Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-20
1HAW TRIAL TO Be
ENDED THIS WEEK
t Seems Now Certain That The
Case viii Gel to Jury in
/ Two Days.
MAY HAVE SESSION SATURDAY
Dclmas Will Have All Day Thursday
in Which to Sum Up and jerome
Will Deliver His Address on Friday
Jerome Makes Hint of an import,
ant Witness.
(By Associated Press,


NEW YORK, Mar. 19.-By prolong
ing his cross.eXamination of one of
The seven alienists introduced by the
defense to testify that Harry X. Thaw
was insane, when he shot and killed
Stanford White, District Attorney
Jerome made it impossible for the de-
tense to finally close it's case TODAY.
When adjournment until tomorrow
was taken there was pending only the
matter OF the admission of a letter
written by Thaw to j. Dennison Lyon.
Pittsburg banker, which Mr.. Del
mas said could help to fix the young
mans state of mind before the TO If
garden tragedy, and the likelihood
that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw would be
called tomorrow briefly to combat the
testimony OF Abraham Hummel.
District Attorney Jerome limited this
afternoon that an important witness
ior the prosecution might reach the
CITY tonight. The chances, however,
arc that half days session tomorrow
will be sufficient to conclude all the
testimony that is to be offered by
either side.
An adjournment then WILL be taken
until Thursday morning when Mr..
Deimas VIII begin his summing up
speech. He will have all of Thursday
TO himself and Mr.. Jerome will reply
on Friday. Justice Fitzgerald may
charge the jury that evening or he
may for first time hold court on Sat
ilrday in order to conclude the case
before the week ends.
Nothing But Expert Testimony.
With the exception of nothing the
last few minutes of the afternoon
session, the entire day was given over
10 expert testimony. Mr.. Jerome &C.
cupicd all the morning session with
his cross-eXamination of DR.. Smith e.
Jeliffe who said he believed Thaw
had been insane for more than two
years and half preceding the homi-
eide, During the afternoon Drs.
Charles w. Pilgrim, Minas Gregory,
Charles G.. WAGNER and Britton D.
; Evans, answered the prosecutions lry,
) pofietical questions for Mr.. Delmas
and gave: it as their opinion 3tha /;
i,T1aM's' 'reasoa was $50 detective when
he;killed White that he; didsnot know
that the act was wrong. $lE
When DEf% Evans, the last; d. the,
expiells; sthRRe down from fl 5ssia1d.
AR glelmtfs aslSe q permission ty2 las
sent on from Pittsbanirrgf 'by;'MT 1jSon II,
Mr.. Jerome objected unless all the
letters were admitted The point was
still being argued when adjournment
was taken.
What DeImas Will Urae.
MIR. Delmas in his address to the
jury will urge the acquittal of Thaw
on the ground that Thaw was TEN.
porarily insane when he killed White.
He will argue that the defense has
shown beyond doubt that Thaw's
mind was unhinged by the story
which Evelyn Neskt Thaw told him
before they were married and that it
was while in condition of mental
irresponsibility that he took Whites
life. He will attempt to discredit
Abraham Hummel. who has testified
that Evelyn Thaw told him ANYTHING
that was in the affidavit by showing
Hummers record. District Attorney
Jerome will claim that there is moth
ing in the case to show that Thaw
suffered from anything more than
jealousy.
Ire case has been fought to the.
last ditch by both sides and what the
jury will do no one can tell. In case
of conviction there will of course,
lie an immediate m6ition for a new
trial. Mr.. Delmas has saved all his
exceptions and his constant Directing
may have served to inject reversible
error into the case.
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