The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-05


and we will show its origin in hered-
ltary insanity.
Nevertheless we will show 10 you
that despite his insanity this defend
ant had provocation and that he did
what any one Of you would have done
under Similar conditions.
at Is story that throbs with pas.
sion and sinks deep into sorrow aud
suffering as II progresses.
I'VE VIII demonstrate 20 you by
sworn witnesses that Harry Thaw
was subject TO such persecutlon and
such wrong as would prompt any sane
man 10 the course which our client
pursued.
but he was not sane. What he sui.
fered and what he endured overthrow
his reason. and he committed an act
without being responsible for II. al.
though having ample provocation II
was an act justlhable In itself yet
nevertheless performed by man who
had no control over himself or his acts
nc the time.
I'VE viii show you that insanity and
epilepsy existed In this mans family
for many years. We intend 10 prove
that hereditary impulses 50 operated
IN his mind rs 10 overthrow his reason
In the hour Of his stress after he had
been the victim Of CONSTANT misireat.
mcnt which continued Tor weeks aud
months and years"
T'haw sat like wooden man. M.
arms folded his head down Ike the
head Of sullcn bull preparing o.
charge. his g.e fixed risidly on ~,
table Ia front OF bun. his skin on hi.
checks hanging In heavy folds. Occa
slouall, he covered his flushed. sullcu
face with his hands Ills blinking eye
lids danced an accompaniment 10 the
twitchlnE muscles at the roois Of nj.
hair alons the temples.
Mr.. Gleason quoted Shakespeare
Goethe. Stevenson and John Hay. IL
said the action Of his wrongs upon
Harry Thaw's brain had been like the
torture 81 the lmqulsltiou In which q
drop Of water fell at regular interval.
upon the victims head until siccplcss
Iess aud pain drove him mad.
Tn 10 this time he had dealt Will
rhaw's alleged wmng only IN ths
hroadcst and most general terms.
we will show" said the tlgnlhcd
Mr.. Gleason. that Harry Thaw has m
uncle who i now In the asylum a luna
tic. We will show that there u insan
iiy on both sides Of his family. Harry
rhaw was born NJ We viii show. viii
y psycopathic temperament. lie wa
unduly nervous NJ child aud from
hahyhood M he wolld awaken ncry
ously."
Nav Gleason had come to the rea
crux u his case For the fret tim'
Harry Thaw's wife was mentioned by
name.
In 1871 this defendant met EvelyI
Ncshli." said Gleason. "IIc loved bel
with ~ honorable love ~ any maI
ever entertained. lie went 81 her moth
cr aud told the mother 81 hls love. III
became Ter open and accepted suitor
She was In need Of an operation. aud
was decided by the mother that ih'
girl should be taken 10 Europe for tn
operation. Mr.. Thaw as her acccpic'
lover went with her.
"HIc took her 10 call upon his owl
sister. the Countess OF Yarmouth.
I'm May. 1908. Harry Thaw proposes
90 Miss Nesblt. She refused him 10
reasons which she herself viii tel
From that moment an idea took pos
session OF Harry Thaw's mind wit
regard 10 Stanford white which In III
lapse OF time led him to believe
would bc entirely proper and an act o
Providence 20 Kill Stanford White.
do not intend 20 tell you here wha
Evelyn Thaw told her Twccthcaf
when she first gave 10 him her reason
for refusing 10 marry him. Sho hcl
self will take the stand aud tell 20
what II was, aud you shall judge 70
yourself.
I'VE Will show you that the ihing
which Harry Thaw FIRST heard froI
Evelyn Ncsbit's lips led him 10 writ
many letters and notes 10 the socict
For the Prevention ~ Cruelty 10 Chi
dren letters that will convince you ,
the dcranRcd condition ~ his mind.
I'VE will show you that Harry Tha'
lid not abandon hls purpose Of MARI
ing Evelyn Nesblt. hut that he mail
got her consent and did marry he
We will show you that he had carrie
revolver from June. 1904. We wi
show further that on the night Of Jun
IS last he wore an ovcrcoat upon n
roof Of Madison square Garden NJ
for tho purpose Of hiding his weapo
but because his physician had advise
him 10 do so.
I'VE will convince you finally thI
when he saw Stanford white his min
In IT, diseased state 20 operated that
felt II TO be an act Of Gods providcn'
TO Kill him and that be walked direct
TO Stanford whites side ~ ms
might walk 10 meet friend and The
and there shot him TO death"
Mr.. Garvan. In opening tho case Z
thu state and telling the story Of u
killing OF white, occupied less than .
teen minutes. and the prosecutions g
tire case was kept within two bout
With the exception Of young VIII