New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-03-11
New Great American lden-
tifer Is James COrSOn,
of E. Rochester, N. H.
CALL PRISONER SANE
IN ALL BUT HATRED
This Is View of States Lawyers
Defendant May Take Entire
Blame for Conspiracy"

A gray-haired man and a pink-cheeked
girl from the farms OF New Hamp-
shire banished all semblance Of seri-
business from the last hour of yester-
DAVIS session of the 'Thav trial.
Under the questioning of Franklin
Kennedy, Deputy Attorney General
James Corson, seventy-year-oid
farmer Of East Rochester. n. H., SOL
emnly rose up in the witness chair and
identified Juror No. 10, tho same being
Harry Mcconnell, of 10 Fort Washing
ton Avenue, as Harry X. Thaw.
That was the opening laugh, and for
the rest Of the session there were few
minutes when the Justices face was
not twitching with suppressed laughter
or when the court attendants were not
hushing the irrepressible indecorum OF
the courtroom crowd.
For Mr.. Corson was followed on the
witness stand by his neighbor. eigh-
teen-year-old Hazel Ranken, whose
nrimly definite answers were as laugh
compelling as his Identification" had
been.
Mr. Corson Heard Holler.
Mr.. Kennedy was using these wit
uesses 70 tell the story Of how the
monotony of their rural existence was
broken on August Is, 1918, the day
after Thaw's flight from Matteawan In
a touring car, by the appearance OF
Thaw and Roger Thompson at their
barnyard gates, craving PERMISSION 70
leave the car in their barn.
81 was just coming out of my gate
said Mr.. Corson, who confessed that
all of his seventy summers had been
spent on the farm near East Rochester,
when | saw an automobile coming
about 10 o'clock in the morning, and
lust as got 10 the road some one in 1t
hollered TO me to hold on.
"Now, was too busy and couldn't
wait for automobiles, but he hollered
again and then stopped. lie said,
How much will you let me put my car
in your barn for" and said; 1t
wouldn't cost you cent. ] got three
barns, but they're all full of straw and
they won't be any room. Maybe you
can put II in Dir. Rankin's barn
after that l went to town. and
little girl showed a paper with pict-
ure Of Harry X. Thaw in 1t, and | said.
That is the man who wanted to nut his
car in my barn"
"Do you see the man in lhe car who
spoke to you in court now" Mr.. Ken.
nedy asked "Can you pick him ont
STAND up so he will be sure OF YOU,
Mr.. Stanchfeld said TO Thaw. But Mr.
Corson was too sure of his man TO wait
for this aid. Thaw was half way to his
feet when he saw that Mr.. Corson was
pointing an accusing finger at Juror 10.
That's him sittin' right there the
witness announced with lrrevocable
finality.
Mr.. Stanchfeld later had Thaw stand
up and introduced him formally to Mr.
Corson.
Identifies the Real Thaw, Too.
"This is Mr.. Harry X. Thaw," he said.
ais he the man who asked to put his
car in your barn" The witness imper-
turbabiy replied that it was.
"Who drove the carr" he was asked.
and when he said "Roger Thompson"
without hesitation he was asked 20
pick him out in the courtroom. The
old man climbed down from the witness
chair and nosed about among the
crowd of defendants and their counsel
Then he unhesitatingly put his hand
on Thomas Flood, another of the code
PENDANTS, and said, This is Roger
Thompson" TO the renewed delight OF
the court.
When the right man was pointed out
TO him he said with a gentle plant IN
his tone. "Well, his face was behind
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