Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-11
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Thaw Trial.

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Harry X. Thsw's attorneys is being
bent today on an effort to have admitted
In evidence the viii made by the young
millionaire on the eve Of bis marriage to
Evelyn Nesbit in April 1905
The first announcement of the day
was an edict from the bench, tina! s,th
the exception Of the six actively eDgs ged
newspaper women, no members OF the
gentler sex was to be permitted in the
court room during the remainder Of the
Thaw trial. The order caused buzz Of
Indignation among a regiment of cack'
ling scandal mongers and sensation
seekers who we're drawn out by the
beautiful sprirg weather and to lay
siege to the outer doors Of the court
building. Their protests we're in vain,
however, and when court was called tC
order the only women present wereIht
six designated.
Thaw was brought into court at 1886
looking fresh and 10 good spirits, bnl
there was 8 fash of disappointment on
his face, as be noted that no members o.
his family we're in court.
Judge Delmss accompanied Mrs.
Harry Kendall Thaw into court, but
left her in the clerks Office, where she
remained to greet her husband when be
was brought into the prisoners pen.
]. d. Lyons, vice president Of the
UUOD National Bank, of Plttsburg, was
the first witness called by the defense to
identify the will of Harry X. Thaw on
which todsy's fight seems to centre.
District Attorney Jerome Immediately
objected to Mr.. Lyons as a witness. His
contention was the same as that raised
last week, when the will was temporarily
barred out on the ground that no EVIL
dence had been offered to lay the founda-
ton of proof of rhaw's insanity.
Jerome insisted or some further proof
of II Try Kendall Fbaw's wesk.minded-
ness which brought from Judge Delmas
the first word unfolding DIR. Wiley, the
victim of Jerome's yivisection as an
expert.
In his answer Judge Delmas declared
that while the defense has an abundance
OF expert testimony TO introduce, prov
ing that Thaw was insaDe al the time
that be shot Stanford White, it is the
purpose OF the defense to introduce the
facts 10 the case, Grst, enumerste haw's
ecccntIicities aud then clnch the case
by introduction of the testimony of the
experts at the close.
After long wrangle between Jerome
and Delmas, following all objection by
the former to the testimony, OF Mr.
Lyons, on the ground that the defense
had not yet established a basis for
the insanity plea, the prosecutor backed
down and Lyons was allowed to testify
to having received from Harry Kendall
Thsw, prior to April 1906, the will over
which the fight is being made. Mr..
Lyons declared that the envelope con-
tanning the will was unbroken during
the time it was in bis possession and up
to the time he surrendered il the latter
part of November 1906. Attorney
Gleason, for the defense, then took the
stand, and testified that the envelope
came into his possession with the seal
unbrcken on December IL, 1906.
at this point Attorney Delmas again
offered the will in evidence, but Jerome
objection on the ground of the passing
OF the will from Lyons to Gleason with
out being opened was sustained and the
will was temporarily laid aside.
Evelyn Nesbit was then recalled to the
stand.
Instantly the court room which had
been in q drowsy state, became sur
charged with excitement.
Delmas than asked the district attor-
ney to produce the note which Mrs.
Harry Kendall Thsw wrote to her hus-
band at the Cafe Martin on the night Of
the tragedy.
Several minutes elapsed before this
bit of evidence could be produced and
during the interim Evelyn was tho target
of every pair OF eyes in the room.
After the note had been duly identi-
fed Delmss asked Evelyn If she could
identify it.
81 can" was the answer.
"Did you write it?'
ayes"
Delmas then read the note to the
court. 1t said
"The B. was here a moment ago,
| hut went ont again.
To whom did that 'B' refer ~
"To Stanford White"
"Now, | will ask you" said Mr.. Del
mas, In very gentle tone as he noticed
the frightened tones Of the voice of the
witness, "if you ever heard Dir. Thaw
speak of any threat made against his life
| by Stanford White"
jerome objected and Justice Fitz-
gerald sustained the objection and the
question was re-stated.
Jerome objected on the ground that
the question did not bear on The inssnii y
defense, but had TO do with the plea OF
sel:.defense which had not ss yet been
established by Thaw's attorney.
Tie objection to Delmas' question wss
sustained.
"You have already referred to Christ
mas eve OF 1909. Will you state if on
that evening, or any evening subsequent,
Mr.. Thaw made any statement to you OF
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