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Show ALL DiECT TESTIMONY AGAINST TlttW IS NOW IN; BNSAN1TY iS SLAYER'S PLEA State Examines Its Witnesses and Rests Its Case Before Noon Today; Wife and Mother of Young Man to Take the Stand in His Defense; Son of Victim the first Witness for the People; Trial Well Under Way; State's Evidence In. i STATE RESTS CASE IN THAW TRIAL. j The actual trial of Harry K. Thaw began this morning. The State examined all its witnesses in that session and rested its case at noon. Insanitv is -the plea on which the attorneys for the defense will seek freedom for their client. This was indicated in the opening address this afternoon. j Until the mother and the wife will go on the ; stand in Thaw's defense. . The young son of Stanford White. Thaw's vie- tim. was the first witness for the State. j Assistant District Attorney (iarvan outlined the State's case briefly, then called as the people's liit I witness the yoium son of the dead architect. Thiee I witnesses were examined within an hour. I That his mother and siter will testify for Thaw was indicated when the witnesses for the defene i were asked to leave the courtroom, and Mrs. William Thaw and Kvelyn N'obit Thau l-ft with the others. NEW YORK. FEB. 4. -THERE ! WAS A DELAY IN RESUMING THE THAW TRIAL, OWING TO THE FOR MALITIES ATTENDING THE POST PONING OF THE FEBRUARY TERM OF COURT WHICH WAS SCHED ULED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING. THE REGULAR PANEL OF inn FEBRUARY JURORS. ADDED TO THE LAST OF THE SPECIAL JUR ORS IN THE THAW CASE. SOME 125 IN NUMBER. CROWDED THE COURTROOM TO OVERFLOWING. THAW'S TRIAL HAVING BEEN BE GUN IN THE JANUARY TERM. THAT TERM WILL HOLD UNTIL THE CASE IS DISPOSED OF. DURING THE WAIT RUMORS CONTINUED TO CIRCULATE AS TO THE POSSIBILITY OF TWO MORE JURORS BEING REMOVED BE , FORE DISTRICT ATTORNEY JE I ROME WOULD BE WILLING TO HAVE THE CASE PROCEED. When tae 'i i.rtt.a ' v 'nt"r had l"1' !) ; ds.,l!s, ,.;d .I;;--:. . K" t' rtil 1 had tak'ii the her-,,.'., i'h(. re at . . b'-iti a . n f r . i i if a 1 1 . . r ii- s Thaw appear.-.! a let:- d'ts'a.'d a '. to.'k h.s !:t,-e at the 'I'd ..f tf.e t.ah'.e as-.L'tied his ne! ia. k ..t l.un sat his nj..thT, Mrs. WiIjmi Thaw ; ' s sist.-r. Mrs arrefi. ; K.. ln. d 't'.aw, , May Mi K.-t-.7ie ai.. F.du a r I and .!-...' Tl.aW. file nf.lv t'tltt.ll'. abs. lit'-' In 1I1L' the i mintess of V a r'r.. nit h . State's Witnesses There. All the witnesses f.r the pr s.-. ut i.iti wen in e.'tirt. Thev ...iiiprise.i :, . the witnesses .f the traeds upon the I Msdis.'n Square K.x.f (iMrdeii. S.'ino i witnesses aid t. hae be.-n sunint-'f.ed ! hv the defense nl-n wer in I'mirt. til . though the m,.st nf those who are to i testit'v tor Thaw have n. t appeared j Whatever pressure the Dirtrict Attorney At-torney brought to bear on Thaw's attorneys at-torneys for the release of additional jurors, was in vain. At the end of the last conference upon the subject, Assis tant District Attorney Garvan arose quietly and in a very low tone, began ' , the opening address for the prosecution and the famous case va.s on. Tells of White's Death. iar ar. s . ..'