Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-02-21
MRS. THAW
AGAIN ON
THE STAND

| new lOrk, FeD. l9.-Ihe Thaw tria
was resumed with vigor this morning
Yesterday afternoon the defense In
troduced the will executed by Thav
at the time of his marriage. although
this was fought vigorously by Distric
Attorney Jerome until assured by DIR
Evans that he believed Thaw lnsan,
al the time the will was made. Tn,
will and codicil were offered as con
elusive evidence that Thaw was in
sane prior to killing White. In his
will Thaw provided his executors
should set apart the sum of 1000
to investigate the cause OF his death
in case of violent or suspicious end
and in having had hand in his sud
den taking off. In the Codicil Thaw
left $500 to be used In securing legal
redTesS from Stanford White and one
othNoS4erson, whose name It was not
| allowed 10. be read, for the benefit of
| four, Young women, who Thaw de-
clared had been victims of degrading
aSSauieo III lHe HOuse iurHlsneu anu
used for orgies by Stanford White and
other inhuman scoundrels. Thaw also
bequeathed sum OF $500 each to Rev.
Dr. ChartSTH Parkhurst, Anthony
ComstoS md lawyer named in his
codicil be - In discovering evil
dence Of further flleged misdeeds of
stamford uyItta
New York. FS 1s.-In the Thaw
trial today the defense sprang a sur
prise suddenly calling Mrs. Thaw.
She identified forty letters written by
White, then in answer to the question
she stated sh( Aad known May Nc.
Kenzie six Nrs. In conversation
with her inxNay. 1905, May McKen-
zie told mS' said Mrs. Thaw, "stan-
ford WRte had been to see her and
that saeshad fold HIN that Harry and
I were getting on finely together, she
said she thought 1t was so nice the
way we loved each other. She said
Stamford White had remarked: Pooh,
~ WIN idSt, viii get ueI DhCh.
Did Mr.. Thaw say anything when
you told him this?" "He said he had
already heard it from Miss Mckenzie"
What was his condition when you
told him?" The way he always was
when upon the subject OF Stanford
White" How was that?" VERY ex-
.tf laJ
ond operation in 1905, did you not?"
Yes" who made the arrangements
for 1t and paid the cost?" Harry
+. Thaw" did Mr.. Thaw have any
conversation with the attending ply
sicisn at that time regarding your
previous relations with Stanford
White?" mo. sir; not in my pres
ence." did Mr. Thaw at the time OF
your marriage and subsequent thereto
talk very much about the incident in
your life connected with Stanford
White?" Yes; he always talked OF
1t. He would waken me often at night
sobbing and then would constantly ask
me questions about the details Of this
terrible thing"
Mrs. Thaw told Of calling on May
who was sick. When White came in
said Stanford White spoke to me sew
eral times and / always answered him
yes or no. He then came over and
started to straighten the bow on my
hair. My hair was short having been
| cut of at the time Of my first opera
tion, then White tried to put his arms
around me and wanted me to sit be.
side him upon the bed. told him to
leave me alone. Mrs. Thaw said that
Harry Thaw always attributed her III
health, the necessity for second opera
ton to Stanford White. Mrs. Thaw
also testified that Tbaw had told her
he was going to take Stanford Whites
affairs with Anthony Comstock.
did you and Mr.. Thaw discuss the
fate OF the Pie girl?"
Yes, sir; it was In Paris In 1908
He asked me what other girls / knew
| Ol VINO nd0 SuHeTtu dl tut uduuS u
Stanford White. told him l hat
heard OF the Pie girl, whose name wal
known to both OF us. A girl at tn,
theater had told me about 1t and tina
night when Stanford White came I,
my dressing room I asked him abou
IL He asked me where had hear,
the story. told him 4 girl had toll
me, then he told me all about II
There was stag dinner. he said, an
this girl was put In big pie wit
lot of births. She was very younl
about 15 years | think he said. H
!. also told me that the girl had beal
tiful figure and wore a guaze dresl
He helped put her in the pie an
, fixed 1t and said II was the best stur
:. he ever saw at dinner. when th
girl jumped out Of the pie the bird
few all about the rooms"
+ When did he next talk about tn
storyf"