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June 25, 1906—Thaw killed Stanford White.

June 28, 1906—Indicted by grand jury.

Jan. 21—Case set for trial.

Jan. 23—Trial began.

Feb. 1—Jury completed.

Feb. 4—State presented its testimony.

Feb. 4—Defense introduced its first witness, a minor character.

Feb. 7—Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, wife of the defendant, called as a witness.

Feb. 11—Dr. C. C. Wiley, expert on insanity called by defense and severely cross-examined by District Attorney Jerome.

Feb. 12—Delphin Michael Delmas assumed full charge of the defense.

Feb. 12—Dr. Britton D. Evans, chief medical expert for the defense, called to the witness stand.

Feb. 14—Trial delayed by the death of Juror Belton's wife.

Feb. 19—Evelyn Nesbit Thaw recalled.

Feb. 20-26—Evelyn Nesbit Thaw cross-examined.

Feb. 27—Evelyn Nesbit Thaw recalled by defense.

Feb. 28—Dr. Evans cross-examined.

March 6—Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the defendant, testified.

March 7—Trial delayed by death of a relative of Justice Fitzgerald, presiding judge.

March 8—Defense rested.

March 11—State began rebuttal testimony.

March 12—State called James Clinch Smith, brother-in-law of Stanford White.

March 15—Thaw declared sane by state's experts.

March 18—Court admitted the Abe Hummel affidavit in which Evelyn Nesbit is alleged to have denounced Thaw.

March 20—District Attorney Jerome asked court to appoint a commission in lunacy to examine Thaw.

March 21—Lunacy commission appointed.

April 4—Lunacy commission pronounced Thaw sane.

April 8-9—Attorney Delmas made his plea to the jury.

April 10—District Attorney Jerome closed for the state.

April 10—Justice Fitzgerald read his charge to the jury.

April 11—Jury called for rereading of evidence after having retired.

April 12—Jury announced disagreement, and was discharged.