The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-05

to the opening address.
Justice Fitzgerald opened the court with
warning against anybody making IN
necessary noise. and Mr.. Garvan there
upon plunged into his brief statement OF
the prosecutions case.
The defendant was already there" said
Mr.. Garvan, with his wife, TruXtun
Beale, and Thomas McCaleb. After a
while the defendant suggested to the
party that they leave. He escorted them
10 the elevator. Then ne turned. and
walking up 10 Stanford White. shot him.
the bullet entering the left eye. AS if no;
content with his work. he fred again
and turned away. Then he wheeled again
and shot him third time White fell To
the floor and died there"
MIR. Garvan then recounted how Mrs
Thaw. who had not left the roof garden
threw her arms around her husband after
his arrest He told of Thaws arrest ant
Of his Indictment
THAT Is the crime" said Mr.. Garvan In
conclusion. I'VE contend that IL was a
cruel deliberate, premeditated, malicious
taking of life, and we ask for a verdict OF
guilty Of murder in the first degree
That was all of the presentation Of the
peoples case in the address. Mr.. Garvan
had spoken nfteen minutes
whites Son Tells story.
When Lawrence White took the stand
he was asked:
Where were you on Sunday June 24?'
At my home at st. James, Long Is
land"
He told of meeting his father at the
house at 121 East Twenty-frst street, with
a friend. Leroy King.
Did you so to dinner
Yes: at the Cafe Martin"
with your father and friend?'
Yes"
Had you bought theater tickets
Yes; two TO the New Amsterdam Root
Garden. I did not know my father was
to be with US"
Did you talk TO your father at din
mere"
y did"
What time did YOU leave Martin's?"
About Is minutes TO Q.
How did you go there?
In my fathers hansOm.'
He left you at the door?'
Yes"
Young White told Of going 10 the Har-
hGfQ AiQD- Nllf vi anu AEAtlLdA CldAADil,
and home, TO find reporters waiting at
his door From there, he went 20 the
garden. where they told him that his
father was dead. He did not see his
fathers body, however until two days
later.
This concluded his examination. The de
tense did not ask any cross-quesUons. and
the boy was allowed to 90. He took a
seat near the side door Of the court
room, and stayed for several minutes.
white Alone at Table.
Warner Paxton, the Madison Square
Garden engineer, was the next witness.
He told Of the arrangement Of the garden
and the elevators.
did you see Stanford White that
night?"
Yes; ne came in at $50. and sat at a
table about twenty feet from the Twenty
sixth street entrance"
WAS he alone?'
Yes"
When did you first see the defend
antg'
About an hour and half afterward.
He was leaning over Mr.. Whites table"
In front of Mr.. Whlte?"
NO"
Tell US what happened"
Il heard a shot, and saw Thaw standing
behind him. Mr.. White was leaning with
one elbow on the table and the other
thrown carelessiy over the back of the
chair. Then Thaw fred Two more shots.
Then he turned the revolver down, hold
ing IL by the barrel and walked slowly
away. AS soon as I had collected myself,
I followed him. Fireman Brudi had
caught him. and I went and stood beside
Brudi and Thaw. Near US was a party
Of five, and Thaw said to me. I've got 10
go down the elevator anyway; can't you
take me now; so I won't bother these
peopleT
The party got in with us. Thaw said,
I did it because he ruined my wife
Yes Harry said one Of the women, but
look at the fix you are in now" I know,
dearie.' said Thaw, but l probably saved
your life
AT the bottom was a policeman"
This ended Faxton's testimony. except
to identify a diagram Of the roof garden.
There was no REORGANIZATION.
Cohen Saw shots Fired.
Meyer Cohen, an employee Of the song
publishers of Nam elle Champagne. %
was the next witness. He was on the
roof garden on the night of the shooting
He had been standing at the back of the
rows Of seats with Mr.. Blease. He saw
Thaw enter with another man and also
saw him go out.
He walked down this way" said the
witness, and he got up from his chair
and walked down 10 the district attorneys
table to illustrate. Then, when he got
to a place opposite where Mr.. White sat.
he stopped and turned like this" Again
the witness started his walk toward the
eager audience around the front Of the
district attorneys table to the side There
the witness stopped.
Then he fired once, twice, thrice Then
he held up his hand like this, with the
revolver held with its barrel down"
Again the witness illustrated the de-
PENDANTS act
Was the defendant in front of Mr.
White?' asked Mr.. Garvan.
Yes. I think he was"
Which way was Mr. White facing?"
Toward the stage"
On croSs-eXamination Mr.. DeImas asked
a number of questions concerning the
relative position of the tables and alsles
II showed nothing new. except the fact
that Mr. Deimas is apparently TO con-
duct the case for the defense.
Henry Blease, the orchestrator Of
'Mam'selle Champagne" who was with
Cohen, was the next witness. He. too
had been standing at the rear Of the seats
and had seen Thaw enter.
What did he do?'
Thaw Surveyed Audience.
He stopped in front Of me for short
time and looked around over the audi
ence for a while
Then he and you both moved?"
YES"
When did you see him again.
After the second act. He came down