Evening journal., 1907-03-11
Hopes to Prove ThaW Knew
of Whites Conduct Before
He Met Evelyn
LEGAL STORM CLOUDS
THE OPENING ATTEMPT
By our own Wire, Publlshers' Press.

BY Our own Wire, Publishers Press.
NEW YORK. March lit was like the
beginning Of a new trial at the opening
of the eighth week of the Thaw case thus
morning. Everyone was alert and anxious
to see the cards Jerome held back through
the long examinations Of the witnesses for.
the defense. Every one was prepared for
surprises.
Jerome looked ut and well satisfied with
his preparations.
Deming b. Smth. foreman Of the jury.
was not in his seat when the case was
called. but arrived a few moments later.
The jurors We're refreshed by the rest Of
several days.
Thaw showed no signs Of anxiety or
perturbance. The court room was crowded
and the corridors were thronged.
Frederick W. Longfellow was called by
jerome as the frs. witness.
There were two or three new faces in
side Of the railing and they were said to
be some of the alieuists called by Jerome
on Saturday.
Mr. Longfelow was counsel for Harry
h Thaw at the time of Thaw's first trip
as evidence were written by Thaw to Mr..
Longfellow.
Jerome asked him IL he remembered
what time in the afternoon the ship dock
ed when Evelyn Nesbh returned October
q, 1903. He could rot tell exactly. Jerome
said the dock records showed the ship
docked at 800 and the counsel for the d.
fcnse admitted the fact.
In reply to another question Air Long
fellow said he met Evelyn at the dock
This was the time the stare tried 20 show
that Evelyn tried TO communicate with
George Ledorer before She went ito n ho-
tel. She was named by Mrs. Lederer as
correspondent in her suit for divorce
To Upset Insanity Defense
Jerome revealed his intention of over
throwing Thaw's insanity defense almost
at the beginning OF the examination of
Lawyer Longfellow lie questioned the
witness about the suit Ethel Thomas be-
San against Thaw in 1902 alleging he had
whipped her. This was the suit Abe HUM
mel brought but it was never pressed.
Hummel's explanation offered TO Evelyn
Thaw being that Ethel Thomas was "a
bad woman and the case could not be
pushed.
Delmas challenged the question and
Jerome in his argument clearly showed
his hand.
He argued that he proposed to show
that the tales Evelyn told Thaw Of other
girls being ruined by White and his
trends could not have upset his mind
because he had known OF the cases recbted
by Evelyn before he ever heard her own
story. Jerome declared he could show
Thaw secured this snformation from law
suits in at least one Of which Thaw was
served with the papers.
Evelyn's story told 10 Thaw, chrome de-
clared. could not have caused the brain
storm" which led to Whites death.
In his argument Jerome went into de-
tails getting before the jury facts which
he could not have brought out on the
stand Delmas fought hard to keep out
this line Of testimony insisting it was
an effort to contradict Evelyn's testimony
Of what she had told Thaw. and. there
fore, was inadmissible. For half an hour
the argument ragged back and forth be-
tween the two lawyers.
The legal storm was precipitated over
the seemingly little question asked Long
fellow after Jerome had established the
fact that he had been Thaw's attorney
for sometime prior to October. 1903. The
question was:
I'm the suit brought by Ethel Thomas
were papers served on Mr.. Thawy'
Delmas in his objection read from tho
records Of the case when the court had
ruled that the truth or falsity Of Evelyns
story was not at issue; that it could be
considered only as to fits effect upon the
mind Of the defendant. The records show
ed that Delmas at that time said he was
perfectly willing that the State should go
into the truth Of the story.
And now you objectY interposed
Jerome.
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