The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1907-02-07
(Scripps News Association.)

NEW YORK, Feb. 7.-Pale and
trembling, and with her veil lifted
for the first time since her appear
ance in the court room, Evelyn
Thaw today took the witness stand
and told the story of her life that
led up to her marriage to Harry
Thaw and to the murder of STAN
ford White by her husband.
The recital detailed her first
meeting with White, threw the
light on the relations of the latter
with herself and other chorus
girls, and brought out the fact that
Evelyn had first refused Harry
Thaw's offer of marriage until she
had told him of White. Notwith-
standing, Thaw still pressed his
suit and she consented.
The incidents that led up to
Thaw's determination that White
still pursued mis- wife after the mar
riage and the subsequent killing in
Madison Square garden. were also
laid bare under the skillful exam
ination of Attorney Delmas, chief
counsel for the defense.
The wife took the stand when
court opened. She had previously
had a conference with Thaw, who
did his best to encourage her for
the ordeal through which she was
expected to pass on the stand.
Thaw slept but little last night and
his face was CHASTITY this morning.
Tense lines showed about his
mouth and dark rings encircled his
eyes.
When court opened the room had
the appearance Oh woman's con-
gress, so anxious were women to
get into court to hear the girls
story of her life. In voice almost
firm she answered the usual pre-
Urinary questions. stating that she
was born in 1884.
Delmas directed the witness to
tell of the first meeting with White
Just as she told it to Tnaw. Evelyn
said chorus girl named Goodrich,
in August, 1901, asked her to
luncheon party where she would
meet White. The witness said her
mother consented and with friend
she took cab, went to the studio
on West Twenty-fourth st. Witness
SAID the doors seemed to open OF
themselves.
we went upstairs said Evelyn,
land there met man who was in
troduced as Stanford White"
81 thought him an ugly man.
There was table set for four and
another gentleman came later. |
remember White leased me about
my hair, which | wore down my
back, and my short skirt only to my
shoe tops. After supper we went
up two flights of stairs into room
where there was large red velvet
swing. White put me in the swing
and swung me very hard. When he
. swung very hard one foot crashed
through a large Japanese umbrella
which hung from the ceiling.
Evelyn continued her testimony,
saying after swing a while White
suggested a ride in the park.
THE young lady and went to a
dentist after leaving the studio and
then | went home and told my
mother all about 1t. White wrote
my mother letter, asked her to
call on him and told her he wanted
me to go to a dentist and have my
teeth filed and asked her to do
likewise. Mother said no, and
White answered that he had had
teeth fixed for nearly all the girls
in Florodora. White called on my
mother several times and proposed
that she take trip to Pittsburg to
see her friends. White said he
would take care Of me and | would
be all right. Afterward, White came
for me in carriage and we drove
to his studio. Two other men were
there and one photographer
brought out a beautiful kimona in
which posed Then White dis
missed the two men and went
into dressing room and changed
to my street clothes. White knock