The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1908-02-02
IN HIS SUM UP SPEECH WE'D
/ NESDAY.
FOR MIsTREATlNG EVELYN
Court Room Caracity too Limited
Littleton's Speech-Womcn Not
Disbarred from Attending.

New York, Jan. 2o.-The demand
Tor seats at the Thaw trial today so
far exceeded the capacity of the court
room that the police had their hands
full in handling the disappointed
crowds.
Forstlle first time since the taking
of testimony was begun Evelyn Mes
bit Ihaw had seat in the court roon
The bar against woman spectators
was suspended, and there were many
of them on hand when Justice Dow
ling took his place on the bench At
tracted by Mr. 1ittleton's reputation
as an orator prominent lawyers and
men of affairs from all parts of the
country were included III the court
room throng.
Litueton severely attacked Jerome
for MS methods in handling and
manner toward Evelyn Thaw He
told of her supreme remuneration al
ter her husband got into trouble. He
quoted the scriptural words LET him
without sin cast the first stone" Je-
rome speaks tomorrow. and it is ex-
pected the case will go to the jury
Friday after Judge Dowling's charge
1t was 1880 o'clock when Mr.. Lit
Teton arose and began his plea to the
jury in behalf OF Harry X. Tha,s
District Attorney Jerome, who made
point If remaining away from the
courtroom during the summing up
OF Mr. Delmas last year, was absent
when court commenced today.
In MIR. Littleton's address there
was nothing OF the sensational as at
the first trial. when Dolphin NJ Del
| mas, at that time conducted the dc
tense, appealing to the uHwritten law
"a a defense al Thaw's action in
killing White. In Mr. Littletons
address there was nothing that has
not appeared in the testimony II
open court, nothing but the plain de-
Tense of insanity.
On Thursday District Attorney Je-
rome will sum up the peoples case
to the jury aud ask that Thaw De
ton which would carry with it the
death penalty.
1t is known that Mr. Jerome be-
lieves that Thaw is now insane and
alwas has been insane, and it is no
secret that he would be satisfied
with verdict which would send the
young Pittsburger to an asylum for
the rest OF his life.
| On the conclusion OF Mr. Jerome's
address Justice Downing will deliver
his charge to the jury.
1t is possible that Mr. Jerome will
| finish in tirneeo Thursday as to allow
| the delivery OF the charge that night
| III SO, the case, will go at oInee to the
jury.
! Ait Ho"N'\', II - iiNAGSSd l
! Downing will wait until Friday morn
| ing to deliver his charge However,
the case may go, there is little uues-
ton that Thaw's fate will be In the
hands of the jury by noon Friday
an case of this kind. he said.
| where insanity is the plea, it is not
/ incumbent upon the counsel for tine
| defence to estabiish the defendant 5
/ insanity beyond a reasonable doubt,
although | think / can point out to
| you that We have done all of that. The
| law places the burden upon the pro-
secutor to prove to You beyond all
/ reas enable doubt that the defendant
was sane.
! With impressive strength of pre-
sentation Mr. Littleton reviewed
Harry Thaw's history from the time
OF the prenatal incident, when his
| mother in the middle of the night
| put out iler hand in bed to feel the
cold features OF child who had sud
denly, down to the day of the TRACE
| dy.
| This boy he said. took on the
breeding, the very melancholy which
came to the mother that fcarf1h night
I may be blinded by partisanship,
but, gentlemen, can't you see With nc
that this defense is nothing born Of
an exigency 10 see that injustice is
done. or that 4 nnrdcr may be covers
ed:s but born instead Of the very his
tory Of this boys'
Reviewing the evidence ia detail
and pictnrinG the devotion Of the old
nurse and school teachers who had
come from afzf 70 give testimony,
4 Mr. Littletor said Gentlemen, yon
Who who fook and lissen III sencefity