Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-02-09
Evelyn NeSbit Thaw's Testi-
mony Characterized as Ten
derIoin Gossip by District At
torney in Appeal to Court,
PLOT TO BLACKMAIL
PRISONER REVEALED
Tale Of Visit to Lawyer at In
Stigation of White, Where
Papers Derogatory to Thaw
Were Fixed Up,
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Thaw again today was the central fig
ure at her husbands trial. She was
still on the stand. her direct exami-
nation unfinished--when the usual
week end adjournment until Monday
morning was taken.
Picking up the threads of her life
story where she had droroed them
the evening before. the girl wife of
the observation-disclosures, she declareA u
telling her story lust as she had re-
lated it to Harry Thaw from time to
time--brought the narrative down to
her wedding in Pittsburg on April A.,
1904, and their return to New York
following a honeymoon trip in the
west. She declared that she had heard
White cal to her on the street once
after this. and that on another Occa-
sion when she passed him in cab
she noticed his cab turn around and
follow her in the direction of doe
tors office, where she was going to
have her throat treated
Mrs. Thaw had taken up the story
at the time of her return from Eu-
rope in October, 1908, following her
refusal Of Thaws offer of marriage
on the grounds which she related yes
terday On Monday she may be called
upon to finish the relation of the
events which 1t is claimed by the de-
4fense brought on the explosive iln-
pulse in the deceased brain Of the
defendant and caused the killing of
Stanford White
While today's testimony lacked the
personal quality which made yester-
days recital so dramatic, impelling.
enthralling and pathetic. it served to
clear away some of the doubts as to
the full extent OF the revelations she
claims to have made to her husband.
There were repetitions, too. at the sug-
gestion of council and incidents which
had not been gone over i'm the first
years of Mrs. Thaw's acquaintance
with Stanford White were brought out
in completion of the life story
District Attorney Jerome who had
throughout silently listened to the
young womans statements, sent
thrill of excitement through the court
room Late in the dav by vigorously
protesting against "this defamation of
the dead
us there no limits" he exclaimed,
ito the aspersions that are to be cast
unon this man2 Your honor well
knows | cannot under the law contro-
vert any statement this witness might
make against the memory of Stanford
White"
In terms bitterly sarcastic Mr.. Jer-
rome spoke of this tattle of the ten-
derloin." and declared the court had
the right to limit such testimony "un-
til competent evidence has been adj
duced here to show that this man is,
or was, of unsound mind"
IL NxrlRa Infs htes n
fendant ever was insane" he con-
cluded.
The question which called out the
vehement protest from the district at
torney was addressed to Mrs. Thaw
by Mr.. Delmas and its purport was
whether or not Harry Thaw had at
any time told her about "other girls
who had met a fate similar to yours
at the hands of this man"
what man2" snapped Mr.. Jerome.
stanford White" replied Mr.. Del
mas. with the coo!ness of voice and
manner characteristic of him; and
then he added still in the same low
tone, who else2 ?"
Justice Fitzgerald held that the dis
trict attorneys suggestion was good
one. and he thought the defense
should lay a better foundation to show
insanity before proceeding along the
lines suggested by MIR. Delmas.
eve will proceed to do this as soon
as possible" announced Mr.. Delmas.
Mrs. Thaw declared today that
Stanford White, during the year
which followed her experience in the
room Of the mirrored walls, repeatedly
sought to have her visit him alone.
81 told Harry" she said. that Mr.
White had begged and, pleaded and
cried and scoided and done everything
he could to make me come to see him
alone | refused and he told me |
was cruel, and that | was as cold as
a fish and not human being. | told
Mr. White ! did not care to trust him.
After her return from Europe and
during the months she would not
see Harry Thaw "because of the
dreadful things Mr. White and his
friends told me about him." she
declared Thaw accused her of i'm
proper relations with the architect.
II told him 1t was lie and that !
had not" she testified. with an em-
nhatic show Of feeling
The defense had Mrs. Thaw tel OF
her acquaintance with Jack Barry
more. the actor. Mr. Barrymore was
in the court room one dav during the
early part of the trial. at the instance
of the district attorney. 1t was said
Mr.. De.mas asked Mrs. Thaw today
to tell what she had tod Mr.. Thaw of
her acquaintance with the actor.
She said she had first met Barry
more at n party given by Stanford
White. the wear following her intro
duction to the architect II thought
him very nice" she frankly said to-
day and one day at Mr. Whites
studio he said: EVELYN. VIII you
marry me said 4 don't know He
asked me d second time. and again |
said 4 don't know. and everybody
laughed. Mr.. White told me | would
be very foolish to marry Mr.. Barry
more. and my mother said so. too.
and we all quarreled and the upshot