Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-09
NEWPORT NEWS, VA, SATURDAY. FEBRUARY o 1907

District Attorneys suggestion was
II good one and he thought the
defense should lay broader founda.
ton to show insanity before pro
ceeding along the lines suggested by
MIR. Delmas' question
I'VE will proceed to do this as
soon as possible" announced the
attorney.
Refused to See White.
Mrs. Thaw declared that Stanford
White. dun.ng tire year which fol-
lowed her experience in the room o.
the mirrored walls, repeatedly sought
to have her visit him alone
told Harry" she said that Mr..
White had begged me had pleaded
an cried and scolded and done
everything he could to make me
come TO see him alone. refused
and HE told ME | was cruel and that
was cold as Il fish and not human.
! told Mr. Waite | did not care
TO trust him."
After her return from Europe and
dur.ng the months she would not
see Harry Thaw, because of the
dreadful things MIR. White and his
friends told me about him, "sAe de.
clared Thaw accused her of having
improper relations with the archl.
tect.
told him it was lie and that
! had not" she testified, with an
emphatic show of feeling.
fhe defense had Mrs. Thaw tell
of another incident which has been
cited in her life--her acquaintance
with Jack" Barrymore, the actor.
Mr. barrymore was in the court
room one day during the early
part OF the trial, at the instance
of district attorney, 1t was said
! Why She was Sent to School.
Mr.. Delmas asked Mrs Thaw 10
tell what Sc had told Mr.. Thaw OF
her acquaintance with the actor.
She sa.U she had first met Barry
more at a party given by Stanford
White the year following her in
PRODUCTION to the architect Il though,
him very nice" she frankly said
today, land one day at Mr. Whites
studio he SAID Evelyn will you
marry me?' i said. No don't
know! He asked me a second time
and again said don't know and
everybody laughed. Mr. White tolo
me | would be very foolish to marry
Mr.. barrymore and my mother said
50, too and we all quarrelled and
the upshot of tile whole thing was
that Mr. White said l ought to
be sent away TO school, and was.
After leading the witness to tell
ir chronological order of the in,
cidents of her wedding with Thaw
in Pittsburg, Mr.. Delmas asked her
If She had seen Stanford White az
ter her return to New York from
the honeymoon trip.
II passed Stanford White one day
on Fifth avenue. was In cab
and he saw me and heard him
say. Evelyn just like that" and
Mrs. Thaw raised her voice as if to
call some one.
White Followed Her CAB.
Il went back to our hotel and
told Harry, and he said 1.-The dirty
BLACKBOARD. He had no right to
speak to YOU"
The next time I saw him was
driving to Mr.. Delavin's Office to
have my throat treated. Stanford
White was also in cab. He Just
stared at me this time and stroked
his mustache. | turned into Thirty
thi;i street. off Fifth avenue and as
alighted at the Doctors door saw
White coming. rang the bell and
TIE maid came TO the door, and then
got so nervous and fiustered l told
her | would come back again. and
ran down the steps. got into tine
cab and drove to the hotel where
told Harry what had happened.
He got very excited and bit his
nails. These were tile only two
instances. Mrs. Thaw said that she
had told her husband that Stanford
White had approached or attempted
to speak to her."
There was another great crowd in
the courtroom today, every available
bit of space being occupied by per-
sons sitting in the regular court
benches and others who were for
tunate enough to have chairs brought