.! ' t: ti..i. f . era. i.atf.i t : ; t ' ' r- : :r !"!.' :,a v ii. I.. o'tp. i. -'td ' I it :;, , ; : . p,;rp-.. ..I t. a" . u !!:; as it..' . .-Kti. t.ir es.k'. ;.r. ii.dd t j..- un: v . : t : ' a' H urn- d :, :nif"!ta!ie.- ,.t ,- ai.d ?n, ? ..!.. n;ii..'f : t!.. a . in r i - i" ; i. a a ! d i'-: . l a ir ' ' 1 it-'.. 1 -!l ! 1 "' I u a - t e .- l.a : IP ' ' !' !''j'l ' ;'.' i o ii,. j i ''T e'.'la t. : ''. at.d ..-1. w i : i r : i . . : ; " ;i " i ' t . a :..'. '. ' :. : ' 1 ' ..I.. t;,!;f"r.l U her He (.:; tl n it- ' i:., d 'f :' - '' W '. . u'l t! mt.k' :th tt.e .if;r la-. : " l.t-C i a L.''-'i v at. i ' d " : : ' !,,,. ,i..:.. . it t::e Ma i - - - t - i .are rm .f far i'-t l,.in;. ..I h..w S--.-f..f.l White :.ad. .1 ...... .as'. ;,;.(;; v s .f T'-tl e a- 1 a s, . p. air , t :.. i ;". r d:!:',. ' ;, ... t , t . Miir'in. s :. I i , ; . . ,.' s . N e w '..rk : '...: r ..." :.,J, . . ai.d ,: I . it F;.'.. t. t 1 Wpi'e t.' .' ' i''-1 i-'-t! P . Nl.td: '': S.piare ! .r-i ::. 1 S"h;te Went Alone. ; " 'anfurd White w.-p . . V.;.: ! .: ip.Pie roof capi.' at d -a' a a- . of ::..' t.n.'. tab w :i :t ' l: ' h rsi pr i 1 1: . I i "ii o '" a ,a '..ad M a "1 ,. , ' a . i I . , '... det'en i:i :i' w ;i "here :'.'. i uit. i :V, f-tet: H.-aie :,. T' o-it.as M . i aieh I'1- def. tiiia:.: a a , .-. ed i-nii-Pn:' . ii : . ; : : P e p .1 ' e It; 'he T.!-ii ' See 'ttd a t '." d e '"e .i.ih I. '. s part v sPir'ed to i.a" f r ...f. V ' d'-tepdftr ! ips pattv f ah. ad a:..: ii" iac 'e.I I ..-hi;-.! I'a--:'-t h e i b e w i.(ii St a t ' d . : e a 1 Ml, ll.e .iefeada-f f.le.-.J a'td .! ,1 'perx te! ' -...'I i : r . r . i the lira up t h" !.;!! i t er i c : - Mr te u a - !.; I l ie .. f,..,. a r, d 'd -to- r-o w t :. - 1 1 t ea i he hrt 1 lo't . . .ii: pie: .-) l.s ... k. a id e , fi i ed a fa i n . ' I . . ! ' .i-i . travrtjf White's ,, i V ''.'. . to npi k . sir,. ),. fire i a 1 ', ' r I :rp M - W l.f. . ..r ra'h or. tre b..d" . j Mr Wii-.p .ti.1.;,., . :.e floor, i "Did What He Intended." "The d. feudal!' turpi. I and fa i r j ': e audiep.'e. io ld Ids re,o;er aioof with 'lie barrel apsjde d"n to indi.-Me tha' he had . opipletel wha pe in'.nd.-d to ,o. 'I he bif aadiep..e n n d e r s . ,od . The re w as tto p.a n hp ' As Garvan took his seat. District Attorney At-torney Jerome sprang a surprise by ask i ing the court to exclude all witnesses in , the case except the experts. By doin? 1 this, Jerome disclosed the fact that Mrs. William Thaw and Mrs. Harry Thaw are both to take the stand for the de fense. On advice of Thaw's counsel, they left the courtroom with all the other witnesses. Mav M.-Kenie n- n dud.' j . the list, and .i.-.om n.a - ted M's. Har-v Thaw into the rn irl elerk's ofli. e. M I s ; I I ham Thaw, who does lot t-xpe.'t to Hue i-e ,.;,..l f,.r -eeral .'ia s. r "lrne .i . I.,,-,. I Th- pr;so-.er - ,...! k."e.-.t! ...!i nt at O exrh.si...; ,,f io it otl'. r ,a"d u 1 1'.- His o,,: r. '.'