Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-06
Jerome Sticking Like a Leach 10 Thaw's Attorneys in Cele-
 brated Murder Case
ROMAN IS UP AGAIN
Man Whose Testimony Was Excluded Yesterday Was Under Fire Again To-Day After Being Called
 By Delmas.

New York, Feb 6.-Interest in th opening of the Thaw case to-day cen tered in the maneuvers of counsel fo the defense, who at the end of yester days proceedings had an earnes consultation among themselves as t, the conduct of the case.
 It was evidently decided to put tn, matter squarely up to the defend ant and before the court session be gan to-day all of the six lawyers wht have represented Thaw since the be ginning of his trial went into tn, prisoners pen to discuss the matter with him. They were still in the per when Justice Fitzgerald took ths bench and then filed into the courr room along with the defendant. Al the lawyers took their accustomed places at the counsel table.
 The Countess of Yarmouth ap peared in court to-day for the first time in several days. She looked rather pale. With her came Mrs George Lauder Carnegie. another sis. ter of the defendant, and George Car. negie. Edward and Josiah Thaw were also present. the only family absentees being Mrs William Thaw the mother, and Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. both of whom are barred by the rule excluding witnesses.
 When the court session began Dis trict Attorney Jerome stated that upon adjournment yesterday the point was pending as to the admis- sion of certain testimony by a wit ness who was about to state con versation held with Thaw in Janu- ary. 1904. The court had sustained the objection to the question inter- posed by the district attorney. but had invited tho citation of authori- ties. Mfr Jerome was reading from case which he declared- applied when Dolphin NJ. Delmas arose and suggested that witness be placed upon. the stand before continuing the proceedings.
 It then became known that Mir Delmas was to assume active charge of the defense whose case was ham, dled yesterday by Mir Gleason.
 It was said MT Delmas had deliv- cred an ultimatum that he would withdraw from the case unless given a free hand in conducting the fight for Thaw's life.
 Mir Jerome replied to MT Delmas that the matter of allowing the wit ness, Boman. to state a conversation with the defendant was pending yes- terday and should be finally decided before bringing in further evidence.
 Mir Delmas thereupon said he would withdraw the questions asked the witness which caused the objec- tion to be entered. This was agreed to.
 Mir Jerome then declared he would withdraw his objection to the intro duction of evidence tending to show insanity in collateral branches of the Thaw family provided certain ques- tions asked the witnesses offered yes- terday were withdrawn.
 We withdraw the questions." said Mir Delmas. and will go over the matter again."
 Mir Delmas then called Benjamin Boman, whose testimony was ex- cluded yesterday.
 Boman said that in 1903 he was a doorkeeper at the Garden theater. He said he knew both Stanford White and Harry Thaw.
 "Did you ever hear Stanford White make threats against the life of any person!"
 Yes"
 Mr Jerome objected. saying he was not assured the defense was to be one of self-defeuse.
 Mir Delmas declared that every de- fense the law allowed was to be taken of. Mir Jerome withdrew his objection.
 "A few nights after Christmas" the witness resumed, Stanford | White came up to me after the show | and wanted to know if Miss Nesblt | had gone home. told him she had. He replied: You are a---l liar.' I told him to go back on the stage and see for himself.
 When he returned, as he passed me he pulled pistol from his pocket md muttered: I'll find and kill that before daylight
 The witness stated the vile name ,e said White had applied to the man whose life he had threatened.
 Did you communicate this threat o anyone," asked Mir Delmas.
 "Yes. I told a detective sergeant" '1 object to that" said Mir Jerome. Did you communicate the threat 0 this defendant?" asked Mir Del mas.
 "Yes. I met him on Fifth avenue nd told him of the incident at the heater and of Whites threat"
 What was Mir Whites manner," sked Mir Delmas- He vas very angry"
 You may take the vitness." said hav's counsel to Mir Jerome, and the vas begun
 At the conclusion of Boman's d. ect examination Justice Fitzgerald sfd: '-ff there are any persons in the Durt rom vhose sense of propriety odd bs o1en1o1 by the tsetinouy k11b vitnoB. tho eourt Will Gfve