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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1907
Page
24
courtroom drama as defense and prosecution spar over witness lists and adjournment. Judge Fitzgerald weighs delaying proceedings while Jerome and Delmas clash over admissible testimony and strategy. The case centers on John White’s murder and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw’s forthcoming testimony.
In a Lowell courtroom scene, Stanford White’s son Lawrence Grant White testified, Thaw showed visible distress and declined eye contact. Delmas led the defense with cross examinations while Thaw maintained dignified composure amid dramatic testimony on the murder of Sandford White.
In New York on February 4 the prosecution outlined the case against Stanford White, claiming premeditated murder of White on June 25, 1806. Assistant District Attorney Garvan detailed White’s movements from dinner at Cafe Martin to the Madison Square Roof Garden, where the shooting occurred amid spectators and a play.
In a courtroom recounting the Stanford White murder trial, Thaw’s defense argues temporary or hereditary insanity, claiming he acted under Providence and self defense. Attorney Gleason describes Thaw’s belief of a dispensation, aiming to persuade jurors to accept insanity rather than crime.
Attorney Gleason argues Thaw acted under a diseased mind and that murder may be committed without malice when insanity overrides judgment. The judge restricts evidence to the record, while Gleason outlines Thaw’s past and alleged delusions linking to the Stanford White case.
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