as
to his being followed by malefactors.
who were set upon him by White, with
a design upon his life?"
Questions RuIse Out.
Jerome objected. This witness" he
declared, "has already shown most
remarkable memory as to minute de-
tails back to and preceding the year
1902 object to the question as lead
ing
Fitzgerald sustained the objection
Delmas said that it was impossible
for him to frame the question more
broadly, and that he would have to
note an exception.
did you ever see a pistol in Thaw's
possession?
Yes The first time was after
Christmas eve in 1903, but he never
carried pistol except when in New
York"
"NrA Thaw. did you ever tell Thaw