Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1909-08-07
HIS MOTHER ATTACKS JEROME
Creates Dramatic Scene While Testi-
flying on Stand.
SAYS HARRY WAS DRAGGED DOWN
Declares Certain Person" Led Him
Into Evil Life.
COURT MAY DO SEVERAL THINGS
Many Courses Open to Him I'm
DeternnninE what Shall BE
Done with slayer of
stanford white.


WHITE PLAINS, n. Y, Aug 6.-Harry
X Thaw's latest struggle to regain his
freedom will end tomorrow. The submis-
sion Of testimony in his hearing before
Justice Isaac n Mills closed this after
noon. and all that remains is the final
arguments Of the attorneys. Justice Mills
will file his decision with the county clerk
here on the morning Of Thursday, Au-
gust 12.
Several possibilities confront Thaw. The
court may grant his plea and make him
absolutely free 1t may decide that he has
not established his sanity and refuse to
interfere, IN which case the state author-
ties will probably send him back to Mat
teawan hospital for the criminal insane.
But Justice Mills has further discretion
ary powers. He may feel that the young
mans mental condition Is still in doubt
and for that reason delay a final order,
meanwhile paroling Thaw In the custody
OF some officer. possibly on his own
recognizance in the care of his family. Or
he may declare Thaw insane, but moved
by his mothers complaint regarding his
surroundings at Matteawan, send him to
some other state hospital not peopled by
criminals.
Thaw Confident of Release.
Thaw left~the court room this afternoon
with jaunty step. The strain of the last
four weeks during which he has submitted
personally to fourteen hours Of cross ex-
animation was not apparent either in his
face or his hearing.
AT no time during the proceedings has
! he expressed anything but satisfaction
with the results and confidence in the sue
cess of his case. This afternoon he was as
hopeful as ever.
Il am sure" he said, that shall be
free"
Mother Flags Jerome.
The evidence presented in behalf of Thaw
closed with a dramatic outburst by his
mother. Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, who was
the final witness. Her last words were a
denunciation OF District Attorney Jerome.
Earlier in the day she had read list OF
names distinguished In New York society.
They were guests, she said, at dinner
she gave in New York which Harry at
tended before his marriage, Concluding
her testimony. she referred to this list of
names.
II brought in the names Of those who at.
tended that dinner TO my son." she said
because Of the statements of Mr. Jerome
regarding the company Harry was accus-
toned to keep / do not have any special
enmity toward Mr.. Jerome, but he GER
tainly has not behaved in this matter In a
gentlemanly way nor in a Christian way
Mr. Jerome always talked about Harry''
being a frequenter of the tenderloin, wher
he knows as well any one that my boy
never went TO the tenderon until he me
~ a certain person who dropped him down
y That" said Attorney Charles Nor
schauser, ENDS our case"
Mother Sobs on stand.
On the stand today Mrs. Thaw's testi
mony was again frequently interrupted BY
sobblng as she described Harry's surround
inEs at Matteawan.
That place seemed TO me like the vesti
bule to the Internal regions" she saiC
solemnly.
The principal new witness today wa
Roger o'Mara, formerly chief of police o
Pittsburg and recently employed by tn,
Thaws as a detective in Harry's case. H
testified In corroborauon OF the stories
about stanford White.
Alicnists Examined Again.
The greater part Of the day was devote,
to re-examination of Thaw's alienIsts
Jerome attacked these experts with ever!
devise Of the skilled cross-examiner. H
reused the ire Of Dr, Britton d. Evans b.
asking II he was the object OF the denun
citation Of medical expert witnesses de
livered yesterday by Governor Franklin
Fort OF New Jersey. DR.. Evans is superin
tendent Of the New Jersey insane hospita
at Norris Plains. The expert replied tha
he declined to go into personalities
DR.. Isham c. Harris Of the PouEhkeepsi
state asylum also received a grininE, bu
both alienlsts stuck to theft assertion tina
whatever Thaws mental condition Nigh
4 have been when he shot Stanford Whit
he was now sane. They left the stand un
shaken.
Jerome will sum up first tomorrow morn
ing and Mr., Morschauser will follow. Bot
say their closing speeches will be brie
and the case. will probably be in Justic
Mills hands by noon.
DeImas Denies HOIdup.
NEW YORK, Aug. 6-Delphin NJ. Delma'
who Was Harry X Thaw's counsel in tn
first trial for the killing Of Stanford White
tonight denied that at any time during IN
Thsw trial he had demanded the doublin
OF his fee with the alternative OF quittin
the case.
Mrs. William ThAw testified yesterda
that she was told by one OF the lawyer
on the eve OF the opening OF the first tris
that Mr.. Delmas would drop the case ur
less he was paid a larger fee and accord
ingiy, she said. 10000 was promised hir
instead OF the $4,000 before agreed upoI
Mrs Thaw's statement is most unwaI
rsntable and unjust" Mr.. Delmas said tc
night and in support OF his position h
quu6N letter from Clifford w. Hart
rdke who, he said, made all the arranE,
ments with the Thaws for his employmer
In the case.
The letter, dated today, is as follows:
, Dear Mr.. Delmas There is absolute el
not the slightest foundation for Mr.
Thaws statements. IL Is not only untru,
but she must know II is untrue, as l mad
the arrangements concerning what you wel
10 be paid by her as far back as OutS
Der lSo6, when II was agreed that yo
should have S5o,OOO. Harry X. Thaw wa
20 pay $4,000 and she was to pay you n
eaisnis' l stll have her letter In rsSaI
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