The evening world., 1913-05-15

~ Justice esabury. esfoes wAom DE
csbe IL being tried told the Jurors that
they must consider the testimony Of the
wleyess a. that Of an insane person.
.feviously. on the demand Of counsel
for Anhut. Mr.. De Ford had read to the
Jury tire Indictment charging Thaw
VITA killing stanford white.
Thaw was brisk ana alert rs he en-.
tered the courtroom md made his way
TO the witness chair that had been the
centre of attraction foe him for many
weary W ks nve ana IN yeafS aSe.
lie wore big spectaolss tAt served TO
conceal the expression Of his eyes. His
endeAyor 70 sppsar calm and TO be
clear In his answers vas apDArent.
only once ala no break out IN a voiun.
iary statemer' and he frequently con.
suited with the Court.
Thaw's direct testimeny Sas In sub
stance that Anhut. rscominendsd to him
by Dr.. Russell visited A,s, ~ Mattes.
wan and volunteered 70 ~ him out for
$4,000. OF this sum N Npsssll was
10 get $4,000 and Anhut ot,eeo. accord.
ing to Anhut. An agreement was en-
i.rso into and Thaw turned over TO
Anhpt through his sister. Mrs George
Garsegie, and his confidential a9sat. Ar
,hus HOFFMAN. $4,000 in securities and
$500 In cash.
rNAW NOT coHGRGNT o,v,No
Y rGertMoNv.
ne witness was not always coherent.
IL VAS necessary for the stenosrapher
to repeat many Of his answers. Al tho
cl0ns Of his direct testimony he said:
e thought was justified 10 dealing
vlth Anhut because I had been told
,nss another. whose case was similar to
mioo. he'd been released. Anhut agreed
to fsturn half the $4,000 V was still
in he asylum on Jan. Of THE year
and: the remainder n was stiii thers
On uly J."
Asshur c. Palmer. counsel for che de-
fsnsa started Ut ThAw hammer and
tonsD on cross-sxaminatioa. His ART
question vas:
'Ysu ~ The sane HAry x. Taaw
thaA shot 10 death stamford Whts.
srn't ysur'
nav Gripped The arms Of the oAair
and his face flushed. He leaned for.
ward and snapped at Palmer
That 10 not my name"
what IL y0ur Manner
ny naos 10 Henry Z 3haW."
But you are the maa who shot
stapforl white TO death. asen't yVuT"
9&aw iesked at the Judge and At
Ma De Ford. No objection was. inter
possd on his behalf. In . voiss aaslibis
only to the stsnographsr hs replied:
aYss"
yAnd whom you shot him didn't you
know you were shooting . dsfsnsslsss
man?" Numbered Palmer.
u refuse to answer that eu>st)DA"
announced Thaw after he had Looked
appsalingiy at the Court an6' d the
pistrict.Attornsy. uf..f
.on what groundf"
ION the ground that my position
mere 10 that Of . wttnsss." aaswsss1
rhaw quickly.
Mr.. De Ford Jumped ~ and saia he
thought the answer Was sHlneisoN Jos.
tee ssabury agreed with him an1
rhaw,s face relaxed into . broad grin.
Ne was visibly pleased that he had.
even momsntartiy. baked ths cross
Examiner.
The defense. ~ outlined 6y AstAsr
G. Palmer. counsel tor Assist v that
IL defendant 10 on trial In violation
Of his constitutionai rights % the
ground that he secured Immunity when
no voluntarily testified under oath ~
for8 . comAiasion appointed BY Gov.
,suiser TO investigate the TAaw scandal.
Meslens TO Atsmiss the isdSctmeut In
aoserdancs with the oontsnuoa Of the
dsfsnss we're ovsrulsd.
Assss,,x,s , Awvsa AarRn Roa 4
X MlsrhIAI- -f
- D. Ford IN his opening sAdrsss
sd the state would prove that Anhut.
se0ns fsr Thaw, e6ersaN Or. Russsil
sAe1o to sisn . esrtiAcats Sg1q1ps that
rASv vas sass and shouaA 4. HAsssd.
IN me ceurse Of he address Nh De
Fee6 stated that DR.. Russell who y no
leeIer coonsctsd with the asylum. could
hs0u turned Thsw loose on his own
resSenssbiiity.
-. Palmer chsiisnesA this statsmsnt
a. NJ. Ds Ford admitted that DR..
Ruiusu would have I'D 10 ret a court