The Washington herald., 1907-01-22
Hearing Postponed by Agree
ment Until Tomorrow.
EMOTIONAL INSANITY IS PLEA
First InkIing of Defense Comes Out.
jerome Expects to Prove Case by
Slayer Seems Pleased lie Is to
Learn Fate-Expect Wife'S Brother.

lay in concluding another case. the trial
of Harry K. Thaw, charged with the
murder of Stanford White, was to-day
postponed until Wednesday. Thaw was
brought across the bridge, but remained
in an anteroom while the court proceed !
ings were arranged and the time Of the
trial set
1t was intimated to-day for the first
time that the defense will be along the
lines of emotional insanity This was the
inference from the remark OF Lawyer
Harr!dge, counsel for Thaw, that the
defense would call medical experts. 1t is
also learned that the district attorney be-
Heves that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of
the defendant, viii, on cross-examination, /
turn out TO be the star witness for the
prosecution.
I'VE intend 10 prove by her" said an
official connected with the district at
toTney, that Thaw knew what he was
doing when White was shot. and that he
was in his right senses when the shooting
took place"
The points in connection with the great
murder trial now at hand became public /
after the hearing had been adjourned. |
The talesmen called On the special panel
4
gerald until then.
1t was while Mr.. Hartridge was await |
ing for District Attorney Jerome 10 move |
for an adjournment of the trial that he |
revealed the plan Of defense for Thaw.
Two of our chief witnesses Will be |
medical experts" the lawyer said. Il /
understand the district attorney viii call /
tomorrow We viii call as many as he /
does"
Thaw Taken from Cell.
Thaw was taken from his cell in the /
Tombs half an hour before the judge ar 4
rived. While he was waiting there his /
wife called at the Tombs. She had 10 |
wait until he returned. Thaw gained /
glimpse Of the large crowd IN the main /
hail outside the courtroom when he /
walked along one Of the mezzanine floors /
When he returned 10 his cell, his face 4
was flushed with excitement. He was /
cheerier than he had been for several I
days. When Mrs. Thaw left him in TIE /
Tombs she was smiling and happy
An hour later Thaw's sister Alice. the /
Countess OF Yarmouth, accompanied by /
clerk from Mr.. Hartridges Office and by I
Mrs William ThaW, The prisoners /
mother, and Mrs. George Lauder Carne- /
gle, his sister, visited Thaw in the /
Tombs. They said that Thaw was more
cheerful than they had ever seen him
during their former visits there.
On his way 10 court Thaw caught a
glimpse OF the big crowd which be-
sieEed the doors of the main entrance
OF the Criminal Courts building as he
was led toward secret stairway on the
fourth floor, and he remarked to one of
his guards: They seem 10 be much in
yond that the young prisoner betrayed
no emotion.
Greeted by Wife.
When he returned 10 the Tombs. his
wife. who had impatiently awaited him,
greeted him with many questions as if
she were anxious to learn the most triv-
ial detail of his first day in court.
All persons other than 200 men from
among whom the jury of twelve is to
be selected were excluded from the
courtroom. Even many of the news
paper men. including correspondents from
many of the larger cities of this coun-
try, from London, and Paris, We're kept
outside the courtroom during the brief
proceedings The seating arrangements
We're not adequate for the talesmcn, many
Of whom were compelled to stand during
the long roll call.
There were 1SS talesmen present, of the
special panel of 200 who We're called,
from which the Thaw jury viii be Sc
leCted. The absenJees We're fined 500
each with the exception of one whom
the district attorney had excused on ac-
count of a hUrTiedly planned trip TO
Europe on account Of the health of
relative
Counsel for Thaw Agrees.
The district attorney made the motion
20 have the case set for Wednesday
morning, and it was agreed TO by counsel
Tor Thaw. With MT. jerome was As
sistant District Attorney F. 2. Garvan.I
who has been his chief aid in the prepa-
ration of the case. and will actively assist
in the prosecution. For Thaw there were
Clifford W. Hartridge, A. Russell Pea
body. John d. Gleason. and Daniel
O'Reilly.
Upon the dismissal of the talesmea
until Wednesday, when they viii be ex-
amined and twelve of them selected TO
decide upon Thaw's fate, the prisoner was
taken from the anteroom by the same
route back across the Bridge Of Signs
and to his cell
Thaw seemed dazed as he left the
courtroom, accompanied by Two deputy
sheTiffs, and stepped out into the corridor
of the first mez8anine floor. He stared
about at the building and over the railing
at the persons on the floor, and uncon-
sciously kept close 10 the deputies.
When recognized by a man standing in
the corridor and greeted with. Good
morning, MIR. Thaw," he looked about
quickly, stammered, and then said, halt
ingly: "O-o-GOOd morning"
The incident seemed to disconcert him.
and when he came to the passageway
leading 10 the Tombs he walked straight
ahead until stopped by the deputies.
spends Comfortable Night.
Thaw had spent comfortable night in
the Tombs Notwithstanding that his APP
pearance outside his prison was impend-
ing. He arose early, being out Of bed by
$50 o'clock. When he had satisfied him
self there was nothing left to be done he
left his cell and had his customary exer-
else in the corridor while waiting the ar
rival of his breakfast. He ate heartily of
the meal that was brought him, evidently
enjoying it hugely.
Soon after his breakfast. the first Of his !
counsel to arrive came TO his cell. This
was Mir. Peabody who spent nearly an
hour in earnest conversation with him.
Shortly afterward Mr. Hartridge came
He. too, spent considerable time with his
client :
AS soon as the lawyers departed Thaw
made another inspection of his personal
appearance.
Promptly at half past Deputy Sher-
ifs Bell and Delehanty called at the