The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-03-08
Counsel for Harry Thaw Has
Nothing More to Offer.
This Action Was a Surprise to
the District Attorney.
HE WAS NOT PREPARED
Court Is Adjourned Till Monday
to Give Him Time.
Mr.. Jerome Continues to Receive
Threatening Letters.

New York, March S.-The trial of
Harry K Thaw today was adjourned
until Monday morning at 1890
O'Clock, after Attorney Delmas had an
/ nounced, upon the opening of court.
that the defense had concluded it's
testimony. District Attorney Jerome
stated that he had no witnesses ready
to proceed with in rebuttal, and at his
request an adjournment was taken.
This action was not unexpected, for
Mr.. Delmas served notice late yester-
day upon the district attorney that the
defense had abandoned its plan OF
calling two more experts. Mr.. Jerome
did not consider the notification as
official, and so came into court this
morning prepared to listen to more
| testimony as to Thaw's unsound con-
dftion of mind.
The court session was opened with
all the usual formalities Thaw was
bright and smiling as he walked to his
place at the counsel table. His two
brothers-Edward and Josiah-were
in court, and he smiled a greeting to
them. The prisoners arms were filled
as usual with the big brown en-
velopes containing his correspondence.
When Justice Fitzgerald had ascended
the bench and Clerk Penny had called
the jury roll, Mr.. Delmas arose and
uttered in a low voice the three words
1.-The defense rests.
Mr.. Jerome then said he would have
to ask for an adjournment of the case
until Monday morning.
when the court adjourned last
Wednesday evening" Mr.. Jerome said,
''I had no reason to expect other than
that 1 would be confronted this morn
ing by experts who would be called TO
answer a hypothetical question whlch
Mr.. DelInas was to frame, extern
poraneously. Yesterday evening, how
ever, Mr.. McPike called upon me with
letter from Mr.. Delmas saying the
defense had changed its plans and
would call no more witnesses.
Under the circumstances / must
ask for an adjournment, as L have no
witness available today"
There is not the slightest objection
on our part" said Mr.. Delmas.
| Justice Fitzgerald then ordered the
adjournme ent until Monday.
District Attorney Jerome said he
was not prepared today TO add any
thing to his statement of last night
that the evidence he will have to ofer
in rebuttal will be before the jury by
Wednesday evening He added tnat
the case should go to the jury by FIJI
day next.
witness room today and when court
adjourned she Immediately went 10
the Tombs to visit her husband.
To Mr.. Delmas. chief of counsel for
Thaw is ascribed this unexpected
move in the trial which has furnished
so many sensations. Personally he
was impressed with the testimony Civ
en- by Mrs William Thaw on the
stand Wednesday and in thinking OF
his future plans that night there
flashed into his mind the thought thac
with this picture of the grief stricken
mother on the witness stand fresh IN
the minds of the jurors it was a good
place to close the case of the Defense
He knew that the jurymen had a sur
felt of EXPERT testimony and as that
was about all he still had TO oner, ne
deemed 1t wise that 1t should be elm
mated. Thaw and his relatives are
said to be satisfied with the decision OF
counsel and with the prospects or the
prisoner, judging from the case thus
far presented.
Mrs William Thaw. mother of the
prisoner, was reported to be olssatis-
fact that she was not allowed on Wed
nesday to testify on the question OF
heredity insanity in the Thaw Family.
She wished to explain the statements
made in the course of the trial tnat
members of the Thaw family have
been in insane asylums and that there
was streak of insanity in the 1amlly-
Mrs Thaw, it is stated, felt that
great Injustice had been done the
Thaw family by these statements,
hence her desire to publicly deny
them.
with this object in mind Mrs. VIII
Hartridge yesterday and had a con-
ference with him lasting nearly three
hours during which she told him that
if she could not tell her story on the
stand, she would communicate her side
of it to the newspapers.
Mr.. Hartridge. however, is believed
to have persuaded her to postpone the
explanation at this time. Mr.. Hart
ridge. when he left the conference at
the Lorraine. denied that Thaws
mother was displeased because she
has not been allowed to explain and
that she was satisfied with everything
when the lawyers had explained the
reasons Tor the manner in
which her testimony had been re-
stricted-
District Attorney Jerome is still re-
oeiving many threatening letters
which abuse him for prosecuting
Thaw Some of the writer's threaten
that If Thaw is convicted to blow Mr..
Jerome into atoms, to boil him in oil.
to shoot him and to do other cruel
things.