Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-04-13
Tragedy and Trial in Brief.

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June 25FIay Kendall eight years old son Of
the late William Thaw, Psburg millionaire brother of the
Countess OF Yarmouth shot killed Stanford fftyhree
well known architect shortly ii o'clock on the
Madison SQUARE Roof Garden Thaw arrested
June 26Thaw Deaheld counsel and
ter called in the firm of Black, ocott Gruber Bonynge
June 2S-Thaw indicted for murder
June 2s-pleaded not guilty. Remanded to the Tombs
June soAttorney oeott announeed that Mrs
the prisoner would be the principal Witness
her thrlns and tremendous would the
July s-aIrs William Thaw sated from England
Julg 7-Thaw issued saemeHaen that he
lawyers to pat in a defense o insanity
July 12District Attorney Jerome announced that he would con
duct the prosecution
July 14-Thaw dismissed he Black, oico Gruber &
Bonygne and engaged his friend Clifford Harrdge to defend
him Mrs William Thaw reached New
July ls-aIrs William Thaw assumed charge Of her
and arranged retain oloo Gruher
Bonysne She called in the Tombs
July 1Thaw refused wishes Of his
mother to allow the firm Of Black ocot Gruber
represent him. insisting trial before upon
written
July 8iThaw ultmatuu and finally rejected the
plea Of his mother the advice q the law
colt Gruber Bonynge
August 2ms William rhaw dismissed the firm Of Black Oh
colt Grnber Bonynge and accepted the Judgment
pleading Justification.
January 2ocountess Yarmouth arrived Announced that
the trial Of Thaw would begin Januarys22
January 22countess Of Yarmouth visited brother in the
Ioos Counsel for Thaw indicated that the defense
uonal insanity
January 28-Trial began Justice Fitzgerald presiding
February Jury completed
February Tang testimony began Prosecution completed
It's case in two hours combining itself proving White was
slain, and that Thaw slayer
February Wiley an alienist called for the defence zoe
subjected to grueng crossexamnation and by
February 6-Lawyer Denas Assumed charge defense
February Mrs Evelyn Nesb TRaw stand and in
fourhours recital told drugged her and mined
her in his studio She testified told Tbaw the story
and described his mental suffering which defense asserted emil
minated in temporary insanity and the killing White
February 11pefense called testified to rhaws
insanity at the time of shooting
February 1S--Thaws admitted In evidence
eouary is1erome began crossexamnaton of young Mrs
Ihaw = s--f-.
February 2-Jerome subjected Evelyn Thaw to pltess nou
February 27-Jerome crossexamined alienists
Mrcn -Thaw issued statement prasng wife and as
sorting that her story true
March 8-Defense rested its
March 11-Jerome began rebuttal
March 12Whites broherinaw cnch Smith testified
that Thaw showed and was cool ~ co,
uoh with him short time before the killing.
March 1SJerome attempted mpeach Eveyn testtmo,v
by Offering affidavit said before Abraham rr
NELL in which she at her and tried - 49, 49,
swear Falsely against White.
March 4erome asked hypothetical question containing 15ooo
words, and acnst testified believed Thaw was sane
March 1SHumme affidavit admitted Peoples case was clos
insane the shot White
March 2o-Dstrict Attorney Jerome applied commission IN
unacy ~ =
March 2S-Thaw appeared before the unaov-r-rs ara ~
quizzed for two hours to test his memory
April 2--Aiensts testified before unacy board
ApH S-lanacy commission found Harry Thaw mentally
competent to advise with his counsel
April lit that The lunacv commission bavine
found Thaw sane the trial would proceed
April STrial resumed Attorney Denas began his sum-
ming up Of The case for the defense bitterly denounug Eveyn
mother and Abraham HummelI
April 9Attorney Demas conclude his address 10 the r
having talked hours
April 1o-Dstict Attorney delivers mastery argument
for the prosecution Case given TO jury.
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