Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-06
1HAN|S LAWYERS
MUCH WORRIED
Disturbed at the Outcome Of the
Evidence to Show That
Prisoner is Insane
F
CONSULTATION WITH THAw
CONSULTATION WITH THAw
All tho Counsel for Defense Has Con-
ference With Their Client Before
Opening court-Attorney DeImas As.
sunes Activ. Charge, Gleason in
Background.

New York, Feb. 6.-Stanford White,
displaying pistol, threatened to take
the life OF Harry X. Thaw, according
to the evidence Of witness nitro
duced by the defense today. White
had called at the garden theater where
Evelyn Nesbit was playing, on Christ
mas eve, 1908. 1t was after he had
been told the young lady had gone
away with Thaw that White, after say
ing: "Oh. that Pittsburger." was
was heard to remark: ''Tll find and
kill that - - before
daylight" This testimony was offered
by Benjamin Boman, who was stage
doorkeeper at the time of the incident.
jerome conducted searching cross
examination. He answered with an
emphatic No" when the district at
torney asked him If he had received
any compensation from Thaws at
torneys.
Dephin NJ. Delmas. the California
lawyer, today assumed active charge Of
the Thaw defense and Jerome found
IN him capable opponent. There were
several interesting tits between the
two, Delmaa always suavely referring
to his adversary as 1.-THE learned dis
trict attorney"
The countess OF Yarmouth and Mrs.
George Carnegie. sisters Of defendant,
were in the court room today. Mrs.
William Thaw accompanied them as
far as the judges chambers. Mrs. Har-
'ry Thaw also came to the chambers.
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New York. Feb. 6.-Interest In the
opening Of the Thaw case today CEN
tered in the maneuvers Of counsel for
defense who at the end Of yesterdays
proceedings had an earnest consulta-
tion among themselves as to the fu-
ture conduct of the case. 1t was evil
IDENTIFY decided to put the matter
sQuarely up to the defendant, and be-
fore the court session began today all
six lawyers who have represented
Thaw since the beginning of his trial
went into the prisoners pen to discuss
the matter with him. They were still
in the pen when Justice Fitzgerald
took the bench and then filed into the
court room along with the defendant.
All the lawyers took their accustomed
places at the counsel table.
When court opened Mr.. Delmas, the
San Francisco lawyer, assumed active
charge of the defense, displacing Gleas-
on. who handled the case yesterday. 1t
was said Delmas had delivered an ul-
timatum that he would withdraw from
the case unless given free hand in
conducting the fight for Thaw's life.
The result of yesterdays proceedings
was anything but satisfying to all con-
cerned in the case. Delmas withdrew
the questions asked Witness Boman
Yesterday regarding conversation
with Thaw in 1904, which caused an
objection from Jerome. Thereupon
Jerome withdrew the objection to the
Introduction Of evidence tending to
ahow insanity in collateral branches
OF the Thaw family, provided certain
questions asked the witnesses Offered
yesterday were withdrawn.
eve withdraw the questions said
Delmas "and will go over the matter
again"
Witness Says White Threatened. Thaw.
Reniamin Boman, doorkeeper of the
Garden theater. was recalled as the
first witness today. He testified that in
1909 he heard Stanford White make
threat against Thaw's life.
"a few nights after Christmas" wit
ness said, white came to me after the
show and wanted to know if Miss Mes
hit had gone home. told him she had.
He replied: You are a liar"
told him to go back on the stage and
sec for himself He returned, and as
he passed me he pulled pistol from
his pocket and muttered: I'll find and
Kill that --- before daylight
Witness stated that the vile name said
iby White was applied to the man
whose life he had threatened in a loud
voice. Boman said that he communi-
Gated this threat to a detective sar-
geant at the time, and to Thaw. White
was very angry when he uttered the
|eat
5ssAt the conclusion Of Boman's exam
.If there are any persons in the court
room whose sense of propriety would
be offended by the testimony of this
witness. the court will give them op-
portunity to withdraw"
I'VE must ask the court to bear with
us In bringing out this testimony" ex-
planned Delmas, but it is essential"
"It Is perfectly right and proper
quickly assured the lawyer
There are ladies here, however, and
I think they should be given an oppor-
tunity to withdraw if they so desire"
The countess of Yarmouth and Mrs.
George Carnegie quickly left the court
room.
Jerome took the witness, and for
the better part of an hour, questioned
him closely as to his employment and
places of residence for the last five
1.0y,