Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1907-02-21
Said he Never Wanted to Shoot
White but Providence Took
Charge Of It.
TO BRING HIM TO JUSTICE
jerome Admits the VIII In Evidence
cross-examlnatlon Of Or. Evans
Creates Some Lively
Interest.


foul creature, destroying the mothers
and daughters of America, but l want
cd through legal means to bring him
to trial. wanted to get him into
court-to bring him to justice. But
Providence took charge of it; 1t was
an act of Providence"
This is Harry X. Thaw's own story
Of the killing Of Stanford White. 1t
was told by him to DR.. Britton D.
Evans the alienist, last August in the
Tombs. DR.. Evans Monday repeated
the prisoners words to the jury that
Is trying Thaw for his life.
District Attorney jerome fought
hard last week against the introduce
tim Of this evidence. which tho DO
Tense believes is conclusive pracs That
Thaw did not know his act was wrong.
Once The testifying PHYSICIANS had Je-
clared tat in their opinion Thaw WAS
Insane at he time he mad the state
ments. However. the rules Of evil
dence prevented the introduction Of
the prisoners words.
In further bulwarking their conten-
ton that Thaw was insane when he
killed Stanford White, the defendants
counsel succeeded Monday in placing
before the fury the will executed by
Thaw the night of his marriage In
April 1905. and codicil executed at
the same time.
Again Mr.. Jerome fought the evil
dence, but he significantly withdrew
his objections after DR.. Evans had
given 1t as his expert opinion that
Thaw was insane at the time he ex-
ecuted the will. The fact that the
district attorney seems disposed to
let in testimony Of every character
provided there is preliminary opin-
ion from the witness that the man was
Of unsound mind at the time to which
the testimony refers, was taken as
further indicating that Mr.. Jeroms
may at the psychological moment, II
he deems his hand strong enough, de-
mand the appointment Of commits
sion to pass on Thaw's present state
Of mind.
The will and the codicil were offer
ed III evidence as cumulative testi-
mony Of Thaw's mental unsoundness
prior to the killing Of White. In his
will Tnaw provided that his execu.
tors should set apart the sum of $780,
900 10 investigate his death in case Of
violent or suspicious end, and for
the prosecution Of the persons sus"
pected If having had hand in his
taking off.
In the codicil Thaw left to a lawyer
In Pittsburg $75C0 to be used in Sc
curing legal redress from Stanford
White and one other person whose
name was not allowed to be read, for
the benefet Of four young women,
Thaw declared, haC been the victims
Of degrading assaults" in house
furnished and used for orgies by
Stanford White and other .inhuman
Thaw also bequeather sums of ST. |
500 each to the Rev. DR.. Charles H.
Parkhurst, Anthony Comstock and a
lawyer named in his codiciJ to be used
In discovering further alleged mis-
deeds by Stanford White and securing
redress for the women.
Doctors Hammond and Jelliffe will
testify Tuesday probably on the i'm
provement in Thaw's mind during his
In the Tombs, declaring
that the stress which caused the men
tai explosion was removed with the
death of Stanford White. 1t was also
said Monday night that Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw might go on the stand
Tuesday to complete her story.
The trial Monday entered its fifth
week.
The opening Of court found Attor-
ley Delmas again In his accustomed
lace at the head of Thaw's counsel
able. Notwithstanding reports Of dis
greements. Juror Bolton, whose wife
led last week, said he felt perfectly
bic 10 go on with the trial. It was
ecided that the Jurors should not
gain be confined until they finally re-
Ire to make up their verdict.
DR.. Evans, who has been by. far the
lost important witness for the ue-
snse among the medical experts. de-
allied at great length his conversa-
Ions with Thaw In the Tombs. He
bid of how ThaW declared that his
lwyers and physicians we're In q con-
piracy with the district attorney 30
railroad" him off to an asylum and
} prevent his case from coming to
-ial- He declared they wanted to
lose this matter up" Thsw told the
MUSICIAN that, IN bis sttempts to !
ring Stanford White to justice ne had !
omplained to District Attorney Jer- 8
ne and that the latter had tnld him '
, let the matter drop; that there b
as nothing to # He also complain q
to Anthony comstoek and 10 4 do I
'ctive agency.
DR.. Evans was corrobora.si - 70 o
ost Of ThaW's statements by Dr.. 0
harles q. Wagner Of Binghsmton. b
no firEt figured as q Wimssa early '
Il week q