The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-05

from the evidence that when he killed Stanford White he was an insane man"
 II was asserted that Thaw labored under the delusion that his life was York city and believed threats had been made to kill him. This account cd for the fact that since January, 1904, he had carried a pistol
 He had placed in his overcoat pocket the night he went to the Madison Square Roof Garden. There he turned suddenly and saw what he thought was demon glowering at him. The impulse came. He felt that to kill White would be an act of Providence and so believing he set about his task
 It was the work of an insane man. MT. Gleason declared from the de- iusions of a disordered brain. Counsel told the story of Thaw's defense in a conversational way as if lie were talk Ing every juror of the twelve into his confidence. They listened intently. MT. Gleason was twice interrupted by District Attorney Jerome on the ground that he was arguing q case from the evidence instead of plainly stating what the evidence was to be.
 The interruptions caused Mir. Glea- son to repeat in some instances. b,,t his remarks did not seem to lose weight by the process. The runor that there were to be further changes in the jury box would not down until Assistant District Attorney Gsarvam actually be. gan his address
 It was said that District Attorney Jerome had brought all the pressure and persusaion af his command to san consent for the removal of one or two of the men. but Thaw's counsel held out against all pleading for . Iurther revision of the trial panel.
 Famous Trial Begins.
 When the February Jurors had been dismissed and Justice Fitzgerald had taken the bench. there at once began desk.
 Thaw apeared 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; ms sister, Mrs. Carnegie: Evelyn Nes- Dit Thaw and May Mckenzie. Edward and Josiah Thaw also were present. the only familyf absentee being the Countess of Yarmouth.
 All the witnesses for the prosecution were in court They were only the eye-witnesses of the tragedy on the Madison Square roof garden. Some witnesses. said to have been summoned by the defense. also were in court, ai- 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 1t was in vain. At the end of the last conference on the subject, held at Justice Fitzgeraid's desk, As- sistant District Attorney Garvan arose quietly and in very low tone began the opening address for the prosecu- ton and the actual hearing of the fa- nous case was on.
 MT. Garvan congratulated the jurors on their body having been completed, and then outlined the purpose of the law. which was not seeking for ven geance, but to uphold the security of the State. Ho urged the importance of the case and a strict observance of the law in order that a verdict, fair to all. might be reached.
 It was the claim of the people he said, that on the night of June 25. 1906. the defendant shot and, killed. with reconciliation and intent to kill one Stanford WhiteA He then briefly out lined the movements of Mir. White, be- ginIng with the Saturday proceeding the tragedy and ending with the actual scene of the shooting on the Madison Square roof garden.
 Garvan Describes Tragedy.
 Mr. Garvan told how Stanford White had, on the 25th of June last. taken his son, Lawrence, and school-mate of the latter to dine at the Cafe Mar |, tin. The boys had bought tickets to the New York Theatre Roof Garden, and declined an invitation of Stanford White to accompany him to the roof garden.
 stanford White" said Mir. Garvan' went to the Madison Square roof gar den and sat alone at one of the small tables there, watching the first pro- duction of a play called Mamseile Champagne,'
 ''The defendant was there with his wife and two friends. Truxton Beale and Thomas Caleb. The defendant walked constantly about the place. In the middle of the second act the de- fendant's party started to leave the roof. The defendant let his party go ahead and Jagged behind. Passing the table where Stanford White was sit- ting, this defendant wheeled suddenly. faced Mr. White and deliberately shot him through the brain, the bullet en- tering the eye.
 MT. White was dead. The defend ant did not know this. He feared he had not completed his work and he fired again, the bullet penetrating Whites cheek. Still to make sure, he fired third time. MT. White. or rather the body of Mir. White. tumbled to the floor.
 "The defendant turned and. facing the audience, held his revolver aIoft with barrel upside down to indicate that he had completed what he In- tended to do The bis audience under stood. There was no panic |"