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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1907
Page
2
Delmas Pictures portrays Harry Thaw as a knight of chivalry seeking to rescue Evelyn Nesbit from Stanford White. The narrative recalls the church scene and Thaw’s resolve, framing his mission as a moral crusade to save the innocent from ruin.
In a dramatic closing, Attorney Delmas argues Harry Thaw believed himself an instrument of Providence. He frames Thaw's insanity as dementia Americana, a belief that protects home and family, and claims the prosecution failed to prove Thaw sane at homicide. Thaw remains confident in victory as the district attorney readies tomorrow’s appeal.
In a crowded New York courtroom amid a snowstorm Delmas resumes his defense summing up the Thaw case. He portrays Evelyn Nesbit and Harry Thaw as entwined in a renunciation driven love, detailing Thaw’s mental unraveling and his fear of Stanford White, and cites letters and testimony to support his stance that Thaw’s actions were driven by protectiveness rather than crime.
Delmas’ plain appeal condemns a national mania he dubs dementia Americana. He argues that Americans hold sacred home and family, with any insult to wife or daughter seen as a grave violation of human law warranting divine mercy. The speech underscores a cultural defense of domestic virtue.
A Detroit machinist named Robert Oobert recounts two years of crippling rheumatism, bed rest, swollen legs, and heart pain before taking Dr Williams Pink Pills. He reports rapid improvement and says he is now cured, endorsing the treatment. Pills sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady, 50 cents a box, six for $2.50.
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