The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-02-19
CodiciI Leaves Sum to
Alleged Victims
Of White
FEARED VIOLENT DEATH
AND SET ASIDE $4,000 FOR AN
INVESTIGATION - THINK
LUNAcY COMMISSION
is PLANNED.

| New York. Feb. 1S-" never
wanted to shoot the creature. never
wanted to kin him. knew he was
fonl creature, destroying mothers and
| daughters Of America, but | wanted.
through legal means to bring him to
trial. | wanted to get him into court
10 bring him to justice-but Proyi.
dence took charge of it--it was an
aci of Provide1ce"
This is Harry X. Thaws own story
OF the killing OF Stanford white. III
was told by him to DR.. Evans, alienist
last August in the Tombs. Today
Evans repeated the prisoners words
10 the jury which Is trying Thaw fer
his life.
District Attorney Jerome fought
hard last week against the lntroduc-
tion OF this evidence. which the de-
Tense believes IL conclusive proof thar
Thaw did not know his ait was
wrong Once he testifyiug physiclan5
had declared that IN their opinion
Thaw was insane at the time he made
the statements 10 them. the rules OF
evidence permitted the Introduction
Of the prisoners words.
viii Also introduced.
In further bulwarktng their conten-
tion that Thaw was insane whe1 he
killed White, the defendants counsel
succeeded in placing before the jury
the viii executed by Thaw the nigh.
of his marriage in April 1908, and
codicl to this will executed at the
same time.
Again Jerome fought the evidence,
but he significantly withdrew his oh.
iections after Evans had given Il as
his expert opinion that Thaw was 10.
sane at the time he executed the will
Still Fear Lunacy Commission.
The faet tha1 the district attorney
seems disposed to let In tho testimony
OF every character provided il II tina
preliminary opinion from witness that
the man was Of unsouud mind at the
time to which the testimony refers.
was taken today as a further lndlca-
tion that Jerome NAV at the psyche
logical moment, If he deems his hand
strong enough, demand the appoint.
ment of commission to pass upon
Thaw's state of mind al the present
moment
The will and codicil read 10 the
jurors today, we're offered in evidence
as eulminative testimony Of Thaws
mental uusoundness prior to the kill
ing Of White.
Feared Violent Death.
In bis will Thaw provided that nis
executors should ct apart $50. coo for
the Investigation of his death IN case
of a violent or suspicious end, and
fo- the prosecution Of persons sus-
pocted Of having had a hand in his
taking Of.
In the c2dicil Thaw left $500 10
be- used In securing legal redres.
from White and one other person
whose name was rot allowed 10 be
read for the benefi Of four Young
women who Thaw declared had been
victims Of degrading assaults iu
house furnished and used for orgies
by White and other lnhuman
scoundrels."
The names Of the four women were
mentioned by Thaw but were not
made public Thaw also bequeaihei
ihe sums of S2.50O each 10 Rev. Or.
Charles n. Parkhurst. Anthony Com
stock and a LAWYER named In hi coaL
Gil to he used in discovering further
alleged misdeeds by whie and secut.
ing reiress for the women.
No Sign Of Counsel Storms.
Attorney Delmas was IN his accue-
toned place al the head Of Thaws
counsel table. During the day there
vas no surface indication of the
storm which it is said RACED amo7z
tae counsel for defense The latrs-
pari OF last week after the trial l-f
been adjourned because of the delfh
Of Juror Bottoms wife
Rolie1 w2s early az tho crim'nal
eou-ts today and said he feit 7e-fe-i'-
aAie 20 co on sith she trial Il was
decided that the Jurors should No.
agar be confined until thew finally -.
tire to rake un ttcf- veriir.
Eva-s Match Co. Jerome
This afternoon District Attor0er
Jerome cross eEami-e3 Dr. Evans
briefly on tho one pcint % his oDini0a
that Thav vas q uHsourd mind ~
no tire Of ovecutinE his will The
prosecutor and Witness flashed fre
ar the first contact and there vas sn
indicqf on that whom jerome unis
took Evans cross examinafi1u IN gem
araL the Proceedings V0nld BE- liveig
ard interesting as asy ever hcart
/ local court room. Evans met The pre-