!' i es !,(' i -. r n . ro his brotners and hi -i-' r. M -s c a r pek'ie The prosecution gave the courtroom another surprise when Lawrence White, the son of the dead architect, was called as the first witness. Thaw again fastened fast-ened his eyes upon the table before him, and did not once look at the witness. Yoiin' While said he was I'd .3rs and a s-ndent at Yale. His .no'h er he said now lives in 1 atnbri.'.e, Ms.. Son's Testimony Brief. Who" was on th.e -and J.'it a few -n:i:.'. - lie phd of a.-.-otr. pa t. v i r. his ff.tp.o- .,, tp, i t.t'e Mar: n f.-r .iinrt.r. at-. I -a,-1 that w !:" he left hitti t . -j, V-;'h hi- - ' !!!!. a hov Iol",.'d K 1 t'C- '" :, . w Y'.rK r..of iarden. i a ::: :'..' ! -.a I is Pi' her a'l T ' 's a" " .MS !..! . I. - v. I ,-.. . :'( :i..- !.:,' w :t : s . i : t 1 : . v t( ... . . ; t . o. Ti..- v ii d w ft..-- was War'.er I'. . ,.p : . enkpi'. .1 ..f ' p.- Mad:-"' p -ire 'i .. f fa rd " He a m' p.. -f -1 ; y i - a titid the arre-t of Thaw He safd t'a' u I.' ., ii,. reai'lo'd Tl'au '- -.'.e p, had b. er ,1. pained hv a fi-eiiian ai.i ati .tr.; o'. of the epard.n. who ake j hi-ll to !..'. Thaw w Pile I h i ' Wen' t r a p. 1 :. a ". Tl'ov wire t ': n in t r o. t . f i a . , ,i p .r. and 'I':; a w s.a al t h W. .- " i ' j.'1 ' d' 'W a it! th' ...e a ' W h a t : w e i n .. w f ' ' Paxton replied that it was a good idea, and they started down. "We went into the elevator," the witness con tinued. "and Thaw admitted that he did it, saving: He ruined my wife.' A woman who. he thought, was Thaw'r v.ife, rephed to this: "But look at the fix you are in now," and Thaw reu'.ied to her: "Well, dearie. I have probably saved your life." '( r. a. -hi: 'he -ro't-: P1 T; aw re. p.. . i - .-i.e. :.. ea-; :. .e r ae i 'm r n '. his b r. : . r i :. ' a w . : ia ' was in ' ' T ', e ,': .'-- was ii .' : - - . a -p : - e 1 la I a - a h... f ,- e . a . : w . i j . .. 1 P '.'. - a ' , -e I the .-.j-.. ' t.i -' a ' : e !. a - t . w :. a : .'. (.. - , , b i ,,p. . w .-... .. -.a ... d'haw - .. - ' I.a , - i .pei. .i - ... w ''.'. a t I in a p ., a. r , f t i I . - w '.;."! J.' Mad ' -.' PP. -to . ! ' MatP - ' ha ' I 'iap,e. Wit 's , t e Thaw Was Deliberate. i h . n v. as it p r t r f t i : d en t '" r t. , a' t . f t r.ifc'e.'-. H -:, T' :m ; re t r ' ' h -' rr i.r" .' th.- up I i a a , . . t 1 1 . p : -1 . a I n. . i op... . i . s ib... , , a . . -i ' . i : - 'hi position , f ' h e P P 1 e ;, ' W t, 1 ' '" W ' I t e -, ' I, , I askv.j b. iihrap t . i ti-it. Thaw :t :.'it.kr f ti ; proa . : p j the a 'a h : .-. t pa ' ih' .' t . w i ' . ss ieft the -; a a . i alio w..iki".t: pp and t. Let',, re th pi i b... ' i :'.,.- i ti : d the sh.w pa, e W h i. !' I'P . lee ,.1 re.l O ha r.H t , H e.l Thaw's .i. .:t...rstti"ti in apptoaehipi; p:- i . ' i in tie w., :,. d p.;, . Mr W! -e-s -ab . .ike t'-is." -a 1 w 1' : --. I n. Ilea ' tt " II. "'tfie a -..".' .. :r. tup ... t,. Mr Whi'.p front h.-hir.d. s al .,"'. f ,. d h"P .IP ' !T. d th'. e t P S v. , . did no' tike i a ' in th. . p t s w p i . i : t ' 1 1 w i ; Delmas Takes a Hand. I i, Ipl-ii M I 'H !... "f . v;nse! r.