Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-07
DELMAS TAKES CHARGE
OF DEFENSE TODAY
Disagreement That Threatens
ed to Disrupt Trial of De.
fendant's Case Settled

New York, Feb. 6.-Attorney Delmas
of San Francisco took charge of the
Thaw defense today. District Attor-
ney Jerome withdrew his objection to
the Introduction Of testimony regard
ing insanity in the collateral branches
of the Thaw family.
Benjamin Boman was recalled as the
first witress.
Thaw's Life Threatened.
Boman, who is stage door keeper,
testified that in 1903 he heard Stan
ford White threaten to take Thaws
J. life and communicated this threat to
Thaw.
Boman said: "a few nights after
Christmas White came to me after the
show and wanted to know If Miss Mes
bit had gone home I told him she
told him to go back OH the stage and
and as he passed me he pulled pis-
tol from his pocket and muttered:
s tI'll find and kill that ---g 49,, 49,
before daylight
Thaw Knew of Threat.
White was very angry, he said The
witness then stated vile name he
said White had applied to the man
whose life he had threatened in a loud
voice. Boman communicated the
threat to a detective sergeant at the
time and to Thaw.
Boman admitted to Jerome when
White made the threat that he did not
mention Thaw's name.
Ladies Leave Court.
After Boman had stated the name
White called Thaw, Justice Fitzgerald
announced that if there were any Ia
dies in the court whose sense of pro-
priety would not admit of their hear
ing the testimony they might with
draw. Several went including Mrs.
Carnegie and the countess of Var
mouth, Thaw's sisters.
During the long and tedious cross
examination of the witness by Jerome,
Thaw's sisters returned to the court
room. Thaw seemed paler today than
usual, but evinced lively interest in
Bomans testimony.
Saw Mrs. Thaw Pass Note.
Thomas McCaleb, one of Thaw's
companion on the Roof Garden. tes.
titled that he saw Mrs. Thaw pass her
husband a note at the table at the
Cafe Martin. the night of Whites kill
ing.
Defense, Fight Over.
When Delmas took charge of the
Thaw defense it was a sign that the
disagreement that threatened to dis
rupt the defense had been settled.
A sensation developed after adjourn
ment yesterday afternoon. During
the day, under instruction of Thaw
Attorney Gleason, of the counsel fol-
the defense, assumed charge of the
case and conducted the examination
of witnesses and directed the calling
of certain ones who were to testify in
Thaw's defense.
1t was noticed that tile other mem
bers of Thaw's counsel were evidently
provoked by this assumption on the
part of Gleason, and after the court
had adjourned for the day, number
of them expressed themselves as very
much dissatisfied with the manner in
which the case had been managed.
They pointed out tAat certain wit
nesses should not have been called
anu that the manner of conducting the
case was not conductive to the welfar:
of their client.
Threaten to Withdraw.
uG luSilUSiS vi ludW COuuSG
were closeted for some time last night
and it is said that at the conference
FIVE of the defendants counsel inform
ed Gleason unless he desisted from
conducting Thaw's case individually
and irrespective of their wishes the.
would withdraw from the court room
at the opening of the session this
morning and sever all connection witt
the case.
Gleason was in the background 20
day and the traces of dissatisfaction
had disappeared.
Tnaw's Actions irrational.
Martin Green, the newspaper man
witnessed the tragedy He was ask
ed whether in his opinion Thaw's ac
tons after the shooting were rationa
or irrational. Jerome objected to tho
question. but the judge directed Greer
to answer the question. "Thaws &C
tlOns were irrational" he declared
The court room was crowded at Ii,
afternoon session by the general pub
lie. A great number of women wer.