Show DELPHIN M. M DELMAS RETIRES FROM IRA W CASE j Noted California Lawyer Vol Voluntarily un and Irrevocably Severs Connection With Famous Murder Tri Trial al DEFENDANT MANAGED COUNSEL ABSOLUTELY Inside Information on Conduct of Prisoner During Long Trial Gives New I Story of Intense 10 r. r I Intel est i I. I New York April H. H TJi Tho Tho InterMountain Inter Inter- Mountain Republican representative o I is able to tate state po positively tonight ht that tha Dolphin M. M Delmas the celebrate California nIa lawyer and anil senior oum J for rUI Harry HartT 1 K 1 Thaw in ill ii his hK recent trial tila for fOl tho the murder of Stanford White JUtS hit voluntarily ly and irI Irrevocably severo CC Ills his connection with this famous case It Is II- also alfo known today that thal Harry Harrr K Thaw was the Die rulIng spirit of hi his own tl defense from the very ven hour lit shot White Shit l until tho the Jury as was finally discharged and at nt all nil stages vehemently asserted as his liLs rights as tho the Ih defendant C on trIalS trial to dictate to hi his counsel the he course to be he pur pursued He lie commanded them to follow Collow his orders and ruid brooked no I interference rC ronce 01 or suggestion from flom even o his distracted family 1 fl I lv Thaws Thaw's determination hi his wilfulness and onel hl his unexpected cled orders r Hung at his lawyers lIu often jeopardized Ills his hl life HC mill and strained almost to the thc I breaking r akin point the ill concealed personal personal per per- animosity animo It and jealousies existIng exist exist- existing ing Ing- among counsel Thaw S Thin lee Ice It is likewise true that Tha Thaw himself hImself himself him hIm- self caused his case ease to be he fought ought out outon outon outon on the thin Ice defense of Justification under the called so-called unwritten law Jas- and firmly believed en that he lie would triumphantly trIumphant bo 10 acquitted without the I jury retiring from flom the box He lie was wa convinced con that his d defense or 01 o justification presented principal through the awful stor story told by b- his wife girl on the stand would secure I hl his In Instant acquittal He lie boa boasted td on the citizens ls of oC n occasions occa that liat j York would bo Lw so o enraged at ut any jury JUI which would convict l him him that the I would he before thoy ii N h thc hou Pa t n 1 Q t 1 on on n If ia Vh the u tria trial was resUmed i after art 1 t the report ot of the lunacy commission Mr 11 Delmas D with the judgment of or the tho commission that Thaw was vas sane be behind heI beI he- he I hind him prepared to Introduce Dr Hamilton and aud the other experts whom Jerome had hall called before the commission commis sion to pro e Thaw Insane This in inthe Inthe the Uw judgment of or several everal able lawyers lawers would In all probability have resulted in an acquittal for Thaw Mr lr Delmas called Dr Hamilton to the stand and andas andas andas as he prepared pr to I question J CI tion him he was surprised to lO receive from Thaw a 0 note on which was waN written n the words S You arc are no longer In charge of oC my case Delmas naturally was thunderstruck and he asked permission o of the court to confer with his client which being be be- lug ing granted grante he lie went vent back to where I Thaw was waR sitting and a aked him what the Un note meant mant On Oil the Spot It It moans just bat hat It siy tY Thaw tha Id You are an gui pom og t tn 0 miko malec t th these luse men testify that I was Insane InS I In I am ani sane and you OU know It You Yon aro aio no nolon lon longer er in chargo I of or my toy lS C.-lS case Mr Delmas Dolmas then asked Mr dr 11 Thaws Thaw's permission to resign n from the ease case ca an l Thaw r refused Cu I r 11 r the lie l law w Mr 11 Dolmas Del Dol- mas inns knew that he lie could QuId not retire from rota the tIme ease case without the consent of of- Thaw and his lt were wre tied hot Whom horn do you ou designate tc as as your our senior counsel Mr 1 Thaw Delmas Dolmas in inI in- in I I have ha not designated anybody and 1111 andI I 1 am not hot going olnA to What hat are arc you going to do about It H I then inquired Delmas per perplexed l I 1 want vant you to un understand that I 1 am the leading counsel in lit my ray own caso case and I 1 want my orders carried out ont Thaw replied ilI tinder the tho circumstances Delma Delmas Del Del- mas nias replied Im a good soldier What hn t do di you OU want done ilone I I want you yon to 10 talC take Dr Hamilton o otho oft I th time tho stand and aud begin gill to sum sina up UI before beCore the jury JUl Xui to In o HOD Dolmas D attempted d' d to reason ragon with but Lut he lie was Immovable uble and I thereupon announced that th the tho defendant defend defend- ant allt r rested i-cLed t lIi hl his l case and Dr Hamilton was vas excused without testifying Tho Inside hiskle Information about the case I was vas given to The Tho Republican representative I tonight b by one omme thoroughly fi nit I