Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-10

ty," because of INSANITY. GeHtielheH VI
the jury, it is for counsel to appeal 10
YOU as they themselves see their duty.
To me the duty points only to an APP
peal upon the evidence in court. Coun-
sci should not inject other things into
the case.
A Rap at DeImas.
"The effort to infiame your passions
and turn your minds from the issue or
this trial to another case is not consid-
cred the duty of counsel on the Attain
tic seaboard. Your oath binds you
to render your verdict upon the evil
dence and that alone. You must reach
verdict by a purely and plainly In
tellectual process as you would dispose
of problem in geometry, an equation
in algebra, or sum in arithmetic.
You are to be the sole judges of this
issue, and you are to judge the facts.
You must take the law as the court
gives 1t to you. If we are going into
proposition of sympathy in this trial,
it can be played upon by both sides.
Have you thought of the widow In
Cambridge, and the fatherless boy at
Harvard? I mention this, men, that
you may see that the question of SYM
pathy has naught to do with the issues
here"
"crime BustIes With Fermentation"
Jerome went Into details of the
evidence regarding Thaw's actions and
words after the killing, and said that
there was not one thing that did not
show absolute calmness GOODNESS and
nationality. why. the crime bristles
with premeditation,' he said. "Unex-
planned. it is murder in the first de-
gree. The man shoots down his en-
envy who, no matter how bad he may
be, is entitled to the protection of the
law. Let him be blacker than the
cloak of midnight which counsel yes
terday threw about his memory, and
say he still had the right to be where
he was the night of the 25th of last
June. He had the right to believe the
laws of this community would protect
him. There is nothing in this direct
case. gentlemen. that does not show
cold blooded prenleditated murder"
Sarcasm for the Thaws.
When Jerome took up the testimony
of Evelyn Thaw, he was very effective.
He spoke with much vehemence in de-
fense of White, and his words fairly
bristled with sarcasm when he had oc-
ca,sion to refer to Thaw as "a modern
st. George" and to Evelyn as "the an
gel child White, he designated as q
man of position in the community, and
a genius. He pointed out that there
is not a particle Of evidence to show
that White made any insidious ad-
vances toward Evelyn after coming into
her life, or that he dazzled he childish
mind with rich gifts; but, on the con-
trary. he helped her only by presents
of necessary wearing apparel White,
he declared, never piled the girl with
wine for she herself admitted he never
permitted her to drink more than one
glass.
Jerome rounded out his defense of
White with the declaration that Man
chaste, but it does not follow that he is
a brute"
Discredits Evelyn's Story.
The district attorney dwelt at length
upon the occurrences in the Twenty
fourth street studio, as related by Eve
lyn on the witness stand, and pointed
out what he declared We're many seri-
Gus discrepancies in her narrative. He
laid great stress upon the fact that
altho the girl could remember what
transpired during her Journeys thru
Europe, she could not fix the time.
within three months, when, as she
claimed, she was outraged by White
He characterized the occurrence in the
studio as most extraordinary, partic-
ularly as she, the victim was MEM
ber of the 'Florodora chorus.
II can hardly be conceived" he con-
tinued, that this chorus girl should be
dragged into a den and there attacked
Jerome made a fiery attack uponl
Evelyn Thaw, referring to her sar-
castically as 1.-THE angel child" and
saying she seemed always ready to go
her of her virtue" He denounced Eve
lyns story as false and he said it'll
seemed to him the voice Of the mur-
dered White was crying out to him,
Cant you say one word for me? Must
go down to the fires of hell unheard
Demas "cheap BIuffer7"
Jerome said he had offered the evil
lence of the photographer who took
he pictures for which Evelyn posed,
out it was not rendered with the hope
hat it would be admitted, but was of
Pered to call the cheap bluff of my
earned opponent from the Pacific
slope
After an hours recess Jerome re-
sumed and took up the character of
Evelyn Thaw. He said Evelyn's diary
vas the key to the whole story The
police had delivered the diary to him
he night before he put it in evidence
It did not come from Evelyns mother
Jerome said: I'VE all know what this
ife of the stage is. What was Gar
and running after her for? Why did
rhaw send her roses and $50 bills? ?"
Jerome Concludes.
Jerome characterized the killing OF |
White as simply a common, vulgar,
every day tenderloin homicide" and
said: Would you gentlemen acquit
he cold blooded, cowardly murderer on
he ground of "dementa Americana ?"
He referred to Thaw's much dis
,ussed letters to Attorney Longfellow
Is the "erra tic. vulgar productions of a !
.ich illiterate''
Jerome finished his address at 3:4S, |
Ind Justice Fitzgerald will charge the
ury this evening and the case will then
oe given into their hands
CALL ROOSEVELT TO NORWAY.
;onditions of Nobel Prize Require His
Presence There.
Christiania April 10.-A local news