-" 1 he def p-.p n-.a I. his ft '- i tt'tvi. . ' p ,, the a.'lltles of tip' Tinl b er,. e. am un 'ik' 1 ohen briefl as t,, the po, tMii he ...a iipied w tt'n r. feren.-e th.-' th.-' prin. 'ipals in the traced-. Tii-se w, re t h,e ,,nlv 'in st p. ps put to I lie w 1 1 n. s- liV t he .. tetlSe. 1 lMinnc the e x a tn i nat i oi , f tie wit nefcs.s who toilowod Suulord White's - " op 'he -'and. th.e defenda" k a ae iptere-t m a'i 'nit was --,i : I'e'ppis' part i . : i . a i n in :'' . ., w as p ro . ' p i i a' .,f a tow 1 1- r n ' . ;' i Z 1 1 : s . j : e-1 p . p. s w , n , ,-a r at ar. o at i a . n -1 hen e -. . a i r i a 1 tp.- a ' w e r ' e w a ' e . i i . a . j p s t ion h" w ...Id : !.: p am i na' i o: -' ..r n;ii' there, i -,..-1 1 l-l-i p. ttnr the -tTe.t on the ,rv b . ;!'.:, lative tesfm op Fired Without Speaking. Ilt'iir S 'lease, uif rintednt of the pi. 1 1! ish i r.)f eonipanv wl-.i.-h owned the rich's of the ' ' am 'e I e i 'ham paijiie," was the next witnesn He saw th- defer da nt fh ni'ht of the killini ' in the rear of the roof garden. 1'leuse 1 wa standing irith t'ohen. Thaw utVl -before them fAr some minute looking o the rifht and let"' fter the tirs-.ir' tirs-.ir' he r.ef saw Thaw nist pre i ois t the -p.o'i-ie; There wa no eopsersa 1 1 oi w p p T :i a w a ro.a . p i d i . a 1 1 : It-- for'per I f '1 1 1 : . 1 1 'i t I bepjatt t'.':t. c. Questioned by Delmas as to the acts following the tragedy, especially as to the movement of Thaw's arms, a par ticular effort being made to bring out the point that the barrel of the pistol WS pointed upward, the witness af tlrttiKl the statements made in the d: rec-. examination, that the barrel of the un was pointed upward. When asked by Delmas if Thaw did not wave both arms wildly, he replied that he did not. A- p.- , a das, n o' Peb. - ' p . . p.. : ' , , r. , 1 t p a ' i . w '. ' -.e-soS W P a p , i bee ; , a t 1 I i I '. i P .- a'.sc - .' of ''. '' ..r! t a :s. ! : ' ' s- :h d 'Pa- ' . " i'P a -an; - . ; ' ' "' ;,; ! Thaw pi Little T pe p: -' ' w ; a w h :," W ' a -fn i . i e 1 w -i - i.'.. . I; o '., j n : : :. ; pe .:.v of I'a .! Bra Ii. ' - i re r j w i - a ' -p. I Ttiaw af' - r ' ' i.r : - Krp.d: : ! ::'iti. ! ... ' - I r '.. ' ' tw ,." - l; 1 I? - ..it " V. op I '.;-: t ip at: t tr:,P;,. . , - :.. . !: had ' : s a r ' t . - ..; d :;' I p Pei' ::. - .;.:: la:.' 'i v at:;. '.:..: c : ' ' " 1 1 -:- 1 ' : i i , t a :. i ',.- ' '..' irt p.-ss rep Pad . ' ' - i. I. Mle "PP' i ',". Ptf " , 1 p. , . t . I-.- ' 1 . "Did you hear any one c.iy anything to him"" ' ' ' ' His wife ! "What did she say"" ' ' "Look nt the tix vou are ;:i.' " :.'',. . ... i i. . i - . :: " ; p i i a.v '" , '.' . '. . .'ii T a w w ': , p 1 -. , j ' . - i ' f.ts" '' ' .: -a . i r. . p- f.-. ' ' H -a : i ' 1 '. 'i "-.-.',. . a , i . i M . ',,-' la,.),,.,..; ip w ,s ' I.' : e , n a : ' ' ' : - . . !' " i -io' ... '... i ..In a d . a " ' Taa w h i i . r ".. d ' a w a v f r :t t. . ' w : . ;i I '..,-. : , i ,.f 1 1 , l : ! a ,' i I T'.a .v d a- h. .. W- - s, e ' ' Says Thaw ' ' Stared ' ' ii.. i i h ..'