Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-04-07
Expected That Fate Of The Accus-
ed MAJ Will be in Jury's
Hands by Thursday.
DElMAs FOR ABSOLUTE ACQuITTAL
Jerome on the Other Hand Wants
Nothing Short of Conviction of
Murder in the First Desree-Har-
fridge Makes an Interesting Reve.
lation of Little inside History.
lRy AssocIated 2reasl

NEW YORK, April 6.--That the
long drawn out Thaw trial now in
its twelfth week will be finished this
coming week seems almost certain.
There is no sign of any more OF the
delays which have marked the case
In the worry beginning. There have
been so many surprises, however, so
many delays. that the case already
mas been extended long beyond the
time ever before required to try Il
murder case in New York
DR.. Alan McLane Hamilton the
alienist, who was OH the stand when
the case was suddenly stopped by the
district attorneys suggestion Of the
appointment OF commission in lun-
acy, probably will be recalled to the
stand When the trial is resumed on
Monday. He already has testified that
ne believes Thaw was insane when
he shot Stanford White and Will be
asked TO repeat that statement, the
itnacy commission having decided
That Thaw is now sane. Whether or
not the defense will call any more
witnesses is problematic 1t is stat.
Cd they expect TO require no more
IMAM an hour to complete their case.
III TINS is true, there is no reason
why the case should not go to the
jury Thursday. District ATTORNEY Je.
romo said tonight that he had no
more witnesses whose evidence ne
: would try to place before the jury.
II mas been rumored that Mr.. Je-
rome would attempt to put several
new witness on the stand after thn
mai close of the defense's case but
MS statement tonight put that rumor
TO. reSte
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argument on Monday. He should hin.
ish on Tuesday.
MI Jerome still says that he will
not consume more than one day and
NJ the latest complete his argument
on "Wednesday.
Justice Fitzgerald's charge to the
Jury should not require more thon.
tnIee or TOUR hours and 1T is therefore
very possible that the case Will he .,
me ]ury's hands Thursday.
Deimas' Plea.
MT. Delmns will go before the iury
WIN plea for an absolute acmitto,
on the ground that Thaw's mind was
upDalanced at the time he committad
me crime and that in view of the
ldct mat he has since recovered bis
mental balance, he should be allowed
10 go absolutely free.
VT. Jerome, on the other hand. will
urgue that Thaw was sane within
me meaning of the law when he xiii.
Gu stanford White; that the crime
NUS Planned and premeditated and
ne should suffer the extreme
penalty OF the law
Defense All Ready.
IL do not expect that it will take
us more than an hour to close our
case" said Clifford w. Hartridge,
Fhaw's attorney Of record, tonight.
Our evidence is all in and save for
a few matters hurriedly formed moth.
Ing remains but the summing up.
am not sure whether Mr.. Delmas will
DO able to finish his address in one
day, but he may begin on Monday"
Hartridses Statement.
In speaking of the action of the
2uliacy commission and of the mental
and physical examination of Thaw
Mr.. Hartridge said:
want to give the inside history
OF my appearing before the lunacy
commission. waived all constitn.
lional rights and told the commission
10 ask Thaw any question they saw
lit, except that | told him not to an.
s@er any questions about the trial
ana the case. One member OF the
commission did ask 1'haw question
about the case and on my advice ne
declined to answer it, Then The com.
m1ssioners sent for me and asked me
II would not withdraw my advice SO
IT'S 10 allow Thaw to answer the
question. | then told Thaw to an.
swer any question that the memoers
OF the commission might ask. NV at.
utude in turning Thaw entirely loose
upon the commission showed that
me confidence in his ability to meet
an tests. Down deep in my heart /
Relieve Thaw was insane when he o,
ne shooting. But I've always con.
Tended ten that he ought to have trial.
when the effort was made to have
MN railroaded to Mattewan he nro.
tested that he wanted to be tried
and i ! upheld him In it. have known
Innw for a long time and have the
advantage of people who have oniv
GENE IN contact with him lately. In
me Tombs he got back his mental