The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-03-21
NADHOUSE LOOMS Up
BEFORE HARRY THAW
Trial of Whites Slayer Stopped and
Question of Lunacy Commission
VIII Be Considered.
Climax Reached When Defense Put Dr. Allen Mclean Hamilton
on the Stand as a Witness.

i New York. March @.-Tbe blow Whlch
Harry Kendall Thaw has been III terror
j q ever since his trial for the murder OF
i sanford White began fell today DIS
-rr Attorney Jerome did not make for
al application for the appointment of
emission in luHacy, but in an imDas-
sned speech he appealed TO the con-
sence of the court. declaring that as
nav sits daily i'm court he IS incapable
advising his counsel and is believed
. q everyone who has watched and comes
4 ( contact with him To be insane
I'M Jerome asserted that his own alien
IS we're convinced when they had con-
1cred all the facts in connection with
ID face that Thaw was of uuSOUnd mind.
I'M Jerome dramatically accused the
1unsc for the defense of COncealing teS-
mOny which. If presented TO the court,
would make the continuance of the trial
a crime
Judge Won Over by Jerome.
So earnestly did Jerome plead that JUS
lice Fitzgerald dismissed the jury until
Friday morning and adjourned court until
. o'clock tomorrow afternoon, when he
will consider the evidence which either
side has 10 offer and to decide whether
The trial shall 90 ON or whether a COM
mission IN lunacy shall be appointed to
pass upon Thaw'S mental condition today.
The scenes attending the adjournment
Of court shortly after ! o'clock were dra-
matte and exciting. ThaWS counsel
seemed taken utterly by surprise. This
vas expected 10 be the last day OF the
rial except for the summing up before
&c jury. Soon after the three-cornered
CscusSion among Justice Fitzgerald, Dis
uitt Attorney Jerome and Mr.. Delmas
/ cyan, Ihaw's five other attorneys gath
Ged. one by one around the Judges desk
lnII
s what the court had termed the
Carges of UnprOfessiOnal conduct
Fought against them by the prosecuting
i1CeT-
Thaw Utterly Detected.
Thaw sat detected. pale and dispirited
O his counsel table. He flushed Grim
'l as, one by one, his attorneys left him
rally TO the support OF Mr.. Delmas.
no, however, I'm the midst Of the pro-
sdiugS was superseded by Attorney
hn r. Gleason Thaw bit his nails
3ened and closed his hands uervouslv
md finally sank down I'm his chair IN an
attitude OF utter detection In an adioin-
1g room. where they could hear the ex-
ted and uDlifted voices of counsel
FTansling one with the other. stood Mrs.
William Thaw, the mother. and Evelyn
Nesbit ThaW the wife, who had barred
he secrets Of her soul in the effort to
ave heT husband from the electric chair
Rd from the fate which he declares he
READS mOre-a madhOuse
Climax Came With Hamilton.
The climax of the nine weeks trial was
N7ciptated by the action Of the defense
] Ealing TO the stand DR.. Allen Mclean
hamilton. the dlienist, who was first
asd into the case by Thaw's original
aEgirs, Black OlcOtJ. Gruber & Bon
la.E but who was dismissed. together
Fn them. when he reported that Thaw
rs suffering from a form of parOncia
Flch might never be cured. It was the
rfltion Of Mr. Delmas TO interrogate
U Hamilton only with reference to four
sis be made TO ThaW in June and
.iy. Mr.. jerome promptly objected. say
s mat If DR. Hamilton was to testify
Z al ne must tell everything he knew
connection with the case. including the
eifndants family history. The argll-
AtAl which euSued became 50 pertinent
me question of the present sanity or
SANITY of the defendant that Justice
lzgerald directed the jury TO retire from
u room Then the discussion took on
lal broader range which resulted in the
sull determination. before proceeding
.ftner. 10 have presented to him the
Us which the district attorney asserted !
"a been withheld from the jury by the |
Iense and which he had been unable to |
90 10 the court in strictly legal form.
Jerome Attacks Counsel.
N the real facts were known" de- |
tied Mr.. Jerome, Il have no right TO /
mere trying this man for his life. But 4
knowledge / have cannot be put III 4
- form before the jury. is mostly I
LsISaE- But if I could get the facts 4
iuie you they would shock and horrify 4
CONSCIENCE Of the court and instantly
ease would be stopped So deeply I
Ae been impressed with this that l 4
W served notice on counsel Of record !
- .. Nhen this trial is concluded / find 4
~. laey were in possession of facts I
- believe TO be in their possession
= 1'sl caii the matter 10 the attention * (,
appellate division Of the supreme
- feel very bitterly about this I
$50 ihere * not "a man who has
~ TINS defendant sitting here N .
saole that does not know that as (
49, - uere, he is incapable OF advising
49,, Thus under the statutes. it be /
,,os ss - .ne duty of tie court TO stop the .
suppressed y the Defense.
~. pl.alm1s sought to have Mr.. Jerome
ssir. n1iiiiseH on record as formally an
ts-s ivf a lunacy commission. but the
L ~ attorney would only repeat that
e calling the attention of the court
cons. lidtter which might appeal TO his
. Rfs1ee Mr. Jerome said that Drs.
fss1-I ana Deemar. two of the ThaW
crrs hyslclans had told him facts con-
s=a-s epilepsy on both sides OF the priS- 5