Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-07
TRAGEDY
REHEARSED
BEFORE
JURY
"a tgiawTpw
Eye Witnesses Tell of Killing
of Stanford White, Express
ing the Opinion That Slayer
Was Irrational at Time,
JEROME FINDS WORTHY
ADVERSARY IN DELMAS

J f''Ni' - ~ - ~ NAANAi IVY
Blocked on Previous Day.
Wife May Testify Today
IBy Morning Journal Special Leased wlre.l
New York. Feb 6-The defense OF
/ Harry X. Thaw under the direction of
Attorney d. NJ Delmas of California.
began to assume definite shape today
! When court adjourned testimony had
/ been placed before the jury to the er-
| feet that Stanford White had been
| heard to make a threat to kin the de-
I fendant, coupling the threat with the
display Of "a revolver; that Thaw's ac-
tlons following the killing of White on
the roof Of the Madison Square Gar
den was considered by several eye-wit-
nesses to have been irrational" that
an uncle Of the defendant was in
sane, that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw passed
note 20 her husband during dinner
at the cafe Martin the evening of the
tragedy that District Attorney Jerome
had this note ana refused on the de-
mand of the defense, to introduce 1t in
evidence. At the cIose OF the days
proceedings 1t was announced by Mr..
DeImas that either the wife or the
mother OF the defendant would be the
first witness tomorrow morning
The alleged threat against Thaw's
] life was made two years and a half
! before the uaScdA occurred. District
| Attorney Jerome objected to the evil
dence declaring the defense was not
understood by him 10 be one OF self
Hnlpngp Mr. I1pInlgg TpnItpd fh1f a
defense intended TO take advantage Of
every legal defense allowed In the
state of New York. be 1t insanity self
defense, or any other legitimate iusti-
ication of the taking OF human life.
This was but the first of "a series OF
interesting Tits between the district
attorney and Mr. DeImas during the
day, and it was agreed that Mr.. Jer~
omc had found Thaws new leading
counsel a foeman worthy Of his best
efforts. The two men are Of widely
different types-Alr Jerome quick.
passionate, forCcful, sarcastic and bril-
liant at ridiCulc; Mr. Delmas calm
courteous, rcsourceful witty crafty
and ethical, 10 whom the district at
torney was always the learned dis
trict attoney" There was never a
deviation from this method OF adj
dress
Benjamin Bowman. formerly stage
doorkeeper at the Madison Square
thcater was the witness who told Of
Whites throat Bowman was offered as
a witness yesterday but Mr.. Jerome
was successful! at that time in block
ing the evidence by objections.
Bowman declared that on Christmas
eve. 1908. Stanford White came To the
stage door about HE p. m. and
asked for Miss Nesbit The doorkeeper
told him the actress, who was then
playing In THE Cir! From Dixie
had gone home. White at first accused
him of a falsehood and then asked
who had been her escort.
Mr.. Thaw' the witness said he
replied.
"'Oh. that Ptttsburger2'" CONE
mcnted White who to make sure
the actress had gone, went To her
dressing room on the stage. Not find
ing her there. white, according tn
Bowman walked rapidly out Of the
theater with revolver in his hand,
and muttcring.
Il kin that -- - -- be
fore daylight.
Witness said hc believed the threat
Iu br directed against Harry Thaw,
and told him of 10 several days latcr.
when they chanccd 20 meet on Firth
avenue. he also told a detective SER
goant about tho incident,
District Attorney Jerome cross-eX-
imiucd the witness for more than an
hour but Bowman adhered closely t0
bis story u oNcu detail. once or
vice the witness became triile con-
used a4 90 dates and as to his move
unuts during the past five years. and
aid he had not been regularly cm-
,lovod during that period. The Wit
ness denied having been paid or prom
sed amy money by Thaw or his att
orncN~
Thomas McCalcb. the Californian
who Was with ThaW's party the night
if the tragedy testified that al dinner
hat evening Mrs. Th3w had suddenly
-ked her husband for pencil, scrib-
led few words and passed "a folded
ifrcc uf uduor to him. What was In
hi- note the witness did not know.
ud be was not allowed. because Of
u objection by the district attorueY.
l testify as to- what change Of man
er if any. it produced IN rhaW
% has boon reported from time 90
imo chat it was that in this note that
ouug Mrs Thaw referring to White,
rute Go her husband
"That thiackguardl Is here
eve understand said Mr boimaS.
thHt thl- note is uow In the possession
f the learned district attorney. We
saint t8 -ct 8t the contents OF that siir
# uapsr believing it To be- material
vidcurr We demand that the learned
i-trirt attorney produce h
Mr. Jerome SAT- silent There was
b-ofut, and dramatic stiffness in the
Yuft room. and Nr DelmaS stood
aifInL auG tl eyes were turned on
lr district ATTORNEY.
After waiting some time. Mr. Del
ia- rt -umed.
- tskc it that the silence 90 the
iarned district aftorneg is NOT in-
ended aS "a disCourtesy. but couCcp-
nn uf Nhat hc feels TO be- hiss duty
o the matter We wiz attemaC later
i prove the contents uf fhe note