The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-09
SUDDEN CHAnl1E IN
PLANS OF DEFENSE
DeImds and Associates in the
ThaW Case Announce to
Court that They Rest.
END NOW I'M SIGHT
JEROME WILL NOW PUT ON THE
WITNESS STAND MAY MACkEN-
ZIE, KNOWN AS THE "MYSTE.
RIouS PERSON."
Nd NOW I'M SIGHT

New York, March S-The sudden
change in plans of the defense, which
came with the announcement this
morning, that the defense rested, has
stages and it is now expected the
case will go to the jury not later than
Thursday next, although it is possible
attorneys will through argument, car
ry the trial up TO the first of the fol-
lowing week.
Jerome, although notified informally
that Delmas intended closing the de-
Tense this morning, came into court
prepared to make a greater EFFORT,
having, itseemed, placed little conf
dence in Delmas' statement, and rath-
er considered that it was simply an
other tricl- of the California attorney
to put the states attorney at a disad-
vantage.
If such was the intention of Attor-
ney Delmas, he certainly succeeded,
and made it necessary for Jerome to
ask for a postpOnement of the case so
that he could have time to make up
his mind as to just what his line of
rebuttal would be. 1t is evident that
the district attorney intends to make
an effort to destroy the impre ssion
made by Mrs. William Thaw, mother
of Harry Thaw, and Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw, through the calling to the stand
of May Mackenzie, the chorus girl
friend of Mrs. Harry Thaw, and who
is supposed to have really trained the
,uyifn nc
which she withstood so successfully.
Miss Mackenzie has from the COM
mencement of the trial, been the
mysterious" person, and numerous
indeed have been the stories which
have been builded about her past life
and her connection with the case. She
is recognized as being exceedingly
bright, quick in response and truly
remarkable woman. She has been the
constant companion of the young wife,
and although stories to the contrary,
the defense has continued to deny
that there has been any objection to
her presence in the court room or her
being the companion of Evelyn.
Just what District Attorney Jerome
expects to gain from an examination
of her is matter of much discussion
and the result of the intended eXami-
nation of Miss Mackenzie Monday is
awaited with anxious interest, not on
ly by the defense but those who have
been following the case day by day.
The further notification of Mrs. j. J.
Game that she must also be in court,
prepared to testify Monday morning,
is also the cause of considerable COM
ment.
That the district attorney feels that
he has a trump card is conceded by
ALL but the defense seems confident
that the Jerome trump will prove to
be simply "duce" and that the de-
Tense of Harry Thaw has been entire
~ successful, in that lit has been
proven that Harry Thaw was insane
on the night when he fired the shot
which killed White"
This feeling of satisfaction was in
Dictated in the letter which attorney
Delmas sent Dr. Wiley, and in which
he said
1T is but simple Justice to you to
say that the testimony you gave as an
expert in the pending trial of Harry
that of the alienists subsequently ex-
X. Thaw, has been fully confirmed by
amined. They have but repeated
your opinion that upon the face of the
case. the defendant at the time of the
homicide was of unsound mind"
The action of the defense in clos
ing its case has practically forced the
state To base all future action in an
TO secure the conviction OF
Thaw. and not endcayor TO place him
in an asylum
1t is possible that Evelyn Thaw will
be called to the stand for a short time
morning. when the case is
resumed