The Richmond palladium. (Richmond, Ind.) 1906-1907, 1907-03-01
TAAW ALLOWED To
MAKE STATEMENT
Declares His Wife'S Goodness
is Above Comprehension OF
Prosecutor.
HER WORDS THE TRUTH
AFTER MUCH PERSUASION
YOUNG MILLIONAIRE is Al
LOWED TO EXPRESS HIS
VIEWS TO THE PUBLIC.
RSUAStON

alton of DR.. Evans by District Attor-
ney Jerome was not of such nature
as to attract the attention of the
great crowds which have each day
fought for admission TO the court
room and as a result at no time dur
Ing the progress of the trial today
was the room filled. Jerome confin-
ed himself almost entirely to an "a
tort TO develop line which would
be the foundation for a demand for "A
court of lunacy but DR.. Evans sue
cessfully defended Harry Thaw from
such a procedure by his answer to
direct questions regarding the let
ters which had been written To Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw prior to their
marriage and i'm which the young,
man seems to have opened his heartl
to the woman he loved and married
and told her of his ambitions. troub-
les and hopes of future happiness
with her
DR.. Evans. in answer to a direct
question to the effect that the travel-t
ing of Thaw with Evelyn i'm Europe
before their marriage and their pos
ing as man and wife was not an in
dication of insanity, DIR. Evans startl-,
ed District Attorney Jerome by re-
plying that he did not think such an
act an evidence OF insanity, as in
his opinion man might live with a
woman when not bound by the holy
bounds of matrimony and at the same
time love her as dearly as though
she was his welded wife He did,
not think that the mere act of a.
legal marriage was an indication of
greater or less love and that the fail
ure of a person to be united in mar
riage was not an indication of insan-
ity.
DR.. Evans refused to at any time
state that he thought Thaw at the
present time is insane, but he ac-.
knowledged that at the time of the,
murder he might and possibly was of
unsound mind.
District Attorney Jerome has an,
nounced that he will be unable to
conclude his examination of DIR. Ev
ans before the close of tomorrows
sessions and as "a consequence IL is
now thought the trial viii continue
until the middle of the coming week
ii not up to Saturday.
Statement From Thaw.
The Defendant Harry X Thaw,y
continues To insist that he be allowed
ell,
public press and late this afternoon
he obtained from his counsel permis-
sion TO give out the following state
ment:
with chances millions to one
against her. after the catastrophe of
1901, it is wonderful that Mrs. H. K,
Thaw prevailed in the cross-examin1
alton against the prosecution backed
by a blackleg.
Her testimony was the absolute
truth.
Our evidence was of conversation.
The cross-examination has proved
the exact facts under oath
MIR. Jerome, finding his infor-
mants in certain lines falsifiers, con-
cluded by more usual methods, which
is 10 his credit.
However from some of his ques-
tions and some OF his unprofessional
remarks in court, 1t appeared clearly
that the natural and real goodness
of the witness is above his compre-
hension.'
The statement was prefaced by the,
remark that it was the second state
ment Thaw had given out since Aug
ust 10.
DIR. Evans was called as the first
witness in the case. Evans had sew
eral insanity books with him, brought
at the request of jerome.
Jerome and Evans locked horns
just as soon as the evidence began
and the morning session was al
stormy one.
Again and again Jerome asked
technical questions. unintelligible 10
the lay mind and Evans answered in
equally evasive technical terms.
Whether either could tell what the
other was talking about was not
even apparent To the lay mind.
Jerome's attempt to befuddle Ev-
ans failed signally. Every time Je-
rome asked big-worded question
Evans would use up at least
five minutes with big-worded
speech. Justice Fitzgerald held
that the witness was answering
properly and Jerome was routed.
Finally with an air of a man with an
elephant on his hands that he would
like to get rid of it, Jerome said to-
Thaw's lawyer. Cant you get short
answer out of him, Mr.. Delmas, you
brought him here?" Jeromes tone was
pathetic. but Delmas only laughed at
the prosecutors plight. Jerome turned
to the witness and asked him IL hei
knew what is meant by the word men
tai Evans replied, II know. but you
don't want me TO tell" jerome ad-