Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-08
BIG CROWD
 AT TRIAL
Those Who Have Time 10 Spare ClamOr For Admission to
 the Thaw Trial
WIFE FIRST WITNESS
Agiiaied and Trembling When She Took Her Place in the Witness BOx.-ThaW Enters ustleSSly
 and Smiled al Brother.

and Smiled al Brother.
 New York. Feb S.-Great crowds oesieged the doorways of the crimi. nal courts building where the Thaw trial Is in progress to-day. The cor. riders soon became thronged with the curious who clamored for admis- sion to the room where 1t was ex- pected Evelyn Nesbit Thaw would continue the story of her life. bring. ing the narrative from late in 1903. where she left off yesterday down to date. -
 One of the windows of the bridge of sighs which leads across the street from the Tombs to the criminal courts building was up about eight inches to-day. The crowd in the street soon discovered this. gathered several hundred strong and waited patiently in the belief that they might catch a glimpse of Harry K. Thaw on his way to the court room.
 The doors of the court room were not opened until 10 o'clock and care was taken to-day to see that those whose business compelled their att tendance at the trial had the first opportunity to enter. Then enough of those who had found their way through the outer police line to fill the room to It's utmost seating ca pacity were admitted. There were not more than half score of women among the spectators.
 They waited with evident impa- tience for the prisoner and his wife to make their appearance.
 Justice Fitzgerald took his place on the bench at 10:35 and Thaw was called to the bar. The defendant for the first time since the trial be- gan had lost tho spring in his step and instead of walking briskly to his place at the table of his counsel, he moved hesitatingly and looked con- stantly from left to right about the court room. The big crowd seemed to annoy him. The pallid face broke into faint smile as the prisoner recognized his brother, Edward Thaw. who was the only member of the family in court.
 Gall Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to the stand" requested Mir Delmas of the clerk.
 When she appeared and took her place in the big witness chair she was dressed precisely as on yester- day. She was extremely pale and her lips trembled visibly as she re- piled to the first simple question asked by her counsel. This was af- ter Mir Delmas had stated that before any oral testimony was taken he would continue to read postscript of the last letter offered in evidence yesterday.
 The letter was addressed to Attor- ney Longfellow. The postscript Mir Delmas read as follows.
 "No ono could have made me be- lieye since first saw her that she would show any ono except he ifs she cared for any letter. I should have betted every cent in the world three weeks ago to get money for fabulous presents for you: that after our trusting each other no hypnot- isni could make you forget all, l won't say but 1t Is inexpressibly sad"
 Mir Dcimas' first question to tho witness was as to whether or not the "her" In the letter referred to the witness.
 Yes. sir." came the tremulous reply.
 The letter continued: 'T have been asked not to have anything to do with you because you are a danger ous woman.
 He never lied to you.
 From the first time he ever saw you he wanted to do his best for you. to send you to school in Paris with your mother. Or to send you both to school and he never did anything not respectful.
 Yesterday he saw you believed everything false people told you as you did before, but as you are abso- lutely honest he would do you no harm. only he was sorry. He won't trouble you at all as he would do anything for you. but now you must get stronger without him.
 You said you would like ary- where anyway he wished SO he could have chaperoned you and had all the honor of yonr exclusive friendship and lose nothing himself. Instead he wished to give up everything to do all he cou'j for you.
 "I wish you would have spoken this evea;n. through the telephone.
 'sTo make you sure I'il explain. After saw the poor ill-advised angel I was 20 sorry. she meant to do right, and was riyht had she only kept the purest things from Dallutei lyirg douhle-minde1. dec-it:Ii, m.ney grssping. smooth fc1gued, ha,t hearted but S.'t speaking profcssion- .si deceisers."
 In the letter were also the words: eff I wished Evelyn to become mis- tres -" but through them had been drawn . pencil line.
 Did the he in the letter refer to Mr ThEw, Did hs speak of himeelf khus in eorrsspondence," asked Mr |DeInaG
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