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Show MADE THREAT TO KILL THAW Testimony Brought Out That White Displayed Revolver and Made Threats. Under the Leadership of Attorney Delmas, of California, the Defense of the Young Millionaire Be-gins Be-gins to rake More Definite Defin-ite Form. Now York. Tho defonso of Harry K. Thaw, under tho direction of Attorney At-torney Dolphin M. DolmaB of California, Cali-fornia, began to assume doflnlto shape on Wcdncsdny. When court nd-Journed nd-Journed testimony had been placed beforo tho jury to tho effect that Stanford Stan-ford Whlto had been heard to mako a threat to kill tho defendant, coupling coup-ling tho threat with tho display of a rovolvcr; Hint Thaw's actions following fol-lowing tho killing of Whlto on the roof of Madison Squaro Garden was considered by several eye-witnesses to hnvo been "Irrational;" that an undo of tho defendant was insane; that Evelyn Nesbit Thaw passod a noto to her husband during dinner at tho Cafo Martin tho ovenlng of tho tragedy; that District Attornoy Jo-rome Jo-rome has this noto and refused, on tho demand of tho dofenso, to Introduce Intro-duce it in ovidencc. The alleged threat agnlnBt Thaw's llfo was mado two years and a halt boforo tho tragedy occurred. District Attornoy Jeromo objected to tho ovi-denco, ovi-denco, declaring tho defenso was not understood by him to bo ono of self-defense. self-defense. Mr. Delmas replied that -the dofenso do-fenso Intended to tako advantago of every legal dofenso allowed in tho stato of N(W York, bo it insanity, self-defense or any other legitimate Justlllcatiou ot the taking ot a human hu-man life. This was but tho first of a sorlc.s ot interesting tilts between tho district dis-trict attornoy nnd Mr. Delmas during dur-ing tho day, and it was agreed that Mr. Jerome had found Thaw's now lending counsol a foomnn worthy of his best oftorts. Tho two men nro of widely different types Mr. Jeromo quick, passionate, forceful, sarcastic and brilliant nt rldiculo; Mr. Delmas calm, courteous, resoureoful, witty, crafty and ethical, to whom tho district dis-trict attornoy was always "tho loarned district attornoy." Thero wns never n dovlatlon from wis method of address. |
