Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1907-02-13
SAID HE WOULD
MURDER THAW
WHITE MADE THREATS SEVERAL
YEARS AGO.
ACCORDING TO A WITNESS
Former Stage Door Keeper of Madison
Square Theater Testifies That Ar
chitect Was Angry Because De-
PENDANT Accompanied Miss Nesbt
Home.

New York, Feb THE defense Of
Harry X Thaw, under the direction of
| Attorney Delphine NJ. Delmas of Cali
| fornia, began to assume definite shape
yesterday and when adjournment was
! taken testimony had been placed be-
| fore the jury to the effect that stan
| ford White had been heard to make
| threats to kill the acknowledgements
the threats with display of a reyolv-
er-that Thaw's actions following the
| HillinA OF White were considered ~
| several eye witnesses to have beer
| irrational" that an uncle of the de-
| PENDANT was insane, that Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw passed note to her hus-
band during dinner at the Cafe Mar
tin on the evening of the tragedy, thsC
| District Attorney jerome has this
note, and refused, on demand of the
defense, to introduce it in evidence. So
far, indeed. had Thaw's defense pro-
crossed that at the close of yestar-
days proceedings the announcement
was made by Delmas that either the
wife or mother of the defendant would.
be the first witness today.
The threat against Thaw's life was
made two years and a half before the
tragedy occurred. District Attorney
Jerome objected to the introduction Of
the evidence declaring that the deferse
was not understood by him to be one
of self defense.
Delmas replied that the defense in
tended to take advantage OF every le-
gal defense allowed in the state of
New York, be it insanity. self defense
or any other legitimate justification
of taking human life.
Tells of Threat to Kill,
Benjamin Boman, formerly stage door
keeper at the Madison Square theater.
was the witness who told of Whites
threat. Boman declared that Christ
mas eve, 1903, White came to the
stage door about 11:15 p. m. and
asked for Miss Nesbit The door
keeper told him the actress had gone
home White at first accused him of
falsehood and then asked him who
had been her escort.
Mr. Thaw,' the witness said he re-
piled.
oh, that Pittsburger," commented
the architect, who. to make sure the
actress had gone, went to her dress
ing room on the stage. Not finding
her there, White. according to Boman,
walked rapidly out of the theater with
a revolver in his hand and mutter
ing:
"T'll find and kill that --- before
daylight"
cIlngs to His Story.
The witness said he believed the
threat to be directed against Thaw
and told hir, of it several days later
when they CHANGED to meet on Fifth
| avenue He also told a detective
sergeant about the incident Jerome
! eros eeN amined the witness for more
THIN N hour, but Boman adhered
closely TO his story in every detail.
jerome Withholds Note.
Thomas McCaleb, young Califor-
MAN who was with Thaw's party on
the night of the tragedy, testified that
at dinner that evening Mrs. Thaw Sud
| denly asked her husband for pen
| Gil, scrubbed a few words and passed
the folded piece of paper to MIN.
What was in this note the witness did
not know and he was not allowed, be-
| cause of the objection by the district
attorney to testify as to what change
OF manner, if any, it produced in
| Thaw. 1t has been reported that N
this note Mrs. Thaw, referring to
White, wrote to her husband:
That B (blackguard) is here"
Delmas then stated that this note is
now in the possession of the learned
district attorney and demanded that
Jerome produce it.
Jerome sat silent, and after waiting
some little time, Delmas said he would
attempt later to prove the contents of
the note.
McCaleb detailed, as far as re
could, the incidents of the night Of he
tragedy. He was leaving the roof
garden with Mrs. Thaw and thought
Harry was following when three Iis-
toll shots were heard Mrs. Tiaw ex-
claimed:
Kissed Wife After Murder.
my God he is shot" and then "Oh,
Harry, what have you done ana why
| did you do it?"
Thaw replied:
81 have saved your life, and bent
and kissed her
| Uncle Was insane.
DR.. Deemer, who was the fap,ly
physician of Henry w. Copley, tie
defendants uncle, testified that Cop
ley had been insane Wbea DR.
Deemer started to tell d the insanity
of cousin of Tnaw, Jerome objected
and the objection was sustained.
Thaw seemed in excellent spirits
throughout the day. He appeared to
enjoy the wordy conflicts between
Delmas and the district attorney and
smiled broadly several times