Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-07
WLMAS MAKES THAW'S
CASE LOOK BRIGHTER

confused as to dates and as to his
movements during the past five years
and said he had not been regularly
employed during that period.
Have you been paid any money by
this defendant or his attorneys" de.
maDded Mr.. Jerome at the close of
his examination?
No" came the emphatic reply from
the witness.
Have You been promised any.
, thing?"
NO"
That Hastily Scrubbed Note.
Thomas McCalcb, the young Cali,
fornian. who was with Thaw's party
the night OF the tragedy, was wit
ness during the afternoon session. 1t
was he who testified that on the ey-
ening Mrs. Thaw had suddenly asked
her husband for q pencil. scrubbed
few words and passed folded piece
OF paper to him. What was In this
note the witness did not know and he
was not allowed to, because of an
| objection by the district attorney to
! testify as to what change of man.
ner. If any, it produced on Thaw. 1t
has been reported from time to time
that 1t was this note that
young Mrs. Thaw, referring to
White, wrote to her husband:
That - black murderer is here"
We" said Mr.. Delmas (referring to
the note in possession of the district
attorney want to get at the con-
tents of that slip OF paper, it being
evidence. We demand that the learn
ed district attorney produce IT,"
Mr.. jerome sat silent He tugged
at his short, stubby moustache. There
was dramatic stiffness in the cour.
room as Mr.. Delmas stood waiting,
/ and all eyes were turned on the dis
trict attorney. He continued to look
~ the floor. After waiting some lit
, tie time, Mr.. Delmas resumed IL
take it that the silence of the learned
district attorney is not intended as il
discourtesy, but conception of whu.
lie feels to be his duty in the matter.
We will attempt later to prove the
contents of the note"
Thaw Kissed His wife.
McCaleb detailed, so far as he
could, the incidents of the night 81
the tragedy. He was leaving the roof
garden with Mrs. Thaw and thought
Harry was following, when the thres
pistol shots were heard. Mrs. Thaw
exclaimed "My God, he's shot, ami
then. ooh Harry, what have you nc
and Why did you do it?"
Thaw replied: 81 have saved Your
life" and then kissed her
On cross-examination, Mr.. Jerome
went briefly into the past history of
the witness.
One On jerome.
MIR. Jerome again took the witness
You say, you met me at the Union
Club; now how many drinks had YOU
had that night?"
81 don't know-I had one with YOU"
came the reply and it was some time
before the bailiffs could restore or.
der in the court room. Justice Fitz.
gerald threatened to remove any per-
son who again created disturbance.
The court room was crowded at the
time many gaily dressed women hay
ing been admitted by the court officers
during the luncheon recess. For the
first time since the trial began the
court officers seemed to have let
down the bars to the idly curious.
Or. Deemar on the Stand.
DR.. John e. Deemar. who was on
the stand yesterday, but not allowed
to testify, was recalled today and
testified that Henry w. Copley, the
defendants uncle on the maternal
side, had been insane. Mr.. Jerome
had declared early in the day that ne
would not object to the testimony as
to insanity in the family, provided
that proper foundations were laid for
1t. When Dr. Deemar started to tes.
tify attending cousin OF the de.
PENDANT, Mr.. Jerome said he felt he
must object again He declared 1t
should first be shown that Harry was
insane by competent evidence and 1t
must first be proved that the charac.
ter OF his insanity is hereditary. Jus.
tice Fitzgerald sustained the district
attorney and Mr.. Delmas said he