The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-09
statements which / made in behalf

Statements which I made in behalf OF
the mother
"Oh. unnatural mother that she was.
to desert her girl and leave her the
victim of the lust Of this gray-hairel
man: to receive for a year tile wages
of her daughters downfall; to wea.'
diamonds bought with such money as
this. and thcir to come now in tho hour
of her daughters supreme agony to
steal away the life of her only pro-
tector.
why, gentlemen Of the jury, abeast
protects her young. have even seen
little bird watching over her brood
OF Young ones playing III n dusty roaa.
rufile her brave little feathers untl
she was twice her natural size and fly
strnight at pointer who had come
running up until the dog stood nbash-
ed and respected her motherhood.
Shame Upon Such a Woman.
ooh. shame upon this woman. No.
content with what she has already
| done. she would take away the life
iof the one human being who came
ms an angel into the life of this girl
/ on the downward path, who tod the
girl that whatever she might be in
/ the eyes Of sinful and debaucheu
world. lie knew her soul was pure
"He said: Yes, l know that your
soul Is pure; know it was not your
fault: / know you are an Unfortunate.
and BETRAYED girl. but come to me
land / will protect you. About your
form L will throw the strong arm Of
a man. l will fight the battles Of life
with you at my side. No matter what
others may think OF YOU, think you
are an angel. To me YOU are fairer
than Rachel at the we'll or Ruth in,
Eihe fields. :
Mr.. Delmas next went into long,
discussion as to- whether or not 1t was
true Evelyn Nesbit had told her story
to Thaw in Paris In 1903. That, lie
declared. was the main question of the
trial
you have seen Evelyn Thaw on
the stand" he said. "You have for
days watched her manner of testify
ing. FROM Your experience as men
of the world, you can tell whether or
not this child--for' child she is to-day
| is a cunning actress, who was repeat
ing a story she had learned and re-
hearsed. You saw her countenance;
you saw how horror oversprcad 1t
when she told that terrible story"
Delmas quoted at length from
! Thaws letters to Mr.. Longfellow from
j."
Evelyn Nesbit told Thaw her story.
Contrasted the Mothers.
The attorney declared that Thaw.
! had no occasion to lie to his mother
| when he told her the story in Pitts
| burg after his return from Europe.
| In contrast to the mother of Evelyn
| Nesbit, Mr.. Delmas pictured the moth
er of Harry Thaw. He reviewed the
| testimony she gave on the stand and
pointed to the love and affection she
| displayed for her son when he began
| to display that restlessness which Gull
minated in the ira gedy. He spoke. in
I eulogistic terms of her noble lcharac-
ter and of the sacrifices she made to
| Tighten the burden and ease the pain
| of her heartbroken boy.
| Mrs. Thaw listened to the compii-
ments paid her without. evincing emo
| ton. Her children sat stolid as ever
| Evelyn Thaw was only slightly moved
/ by the attack OH her mother ana as
! matter of fact, her features We're i'm
! mobile throughout the address.
Honorable Court to Evelyn.
1 After paying his tribute to Mrs.
Thaw, Mr.. Delmas rehearsed the evil
| donce which related to the attentions
which TTlaw paid to Evelyn, laying
| particular stress upon that portion
| which referred to his visits to Ponp-
\ ton, n. d., WHeTe TEeiyH Was u pulil
! In boarding school. He spoke In
the tenderest Of tones OF Thaw's visit
| to the girls bedside when she was Ill,
| Of his deep concern for her when she
4 was convalescing, and Of his efforts
to restore her to health He declared
| tkat Thaw was then paying honorable
| court to Evelyn, and made her an
honorable proposal Of marriage soon
afterward in Paris.
Gentlemen. l think l have estab-
lished to your satisfaction that this
| story was true. that it is inotga fabri-
cation that Evelyn Thaw's statement
that she uold this story to Harry ThaW
ir Paris In 1903 is true.
Denounced Hurnnel.
Against this assertion what is there
in this case? Nothing except the tes-
| timony OF Abraham II. Hummcl."
Demas declared there must be some
1 thing more than this wretched Humme
affidavit upon which to convict Harry
/ Thaw. He denounced Hummcl as mar
ready to commit crime for money.
\ Mr.. Dcllnas's voice had grown quite
husky by this time, and he asked for ar
adjournment until tomorrow morning.
District Attorney Jerome was not II
court to hear Mr.. Delmass speech. HI
assistant, Mr.. Garyan, took notes, how
ever rs AR. Jerome, 1t Is said. was bus.
j with the preparation Of his own address.
il At the morning session Mr.. Jerome for