Evening journal., 1907-04-08
HARRY THAW TO
KNOW FATE SOON
Addresses to the Jury Begin,
Both Sides Having Fin
iShed Evidence
DELMAS SPEAKS FOR THAW

BY Our own Wire. Publishers Press.
NEW YORK, April S-Shcrtly before
the Jurors were brought into court this
morning for the resumption of the
Thaw trial, District Attorney Jerome
made a formal and perfunctory appeal
TO the court asking 1t not to confirm
the report of the insanity commission,
which had found Harry Thaw sane and
Capable of directing his own defense.
I'm view of the finding of the lunacy
commission 1 can only accept ii" said
Justice Fitzgerald in answer to jerome.
THE trial will resume
The jurors were brought in and after
a delay Of some Gays-sinee Jerome in
terrupted the hearing with his sensa-
tional speech, i'm which he declared he
had no right to be trying Thaw be-
cause the latter was insane-the trial
was resumed.
Dr. AMan McLane Hamilton was call
ed to the stand as the first witness
but objections from Jerome to Delmas
line of questioning were sustained by
the court and the efforts of the de-
fense to have the ahenist say he con-
siderei Thaw insane at the time he
shot White proving futile, the witness
was withdrawn.
After few moments conference
with his colleagues, Delmas announced
"the defense rests
Justice Fitzgerald then intervened to
declare he wished the taking Of test
mony to cease.
IN view of the long time this trial
has taken I wish the taking of testi.
mony to cease now"
Il have decided with the full consent
Of counsel on both sides that from this
time on until the trial ends to keep the
jury together as was done in the first
days of phe trial"
There was some discussion among
the lawyers as to the allotment of time
for the speeches. Delmas asked that
me be given till O'Clock this afternoon
for final preparation for his address.
He said when he had completed his
speech, 81 chrome wished TO delay be-
fore answering it, he would agree to
st.
Jerome suggested that it was hardly
fair to the jurors to take them from
their bus. ness without a chance to ar
range their affairs for the few days
they would be held together and
Justice Fitzgerald decided they could
he separated until 2 o'clock to-day
FROM the time they NEE. this afternoon
until their verdict is returned or q
nistrial recorded they will be kept to-
gether.
Justice Fitzgerald ordered the at
torneys on both sides TO nand to him
at 2 o'clock any requests they may
have for instructions to the jury on
the particular points Of ths testimony
vK-f+1, thfc "a rcnocc was ttke1.
The sudden closing Of the case to-day
means it will probably so to the jury
ON Wednesday night or Thursday
morning. Delnias could give no deh-
mite idea Of how long his speech viii
take.
1T may take me two hours or four
hours to review the evidence"
He told Justice Fitzgerald
IT have mapped out in a general way
the points wish to cover, out do nos
know exactly how long it viii take. p"
It is expected that Delmas viii use
ali of this afternoons session and a
good part Of tomorrow. If so, Jerome
will probably not begin until Wednes-
day. but as the jury IS to be held to-
gether from now on tits likely Justice
Fitzgerald win deliver his charge as
soon as Jerome. finishes, and in that
even the case should be in the hands
Of the jury Wednesday night.
Thaw to-day mtde public another
statement referring to his former valet,
Bedford. about whose employment
things have been said to which Thaw
objects The statement says:
This is Mr.. Harry Kendall Thaw's
fourth authentic statement of any kind
since August 10th.
.'TWilliam Bedford became my valet
July 1898, and remained continually in
my employ until mis- death.
''He was sober, serious and re-
spected."