New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-02-08

her until this portion of her testimony vas
reached. Then he buried his face in a hand
kerchef and his body shook with emotion His
eyes were tear-stained and red when he next
looked uD.
Whites subsequent conduct. as related by Mrs.
Thaw. cynical in the extreme Everybody
did these things" only young girls were good
"the great thing in this world was not to ba
found out" were some of the things she said
White told her
In spite of this confession Thaw insisted that
he would marry her if she would love him, de-
claring that could blame her for her
misfortune They quarreIed. and she came
back to New York
Just before the midday recess was reached and
after Mrs. Thaw had told of the struggles of her
earlier life. how she had eventually come to pose
for artists and then went the stage. Mr. Del
mas tried TO get into evidence letter Thaw
wrote and gave to Miss Nesbit addressed to F..
w Longfellow. his legal adviser in this city.
After recess, by a series of adroIt moves 1Ir.
Delmas succeeded in having the letter admitted
as tending TO show the condition of Thaw's
mind after the confession the girl had made to-
him. 1t was a rambling communication and to IL
was pinned another slip Of paper. on which was
writted: 'P. s.-If you can't read this. don't
trouble
LETTERS WRITTEN BY THAW.
Several other letters written by Thaw wers
marked for identification and later in the after
| noon were shown TO Mr.. LongfeIlow. who ac-
knOwledged having received them. Only two OF
| them were read. in the first OF which Thaw told
| of his expectation OF marrying. and said refer
ring 10 his relatives 'If they wish to begin any
row am ready He wrote tenderly OF the girl
and told Mr., Longfellow; IF we marry and I die
/ first see that my coke and coal income goes to
| my wife and all other property can dispose Of
| In another paragraph he said: When first
knew her she was the most active laughing,
wholesome. strong and brave child I ever saw
! In the third letter admitted and read. ThaR
| spoke Of the strain he under. and gave evI-
| dences OF it in many rambling. almost incomprss
! hensible statements
| Mrs. Thaw was still under direct examination
when time for adjournment was reached. and shs
! viii again go the stand this morning Con-
| sideriug the ordeal she through. she bore
up wonderfully Well She did not look to be ths
twenty-five years Of age she really Is by a coed
deal. and, far from showing any traces OF the life
| her own testimony shows she has led for SONS
years. she had the appearance Of being an un-
sophisticated. innocent young girl Her simple
/ costume Of blue. with broad white collar and
large bow. blue velvet hat with a bunch OF ir1i.
| tatou vIolets side. and hair done low on
her neck fastened by another large bow added
! 10 her youthful even ingenious appearance Her
bearing throughout the day was that Of one who
knowing she had unpleasant task to perform.
had nerved herself 10 the ordeal. Replies to
counseIs questions were always ready. and,
unlike those of most witnesses. were never
clothed in verbiage. In narrating the events OF
her childhood and early youth when the pinch OF
poverty often felt by the resbft family she
told her story In simple pathetic way That
/ Mrs Thaw had proved good witness for the de-
fence under direct examination was generally
! conceded; what strength her story Will have with
the jury can only be surmised after the District
Attorney shall have completed his cross-exami-
! nation