The Washington times., 1908-01-30
he most bitter hatred by this Defendant


the most bitter hatred by this defendant
for White
"Ciinch Smith told you of seeing
Thaw Oh the Garden roof l admit he
plainly showed animus on the witness
stand, but he told YOU that he had
watched Thaw for nearly an hour and
tnat during that time ThaW had never
taken his SAFE away from the man lac
hated.
You all know the revelations about
Whites habits, revelations which.
confess. / could not credit, but which
/ have now come TO believe almost IN
their entirety.
And smith saw Thaw watching in
the direction of where White was sit
ting Then this defendant passed down
the aisle. drew his revolver and fred
three shots into White, killing him..
Here Jerome picked up the pistol and
holding il alOft said. with this pistol
this man killed the man he hated de
did il calmly and most deliberately. He
fully realized what he was doing and aS
soon as he fred the fatal shot ne broke
the revolver and held ii alOft that All
might see that the shooting was over
that the incident was closed. And ne
also did ii to let all see he had Killed
his man."
Jerome's Right About Face.
Jerome's sudden change came as a
distinct shock Last year in impas-
stoned tones he had derended the MEM
DRY Of White, and declared his blood
cried out for vengeance Today he
admitted everything charged against
White an6 on this based the undying
hatred of Thaw md the cause Of the
murder.
q see nothing for this jury to do but
to find Thaw guilty Of murder in the
first degree If you believe he .deliber-
ately planned to kill White; OF murder
IN, Z he he
in the heat OF passion, or Of manslaugh-
ter if you believe he shot without In
tention OF killing or even considering
the outcome Of his shooting.
Not every weak or disordered mind
can escape the consequences Of its act.
Consider, If YOU will, that this defend
ant was insane in early life, In London,
in Paris in Monte Carlo. Does counsel
for the defense insist that he has been
insane continually? Nothing Of the
kind All he says is that inasmuch as
Thsw was insaGe on certain occasions
he must have been insane when he
dred three shots into the body Of his
mortal enemy"
Merely Headstrong Child.
Jerome then riddIed the evidence Of
the witnesses who told of Thaw's early
eccentric acts He declared the evidence
all showed his actions those Of the
usual spoiled, head strong child which
could have been whipped out Of him.
IF this evidence shows this mans in
sanity" continued Jerome, then there
Is no life OF thiFty-sfX years OF dissipa-
ton which viii not show as strong a
case of maniac Oppressive insanity,
Thaw wants you to consider him insane
because once when his servant brought
his breakfast TO him he kicked the tray
into the fire place. Not a remarkable
display for a young man the morning
after swimming about the circle
He wants you 10 think he was in
saIe because he once told All older
woman he was tired OF life His girl
had turned him down and he had
heard charges made against him which,
II given circulation, would have driven
him absolutely beyond sOcietys pale
Naturally he was depressed, bat does
this show that Thaw did not realize
what he was doing when he killed his
deadly enemy
Nervousness Natural.
And they tell you that he was ner-
vous at the whist club He played with
Drake, With John w. Gates. and men
OF that iIk- 1t IS likely that most
men are nervous when playing for
money with Drake and Gates. l might
be myself.
And because he put three cigarettes
IN the safe you are asked 10 declare
him insane Is II not reasonable these
were sample cigarettes which he wish
cd 70 retain 10 have others made like
them?
Here was r. O'Mara called TO the
stand, Attorney LongfeIlow also sworn;
Josiah ThaW here, but not sworn. his
mother and Miss Pierce were called
Yet not one Of these was asked TO tes-
tlry as 70 any irrational acts by Thaw
since ne grew 10 manhood. They give
us the evidence OF the butcher, the
baker, the candlestick maker. There
is none produced because there was