The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1907-03-01

will show Evelyn Nesbit in much more
favorable light than she has heen made to
appear by the cruel cross examination of
| her
Mr. Delmas, leading counsel for the de-
Tense of Harry Thaw, is SO absolutely GER
tain that Mr.. Jerome committed tactical
error in not sparing the feelings of Evelyn
| Nesbit Thaw when she was on the witness
stand, that when court convenes Monday
morning Mr. Delmas will insist, should
Mr. Jerome hesitate in delving deeper into
the girls past, that the District Attorney
shall proceed upon the cross examination
and continue it until he has completely
finished with the witness. Mr.. Delmas is
of the opinion that the greater the cruelty
of the girl S cross examination the deeper
will be the impression which the original
story will leave upon the minds of the jury,
and that thus the case of the defense is
being strengthened with the repetition of
the ordeal which drives all women from the
courtroom. There is no reason why Mr..
Jerome should not continue his cross ex-
animation of Evelyn Nesbit unless he is
convinced that there are doubts Of the
present mental soundness of the defendant
So far as Mr. Delmas is concerned, Mr..
Jerome must either take refuge in an ap-
plication for a commission in lunacy, which
the defense will strongly oppose, or he
must continue to create such scenes In the
courtroom as to make men weep and those
in the jury box turn their faces in COM
miseration over the sorrows of the wife.
1t will not be difficult, perhaps, for Mr..
jerome to prove that Evelyn Nesblt Thaw
did not tell all the secrets Of her life when
she testified on the witness stand in the
long story which she repeated to her hus
band, and which, in the contention of the
defense, served to intensity his abnormal
mental condition. While these disclosures
are most excruciating to Mr.. and Mrs.
Thaw, they do not cause the defense any
apprehension as to the impression they
must leave upon the final arbiters in de-
termning facts, the II men in the jury
box
When the trial is resumed Monday Mr..
Jerome will be armed with certain intor-
nation placed in his hands by several
chorus girls who were friends of White.
The names Of these girls were whispered
to Mr.. Jerome by Evelyn Nesbit and the
District Attorney proceeded at once to Sc
cure statements from them. They are
both said to be extremely angry that their
names were brought into the case and,
blaming Evelyn Nesbit for it, they will
add a chapter to the sensational story
which Mr.. jerome has brought out con-
corning the relations between Evelyn Mes
bit and other men than White and Thaw.
This will be adduced as part Of the gen
eral effort to discredit the defenses chief |
witness and makes certain several days of
great sensations in the coming week The
effect Of these sensations may be, as MIR.
Delmas thinks they will be, 70 deepen in
the hearts of the jurors their sympathies |
for the girl in her tribulation.
In this view Of the weeks expected |
events, the coming week is likely to de-
velop even greater sensations than those
which have already taken place Mean
while, it may be stated that it is very un-
usual to find jury Of | 2 men with hearts |
wholly impervious to the tears of woman,
especially if that woman happens to be un-
usually attractive and singularly childish
and simple in appearance, and if this jury
is inpervious to the tears Of Evelyn Mes
bit, those of the mother on the stand are
likely to be effective if the jury can be
moved at all by woman's suffering for
another.
Clifford W. Hartridge, chief of counsel
for Harry X. Thaw, declared today that
Jerome was beaten.
The lawyer issued an official statement
touching upon the report that Mr.. Jerome
would ask FOR commission to inquire into
the insanity of Stanford White slayer.
eff that suggestion came from the Dis
trict Attorneys Office said Mr.. Hart
ridge, lit is peculiar. [ am using mild |
word. Harry Thaw is certainly not any
more insane now than when the trial be-
gan. 1t would be peculiar thing to do
now when they are beaten.
''Of course, the defense will fight any
application of a commission. Before the
trial began people wouldn't believe me
when l said that if immediate application
would be made for commission it would
not be from the defense.
Evelyn's pitiful narrative that the arch
itect lured other young women and limo
cent girls to fate the same as hers will |
be borne out by two other victims who
have consented to take the witness stand
for the defense.
The statement was made today by one
of the lawyers for the defense, who de-
cared that no matter how grilling may be
the District Attorneys cross examination
of the prisoners wife, these two witnesses
will substantiate every word she has said.