Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-04-10
Iernme,s Summing Up.


New York, April l0.-Hsrry Thaw
today faced the worst ordeal Of oil this
long trial when District Attorney Jerome
began his cumming up in the noted case.
Il was known that jerome would re-
pay DeImas' attack on Stanford White
and Mrs. Holman, Evelyn's mother,
with interes. in bis afraignment of
Thaw.
Jerome began his speech at ll:40.
"We SEEM" BIO said, "to have been
wandering through field Of romance
for Two days. No matter how fine the
orator, we must not be swayed by what
we desire, but we must remember what
the safety Of the State and the safety Of
US all demands. The important issue Is
Of mans life condition determined by
Biblical quotations. Thaw's pleaders
nor himself was in issue. This is no
civil suit. 1t is not q quarrel between
Stanford Whites executors and Harry
Thaw. 1t ia not a trial tosdetermine
whether Stanford White assaulted Evelyn
Nesbir 1t Is an issue between the State
aud Harry Thaw. II Is an issus to up
bold Tho safety and right of the State.
We must decide this case on the evi.
dence. Upon this evidence given under
the sanciity OF sn oath on which you
must reuder your verdict, and | will
endeavor to show you that the evidence
shows that what this defendant did was
not iustifablo. That In what ho did,
this defendant disobeyed the Jaw, and
must answer TO tho Law for Ii. .
Jerome then proceeded TO cite Tho law
bearing on murder cases Jerome sub
seguently made an appeal to the jurors
not to allow their sympathies 10 affect
their verdict. Incidentally, he took a
sisp at Delmas for injecting his plea for
sympathy.
Gas TO this demeniia Americana, "
he said, "which prevails from the Ca
madam line to the Calf OF Mexico-and
mostly on the Gulf Of Mexico--doeS 1t
wait three years and glare ct its enemy
and then kill Does this demenlia
Americana flaunt the woman 1t kills for
two long years through the capitals of Eu-
rope and then kill1 Dementis Americana
never hides behind the skirts Of wom-
an; dementia Americana never puts
woman on the stand to lay bare her
shame 10 protect 1t; no woman c2nld in
the category where dementia Americana
prevails"
Jerome later gave dramatic descrip-
ton of the killing OF White by Thaw
and all the details leading up to the
murder.
Jerome plunged into severe attack
on Evelyn and Incidentally built up In
bis speech tor White the defense he
could not offer in taking the evidence.
He sneered at Egelyn's story Of her
ruin by White, sarcssticsliy referred to
Evelyn as "Ihe angel child" and tore
to pieces her whole story of wrong at
Whites hand. "This ravisher," said
Dslmss, in referring to White and the
improbabiliiy of Evelyn's charge against
him, said "This rayisher, who strip
ped her and robbed her Of her virginity.
And always it was involuntsry-alwsys
it was ravishment--sven that time when
the man coming info the tower theatre
saw her undressing. getting ready to be
ravished." | submit that this girl does
not tell the truth--lhis girl whose testl'
many show that every relation with
White was Involuntary, when she un-
dressed TO prepare for IT,"
At one o'e ock an adjournment Wa
taken until two O'Clock.
After the recess Jerome resumed his
argument.