The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-04-09

/ little S.rd watching over her brood o.
70 Ing in a dusty road; ruffle her brav,
little feathers until she was twice hei
natural size and fly straight at pointer
| who hac come running up until the dog
stood abashed and respected her mother
| hood.
"oh Shame upon this womanl
| Not content with what she had al
ready done, she would take away the life
! of the one human who came as an ange
| into the life of this girl on the downward
path, who told the girl that whatever She
might be in the eyes of sinful world, he
knew her soul was pure. He said: Yes,
I know that your soul is pure; | know II
! was not your fault / know you are ar
unfortunate and betrayed girl; but come
/ to me, and l will protect you. About
! your form | will throw the strong arm
of 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
Rachael at the well, or Ruth in the
| fields "
Juror Wipes His Eyes.
Mr. Delmas halted his address for q
few minutes at this point and sat down
to rest Juror No. 70 wiped his eyes with
a handkerchief.
| When he resumed Mr.. Delmas declared
that there was documentary evidence to
prove that Evelyn Nesbit told Harry
Thaw the story of her downfall in Paris
| in 1903. He began to quote at length from
the letters Thaw wrote from Paris to his
attorney, Mr.. Longfellow. These letters
make many references to the girls life
The attorney next declared that Thaw had
no occasion to lie to his mother when
he told her the story in Pittsburg after
his return from Europe. In contrast to
! the mother of Evelyn Nesbit, Mr.. Delmas
pictured the mother of Harry Thaw. he
reviewed the testimony she gave on the
stand and pointed to the love ana al
lection she displayed for her son when he
began to display that restlessneSs which
eliminated IN the tragedy. He spoke III
eulogistic terms of her noble character
and of the sacrifices she made to tighten
the burden and ease the pain of her heart
broken boy.
Mrs. Thaw listened to the compliments
without evincing emotion. Her children
sat stolfd as ever.
Evelyn Slightly Moved.
Evelyn Thaw was only slightly moved
by the attack on her mother and as a
matter of fact her features were immo-
bile throughout the duration of the ad-
dress.
After paying this tribute to Mrs. Thaw'
Mr.. Delmas reviewed the evidence whicn
had to do with the attentions Thaw palo
to Evelyn on the European trip. lie
smoke in the tenderest tones of Thaw'
visit to the girls bedside when she was
i'll. of his deep concern for her when she
was convalescng and of his efforts TO re-
store her to health. He declared that
Thaw was then paying honorable court
to Evelyn and made her an honorapie
proposal of marriage soon afterwards IN
Paris. =.
1T an xrf11u there
this case?
Abe HummePs lnfamy.
Nothing except the testimony OF Apra-
ham II Hummel. I do not wish to speak
of that unfortunate man In terms any
stronger than the exigencies of TINS case
demand. 1t Is a melancholy pictureVthat
of a man in declining years OF me- "heh
the time is approaching when ines sun
is setting. crowning a life strewn along
its entire path with misdeeds, by one
browning act of infamy, in resorting 10
perjury in an attempt 10 oepiiNe ~
low being of life"
Mr. DeImas read extensively from
Hummers testimony, pointing out what he
said were discrepancies in almost every
statement. He first read what Hummer
said about sending for PHOTOGRAPHIC
to make a picture of the afhdaVlt al
legged to have been signed by Evelyn Mes
bit and having the photographer come 10
his office. Further along Mr.. Deillas
read where Mr.. Hummel denied he MAD
sent for the photographer or that the
man had come to his office
Oath of a FeIon.
"rhese Statements declared the attor-
new. 'came from the lips of the same
man upon that witness chair. Ihey were
uttered under the solemnity of his oath
or whatever solemnity may attach to the
oath OF a felon-a man convicted and SEN
fenced for perjury. One of these state
ments was deliberate falsehood Wmcn
II was I care not-they probably both are
false
"uummel testified that he dictated this
thing, miscalled an affidavit said MI
Delmas, picking up the paper ana way
ing it aloft "He says he dictated 1t In
his office in 1903 to a stenographer whose
name or individuality he does not re-
call If he dictated 1t, if this is his
work. If these are his words, then he
committed deliberate perjury here before
YOU and the evidence is here on the face
of the paper. :,
ITO testify against this defendant 1t
was necessary for Hummel-that wretch
ed little old man-to swear that he was
not acting as Evelyn Nesbits attorney;
that no legal action was contemplated In
her behalf. He came here to tell you that
Harry Thaw had beaten like hound the
woman he loved. That is thing you
men know Thaw would rather have died
than done.
Twice Perjured.
HE swore he had never been attorney
for Evelyn Nesbit, yet on the back OF
this paper which, taken before the dis
trict attorneys eyes when this man was
on the stand, are the words, Howe and
Hummel, attorneys for plaintiff. On the
paper itself are these words: Evelyn
Nesbit, plaintiff, VS.. Harry X. Thaw, de-
PENDANT.
"This man was perjured, perjured when
he told you he was not her counsel, per-
jured when he told you no action was
contemplated in her behalf.
And you gentlemen" Mr.. Delmas con-
tinued, ARE asked upon this mans testi-
mony to make this child a widow by
sending this defendant to an igr<mipo Gus
DEATH
Mr. Delmas voice had grown quite
husky by this time, and he asked for an
adjournment until tomorrow morning,
saying he expected to finish his address
by the noon hour Adjournment was or
dered until 1890 a. m.