New-York tribune., 1908-01-14

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in several times at remarks by Mr.. Littleton TO
the court, which finally provoked counsel for tne
defence to ask the court to see that he could
speak without interruption Mr.. Jerome was to.o
not to interrupt when the court was oeins ao
dressed. and took seat over In the furthernoSt
corner of the counsel inclosure.
Walter Paxton. the engineer OF the 1araen
building repeated briefly the story OF the snootins'
the chief feature Of which was the hsnt Oh the
prosecution to put in evidence the grourd piah oi
the roof garden drawn the day after the shooting
1t excluded for the time. as perhaps not oelhs
just the same as II the night before Dr-
Timothy Lehane called, and descrioed III d
few words the extent OF the three Wouhus I"
Whites body and the finding of the coroner ;
physician that he died from cerebral hemorrhaee-
The prosecution then rested its case. haVine' oe
cause of Mr. Smiths direct testimony. taken ABOUT
twice the time that n had at the first trial
LETTERS SENT TO JURORS.
Court resumed after a ten-minute recess "hen
Justice Dowling said: Il will say at this ulie '"e
any attempt to communicate with the fneHioeiS VI
the jury will be regarded contempt OF court ana
seriously punished. Certain letters have oeen ao-
dressed to the members OF the jury containing
statements relevant to the case Ihe man ao
dressed to the members of the jury turning 10
tFem) is opened. gentlemen. for your own pro'ec-
ton
Immediately after this Mr. Lttleton made ms
opening speech. Much less floyid in style than MS
predecessor Delmas. counsel for the detehee was
oratOrical, in contrast 10 the quietly persudSIFe
way of speaking of Mr.. Garvan- Although the
furhermost juror was only eight or nine feet away
his times could be heard in the corrioors'
and he banged often upon the table for emphasis
His iOwery periods reused Mr.. Jerome seVerai 'hes
TO interpose objections. chiefly on the srouio tae
Mr.. Lttleton making an argument raiher 'hah
opening mis- In his last interruption JUST as
Mr. Littleton was describing with trembling voice
the pathetic grlhood of Evelyn Nesbt Mt Jerome
broke in forcibly is this an opening or sum
ming up, your honor?''
1t is opening replied Justice Downing VINO
had ruled against Mr. Littleton on previous IN
stances
It's most extraordinary opening" commented
Mr.. Jerome as he flung himself back in his chair.
In his actual outline of the course to De pursued
by the defence MI. Littleton said that ina" hdu
inherited from his father qualities OF lnstaoiii'S
OF temperament and nervousness Four members
of the paterna of the family had been aliilc'
ed with mental disorder, and so had an equaI
number the maternal side. the Copiey iaihi'S-
He continued.
AZ his birth Harry Thaw the verge OF
infrnity He passed wide-eyed sleepless nights IN
the arms of his mother and succession OF nurse
but weak he was he was active IN mihd- Nhe"
he was three months old he had brain feVer' ia'ei
he had convulsions, and when ne was between
five and six weeks old he had ST. Vitus's dance
At six he could talk, and his hrst teacher mas
come clear across the continent to tell you about
il This teacher Belle MOorhouse Lawrence kept
q diary and she will read to you from IL
'l'haw's curious and irrational acts ne saiu
would he told by other who were outsiGe
The jurisdiction of the court but who wouid come
here TO tell their story. SO would the physlciah7
who had attended the various members OF the
Thaw and -COpey families
ERRATIC IN SCHOOLS
~. 1c.+,a+on said he would produce witnesses
- dazcribe Thaw's pecuiarties as shown at the
Igoostar university when he sixteen or seven
teen vears cd Here his Irrational behavior Was
so noticeable that the teachers nad ihaue .'
in their notebooks of his abnormal chaI acte'i .
.f,ar an erratic career at Harvard Thaw went u
Rome London, Paris and Monte Carlo IN FNoiie
and in Monte Carlo Thaw under the care VI
pbvsicians The nurse who had nurseo nm III
Monte Carlo will testify as 10 MS rratonal eoi-
duct Mr. Iittleton said he would snow no" ohce
wren Thaw was i'll of fever he dressed ano iel'
the house, and result was only sdFeu li0iii
death by the highest professional care.
II have not been able to get the doctor VINO
treated him. but / have the nurse SAID MI LII
tIeton. In London also Thaw was uhoer tred'-
uent and a physician who attended him and VINO
declared him insane is on the ocean and will
testify"
Mr. IittIeton described Thaw one who with
out occupation had drifted from capital to capital
of Europe threatened at all times and sometimes
overcome by his hereditary weakness lie told OF
Thaw's return to this country and his meeting
with Evelyn Nesbit. of his passion for her their
fight TO Europe after which he returned and mar
ried her He concluded with the br1efest reference
to the shooting, and then adjournment was taken
until this morning
| Mr. Iittleton's address was followed with close
attention by the jurors through the hour and half
which he took up. When Thaw went fIek 10 the
cell he looked in a distinctly happier frame of
mind than he had at any previous time of the day.
Mr. IttIeton's associate counsel congratulated him
before he left the his effort Mr.. Jerome
said too that he satisfied with the days work