The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-08
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Mrs. Harry X. Thaw Continues
Story Of Her Life.
Brings 1t Down to Date Subse-
quent to Marriage.
MEETING WITH WHITE.
Tried to Kiss Her and Get Her
to Visit Him.
Accused by Her Husband of Re-
newing Old Relations.
WHITE AND HUMMEL.
Conspired to Keep Thaw Out of
New York.
Jack Barrymore Once Asked
Her to Marry Him.
Tried to Kiss Her and Get Her
to Visit Him.
Accnsed by Her Husband of Re-
newing Old Relations.
WHITE AND HUMMEL.
Conspired to Keep Thaw Out of
New York.
Jack Barrymore Once Asked
Her to Marry Him.

New York, Feb. 8.-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw continued on the witness
stand in today's session of her hus-
bands trial. Her story began with
the period Immediately following her
return from Europe in October. 1908,
and was brought down to the return of
the girl and her husband to New York
after their honeymoon trip in 1905,
when she said Stanford White had
called to her on the street and at
tempted to speak to her.
Mrs. Thaw declared that Harry
Thaw had accused her once of having
had improper relations with Stanford
White after her return to the United
States. But she had told him 1T is a
lie; l have not" She said Stanford
White had tried to kiss her and had
begged her to come to see him alone
but she would not. He had then visit
ed her on the pretext that IT was a
matter of life and death and had con-
spired with Abe Hummel, the lawyer,
TO procure her assistance in keeping
Harry Thaw out of New York and
away from her
Mrs Thaw also told of her friendly
relations with Jack Barrymore and
said he once proposed to marry her
Mrs. Harry Thaw Continues.
New York Feb S.-Great crowds be-
sieged the criminal courts building to-
day eIamorfng for admission TO the
room where it vas expected Evelyn
Thaw would continue the story of her
life. af0l
Care was taken that those whose bus
mess compelled their attendance had
the first opportunity to enter the court
room. Then a number of those who
had fought their way through the police
lines to fill the room to it's utmost ca
pscity were admitted. There were not
more than half score of women among
the spectators
Justice Fitzgerald took his seat at
1875 and Thaw was called to the bar.
For the first time since the trial began,
the defendants step had lost its spring.
He entered hesiratingly and looked con-
stantly about from left to right His
pallid face broke into a faint smile as
he recognized his brother, Edward
Thaw the only member of the family
IN court.
call Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to
the stand" said Mr.. Delmas-
When she appeared and took her
place in the witness chair. Mrs. Thaw
was dressed precisely as on yesterday.
She was extremely pale and her lips
trembled visibly as she replied to the
attorneys first simple question.
This was after Mr.. Delmas had stated
that before any oral testimony was ta-
ken he would continue to read the post
script of the last letter offered in evil
dence yesterday
I.ongfellow. The postscript Mr.. Del
mas read was as follows:
The Postscript.
mo one could have made me believe
since 1 first saw her that she would
show anyone except he 1 first thought
she cared for any letter. / should have
bet every cent in the world three weeks
ago to get money for fabulous presents
for you; that after our trusting each
other no hypnotism could make you
forget all. 1 won't say but it is ex-
pressibly sad"
ness was as to whether or not the her
in the letter referred to the witness.
Yes. sir came the tremulous reply.
The letter continued:
Il have been asked to have nothing
TO do with you because you are dam
gerous woman. He never lied to you.
From the first time he saw you he
wanted to do his best for you, to send
You to school in Paris with your moth
er, or to send you both to school, and
he never did anything not respectable.
Yesterday he said you believed ev-
erything false the people told you did
before but as you are absolutely hon
est he would do you no harm ever for
it. only he was sorry. He won't trou-
BILE YOU at all, as he would do anything
for you, but now you must get stronger
without him.
You said you would live anywhere
anyway he wished so he could have
caaperoned you and had all the honor
of your exclusive friendship. and lose
nothing himself Instead he wished to
give up everything, to do all he could
for you.
Il wish you would have spoken this
morning through the telephone.
ITO make you sure, I'll explain. Af-
ter 1 saw the poor ill-advised angel, 1
was so sorry. She meant to do right,
end was right had she only kept the
purest things from polluted, lying. dou-
ble-minded, deceitful, money grasping,
smooth tongued, hard hearted but soft
speaking professional deceivers'
In the letter were also the words:
"If I wished Evelyn to become Mis-
tress-'' but through them had been
drawn a pencil line.
Did that he in the letter referr to
Mr.. Thaw2 Did he speak of himself
thus in spondence?" asked Mr..
DelmaE.
'sYes, sir replied the witness.
Passed to Jury.
The letter and a small magnifying
glass were passed to the jurymen, who
spent some time examining the paper.
The next letter. which also was
written to Mr. Longfellow by Mr..
Thaw, while in Paris. soon after he