The Washington times., 1908-01-30
Prisoner, He Declares,
Sought Revenge for
Being Branded as
dope Fiend.
Whites Treatment of
Evelyn Indefensible, AS
SertS Prosecutor, Ask
ing Death Sentence.


NEW YORK, Jan. 30.-A blunt demand
for Harry Kendall Thaw's lie was the
climax OF q wonderful summing I'd
speech by District Attorney Jerome TO-
day.
Executing a flank movement. Jerome
switched from the stand he took in
his speech al the first trial when he
sought to defend Stanford Whites name
and declared that he believed Thav's
victim guilty Of all the vile and des-
picabie crimes wish which he had bean
charged. He admitted that he believed
White had wronged Evelyn Nesbit in a
manner which no NAN could be expected
10 forgive, and Il. rehearsing the girls
wrong at the dead architects hands,
brought the frs evidences of real
emotion to the face OF the prisoner 5
wife that has been seen during the
present trial.
Slew to Crafty Hate.
Then. after kindling hope in the breast
OF Thaw and his interest-rapt reIa-
lives, Jerome wheeled dramatically and
er who had slain, not to revenge his
wife. but 10 satisfy a deep seated
hatred and an undying grudge against
the man who had branded him as a de-
generate and d dope fiend."
He rldicuIed the defense's insanity,
plea ana sought to show that 10 matter
what Thaw's mental status might have
been in London. in Paris. or in Monte
Carlo, he was perfectly sane man
on the fatal night on the Madison
Square Garden ana sought 70 prove Is
point by dwelling on the norma con-
versation conducted by Thaw before
his hatred had been kindled by the
second sight OF White.
Demands First Degree.
This crime demands q verdict OF
first degree murder thundered Jerome.
but if you gentlemen can not see
YOUR way TO return that verdict, make
1t second degree murder, but punish
this real cTinliLs al for his real crime. %
Just before the noon recess Justice
DowIing finally announced that he Will
not charge the jury until tomorrow
morning. His charge viii be a short
'-aN- e-4AA% N--I NcA1N " tlA u atA Al4E lQ4
hands by 1I.3J O'Clock.
District Attorney Jerome ives early on
hand and took a seat at counsel table,
where he was well hanked with the
peoples exhibits and the transcript ot
the evidence.
Crowd Grows Larger.
The cros-d. despite the near-zero
weather. was even larger than that o.
yesterday, and the police had forcibly
10 handle some OF the more obstreper-
Gus. who insisted on being given seats
within. Every seat available was hlj1d
long before Justice Downing ascended
the bench ana Il was estimated fully
2, 600 persons were turned away.
There was a good representation Cf
the theatrical ana society world in the
court room. CHEZ among them being
CeC5ra Lotus, Robert HilliGrd. Charles
Di Dilingham, Richard Harding Davis,
Robert J. Collier aEd Mrs. Jackson
Gouneud.
Mrs Evelyn Thaw smiled iubilanuy
at Littleton and Dan OReiIly as she
took her seat
1t was 1851 o'clock before Dowling
arrived and Thaw entered the court
room. In opening his case jerome took
that he had been lacking in courtesy 70
the defense's witnesses.
Replies 70 LittletOn.
You are not passing on any sneers
by the district attorney, nor on my at
titude toward the woman in the case. d"
he said. That is not evidence. Harry
Thaw is being tried for the killing OF
Stanford White. He declares he was
insane at the time of the killing That
is what this jury is 10 determine Not
whether he was insane in Paris in
Rome, or in the United States
Il shall not attack the learned cOun-
sci for the defense. It has become 50
customary for attorneys from the
of Tennessee. the Panhandle
Of Texas, and even the sunny slopes o.
the Pacific TO assaN the district at
torney that I see no reason to answer
personal attacks.
I contend that the burden thrown
on the defense OF showing that Harry
X Thaw was insane has not been sus-
tanned"
AS NIr. Jerome paid his respects to
Mr. Littleton. Mrs. Evelyn ThaW looked
toward the defendant. Thaw was look
ing squarely at her with a broad smile
on his face. His wife caught his eys
and greeted his smile with pretty
wink
Jerome next explained the law cover
ing the degrees C murder, dwelling es-
on the sact that there IS no
hard and fast rule as to the time N
which pTemeditauOn NAV rule He de-
clared SO long as II was proven that
time had been given sufficient 70 per
nit the arrival at n decision TO kill,
premeditation had been shown.
Can't Defend White.
Now. gentlemen. whether YOU be-
lieve the story told on the stand by
Mrs. Thaw of her drugging by White
or not, there is no doubt that a great
wrong was committed, a wrong which
cried out for vengeance. The relations
of this middle-aged married man with
this girl OF fifteen years cry out TO
heaven and no decent man can raise
one word in his defense.
But this does not show reason for