The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-07
Dolphin DELMAS TAKES
CHARGE OF THAW CASE
District Attorney Jerome No Longer
the Whole Thing---Evidence Sub
mitted by Defense.
Either the Wife or Mother of the Accused Will Be First
Witness on the Stand TODAY

View York. Feb. 6--The defense of
Harry X. Thaw. under the direction of
Attorney Dolphin VI. Delmas OF Cali
fornia. began to assume definite shape
today. When court adjourned testi-
,,onv had been placed before the jury
20 the effect that Stanford White had
baen heard TO make a threat to kill
she defendant. coupling the threat with
.ho displav Of a revolver; that Thaw's
.ctions following the killing Of White
~, tho roof OF Madison Square Garden
was considered by several eye-wit-
,,esses 10 have been irrational" that
an uncle Of the defendant was insane:
that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw passed a
note 70 her husband during dinner at
the Cafe Martin the evening of the
tragedy. that District Attorney Jerome
has this note and refused, on the de-
mand OF the defense, to introduce it i'm
evidence.
Wife or Mother Today.
At the close OF today's proceedings
Il was announced by Mr.. Delmas that
either the wife or the mother Of the
defendant would be the first witness
tomorrow morning.
Bfe was made two years and a half be-
fore the tragedy occurred District At
torney Jerome objected 10 the evidence,
declaring the defense was not under
stood by him TO be one of self-defense.
Mr. Delmas replied that the defense
intended to take advantage of every
legal defense allowed I'm the state Of
New York. be il insanity, self-defense
or any other legitimate justification of
The taking OF a human life.
Tits Between Attorneys.
This was but the first Of a series of
interesting tits between the dist rict
attorney and Mr. Delmas during the
day. and IL was agreed that Mr. Je-
rome had found Thaw's new leading
counsel foeman worthy Of his best
Efforts The two men are OF widely dif-
ferent types-AIr. Jerome quick. pas
sionate, f0rceful. sarcastic and brilliant
az ridicule. Mr. Delmas calm, cour-
teous, resourceful. witty. crafty and
ethical to whom the district attorn "
was always the learned district at
iorney' There was never a deviation
from this method OF address.
Benjamin Boman. formerly a stage
dCorkeeper at the Madison Square the
atre. was the witness who told oi
Whites threat. Boman was offered al
witness yesterday. but the district
sttorney was successful at that time
In blocking the evidence by objections
White Jealous of Thaw.
Boman declared that on Christina.
eve. 1903, Stanford White came to fhe
stage door about lib p. IN and asked
for Miss Nesbit Tho doorkecper told
lin the actress, who was then playins
IN The Girl From Dixie had gone
home. White at first accused him OF q
falsehood. and then asked who had
been her escort.
Mr.. Thaw," the witness said he re-
Piled.
"Oh, that Pittsburger." commented
Inc architect, who. to make sure the
actress had gone. went TO her dressing
room on the stage. Not finding hel
lhere. White. according 10 Bonan
Walked rapidly out Of the theatre witt
q revolver in his hand and muttering
III find and kill that -
.Fiore daylight" The witness said p,
believed the threat TO be directe,
against Harry Thaw. and told him of 4
sc'eral days later. when they chance,
:" meet on Fifth avenue. He also told
detective sergeant about the incident
Stuck to His Story.
district Attorney Jerome cross-exam.
bpt p S,,e witness for more than an hour
4, Dolnan adhered closely TO his story
every detail. Once or twice the wifi.
snS became triflc confused as TO dates
fr as 20 MS movements during the pas
isrI,S e e and said he had not been regu
Witge.eli nployed during that period. Tn,
$50 - denied having been paid or prom
news any money by Thaw or his attor
Thomas McCaleb. the Californian VIII,
rfrr- ~ Na ful,f n
Giasedy. testified that at dinner tina
b.Hlns Mrs Thaw had suddenly asket
vrorsS Ns s,.ii Tor pencil scrubbed few
-. 70 him. What was in this note IN,
alior-sSS 9ld not know. and he was no
divfric.' because Of an objection by thu
change os ',orney to. testify as TO wha
,rbaso or manner. II any is produced il
In ~. IL mas been reported from tim.
vo,,ne mat u was I'm this note tina
wrots - "I - thaw. referring 20 White
.,rSS 70 her husband:
mat hlackguard is here"
Demand Made Upon Jerome.
"bo,e understand said Mr.. Delmas
of he LIS. note is now in the possession
nsrse1 az the contents of that slin n
dence' 9eheving Il 10 be material evi
trict ,t, we demand that the learned dis
Mr "sotney produce it,
Eoluso - sat silent. There was alb
roore aud dramatic stiffness i'm the cti,,-
ali evs sno Mr.. Delmas stood waiting. an.
tornVv e turned on the district at
samea waiting some time Mr.. Delmas re
district al ~ that the silence OF the learnel
discourtes,ss Vfuey is not intended as
feels - sessy. bu, a conception az what h
will atternr." MS DUTY i'm the matter. w
Of the no.s. later 10 prove the content
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