Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-01-31
JEROME makes LAST
APPEAL TO The JURY
District Attorney disappearing 10
Those Who Ware Locking for
The Sensational.
SHOWED MERCY TOWARD EVELYN
Wife Of tbs Accused Man Given Some
Consideration, cut Treatment &c.
corded Her Was Net aentIo-said
Harry Thaw Knew Perfectly Well
What He Was Doing
tBy Associated pressi

Wy AsSutl'ttu fTeSSD
NEW YORK. Ian. 30 - William
Travors jerome. representative of the
people nssde mastery plea that
Justice be done in the ease of Harry
Kendall Thaw
Nindiotiyencss. snaers. destinations.
all were lacking; logic, analysis aid
calm consideration OF the facts were
me substitutes. 1t WIS no blind APP
peal Tor the vengeance OF ihe law
that Mr.. Jerome addressed to the
Jury. but ever ana always tbere was
the note of fairness, even at tlmes OF
mercy.
The year which has elapsed snoe
uhe FIRST Dial had wrought. 4 wondsr-
Iul and startling change in the pros
ecuior. No longer attempting to
shield the maine OF Stanford White.
he accepted the story told by Evelyn
Sesbit Thaw 40 true-all but the
drussing- and he made. a frank con-
fession to the jury thni tho velvet
swings and niisored Sooiit OF the
studio house described by the girl
Wore indeed n miserable reality.
No longer attaoking Evelyn Thaw
as skilled adventures. Mr.. Jerome
pleaded for the girl because she never
had had 4 chance for any OF the
higher, cleanoD sweeter ahings OF
life. The climax came. however.
when Mr.. Jerome denounced both
Thaw snd White in one breath and
classed Them az two degenerates.
quarreling over woman"
And the woman. the prosecutor de-
claret' knew no more bad been
taught no more by the world-than
to play one against the othe~. until
IN je7lous rage. in blin3est rage. in
vengeance of IAN undoubtedly gross
wrong done to his wife" Harry Thaw
shor and killed thu, achitect.
The case goes to the jury tomor-
row morning. and Thaw may know
has fate before the setting OF an
other sun.
Justice Bowling will begin his
charge TO the jury as soon as court
convenes at 1890 O'Clock.
jerome Not Compiims ntary.
Jerome, aftsr compl'menting the
members of the jury because OF the
attention 1t had given to the case
began his summing up as follows:
VI have lacked In the cou tesy
That every counsel should have. il is
because of the many outside matters
That | have had on hand during tho
long days of the three weeks trial
Any sneers that may have bcen made
are not evidence and lack of defer
entail courtesy to the woman i'm the
case. IL makes no difference IL my
disaprobation of the woman Is of n
character not demanding respect.
Neither she nor Is being tiled here.
tiarFy Thaw is the defendant. His
defense is that he was insane. not
that he was insane at ali times. but
only at one timee-the night OF the
shooting. The qus stion. therefore is
was he insane on the roof garden on
the night of June %. 1906?
We cannot judge by cold state
msnis. We have 10 determine wheth-
en- witnesses are veracious or unye
racious, by what we know OF human
nature.
May tlavs Meant Virginia.
"Th oughout this country there
~ ti'N"N bINao vi Insanity
N trials which have brought disgrace
on the court, so MANY please of in
sanity rs to have made man, of them
ridiculous, and so often have Jurors
impaired entirely foreign considera
'ions-matter appealing 10 the pas
sions-into their Judgment that great
care was exercised in selecting this
Jury.
Il want 10 direct your attention 10
The real issue here-the inanitv OF
Harry Thaw--not a general insanity
hut insanity only on the night OF
sune %. 1906. Whatever NAV be in
froduced to show his mental con-
d'ton ii is for you to decide whether
ri that moment when he stood there
and shot three bullets into St9nfo-i
White. he did not know the nature
and quality of his act
"Ncw. gentlemen. shall not dwell
much unon the law. shall try to
net anpeal to your passions. | Will
not attack the counsel for the de-