Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1907-04-10
Jerome Closed His Address
at 3:4S This Afternoon
to Crowded House.
SAID TO HAVE BEEN A
MAGNIFICENT EFFORT
DisCred d Evelyn and RidiCuled
the Doctrine of the UnWritten
Law In This Case.

New York, April lot was Dis
trict Attorney Jerome's turn in the
Thaw case today. In summing up
the prosecutions case against Harry
K. Thaw, Jerome disclaimed all in
tention of entering into any oratorical
contest with Delmas. but 1t Is seldom
that an address more powerful, more
subtle. or more logical has been
heard in any court room. From
cold logic he passed to biting sar-
casm and then invective, with here
and there a touch of pathos. He had
the closest attention of the jurors and
spectators. including the Thaw fam
lily.
His defense of Stanford White,
whose spirit he said seemed to be
hovering in the court room. begging
to be heard before 1t was blackened
forever, was uttered with impressive
ness and with tears in his eyes.
The luncheon recess was ordered
at 1 o'clock and 2:l4 Jerome resum
ed. He may conclude in time for
Justice Fitzgerald to charge the jury
today.
Wandering I'm Romance Fields.
All previous crowds were insignifi-
cant compared to that which stormetl
the court room doors this morning
in an effort to hear Jerome sum UP
the states case against Thaw. The
court did not convene until 1880 a.
m. and the room was taxed to its
capacity when Jerome arose to ad-
dress the jury.
He began by telling the jury they
had been wandering through fields
of romance for two days. He said
the case on trial was not one of rape,
but of murder. An appeal to the
sympathy and passion of the jury was
broad departure from the duty of
the counsel. There could he said,
be but one of four verdicts-murder
In the first degree, murder in the Sec
ond degree, manslaughter, or mot
guilty because of insanity"
Rejects Dcmcntia Americana.
Jerome referred sarcastically 10
"dementia Americana" with which
Delmas had said Thaw was suffering,
asking If 1t was the higher law under
which a man may flaunt a woman
through the capitals of Europe for
two years as his mistress and then
kill his predecessor. He warned the
jury that it would be u violation of
their oath to consider "dementla
Americana" declaring that 1t has no
status on the Atlantic seaboard.
jerome made a fiery attack on
Evelyn, referring to her sarcastically
tHt dlbtl tIlllut SdNllE size SetIt-
ed always ready to go to the human
ogre who had stripped her of her vir-
tue"
Whites Pleading Spirit.
Jerome said that the voice of the
murdered Stanford White was crying
out to him. Cant you say one word
for me? Must / go down to the fire
of hell unheard, undefended? The
district attorney denounced Evelyn's
story as false.
Attacks the Young Woman.
This afternoon jerome took up the
character of Evelyn Thaw He said
her dairy was the key to the whole
story. Jerome said the police deliv-
cred the dairy to him the night be-
fore he put it in evidence. II did
not come from Evelyn's mother.
Every Day Tendcrloln.
Jerome said: This is simply the
common. vulgar, everyday. tender
loin homicide He referred 10
Thaw's much discussed letters to At
torney Longfellow as the erratic and
vulgar productions of rich Hitter
ate"
Judge VIII Charge jury Today.
Jerome finished at 3:4S. Fitzger-
aid ordered recess until 4:15 before
beginning his charge to the jury.