The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
JEROME THINKS
JURY WILL ACQU|T.
When He Declared PriS-
Oner Insane He Felt
tho Game Was Up
MAY BE SENT TO
PRIVATE ASYLUM
To Do This, However, 1t Will Be
Necessary to Prove Thaw In.
sane Now-The Prisoner
Denies the Story OF
Separation From
Wife.

Thaw issued the following statement
O'Reiily:
II wish to deny as empnatically as
possible the published report that my
sister, the Countess OF Yarmouth, Is
Gnsirous of bringing about separa-
tion between my We and me at the
conclusion OF the trial. Perfect har-
nlony exists between my wife, my sis-
ter and myself. as II did between ell
the members of my family. Such
thing as separation has never been
md never Will bc considered by ME
or any OF my relatives.
THE Countess of Yarmouth is very
friendly with Mrs. II. *. Thaw, and
holds her IN the highest esteem.
AS for myself, my love for my Wits
is greater than IL ever was before. IL
that 81 possible. l hope that this de-
NAL from me will forever set at rest
TIE absurd story of a possible estrangc-
,nent 1T is peculiarly regrettabie to
Mrs. Thaw and myself that such
story should have emanutcd from tho
source 1T did"
More Experts.
with the real work Of the prosecu-
ton still ahead nf him. District -Attor-
ney jerome spent many busy hours to-
day preparing for the States case in
1ebuttal. which viii begin Monday
morning with the resumption OF tho
trial OF Larry *. Ihaw before JUS
tice Fitzgerald Most Of the day the
distric' attorney was closcted with
nine a..enlsts. six new experts having
been summoned into consultation with
Drs. Flint, Mcdonald and Mahon who
have Deen present, throughout the trial
In the interest OF the prosecution.
Mr.. jerome refused to disclose the
identity OF the new members of his
force OF alienists. Their advent into
the case, 1T was said. was for the pur-
pose of assisting preparing hypothetic
questions which he will put to the ex-
perts when they go on tho witness
stand
To Discredit Mrs. Thaw.
1t is currently reported to-day that
Air. jerome had irrevocahly decided to
push the case to conclusion and not
turn 1t over to commission. All the
members of the attorneys staff are
sanguine that their chief Will be able
10 throw sufficient doubt upon Evelyn
Nesblt Thaw's story TO at least tend
TO discredit in the eyes OF the jury,
and ttial further declare that Mr..
Jerome hopes to have preponderance
of expert testimony showing that Thaw
acted as sane man when he shot and
killed Stanford White. and has con-
tinued to act as u sane person ever
since that time.
The case, from to-day's developments,
promises to resolve itself at last into a
battle OF experts, and this means that
there Is absolutely no way Of predicting
when the end Will come. If Mr.. Jerome
only calls three OF his me experts to
the stand--it is more than likely that
he will call fipe---it means a series OF
intermineable cross-cxaminations by Del.
phin M. Delmas. the leading counsel for
tha defense.
Delmas on Cross-Examination.
Mr. Delmas thus will be given an op
portunity to match his medical knowl
edge against the very thorough under
standing OF the subject displayed by Mr.
Jerome. Since Mr., Jerome began to lay
to-day SO much stress upon the subjec
of insanity in preparing for rebuttal, i
scarcely seems possible that his predic
tion as to the time of ending the cas-,
can coma true.
The defense has two allenists lii
reserve who will be called in rebuttal
md that means a still longer DELAY
The trial on Monday Will enter Its
eighth week, and the unexpected mus
occur in order to bring about its con,
tIuSlpil spGlpTc ApIllt ISL. u nose WIG
have been following tho case wert
hopeful OF an carly termination unit
Mr.. Jerome to-day went into confer
ence with nine ilienists. Then all hop,
was abandoned.
The Hypothetical Question.
Much interest attaches to the form
of the Hypothetical question which th
district attorney will propound to Iii
experts. Mr. Delmas seemed to includ
every fact connected With the case ii
his hypothetical question. and the de
fenses alienists have 1t as their opin
ion that Thaw not only was insan
when he killed Stanford White, but 70
two months theroafter.
II the alienists for the State can tax
these same facts and reach diametricall
opposite opinion, the jury will have I
take It's choice and place It's own esti
mate upon the value of expert testimnn.
The staff OF county detectives attach
to Mr. Jerome's office have been sent :.
for every person mentioned by Evely
,Nesbt Thaw In her testimony and ct
forts will be made to round them all II,
high and low, to secure every bit of on
standing evidence that may bear in m
measure upon the rchuttal OF Thaw
wlfe's story. 1t Is hardly likely that a.,
OF these persons will bc called upon
testify, for 1t Is doubtful II they can .
called under the rules of evidence,
Observation-Disclosures
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