Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-04
TWO HOURS ONLY
FOR THE PEOPLE
IN THAW'S CASE
Prosecution Quickly Closes Its
Evidence in the Famous
Murder Trial.
YOUNG WHITE on STAND
Son of the Murdered Man Tells Of
Last Dinner With His
Father.
ONLY 8 WITNESSES EXAMINED
Defendant Hears the Evidence OF the
Prosecutions Witnesses Without
Sign of Emotion - Only
Once Did He Show
Interest.
ONLY 8 WITNESSES EXAMINED

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Harry K. Thaw, charged with the
murder of Stanford White, was pre-
scented to the jury today in less than
two hours of the morning session OF
the trial, and this afternoon At
tornev John B. Gleason began the
opening address for the defense. AS
sistant District Attorney FRANCIS +.
Caravan outlined the case for the
prosecution, occupying less than ten
minutes in narrating in converse
tional tone the events on the nignt
of the tragedy. He did not go De
yond the immediate events preced-
ing the shooting on the Madison
Square Roof Garden. The prosecu.
ton decided to let the evidence OF
actual facts prove the motive " MI
Caravan declared in his opening ad-
dress that Thaw's act was deliberate.
nremeditated and intentional muir
der. He walked up to the architee'
whom he had determined to KILL
wheeled and faced him, and then
fred bullet into his brain. stan
ford White was dead the prose
cutor said but Thaw was determin-
ed to make death sure. He hred
second and third time, and then
in a cool manner faced the audience
with a gesture which assured all who
cav II that the man had accomplish
ed what he had intended. Conse-
ouentlv there was no panic.
The Thaw defense will be insanity.
epecIal Dispatch to The Star
NEW YORK. February 4.-Ihe STATE
ease against Harry X. Thaw, who is oeihs
tried for the murder of STANFORD "hi'e'
onened this morning and closed TWO hours
,o,er with all the direct evidence against
,hs Young Pittsburg millionaire before the
twelve men who will judge him. Assistant
District Attorney Garvin started TO open
for the people at exactly 10:4o O'Clock. AT
1915 o'clock, when the last witness mad
stepped down from the stand, he sara:
THAT closes the peoples case
All the direct testimony which will be
used 10 try 10 convict Harry X. Thaw OF
winful murder had been brought out in
open court Only eight witnesses were
brought forth by the district attorney, and
all of them testified simply TO the occur
renee on the evening when Stanford White
met his death The first witness came as
a surprise. for he was young Lawrence
White, the son of the man whom Thaw
so bitterly hated. Except for him, all the
witnesses who Mr.. Jerome called had been
at Madison Square Garden at the time or
lust after the shooting. No witnesses were
called to show that Harry X. Thaw had
made threats against the life of Stanford
White and no attempt was made to prove
q motive for the killing. Simply the bare
fact that on the night of June % young
Harry Thaw pumped elree shots from a
black bulldog revolver into the body and
head of the architect was given as reason
why the young man who sat and watched
the witnesses so closely today should be
compelled to give up his life in return for
the one he took.
No Feeling Shown.
All through the morning session, while
the witnesses depicted the scenes in the
most dramatic incident of Thaw's profiigate
life, he sat and listened to them with appar-
entity no feeling or emotion showing on his
face. Only once. when Coroner's Physician
Leblanc was telling of the wounds which
caused Stanford Whites death, was the de-
PENDANT apparently affected by what he
heard Then he put his face down In his
hands. with his elbows leaning on the table.
but his counsel. Mr.. Peabody, who sat next
TO him, touched him lightly on the arm and
In a moment he In erect position
again. gazing hxedly on the man in the wit.
ness chair.
Thaw's wife and mother and their actress
friend. May Mckenzie. win not have a
chance to listen to the testimony either for
or against the young man who is standing
trial for his life. Immediately after Mr..