Evening star., 1908-01-29
Mothers Early Fears.

Mr. Littlctcn also lad great stress upon
the letter Mr.. Beck received from Mrs.
Wfllfa m TlIaw in 1881 when she said she
feared tho boys mind was affected and
begged the old teacher 20 bear with him
a little longer. for she did not know what
to suggest.
when the mother had appeared here
before YOU and had left the witness
stand. Mr. I.ittleton proceeded. "the
district attorney read TO YOU tho affidavit
she made in certain proceeding at the
last trial. Mr.. Jerome sought. take it,
70 have YOU infer that she had in some
way contradcted herself or that her tes-
t'mouN was not candid. But. gentlemen.
! appeal from that affidavit. made in the
rardonabIe pride of the mother. made in
stress Of circumstances. couched III the
pcthoric cabuiary of the conventional
lawyer. written IN the tumrIft OF trial:
l appeal from that affidavit and it's per-
culiar construction 10 this letter OF more
than twenty-five years ago written In
tho mothers own hand written in no con-
founding phrases Of lawyer. written at
u time when there vas no peril but the
peril Of horcdi;E. | appeal from that afii-
,!avit. to this letter. which comes ffurtrring
across span of twenty-five years from
the hands nf tnttering old mar of
seventy like a benedict ion out of tho past,
to interpcse itself to save this boy.
Borderland of Sanity.
Mr.. I.ittieton told of the delicate line
that sometimes separates the sound from
the unsountl nind ard declared that every
man has the weight that may some day
break his heart. that some day might send
his brain crashing toward insanity.
Thaw's school days were a failure. Mr..
Littleton traced his travels through Eu-
rope with his parents as q young man,
and told again the incidents that the for
1y,l1x ;nta fatf lad -
The coming of these physicians was
met with the usual sneers and insinuations
of the district attorney that they might
he chariatans or Shysters." said Mr.. Lit
tleton. but when they appeared before
YOU there came not a word to question
their standing and reputation. Every wit
ness we have produced has been answered
bv sneer or insinuation, but in no
do not meet the requirement of the law
which demands evidence and proof. I
want you to hold the district attorney to
that rule hard as you have held me to
the production of proof"
May Talk All Day.
Where is the district attorneys
proof? Where are the scientists the
books on insanity with which he has
shown such thorough familiarity in the
past? Where is the gallant band of
alienistsLnine of them-who appeared at
his behest at the last trial and are still
available? Where are they? Why are they
not here 10 answer our case? You gen
tlemen will remembe- that in opening this
trial I challenged the district attorney to
produce single reputable physician
who was willing to say that Harry Thaw
was not insane when he killed Stanford
White. / repeated the challenge day
after day, and the prosecuting oficer
evaded it, Now at last he has laid down
I'm the face of IT.
When the luncheon recess was ordered
Mr.. Littleton had not yet reached the
period of Thaw's meeting with Evelyn
Nesbit, and the indications were that he
would speak through the entire after
noon.