The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-04-10

herein contained. Let US see what this
Then he outlined the brief testimony
how White and his son ana his son I
friend went TO the cafe Martin; how
they were not observed by the Thaw
party as they entered. and how White
took his son to a theater and then went
to the roof garden.
There was an entertainment where
you and I and our wives and daughters
might have been anu might reaeOita Oily
have expected the protection OF the Jaw
Then Thaw gets ap and his wife SAYS
he was zone about ten minutes. lie
walked about and stood and talked TO
James Clinch Smith, Whites oNn
brOther-in-laW. and always looking az
the place where Stanford WHITE sat
all Unconscious Of his presence. Nhen
he returned and the party rose TO leave
In his talk with smith he had said
DO YOU remember a murder case where
a man and a woman-no, you are too
young-you can't remember that. ne
said TO this man much Older than he
Derisive Smile at Deimas.
Then Jerome turned and gave Del
mas. who sat beside Thaw. sardopic
smile and with an expression Of keenest
derision. said:
Perhaps my learned friend remem-
hers that case; perhaps he remembers
the case of dementia Americana as
about as grave as this.
Then he resumed his description or
how Thaw approached White Jerome
took the revolver IN his hand. lie De
scribed how White sat with one arm
thrown over the back OF a chair, looking
at the play Then he dramatically
walked slowly and deliberately toward
the court stenographer and snapped the
pistol three times.
Then we are told that after the
shooting he extended his arms In the
form Of a cross. But 7 can find nothing
In the evidence about a cross. NlI-
nesses differ as to how be broke the
gun but we know he turned and walked
TO his wife and kissed her.
Insists Thsw Was Sane.
ITO Fireman Brude he said; He
ruined my wife He said this to an
other witness. A. he stood in the ele-
vator he talked nationally.
In all these acts and words is there
any evide-ce that he was she apostle
of the Almighty striking down a demon?
No. that developed after he had the
magnificent advice OF his learned al
tOTneys.
Jerome pictured Thsw's arrest. con
versation at the station house. and pic
/ tured again how Thsw had located
White on the roof garden, and said:
Every act Of this man Was the act
Of sanity. but the witnesses say he
looked white and his eyes were wild.
1t a man had just killed his enemy he
had hated Tor years, the man WHO had
ravished the woman he married, ii he
had watched him for half an hour. who
would expect him not 10 De white-and
! then come here with plea % dementia-
This act. gentlemen. blistled with
/ generalization and with elaboration. No
wonder the grand Jury returned an IN
dictment on the facts presented.
Finally Turns on Evelyn.
Jerome then plunged into q severe at
tack on Evelyn and incidentally built ZIP
In his speech for White the defense he
could not offer in taking the evidence.
/ lie sneered at Evelyn's story OF her ruin
By White, sarcastically referred 80 Eve
Ign as the angel child, ana tore 10
pieces her whole story OF wrong at
/ Whites hands.
Defends Whites Character
THE defendants attorneys have said
Tor him. I was insane Let rs examine
the story which they say made him in
! sane
= direct your attention to a man.
gray haired, with a family. highly es-
teemed. who was an acknowledged
genius in his profession. he came into
the life of this girl. but until this night
/ described by her. everything shows he
uiu NOT maze a Sltzit, aIlSitloue auFdllse
/ toward her-he did not make her a sim
| gle rich gift-did not try 10 dazzle her
childish Imagination by great display
/ and lavish presents.
Remember the care which he always
took OF her. He would not allow her to
drink more than one glsss-of cEannpa gne
at a time. Does that look like he was
/ a man who would try to ply her with
/ wine for her ruin?
! Does il not rather show that he was
/ a man merely TO whom her childish
/ beauty appealed?
! man may be wanting in virtue but
! because he Is unchaste X does does not
! follow he is brute. Because he loves
/ pleasure il does not follow he was trying
/ TO make this child his prey.
Tender Care of His Charge.
Consider. when she attended his din
ners at night. did he send her home
with one of his companions7 No: he