. . ' hi- : i. - - ,, ' z k. : - ? " ' . s. -- ' V. .- ... ;a e'" )( , . k I a nt a 't w -.x ,s f'l ','. -el " ' ' I .id " '' a-k '.op .:.!'." . i . p' ; ' i nt '' i ' . I I ' ' tpa - ' ' 1 a k 1 pi , f he wasp...-' "He vv ,s pa e nd ' - , e app. tue i ;., be s'ar infc'?;' ' Ye- ' ' " T- - s a" K.dw ti'd H ' on . foreman o' '. i vi . p: p.. d vi, Pajje 10 i THAW TRIAL. i i on 1 1 n tied from Pa g- ' 1 borers at Madison s-j'ir.' C ird-'n. fur ther id.- nf;M. d -he p's- L-u I . k from Thaw. IL w i- cr J .-4 mined. j Was It "Wife" or "Life""- ! I'chcerna" Al p.-b.-s. ., arres'.-d Th in . identified the pi' .'. i pid v on have a-iv v e -a i .. n w h Thaw ' asked i Jarva :i 1 did. I asked ve prisoner f he had s2 ., S'anford White, and he .,..!. I did' I tj.cn asked w . v ': sii , . ru n:, a ' he .i' I. ' !)',- a is. .... ru i ned ni v wife or i , f e . V '.! e. ;'.. 1 tt"f d St I r.jj.j i ; u . , ' cr I he siid "wife' .-r 'it'. ' " N , " I T'l- d' fense 111 cross oX'ITIi'..' 1 One Bullet Pierced Eye. i ..r-uier's 1 'h v s ; : , - .lehan.e. u ' . , pert' -r:i e-i he ; ; . : W i . 's .... . d. scribed w '".is male hv the Tic t: r-- b-.'"et. h.- said, entered he righ' . e, d downwar! , and ee-.-r. ! '. br i : : ' ' seen t, red he rig-.' s-de f : 'ij per iip j : I 'he 'i'ur.l was r:gh' arm i w : t n-ss ii. ; : he- i'h various I .-. i ''.-ts :, I li.in as!-., i that the be forma !lv received as e i Uv.; T e . i.lbi's vv . r-' pass.-,; -,c -ss .... table .-f c.nse! t'.-r re .'e!'i-:-se Tnivv's , , wandered ab-ut f r .m n.T.t .. let'1, bull..' bu-ll..' even a fleeting gi'W'o was t ': r- w: i m t ! .. direct t..n where the . . a ! ' v b-., I ie's were being left 1 V Ieift.H "If v . ur opl 1, 1 'l . i"'!.T. w '" , 1 caus.-d - t-e .!. ath of s'anford V. ' asked ( , a r v a n "The dea ' h w as .'. lie o cereb-. ' 1 hem -rr'iiag. s, the res;!' .., pis-, ; sh vv :; t: ds I lav.- described T'-.T'- was no cross . i.t::i:::;i': " I r Sviv.-s'.r I'.'i'hnt r. who was w.--: a par' v p.-r ' : g-, ri. t: t :. '.:g-.' .f the tragc-iv. t.shl.'.i he . .r: , W'-.i'.- : - ' il ,- . I , r. . n , c i . . . . ' ' m I ! w , - :. c r ss e x a in. l ned State Rests Its Case p.C.c-iau lb I-- n :, mi'. i ,-. larva n 1 i, . I v , ... i ca r a " - : a-'x : .!'-: o 'he . !''.:.. Ill ' s v . : e a " '..''' , s " ' ' a' d: : s. , s , ' ' ' II ."v w . . :; 1 :. ri'l-i K d ' 1 1 W 1 i '. b. 1 ' - g n. ... ie . ! I a 'v a r I was ! . i ' x ( :' i -' s' . . I - i' - g. ra i i c i . . -r : . ss ;, : : I o '. I...-K. lil' 'c ' i r "-'" Mia won1 i ..; " '' ' '' .;'o;-.-cN I , as c. g.i", h; a-l -s ..,'tj.. a''.'-'' ' ' - V " g 'il- .). f,o ... j he h.,s, 1 ;:..:)'. , , - s:;- a" I : c w -f -C !-,,;-, :- ,1 Sta'e ,.f .'W V.-'-x "' Gleaon said that Thaw was suffering from insanity, hereditary in nature, when he shot White Gleason declared that Thaw believed he was acting upon the word of Providence when he killed Stanford White; that he acted without malice, and did not know the nature cr : quality of his act. |