The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-04
INSANITY PLEA.

INSANITY PLEA.
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Thaw then retreated toward the rea
of the garden, with his right hand eie
waited, "the barrel of the pistol pointed
upward"
The witness then described the rest o
what he saw.
Questions by DeImas.
Questioned by Mr.. Delmas as to th'
acts following the tragedy. especially a.
to the movement of Thaw's arms, par
ticular effort being made to bring GU
the point that the barrel of the plsto
was pointed upward, the witness ar
firmed the statements made in the oil
rect examination that the barrel of the
gun was pointed upward. and wher
asked by MIR. Delmas if Thaw did mol
wave both arms wildly. replied that ne
did not.
The pistol with which White was kill
ed was brought into the case during the
testimony of Paul Brudi, the fireman
who disarmed Thaw after the fatal
shots were fired. Brudi, who appeared
on the stand in uniform, identif1ed the
pistol when it was shown to MIN ana
said that after taking it from the prfs-
oner he turned it over to the police
II remember only two Shots, said
Brudi. in relating the events or the
evening of the tragedy, when 1 rush
ed up and grabbed the prisoner, who
had his arms uplifted."
Did you hear the defendant say any
thing after the shooting?"
Yes" the witness replied, 'he said,
he ruined my life
Did he say anything else?"
Did you hear any one say anything
to him?"
His wife"
What did she say?"
Look at the fix you are in"
Ibid he reply?''
81 did not hear him say anything
Mr.. Delmas took up the cross exam
nation. -----
How far were you from Mr.. Thaw
when you heard the first of the shots
you say you heard?'' he asked.
Twenty feet
How fast did you move toward Mr..
Thaw?"
Wanted to Get Behind Him.
Not very fast. 1 got behind as he
was holding the gun aloft in his right
hand The second shot followed the
first almost Immediately. Thaw had
turned away from White when I took
hold of him. 1 wanted to get behind
him to protect myself
What did Thaw do as he left Whites
side?"
He looked back over his left shoul-
der. 1t was a staring look
"a staring look, you say?'' --l
Yes, SIR
WAS he pale?"
He looked like a man who was
frightened
4 did not ask you that" quickly in
terupted Mr.. Delmas. II asked you if
he was pale. Was he pale or was he
flushed?'
He. was pale"
And his eyes appeared to be star
ing?"
Yes"
That is ALL"
Edward H. Convey, foreman of la
borers at Madison Square garden, fur
ther identified the pistol Brudi took
from Thaw and which Convey helped
in turning over to the police. He was
not cross examined
Policeman AL Debes, who arrested
Thaw. identified the pistol. the bullets
and empty shells introduced Aas ex-
hibits.
Did you have y any conversation
with Thaw ?" asked Mr.. Garvan.
81 did" he replied.
81 asked the prisoner if he had shot
Stanford White, and he said, L did
then asked him why he shot him, and
he said. Because he ruined my wife
"Ycu could not distinguish whether
he said wife life?
mo. He then asked where we were
house and he said, All right After
this 1 turned him over to another Off
Ger and went upstairs to get wit
nesses.''
The defense did not cross examine.
Order From the Court.
At the conclusion of Policeman
Debes' testimony the court ordered
that all the witnesses who had been
examined must also remain out of the
court room because of the likelihood
that they might again be called to
the stand.
Coroner's Physician Timothy Lee
hane who performed the autopsy on
Stanford Whites body. described the
wounds by three. pistol shots The
first bullet, he said, entered the right
eye passing downward and entering
the brain; the second entered on the
right side of the upper lip, and the
third wound was on the right arm. the
bullet ranging downward and passing
out six inches from the point of en-
trance. making a flesh wound. The
witness then identified the various bull
lets and Mr. Caravan asked that they
be formally received as evidence. The
exhibits were passed across to the
table of counsel for the defense.
Thaw'S eyes wandered about from
right to left but not even fleeing
glance was thrown in the direction
where the deadly bullets were being
left by Mr.. Delmas. The bullets final
" were marked and entered as evil
dence.
I'm your opinion, doctor. what
caused the death of Stanford White?"
asked Mr.. Caravan. The witness con-
suited his notes.
Death was due to cerebral hem
orrhage. the result of the pistol shot
wounds 1 have described
There was no cross examination.
DR.. Sylvester Pechner. who was
with a party on the roof garden the
night of the tragedy testified that he
examined White soon after he fell and