The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-01
Accuses District Attorney fMak-
ing UDpIOfesSiiOna Remarks
When Wife Was on Stand
HER TESTIMONY WAS
ABSOLUTELY THE TRUTH
And Her Natural Goodness Is Above
His nsion"-Take Re-
porter to Task-Dr. Evans
On Stand Again Today.

New York. February 2S-Harry X
Thaw enlvened an extremely dull ses-
sion of his trial today by giving out to
newspaper men a brief statement In
which lie accused District Attorney Je-
rome Of having made unprofessional re-
marks in court. asserted his wife's testi-
money was absolutely true and In conclu-
sion, declared that Mrs. Thaws natural.
real goodness was above the conpre-
hension of the prosecuting officer.
1t was just before adjournment was
taken for the day and after many hours
of expert testimony as 10 tho meaning
Of extracts from eight letters written by
the defendant, with their relation to tho
sanity or insanity of the writer, that
Thaw gave out his statement in court.
The circumstances attending the delivery
of the statement to the newspaper men
We're about as interesting as the state
ment itself, which reads.
Thaw's Statement.
This is Mr. Thaws second statement
since August 10.
with chances millions to one against
her. after the catastrophe in 1901, it is
wonderful that Mrs. Thaw prevailed in
the eross-examination against the prose-
cntion, backed by the blacls-legs.
Ter testimony was ahsnlfieiY t.dl.
.oiU oi1enee aas OF bnoN4 aot.4crsss
tons. Tho cross-examnation A1s proved
the exact facts under oath.
Mr. Jerome finding his informants in
I'll
unusual methods, which Is To his credit
However. from some Of his questions
and his unprofessional remarks in court
it appears clearly that the natural good
ness of the witness is above his conf
prehenslon."
Thaw began the preparation of this
statement yesterday afternoon. One Of the
newspaper tables adjotns the table oc-
cupied by his counsel, and a reporter
sitting near the defendant read over the
latter's shoulder the two opening para
graphs When the papers appeared yes
terday with the extracts from his state-
ment printed In display type. Thaw WAS
much chagrned.
Reporter to Task.
Today in court, he took .ne reporter
to task. He said he had not intended
making the statement public until the
end of the trial. lie further asserted that
many mistakes appeared in the portion OF
the statement that was published and
added that he might make a correction
later last night In his cell in the Tombs
Thaw completed his statement and today
after he mad spoken to the reporter who
had locked over bis shoulder. he handed
the original draft to another reporter,
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Counsel In Dark.
Clifford NJ JIartridre of Thaws coun sci
and Mr.. Delmas declared later that they
had no knowledge of the statement having
been nrepared or given out
DR. Brittou d. Evans. tho alienist. was
I'm the vItness chair All Of today UNDER
going cross-examiDatiou at the hands of
District Attorney Jerome The prosecutor