The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-08
EVELYN THAW
 TELLS PITIFUL STORY
lcontinusa from Psee Is.l

Was that book having to do with
 professional relations with ciiepts?
 Not altogether" said the witness.
 Mr, Jerome withdrew objection to a
 letter which had been shown the wit
 ness for Identification.
 Another letter was shown for tdent- ifieation and another argument ensued. Crowd Leaves Court Room. As the arguments between the coun- seI on purely legal matters followed each other and slowly ate up the time
 of the afternoon session the disap- pointed spectators who u short time ago fought for entrance to the court room, deuarted.
 Mir. LongfeIlow identified four or i've letters and fixed their dates as prior to June 25, 1906. MT. Jerome persisted in asking whether or not the letters came to the witness Tn his professional capacity. The witness said that he presumed they did though he did not carry out the instructions. T communicated their contents to Mrs. Thaw,' he said. "and that is all I ever did"
 To introduce the letters MT. Deimas IrecaIled Mrs. Thaw and then proceed ed to read the first one. It was quite lengthy. requiring more than fifteen | minutes in the reading. The letter be- gan, Dear Longfeliow," and said among other things:
 "s;velyn has left me six or seven letters and telegrams from the black ! guard: If they wish to begin row , am ready for it. prefer to reach New York so as to go to Philadelphia and Pittsburg and then to Port Hu- ron in time for the wedding on Novem- Der IS. would return to New York | in time to meet the Lady Yarmouth
 who lands on the 2ith. The more room the better.
 Maybe we will be married after the
 Lady Yarmouth arrives; maybe after
 the row. Her mother don't count The letter then referred to some un- married woman whose name was omit
 ted. as ''trickster. schooner. etc" Thaw referred evidently to Miss Ncsbit and her mother when he spoke of
 them" as unfortunate, and the black 1 guards who are blacknlailtng her. I "The matter of being married Is l most secret" the letter continued. l Wanted staff of Reporters. "If the suit for kidnapping is begun
 it must not be mentioned. hut We ,will | aeed two staffs of reporters. You get
 one stan and I know the kind I want
 and will secure them when I land" l The letter constantly referred to 'that balckguard' and said Miss N. would give all she possessed if she l could have been sent to school by me | instead of him. She should never have | remained on the stage so long and if | they had listened to me she would not. It resulted in her name being falsely connected with two others besides that bIackguard. Poor girl. she was pois. I oned when she was IS 3-4 years old" l 'Remember that if die my prop Arty Is all to go to my wife. but in | the event of her death must not go to her relatives. Her wretched mother must not receive anything. I would provide for her brother. however. | Poor girl. if die. she may not live to be 21."
 The next letter read to the jury was dated November Is, 1903. was also ad- | dressed to Mir. Longfellow. It said in | part
 I Please send some one to inquire at 1 So3 or 204 or pernaps 206 West 46th | Street if Miss Is there or where
 a letter or telephone message can | reach her. I slept S-4 hours on the i train, which is a record since she came home. My responsibility is gone and l know she can thank me for any faith human or Divine. she has. Eyerything that she had lost Is like a glass oi
 water in river. I am overstrained you see
 l At this point adjournment was taken until tomorrow.