Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1907-02-26
MRS. THAW WEAR|ED
BY TRYING ORDEAL
WIFE OF WHITES SLAYER NEAR
BREAKDOWN AS RESULT OF
JERoME's PROBE.
is ONLY A SHADOW
OF HER FORMER SELF
District Attorney Expected to Ask for
Lunacy Commission, But Lawyers
for Defense Will Strongly Oppose
Move.

New York, Feb. 25.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw, wife of the man who slew Stan
ford White for her sake, sadly need
ed the three days grace brought by
the holiday from District Attorney
Jerome's searching cross-examination.
This was indicated by the appearance
OF the young woman when she visited
her husband in the Tombs Friday
So impressed was Harry K. Thaw
himself by the change in his wife
that he embraced her when she was
brought to him, and, as if to give her
brave little wife,"
Her Face Gaunt and Hollow.
Mrs. Thaw looked only shadow of
her former self and those who have
seen her almost daily since the trial
began and who saw her yesterday
said the change was almost CHASTITY.
Mrs. Thaw's face looked gaunt, hollow
and sickly. She seemed wearied and
all but worn out physically, but she
tried to smile bravely at her husbands
words
That she is suffering severely under
the ordeal is plainly apparent and
some fears were expressed when her
appearance was noted that she might
not be able to withstand the trying
situation still before her. Judging
from the progress of Mr.. Jerome's
cross-examination, as SO far develop
ed, he cannot possibly finish with the
witness under two days.
Soon to Ask Lunacy Commission.
reports are revived that Mr.. Jerome
is nearly ready to bring on his appli-
cation for lunacy commission to ex-
anime the defendant. The district
attorney, it is said, has questioned
Drs. j. T. Deemar and G. F. Bingham,
the Thaw family physicians who were
summoned as witnesses for Thaw,
and from what he heard from them
regarding insanity in the family of
Mrs. William Thaw, he has become
convinced that the strain has descend
ed to Thaw and that he is now insane
1t is pointed out that Mr.. jerome
tried to have these doctors called be-
fore he began the examination of Mrs.
Thaw and again on Thursday he tried
to interrupt her crossexamination to
bring them to the stand. The defense,
however, it is stated, scented his
plan and blocked it for the time by
refusing to have Mrs. Thaw's test
mony stopped.
Jerome is now willing to let things
go along as the defense may force
them, but ultimately, it is said, he
will bring out his theory that Thaw
Is not sane man and then will come
the application for commission.
Defense Will Vigorously Oppose.
Any attempt which may be made
by the district attorney to have
commission appointed will be vigor-
ously opposed by Thaw's attorneys, ac-
cording to an announcement made by
A. Russell Peabody.
'If Mr.. Jerome makes any such
move as that either at the reconven-
ing of court Monday or later" said
Mr.. Peabody, who had just left Harry
K. Thaw in the Tombs, MIR Delmas.
supported by other counsel, will fight
against it to the last ditch"
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw visited her hus.
band early Saturday and remained
with him the full three hours allowed
visitors.
100000 Reward Story Denied.
Both Thaw and his wife were con-
cerned about a statement that no mat
ter what was the outcome of the trial
young Mrs. Thaw would receive $780,
600 as reward for her testifying for
her husband. 1t was intimated that
soon after her husbands arrest she
talked of going abroad, but gave this
idea up after it had been arranged
that she was to get 100000. She re.
fused to say anything about the story.
but Lawyer Gleason denied it emphat-
ically.
You can characterize that as a ma.
licious, cruel, false and inhuman state.
ment," he said. Immediately after
his arrest Mrs. Thaw said to her hus-
band: will stand by you, Harry
And she has stood by him and there
is nothing more that wife could do
than she has done. That shows lust
how preposterous that statement is"
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