Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-10
THAW'S TRIAL WILL
CONTINUE THREE WEEKS


Witnesses in the instrument. a Miss
Pierce. who was put upon the stand
Tor a few moments yesterday. de
clared she had not read the will at
the time of the witnessing Harry
Thaws signature ana could no;
swear that the interlIneat.ons and
erasures were the same as at Tie
time Of the wedding, April 4th 1905,
when the will was finally approved
by the testator and signed
Harry Tatlw. himself suggested
. that the witness be asked if some
OF the writing in the will had not
been done in her presence. She
replied that there was considerable
writing being done but she could
not remember what is was
Believe It to Be Good Proof.
Mr. Delmas is very anxious to
have this will go in as evidence. as
1t will go further than any other
documentary proof he can produce
to show Inc effect of Evelyn Mes.
DTS story of her treatment at
the hands of Stanford White ha.:
upon TIE mind of the defendant.
Although counsel deny that the in.
formations Is altogether accurate. 1t
leaked out today that one of the
provisions in Harry Thaw's W.
is the setting aside of sum of
$4,000 for the prosecution OF ali
persons who may he concerned In
the case or the death of the testator
by violence is said to be revealed
In the provision.
Another paragraph in the will It
is said, made provision for n fund
for the benefit of young women
who, the will declared. suffered
treatment at the hands of the dead
man. similar to that OF his wife's
The reports concerning the will
even so SO far as to cay that the
names of Mr.. Whites alleged vic.
tins arc included In the clause of
the will relating to this subject.
MIR. Delmas, 1t is said, may call
to the stand on Monday an attorney
from PittS5urg, who will be asked
as to the interlineauons made in
the Will and is expected to prove
they were put there ut the time the
testament was signed. Failing to
show that each one of the inter. |
lineations can be remembered by
tho witness, Mr.. Delmas will offer
the codicil to the will, which is
in the defendants own handwrlt-
ing without interlineations. 1t is
not definitely known whether all
allegations as to Stanford White
are in the codicil, hut it is said that
some OF them are.
Brother Against Sister.
Thaw's Will made provisions for
Howard Nesblt, Evelyn's brother.
who it has been reported will take
the stand in opposition TO his Sis
ter. Young Nesbit has been in
constant attendance at the trial in
company with the late Stanford
Whites secretary but never has
gone near the group OF Thaw's rel
ativeS.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw also
signed a will on the night of the
wedding and it is believed that
in 1t she carried out her husbandsi
stipulation that none of her rela.
tives save her brother, should have !
any of his money. Several of |
Thaw's unusual and disconnected
letters introduced in evidence have
frequently referred 10 his determi- !
nation that Evelyn's mother should
not have any share in his property
whatsoever. In the event of his
wife's death, the property should
revert to the William Tlfaw estate.
Alienists Will Be Called.
If the will is finally admitted in
evidence, MIR. Delmas may then ask
to allow Mrs. Thaw to finish the
narrative. Thaw's counsel do not
like the idea of interruption to her
story continuing over any consld- !
cradle duration of time.
Should Jerome object several |
alienists employed by the defense |
other than DIR. Wiley, will be placed
en- the stand. They will be shown
Harry Thaws letter to his lawyer
and to his wife and then will be
confronted by hypothetical ques-
ton embracing the wife's story OF !
her experience with Stanford White.