far with It Its every overy cr detail from the time time lime White foil cli I dead dond at l Thaws Thaw's feet until the jury JUI wax nas discharged J. J Many facts which h h lu have hitherto been heen kt kept pt secret crt and tile the meaning or of Juan many urn urn- runt Ic situation HuI of or time the trial a. a are ar now IIO fur foi JI tJ jie e Ii t tinie mado On Mn On oc de time then the n J H oT or nt mc 1 i t tah hl r t 01 I. I Ir hl Ui tiuS 6 fn t of nr t the lie homicide wn yn given Riven the widest WIt publicity throughout hot this country a a i wll as s anti and the thit motive for th the crime was sought for I I l shot him because he ruined my wife were the words Thaw uttered while the pistol with which he Ito had hall so tragically cn ended the life of Stanford White still smoked In tn his hand Despite all an protests of or his tamn family and an his bis counsel who attempted to show how him the dangers an of oC such a n. course Thaw laid haiti down his hits own defense along this line anti and compelled his counsel to lo follow follow fol toJ- fol- fol low II it I OF Oh RC Tolls fells How Delmas Was Vas a Engaged En- En H by 11 lt c. fon-c. fon New ew York April 14 Clifford H-Clifford Clifford W. W attorn attorney e of or record for or Thaw told y yesterday how and anti why he happened to retain Dolphin M M. D Delmas I ICor for Cor the tile Thaw trial Mr Hartridge apparently apparently ap ap- ap- ap spoke with repentance and andle le regret Air Mi Hartridge declared that he had Mr Mi- Delmas De titter after tiun ons which wore opened by hy Henry henryClay Clay lay Delmas' Delmas law hav partner It appeals l that Delmas and l mild lid didot riot Hot ot n a new ollice in San Francisco after fter time the earthquake When they thy hearth c-ard of or the Thaw haw tra tragedy dy Mr 1 Mc- Mc Pike ike came camp to New N w York 1011 Mr MI Hart Hart- Idge says yS call called ell on him anti and told old him of or the of or his artner and anti o of time the willingness of Mr 11 Delmas to listen to lo offers orrel's of or a re- re iambi alner It was represented to Hart lIart- Hartridge ridge Idge that Delmas had conducted a a. rul defense In sixt sixteen en murder trIals rials A book ot of or Mr Mi Delmas' Delmas clo- clo fluent quent speeches was waR given to Hartridge Hart Hart- ridge Idge to read lie ne was very vory much fin hn- pressed with ith the eloquence of the Californian California Delmas Cuino C to New York Mr Mi rr Delmas himself came camo cam on to toNe Ne v e York to look Jook after aLer the matter of or being retained He Ito came twice to see Mr Mi- h Hartridge The first time he lie was not retained as Mr 11 had another man In mind This other othel man declined to take charge charse and Mr Hartridge Hart Harl- ridge then looked 1001 up tip tho the record of oC Mr Delmas He asked several men about the San m Francisco lawyer and received favorable reports Then Mr came on again anti and was re- re refused d to say just what sum suni Jie he Ie cn engaged a cd to pay Mr 11 Delmas It was not 1 as Di was announced at U the tho time One very reliable reports report I Is s that Mr Ir Delmas took the cage case for OCO There was an au aI agreement ement between between between be be- tween Mr Ir Delmas anti and Mr Mi Hartridge e ens as ns to time the retainer but it was not a formal written contract Mr Delmas was to receive e the fee In installments paid at stated periods Mr 11 e eIs is authority for or the statement that Mr 11 Delmas Juts bus been heen paid patti all nih the time installments Installments Installments install Install- ments duo due to date and anti that he would be te surely paid hI the tho rest Mr 11 Hartridge would not state his opinion aS aa to whether or not Mr lr Delmas Del Del- l- l mas nuts would have any an connection with the case In Iii the future He lie said that the time work for which Mr 11 n Delmas was engaged was done J tl l With Rii Address s Mr Mm II Hartridge has been very frank frankIn In expressing his displeasure over the time summing u up address of or the thc niall Ho lie felt that lint the address s was a heavy blow to the thc defense that dementia Americana I 1 can say lY will not bo be Q tho time defense deton o next time name he lie wild tonight Do you think a CL verdict would have o on ra Page Pago o Two I L. L L DELMAS RETIRES FROM S THE NOTED THAW CASE L Continued From Flom rag On One been more favorable to your client If I dementia Americana had not been 1 sprung b by Mr Mi f Delmas he ho was n asked l e I r think the verdict ml might ht have e been different he ho said Mr MiS Jl al also o to told the time Inside stOl story y of th the shift that lint put ut John R. R n GIa Gleason on In charge of or case at the lie opening j I I had prepared the lie ea case c and had hall got ol all 01 the witnesses cs ready for examination nation said he lie TIe defense as 5 i planned hall had met the approval al of or Mr Mi 1 Watson In lt Jurg Mr Ir Dolmas Delma hart i I approved el U. U It I wa was to make maie