Semi-weekly herald., 1908-02-03

difficulty as he had many other mat
ters OF importance 10 attend TO at the
same time. Continued Mr.. Jerome.
"If at any time I have shown any
asperity or lack Of consideration | eau
only say that regret it. Any personal
Impressions | have made or have not
made should have no part whatever in
your verdict You are not trying the
district attorney. Any sneers he may
have made is not evidence for the peo-
pie and neither are they any evidence
that Harry X. Thaw was insane when
he killed Stanford White. AS to the
woman, II my manner was one of dis
appreciation, that is not evidence. Nei-
ther | nor the woman Is being tried
here. Harry Thaw is ON trial for the
murder OF Stanford White and the de-
fense is that he was insane on the
night of June %, 1906, that he was not
generally insane or is insane now. All
you have to deal with is, all | have to
deal with Is, whether when he shot
and killed Stanford White he knew
that the act was wrong and against the
law of the land" He declared that
Thaw was guilty and sane and should
die.
Both District Attorney Jerome and
MIR. Littleton announced that they
were entirely satisfied with the charge
In ~ N p
nervous mood, but succeeded in put
ting on a brave front and talked cheer
fully to his wife as the family party
sat In the court room waiting for word
| from the jury room. Evelyn Thaw Is
| confident of the outcome, and shows
no more than her natural nervousness.
To reporters this morning, who clam
ored for an interview, she said: Harry
| and expect to eat our dinner together
| tonight. We have no doubt that he
| will be acquitted. | have watched the
jurors carefully and am certain that
they viii free Harry"
I WASHINGTON, Jan. 31.--In one oi
the most remarkable special messages
ever prepared by an American execu
| tive, President Roosevelt today sent tC
congress his views and recommends
tions on the financial situation, labor
legislation, the question of federal con
troll Of the railroads, and stock gam
bling. incidentally, many other sub
iects are touched upon and a note O
warning sounded for the ultra conser
| vatives. The president closes with al
expression of the strongest optimism
for the future. In defense OF the ad
ministration' financial policy the mes
sage says;
Il don't for moment believe the ac
tions of this administration have
brought on business distress. 1t is du,
20 the speculative folly and liagran
dishonesty OF few men OF grea
wealth who seek TO shield themselvei
from the effects of their own wrong
doings. But If it were true that to Gu
out rottenness from the BODY politi,
meant momontarS eheolt to un
healthy seeming prosperity, | shoul;
not for one moment hesitate 10 put In,
knife TO the corruption
The special message of the presiden
deals with five main subjects. declar
ing that an effective employers liabii
lty law should he enacted. That EN-
ployes injured while in the employ o
the government should be compensat
ed; that injunction laws should b,
so amended as to prevent abuses; t
give to the interstate commerce com
mission fuller supervision over rail
roads that the government shoul,
have supervision over the physical op
GRAFTON of railroads; to amend tn,
Sherman act to make it more effectiv,
and practical; says that stock gam
bling is as pernicious as gambling ol
race horses recommends forbiddin,
the use of mails and telegraph and tel
ephoDe wires for mere gambling IL
stocks and futures. The trusts, HI
says, are trying to discredit those VIII
honestly administer the laws. The ad
ministratlon is seeking to control law
defying wealth; the trusts are spend
ing millions in their attack on the ad
ministration. That business which 4
carried on by dishonesty should b,
stop That the Standard Ot's moral
would justify any crime. mo natio:
is so sure of ultimate success as ou
own is his final observation.
The scene in congress during tn,
reading of the message was most ex
traordinary Many Republicans lef
the house. Democrats cheered thu
document and one suggested that mil
lions of copies be printed as the fines
of Democratic campaign matter. Re
publican representatives are much dis
turbed over the message, insisting tina
It was most ill-advised, considering tn,
rather critical conditions prevailing il
New York and throughout the country
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-The Orienta
bank on which a run of depositors
started yesterday morning, did moi
open for business today. A notice was
posted on the door announcing thai