Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-06
suu HE WOULD KILL THAw'
Vac yery Angry and Black in the
wv Face with Rage at the
Time.
WITNESS WAS VERY POSITIVE
49,. po,n,os Takes Charge of Defend-
~ cose and Proves Worthy OPP
ponent TO MIR. Jerome

>..w york Feb. 6.--Stanford White
s,.oioy,pe n pistol. threatened to take
w. ufs Of Harry X. Thaw. according
:. ,hA evidence Of D witness introduced
BY the defense today.
white had called at the theater where
r,.,.r, Nesbit was playing on CHRIST
A,si' ia0g and after he had oeeh
mrs .he voung lady had gone away
WY Tho,y White was heard 10 re-
wiz .,ru And and kill that - -
n''' hosors daylight" This testimony
was offered by BENJAMIN D tha ,,me
,gss the stage doorkeepcr al tne ''N--
Of the Incident . eearching
Mr.. Jerome conducted ss hnid
cross-exaninatlon, but the Wll,n en Ne
his original story IN every ~. u' y when
answered with an emphatic nv, ,nap-
asked II he had received any eVii'pe
sutton nom Ihaw's attorneys; ,,,or,is
Dolphin NJ. Delmss, the ca', a'araa
lawyer. today assumed aetiNe VA f.,
m the defense, and Mr.. Jerome io'''e
him a capable opponent r,aw
Interest In the opening, Oh 'ne he
case today conferred ~. ths
maneuvers of counsel ior .ne
defense who at the end OF yesteI-
DAVIS proceedings had an earnest con.
mitation among themselves as 10 tiie
future conduct Of the case ana a. "
rhether Mr.. Gleason should coiitilue
IN charge of the examination OIL wiz
nesses. ,, ,ha
matter squarely up to the defendar,
and before the session began today al
az the SIX lawyers who have represent
"a Thaw since the beginning of the
trial went into the prisoners pen TO
discuss the matter with him
They were still in the pen when Jus
ice Fitzgerald took the bench Then
they filed into the courtroom along
with the defendant. All the lawyers
took their accustomed places atethe.
counsel table. The Countess Of Var
mouth appeared in court this morning
for The first time in several days. With
her came George L. Carnegie and HIS
wife, another sister of defendant.
Edward and Joseph Thaw also were
present, the only absentees being Mrs.
William Thaw and Mrs. Evelyn Thaw.
When the session began Mr. Jerome
stated that up0y adjournment yester-
day the point was pending as to the
admission OF certain testimony by a
witness who was about TO state a con-
lsrsation held with Thaw in January,
Nl.
The court had sustained the objection
. the question interposed by the dis
net attorney, but had invited the eta
ION Of authorities. Mr.. Jerome was
isadlng from case which he had ap-
pled, when Atty Delmas arose and
suggested that witness be placed up
% the stand before the continuing of
he proceedings.
DELMAS IN CHARGE OF DEFENSE.
! then became known that Mr.. Del
Pas was TO assume active charge of the
asnse whose case was handled yes
ieIday by Mr.. Gleason.
y was said Mr.. Delmas had delivered
~ uiliInatnm that he would withdraw
ION inc case unless given a free hand
:. vVnuuetihs the fight for Thaw's life.
~ results OF yesterdays proceedings
Ivy anything but satisfactory to all
gncerned In the case.
AIT Jerome replied to Mr.. Delmas
ast me matter OF allowing the wit
ss boman, to state conversation
snn lhe defendant was pending yester-
~, ~, ana should be finally decided be-
" W urlhsihg In further examination.
~ pelIias said he would withdraw
@e question asked the witness. which
ySs the objection to be entered.
ms was agreed 10.
~. Jerome said he would Withdraw
s ps objection to the introduction OF
,,ns, lending 10 show insanity In
u ns branches Of the Thaw fami-
Wnslded certain questions asked
drawn. ''''uaE were WITH
N. Ne Withdraw the questions" said
i, Demas, and viii go over the mat.
BoMAN's TESTIMONY.
M Dolmas directed that Renianin
,ln4.il whose testimony had beon nx.
~ Yesterday, be recalled
A, nslnah said that I'm 1908 he vos 4.
a1n.A 1ss ~ the Garden theater.
II, pla you know Stanford White ana
Yes
t,, Da you oyer hear White naka
fsl' 's7'oS' the life of any per-
Yes
NJ, JEROME objected savinr ho ,,,,
" st defense wa" 10 nc one
~, nemas declared that o,or,, A.,
ss llie law allowed was "a ha
advantage Of. was 10 he taken
Wp Spone Withdrew his objection.
N AhREAIENED THAW's
%, LIFE.
N,lo.tw nights after Chrs,,. A..
VI ~ ~ resumed, Stanford WITT oo ,n
inos ise siter the show and ,van,aa
loid MISS Neshit had rone ha, W
NJ NNn sle had. He renIied wv,
'boa NJ. mar ! told him 10 20 haoh
Ehen h suge ana sec for njr, 49,
pulled 's'uined aud as he posssd ~.
0hersd pistol from his poclsa, o 10"
Il -. IN INA and kan ina, ~
no va.slore daylight
NJ Wh,,ss stated the vile no,,o l..
NJ nv mad applied Ia he ne
" w had threatened in a lo,,d
eNei' a psII,nlnlgnicate this threat N
TX asked Mr. Delmas '"
obte,, ~ detective sereean,
ld IN, ~ that said Mr. Jero,
% defehdn a,,'5nmunicate the thrent w.
IA. 1 me, asked Mr.. Delmas
~ MIN N MN on Fifth ayenue o.,
~ o. Whpupe Incident az the thea,nr
hsn he n nas Mr. Whites eonai,o.
re VA. s.ae The threat" ''oh
~ ''1eh III the face with an.
II Vas W ys. NJ Whites manners,
|. You nav MAJ v'sfy angry" ''''
laws ro, ,aks the Witness" rens,,,os
" he ,,,,., '' a''of-