Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-04-15
ATTY. DELMAS OUT
Of THE THAW CASE
He and Client Said to Have Had
Trouble Over Question Of Dr.
Hamilton Tesiifylng.
D. o'RElLLY NOW COUNSEL.
Only One lac ,engagel--Within Week
He VIII Move THAT Tflnw be
Released on Bail.

Now york. April 15-rn,erest in the
/ case Of Harry * Thaw now ceAters
about the probable changes he VIII
make In his staft OF lawyers. While no
official announcement has been Nude In
this regard. intimptions have come from
the lawyers themselves that changes
have been made and that others Will
follow,
Dolphin NJ. Delnas. who led the fight
at the recent trial, il is stated, has sew
cred his connection with the cpse. IN
this connection a story Of the remark
able proceedings of Thaw az q critical
period of his trial Is published here to-
day, The story reCiLeS that WhsN the
trial was resumed after tho report cf
the lunaey commission. Mt- Detuas
called Or. Hamilton to the Witnes
stand to have htm testify us 40 Thaw'S
mental condition when the murder was
committed. He was just about to QueS-
tion him When he received q note trOm
Thaw which read:
You are no longer In charge of my
case
Delnas secured the courts permits
sion to confer with his client. the story
states and when he asked Thpw what
the note meant, Thaw is said TO have
replied
at means just what 1t says. You
are not going to make those men tesu-
fly that 1 ara insane, ] am sane and
you know 1t. You are no longer In
charge ct my case
Mr.. pelnas then asked Thaw for per-
mission 10 withdraw, but his request
was refused Delmas under the law,
could not voluntarily retire from the
case and Tllaw having told him that
he CThaw) was the leading counsel In
his own case, Mr.. Delmas asked What
he wished done,
u WANT you 10 take Dr. Hamilton on
the stand and begin to sum up before
the jury was the reply.
Delmas attempted 10 reason With
Thaw bat he was lmmovabIe and
tpereunon announced that the defend
ant rested his case and Dr. Hamilton
was excused without testifying
Daniel oRellly makes the announce
ment that he is now counsel OF record
for Thlw and Will be in active charge
OF the case hereafter, He was appoint
60 10 that position a couple OF weeks
ago, he SAYS. succeeding Clifford W.
Haftridge, ThaN appointed O'RciIy
the day Mr., cartridge started to cross
examine Dr. Nabon, Mr.. OReilly saws.
and tried 10 frame a hypothetical ques-
uon which the Judge ruled out
hI- y Kelly is authority for the state
lnent that he Is the only one OF the five
lawyers Thaw has re-engased, but ne
says that Thaw is fond OF Lawyer Pea
II.
Dellnas and Gleason. according to Mr..
oReiily, are out for good. Mr.. O'Rei!lv
wiz move Within week to have Thaw
released ON bail and he says he ex-
poets to succeed.
1.-The question of counsel for Harry *.
Ihaw is expected to be settled finally
TO-DAY Since the conclusion of the
trial It has been generally believed thar
Dolphin NJ DcIuas who conducted IA
has terminated his connection with The
case.
a. Il. Peabody made his usual daily
call upon the prisoner today. on leay-
ing 'he prison he said that a statement
probably Will be given out late today
announcing changes In counsel.
Thaw today received Il handsome
cane made OF layers OF various kinds
of skins, highly polished and with n
silver handle mounted with pearls II
Moor Of Puma S% P HTs The by PACKAGE *
in which the cane was wrapped bore
an inscription reading;
We all vote for acqWittal (Signed)
Wells-FargO boys,
YOUNG NESB1T-s STATEMENT.
Pittsburg- April 15.-In a sworn
statement today Howard Nesblt. broth
er Of Evelyn Nesblt Thaw. denies thar
he wrote thar portion OF his letter
made public in New York last Satur-
day which reads
Perhaps | WAS Wrong In coming
here, but my parents are responsible
for that
IN his affidavit Youns Nesbit AYERS
that the above formed no part OF The |
letter he wrote to Harry Thaw
This statement, he said, Is made to
eSonerate his parents from the implied |
charge OF instiga ting him TO 60 10 New |
York rs Witness against ThaW.