Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-07


could be insane in 1904. II that as
sumption 10 sound" said the district
attorney, there is no reason to be-
lieve this defendant is not insane to.
day and 1t becomes the duty of the
court to suspend the trial until the
matter of the defendnnts present
state of mind can be inquired into"
Justice Fitzgerald overruled Mr.. Je.
rome's objections to Mrs. Thaw's tell
Ing conversations with her son in
1901. He said the question of the
appointment OF n lunacy commission
was not before the court
| Mrs. Thnw proceeded. She testified
as TO conversations with her son be.
tween THANKSGIVING 1903 and IIarry's
departure for Europe In the spring of
1904.
What Son Told Mother.
He told me the girls name,' said
| Mrs. Thaw. but can't remember
Just when this was. He told me that
she had lived In Pittsburg or Allie.
ghany and that she had gone to New
York with her mother, where as we all
know she posed for artists. He said
she had been persuaded to 60 on the
stage, which was very bad for her"
Harry returned to Pittsburg. she
said. in November. 1901.
Did he speak to you again about
tho Young girl?" asked Mr.. Demas.
There has been Il horrible scandal. :"
said Mrs. Thaw," or Mt least they
made 1t out u scandal. remembered
my expressing my disapproval of his
coming home In the same ship with
that girl. He explained 1t all to me
no was still OF u mind to marry
her"
you have said nothing before
about his wanting to marry her." in
| terruDted Mr.. Delmas.
Il must have forgotten" replied
Mrs. Thaw. He told me In November
1909. that he wanted to marry her,
but he had been frustrated"
Mrs. Thaw said that in February,
1903, that she and Harry took trip
down South
Mrs. Thaw Meets Evelyn.
tlc then asked me to come on to
New York md meet the young wo.
man continued Mrs. Thaw. an
March did So"
was the marriage then under dis.
cussion. finally arranged with your
npproMtion?" asked Mr.. Delmas.
'GeB; It was not necessary that |
give my consent, but did"
Mr.. Jerome insisted that Mrs. Thaw
give tho entire conversation with her
son rs far as she recalled It.
After meeting the young woman"
she resumed, I'VE returned to tho
hotel and Harry asked me II I had
any objection to his marrying her. I
told him 1t was not necessary for me
to give my consent. He snid he did
NOT want Tn
Wishes.
II then said l was perfectly willing.
] | did afterwards make ono condition
not to prevent tho marrIage-hut /
told Harry IL lie married the girl and
came to my house there to live her
J past life must be n closed book; that
Vt must never be referred to--I mean
her mast life in New York."
when Harry came home for the
wedding he seemed to be laborlng un.
der n great stress and feared that the
wedding would be interfered with by
tn Young woman's mother on account
of the girls minority.T
But he obtnined the mothers con.
set, didn't he?" interrupted Mr.. Del
4 mas.
| yes w.,
ThaW's Income Moderate. :,
Immediately after the recess of If
minutes Mr.. Delmas announced that
! his direct examination of Mrs. VIII.
liam Thaw was concluded and Mr.,
Jerome Mt once began his cross exam.
nation. Several questions put by MIR.
Jerome regarding the defendants in
come were objected to by Mr.. Delmas
and the objections sustained.
| Mr. Jerome q nrofonpIly
ful In his attitude toward the defend.
ants mother ns he continued his cross
examination. Later Mrs. Thaw said
| tiarrY's income was a moderate one.
Mr.. Jerome asked: did the defend
ant ever disclose to YOU the fact that
he had sustained relations with the
Young woman before she became his
wife?"
"Ho did not" said Mrs Thaw.
! When your son returned to Pitts.
burg in the fall of 1902" asked Mr.
Jerome. "he expressed desire to
marry Miss Nesbit?"
''Ee did"
Did You ever express a fear that
others would prevent her from accept
ing him?"
He said that she had told him II
would be n very unsuitable match
said if she came to my house the
past would be closed book. The
mnn's name was never mentioned in
my presence"
After one or two unimporant ques.
lions, Mr. Jerome. closed his cross en-
animation.
Mr.; Delmas had no other questions
and the witness left the stand.
Put Into Noryoik.
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