Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1906-07-03
MILLIONS FOR TAE MANS DEFENSE
Important Witness in the Case, AZ.
eused Mans Valet pies In Hospital.
Detectives Tell How Both Men
Employed Them and What They
Did to Earn Their Pay.
By Associated Tress.)

NEW YORK, n. T., July 2.-rha.
there is no prospect of a speedy trial
for Harry Kendall Thaw was an
nounced today by district Attorney
jerome, who returned to town for
two days to devote his personal at
tentton to the case.
Owing to the fact that during tho
summer there are only two parts Of
the court of general sessions In SEES.
sion, and that the trial would prob
ably last two or three weeks, the
district attorney decided not TO adj
vance the Thaw case on the calen.
dar. Thaw will probably be ar.
rafgned before October.
The death today of Thaw's valet,
William Bedford in the Presbyterian
hospital from complications following
an operation for appendicitis. re-
moved an important witness from the
case. Assistant District Attorney
Caravan today gave out the last
statement made to him by Bedford.
~ Thaw No Drug Fiend.
From him Mr.. Caravan, said he
learned that .Thaw was not addicted
to any drug.
Bedford declared that he had not
acted as the "go-bctween" for White
to get potes to Mrs. Thaw. He had
seen no notes passed, he alleged.
The Thaws, he said. never quarrcled.
AS to the revolver the valet supple.
mented his previous statement that
Thaw had carried revolver for
. three or four months by stating that
Thaw had carried a weapon for about
two years.
In connection with the European
trip of Thaw and Miss Nesbit he
said. that he had accompanied Thaw
and that Thaw and Miss Nesbtt
had occupied adjoining and connect
ing rooms. The only marriage he
had heard of, he said. was the one
that had taken place at Pittsburg.
Mi. White, he said, had never called
upon Mrs. Thaw to hissknowlege.
White Hired Detectives.
Mr.. Caravan examined today F. L.
Bergoff, a private detective, who
! says that for many months lie was
employed with three assistants by
White to guard him and to keep
witch on corps of detectives EN-
pioyed by Thaw.
Three detectives employed by
Thaw to watch White for about six
months were also examined. They
were j. w. Rorke. VIM. Mcdonald
and Harry Raleight. They, according
to the assistant district attorney
had been instructed by Thaw to fol-
low White to the steamship pier,
and to engage men to pick quarrels
with him lat theh pier in order to an.
noy the architect.
occott consuits With Prisoner.
Former Judge Olcott, of counsel
for Thaw, spent nearly the entire
afternoon in the prison In consulta.
ton with his client. Much of the
time was spent going over etters
which have been received by Thaw
since his imprisonment. His mail Is
increasing in. size daily and many of
the. writer's declare themselves ready
to disclose certain information con.
corning victims which they think
may be of use to the defense. @
More than half hundred letters
were received by the prisoner today
and fully half of these were deemed
to be Of sufficient Importance to
demand consideration by his couh-
Sci:
Exercises in Open Air.
For the first time since his i'm.
prisonment, q week ago. Thaw was
permitted to exercise in the open air
today With about 40 other prison
ers he was taken to the court yard
of the prison and together they
walked around the elliptical track
around the sides Of the yard The
west side was shady and the east