New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-04-11

Hummel is an upright man. He will go to jail u
put him there. He will remain there. II 5 can
keep him there, because of his dirty. Oiache s %
sderlng that anything which comes from his hands
snydecker has told us az about that vsit, to the
read here in court Did Mr. Delmas say anything
TO you about Snydecker? Did he call Jacobson.
who saw It made. who is in this city, to the wit
what she herself says. She told where she had
BEEN and the affidavit corresponds with everything
she said. She tells us of little satin box with
biackmailing hand Of funnel to think of
The statements in this affidavit all correspond
FIummel invent the story of her clothes, her
gloves and her hats being taken away? Strange
you cannot fail to see running through the whole
did make an AFFIDAVIT and did sign it,
Now We come to Thaw's conversation with
Smith on the night of the tragedy We find this
Sir Galanad. this defender Of wonanhood. this
where his wife sat. and saying 10 Smith: DO you
want to meet a 6uxom brunette? am going away
st, George. who defends the angel child
Inns genTmen' rs nothing more than mere
it is Why. If this man was not Pittsburg mill
if Waite had been seller of plaster Images in
Mott street and this girl were chorus girl at the
slider she question of a brain storm? jury
NO BRAIN STORM. HE SAYS.
No, there is, no brain storm here. All we have
is an immoral man taking from another man the
young woman and making her his mistress. The
man who is on trial here was bitter enemy OF
table with the man who told the stories about
tying sirls TO bedposts, and he could drink and
tain Christmas eve could SIT down at the
table with TIummeI the who she says plotted
against her. Where is there any evidence that the
killing of Stanford White was an insane act2
Everything Thaw did ON that night was rational.
Mr. Jerome referred to the testimony of Mrs
William Thaw that Thaw was depressed after
he came from Europe. "Of course he was de-
pressed" said Mr.. Jerome ANY man would
be depressed against whom an affidavit had been
made charging him with things that might land
him in prison, Any man would he depressed
who had lost the girl he cared for" lie con-
tinued
But s If he was crazy why did his family give him
why did his family let him marry? If he was
crazy why did the mother let him make his viii?
Ihaw family who could point to a single clrcunl-
did not always know the nature and quality OF his
THE THIRSTY DIR. EVANS"
s6 No. o tbaf ,Ir took the tarsty Dr. Evans 70
6raiInstorm a. the time Of his marriage But where
physician show anything except that Tnaw had the
ordinary diseases Of chidhood-and got over them?
His actions in the prison his fear that his lawyers
might railroad him to an asylum, were. [ submit.
not delusional. He did change his lawyers, didn't
him in an asylum. His former lawyers have not
| fail TO find decisions there
think Harry Thaw had only the paranoia OF
even the worthy DR. WILEY can tell the form OF
give my own name to his disease wasnc7 rather
wants to ca, II one fhing;sthe thirst Evans ayors
specific form OF insanity. Are you going take
such testimony as this?
The District Attorney did not give much of
his time or attention 10 the experts testimony.
He said all of them had testif I'd that Thaw
knew he was killing White but those for the
| defence asserted that It insane knowl-
| edge only. This theory he ridiculed and argued
| that long as Thaw knew what he doing
he did not come within the meaning of that
| provision Of the statute which excuses the kill
| ing OF human being because the slayer did
not know the nature quality Of the act. lie
added:
MURDER AS CURE FOR INSANITY.
Did you ever hear q any act Of Providence until
lusions until after the Shooting Did you ever hear
| know the nature and quality of his actg
And the aueerest thing Of al Is that after claim lain
! lists, who have taken his money and perhaps ~
| they declare that committing murder IS a cure for
| INSANITY: DO You believe T. ArG You willing ="
! ing his enemy whenever ne gets tho drop on him
II you arr We might as wen 90 13eE - i'' az
own protector and carry his own revolver
| The prosecutor was nearing his peroration. and
| his manner became more dignihcd and solemn.
| Every jurors attention was fixed intcntIy on
| the District Attorney he said slowly and de-
| liberatey:
1 Gentlemen. You VIII recall that after All this
/ strange weird medley OF claims Of insanity have
been brought to your attention. ana after Mr. Del
/ mas had expressly promised you that he would not
appeal the unwrltten law. ne Yesterday after
/ noon did make such appeal. lie dropped cutirc-
~ his theory Of insanity and based his appeal for
| acquitted upon plea Of Justification. plea
| that was more than implied, plea that stated
| In so many words.
| He himself has restricted you to one Of two
Ia accept his self-repudiated claim OF insanity and
find Harry Thaw not guilty. Is for YOU 10 con
slider SIR Delmass claim Of justification under the
| unWTitten law and decide whether or not on that
| premise alone. Harry Thaw is a noble instrument
Of Gods providence or a cowardly and brutal muir
! dercr
| JEROMES PERORATION
| In closing ] will take example from my learned
friend Mr. DeimaS. and quote from the Scriptures
pay This - the law Of the Word of God And
that other law that Numbered forth from
| Mount Sinai, the law OF every civilized patInn
! Thou shalt not kill '''''"
| Mr. Jerome had been speaking morning and
| afternoon. for little over three hours II was
| thought likely that Justice FitzGerald would ad-
| journ court until this morning, but he announced
a short recess until 415 o'clock. when he be-
| gan his charge to the jury.
JUDGE LAYS DOJYN Lip