the opening open open- S lag ing a address to z 10 jur jury W Well ll three or ot four fOU da days before the lie I he beginning of or the tho trial 11 Mr Mi Gleason Geason I came camo to m me with wih a Totter letter from fromn Mr 11 Thaw authorizing Mr r Gleason to 10 take nice charge har and saying that flint Mr 11 Gleason I should make lale the time oJ opening ss on's ons Connection Comm Mr Mm 11 Gleason felt fel it his his tut duly futy to make mao i the address He Ito mantle mae It I. I AVe Ye never hovel knew what was coming le He lIe outlined L La a defense that was different n from fromn the theone theone t one omit i we ie e had hall planned He lie le promised to C I bring out a great deal a about hereditary heredi tar tary tal Then rhen Mr Ir Gleason put Dr AVI Wile IC S of or Pit Pittsburg bur as his first witness I Iwas I r Iwas was Astounded The Tue night before I I 1 L had hul told Dr Dl Wiley that wo Xe would no not not I use him and that lint h he could go 50 back bac to It Pittsburg J 1 told 1011 him him that hat after aier I I had hafl talked with wih him t two o minutes minute ii In I this ibis his office We Ve hail had not brought him liIn himon himon I on iii nH and amid we did ld not want him but hut Gleason Glenon Glen Glea son SOIl put him on 5 After Ct the newspaper comment Mr 11 Gleason decided that lint i maybe mabe he should relinquish h the case to Mr Ir Delmas Delma m i Mr Ir co eo Delmas took charge ge o of It I and had ou our OU 1 dill did not hot know Imo anything anything- morea more a about out what whal Delmas would sa say a In his him summing up ii address than I knew when Gleason made his opening address ad mud ad- ad Ih dress s I know this thi that I asked 11 Mr Delmas as not to appeal to the 1 unwritten en I law S S S Mrs Ir OmIt He Ito said fald that he did not believe c bele that I s action acton in iii setting him aside am and I putting Gleason in hi charge at the openIng open open- In lug Ing of the he case was hue duo dut to any Influence ence flee on ill the thC part art of Evelyn Nesbit t Tim Thaw 1 He lie said nid h he con considered ld r fl his relations re relations re- re lations with wih young youn Mrs s Ir Thaw quite quit freely and amid denied that lint Mrs 18 Thaw refused refused re re- fused CURed to speak to him except when ilmer 1 ab absolutely necessary He discredited 1 the story that lively elyn n Thaw had a t quarrel with wih her hl law in because be be- cau cause caume of or Mrs h Thaws Thaw's admiration admira loll tion for COl e as 08 a lawyer He lIe was asked about a n story t or to the effect ef ef- feet Ceet that Mrs WillIam Thaw had llam pro protested ro- ro i tested d very 1 vigorously sh oro a against t th the hea heavy expense of or the trial He lie said ald he lie had hat n never I 11 heard beard of an any protest from 11 Mrs Thaw He lie t d denied that 10 had been sp sr spent nt mit in putting on a a play at an East Kasi Sl Side e theatre to create popular sympathy for fOl Thaw He lie II was told lold of a rumor that Mrs William Thaw protested a against the lie way had hal been heen expended lie le knew nothing of ot thus this or 01 of or any of or tho ho reported sul suits for 01 counsel fees N S He lie did tild not think it at all al likely that lint anyone anone would ha have tp p sue ue for a fee tee or 9 s for or an any Just claim I For o Future Plan Plan- Mr 11 s said ald fait li hi- hi supposed ll the 1 lawyers would g gl get t together Ir on 01 Monday and decide a as to some om fiction action acton on ball bail hal anti and tile future conduct of or time the con ca ease case e HO Jie Je knew knew that the law Irm of dl- dl cot coLt cott limber Bruber and Bonyne had 1111 not miot been retained again but Was wis not so o certain that tima th the thiu linn Irm would not bo ho n retained It I Is too carl early yet et to 10 tell what will willbe wil be hp done he said al He lie le said lt ball bai would not miot be lie a asked for until a good ca ease case had broil been n prepared He lie thou thought hl It I would L be wl wise e t t to discover discover dis dis- cover er co some Ju Justice not unfriendly lendl to th the balling of men accused of oC homicide and amid then present nt an application based on good gool reasons wh why Thaw haw should holl nol miot lie he kept up tip pending his hiM second trial trial Mr Ir t said MaId he lie W was ver very sor sorry that there trl were wem rumors of or bribery a as ashe ashe he believed that lint every one ono of o the Jurors lUil an au honest effort to do o everything e uror rl right an and that not one omme of or the lie jurors was Influenced h by 13 anything oth other r than the evidence c a arid HIl ml hi his conscience He lie was sure that hat liat the time defense ct nR had observed scrupulous care CiP to avoid anything that could coul possibly pos pos- sibly sibl he be lic construed I as ihS nn an approach to a Juror J He lie said that he had har not seen Harry hairy larI Thaw hut but he had a talk with Mrs tr William Thaw |