Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-01-14
Thaw'S Attorney Springs SUI
prise on District Attorney
Jerome by Promise Of New
and Sensational Evidence,
REFERENCE TO WlFE'S
TRAGIC TALE RULED OUT
Justice DowIing's Decision on
Objections Strengthens Be-
lief That Mrs, Thaw viii Not
Be Allowed to Repeat Story

HN Morning Jhuthhi NPeCiht h'a'O" ""'
I New York. Jan 3-rhe Thaw trial
moved with a rush today After the
Istate haG presented its direct case and
! Assistant Attorney Garvan had char
Iaetrriaod the killing of Stanford
White as Il "premeditated, deliberate
Hand cowardly murderer Martin w.
4 IEitteton for the defense, made the
opening plea for the prisoner. His
IIwumi4e of new evidence was sensa-
toual and held the supreme attention
Eof All i'm the court room District At
torney Jerome seemingly taken by
surprise, seated himself in the witness
ehah SO as to better hear the outline
Iar the new defense. Mr, Litueton
pramisod to forge a chain Of circum-
stances and to produce line of tesil-
{monv which win prove Harry k. Thaw
undeniahly insane at the time OF the
homicide Evidence OF hereditary in
sanity and Of strange, unusual acts oil
ThaW not even hintod az during the
first trial were told of by Mr. Littleton'
who said that physicians and nurses
who had attended Thaw were hurry
ing here from Europe that the tcnch-
would be on hand 60 give their I'M
presstons Of "the wrd-eyed, distant
boy
In conclusion, Mr.. Littleton chnl-
IlenEed The district attorney TO produce
h single reputable physician VINO
would say that Thaw was not Insane
M the timo he killed Stanford White
Mr. Iuueton's speech fairly bris-
Eted With surprises. lie startled the
cnurt room hy declaring that after
Evelyn Ncsblt had told him her story
Hin paris ia 1903 Thaw "drenched
himself with a poison" and would
have died but for the heroic work of
three physicians who labored over him
.all ~ one night Mr. Jerome had his
surprise to offer too ana when Mr
IIdttlctoa started to launch into the
relations of Stanford White with the
girl whom Thaw married. the district
Iattoney was on his feet with an OBJ
lection Justice Bowling sustained
him. and the name OF the architect
was not linked again with that Of the
defendants wife Mr Llttleton
touched but lightly upon the girls
story as SHE told It TO Thaw, but, care
.. full as he was on this point he again
drew an objection from the proseent-
= ing attorney who said;
. "Mr Iittleton Is now strayng into
field Of stuff which in my opinion
viii be excluded"
Again Justice Bowling sustained the
: obioction II was reported at the PC
:, ginning Of the trial that Mr. jerome
I would fight this year 70 exclude the
: testimony of young Mrs Thaw
i. MIR. Littleton spared neither Thaw
nor his family IN his recital of the de-
= rendaut's life history. During the
!, speech rhaw sat wlde-eyed and pnllid,
looking hxedly at his counsel To-
ward the close he seemed rather dis
"a pleased with something that was said
4 and leaning forwardt scribhled off 9
f. note. Mr. Litteton's speech was
! somewhat dramatic and impassoncd
.- Iat times, and was keeny followed by
T. the jury despite the frequent oai
.e tions from the state attorney to ia,
flights Of oratory AS having no part y
an opening statement OF fact.
Ia Thaw's ancestry marked by de-
v cided tants Of Insanity marked or
| both the fathers and mothers side
according TO his chief counsel was
drawn with great care and the de
PENDANT himself was pictured as IRA
,lonaI orratic and insane as boy
who. oscillatug between starship ant
madness, between brlliance anc
darkness, fought unavailingly agains
# the fever Of insanity which coursed II
~ his blood mt birth