The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-06-30
WIPE COMES TO THAW'S AID.
TELLS LAWYER OLCOTT WHOLE
STORY OF HER CAREER.

Harry Thaw pleaded not guilty yesterday
to his indictment for numbering Stanford
White and was remanded to the Tombs
to await trial. The trial, 1t now appears,
will take placs in September. Thaw's
lawyers said yesterday hat they would
be ready for the trial long bafor, then d.
There are fifteen persons awaiting trial
for murder ahead of Thaw, however, and
1t will be for District Attorney Jerome to
decide when his trial shall be called. Mr..
Jerome is expected at his Office to-day or
tomorrow and will then take charge Of
the case.
Thaw's lawyers started promptly to
work yesterday to build up thu evidence
they hope to bring out against the chara cter
Of Stanford White in order to help out
their plea that Thaw shot White in a fit Of
emotional insanity" brought on by seeing
White.
The foundation Of their case is the story
Of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. She told it yester-
day in detail for the first time to the lawyers.
The girl was sent for early in the morning
and was brought down to Mr.. Olcott's Office
In a closed cab. She reached there shortly
before noon. Mr.. 0lcott in a previous
interview with her had told her that for the
purposes Of her husbands defence his
lawyers must know her entire history,
even those parts Of it with which Thaw or
White had had nothing to do. Mrs. Thaw
made no objection to telling everything.
Lewis l.. Delafeld, general counsel here for
the Thaw family, was present to listen to
the girls statement, but he did little, il
any, Of the questioning.
Mrs. Thaw talked for four hours. Three
women stenographers took down every
word she said. There were ninety pages
Of the story when they got through, for
Mr.. Olcott made her begin with her career
as a child in P%ittsburg, tell how her mother
brought her to New York and of her meet
ing with White and of every incident in their
relations and in her relations with others.
Mr.. Olcott prodded her memory, piled her
with questions, and with Mr.. Delafeld listen
ing got in detail everything about the girls
career. She is perfectly ready, it is said,
70 tell the story on the witness stand.
Mr.. Olcott had the stenographers tran
scribe their notes Immediately, and last
night he had the ninety pages Of the state
cht Will liz ~ DCsil WI A. WI oltOll
naturally refused to divulge any part of
Mrs. Thaw's statement. 1t is known, how
ever, that she says that White accomplished
her ruin after she had been dr,fgged. 1t
is also said In behalf OF Thaw that this will
he corroborate ed by other evidence.
Mrs. Thaw did not visit her husband yes
terday because Of the engagement she had
with the lawyers, When she got through
at Mr.. Olcott's Office she was sent back
to the Lorraine in a cab. According to the
lawyers for the defence, a great number OF
women have come forward with stories OF
experiences with White. Some OF these
women profess to be friends of Mrs. Thaw.
Last night Mrs. Thaw and one of her hus-
bands lawyers met in an uptown hotel
several Of her friends who had come for
ward with these stories. The lawyer made
notes of their statements and they may
be called along with other witnesses on
Thaw's side.
Mrs. Thaw seemed yesterday to be nervous
and a good deal upset over the expert
ences of the last few days. Her husband,
however, seemed to be improved.
There was a great crowd in the court room
when he was arraigned yesterday morning.
He was marched over from the TombS with
twenty-five other prisoners. Then he sat
for a long time in the prison pen, With
him in the crowd Of prisoners were several
negroes and Italians. One big negro sat
beside Thaw and began eying him in a
way that annoyed him. Thu finally
asked Deputy Sheriff Bell if he couldn't
ret near an open window.
Bell said he thought this would be ell
right and got chlir for Thaw, which he
placed beside the barred window. This
removed him a little distance from the other
prisoners. Thaw seemed to be interested
in what he could see out of the window
and rarely let his eyes travel around the
pen.
Thaw was the first prisoner to be called
upon to plead, but a number of bail cases
had to be attended to before he was called,
and he had been in the pen lmost an
hour before he came before the Court.
There was a crdning of necks to see
him and a rush was made at the police at
the door by belated ones. Thaw's valet
had brought him a fresh suit of clothes
and he looked we'll groomed for the first
time. The suit was a light one. we'll pressed,
and his bow tie had been tied perfectly.
His hair was carefully brushed. AS he
stood in court with the keepers his eyes
had a dull stare most Of the time.
Harry Kendall Thaw to the bar" sang
out the clerk, reading fromthe indictment,
and Mr.. Olcott and Terence j. McManus
got UP with Thlw and stood with him in
front of Judge Cowing.
Thaw evidently had not been coached
at all as to what he was to do. Usu lily
the counsel answers for the prisoner. but
when the clerk asked the formal question,
.How do you plead, guilty or not guilty.
Thaw answered for himself.
Not guilty y, 1" he said in a loud voice. He
looked directly at the Judge when he said
this and seemed to be perfectly cool, His
counsel, Mr.. Olcott, had had the words
taken out of his mouth by Thaw's unex-
pecte1 answer. He seemed surprised.
Then, turning to the Judge, he said:
Your Honor, we wish to enter a plea OF
not guilty, and we also desireto reserve the
privilege OF changing our plea and OF maxi
ing any other motion we may see 1T between
this time and Tuesday next
This is the usual request made whenever
such a plea Is entered. Judge Cowing
agreed to the request, overriding an objec-
ton on the part Of the Assistant District