The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-19
STORY OF
HARRY THAW
Shooting Of White Was an
Act Of Providence
HIS RAWLINGS DESCRIBED
Accused Young Man Believed he
Was the Victim Of a
Conspiracy
lis RAWLINGS DESCRIBED


time since the fateful tragedy on the
Madison Square roof garden, when
Stanford White was shot and killed,
Harry Thaw's own story was told In
court. II Ia a remarkable narrative.
aud 40 II was .unfolded by Or. Evans
on tho witness stand In the criminal
branch OF the supreme court II created
almost M much surprise a. the story
tsld by Evelyn Nssbit Thsw. and II
was listened TO with brssthless inter
est
Thsws will and codicll were admit.
ted In evidence AZ the session OF court
after DIR. Evans had testified that
Thaw was Of unsound mind at the
tipe SAsy were executed.
fhaw's will was made NJ the time
OF his marriage 10 Evelyn Nesbit In
PittsburG.
The codicil was read nrst II pro
vided that the sum Of $500 should be
set aside 10 be used In the prosecution
OF Stanford white aud another man
who. Thsw wrote. through an elderly
woman. iured q young girl TO O house
and then ruined her
Thsw also referred In the codicil 10
other cases for which he said white
might bs prosecuted. There were four
Of these cases mentioned.
No names were read In court except
whites.
Thsw also willsd s2.5oo 10 each Of
these persons: Anthony Comstock. Dr.
Psrkhurst, Frederick IIonrfsllow, hi.
lawyer, and q Pittsburg lawyer. This
money was 10 he used for the prosecu'
ten OF Stanford white.
In the will. which Mr.. Deimss read
Thaw set aside 5000 for his wife In
lieu Of dover. He also gave 5000 10
trust for his wife and provided for an
income Of $500 year for her brother
Howard Nesbit
The last clause Of the will left the
residue TO bis wife IN trust and guaran.
teed an income Of $4,000 a year II she
remained unmarried and st.eoo year
N she remarked.
Lawyer Delmss succeeded In over
coming District Attorney Ieromc's oh
lection 10 admitting 80 evidence the
cenvsrsatlons held between the prIs.
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