Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-19
A STRONG POINT FOR DEFENCE,
Delmas Showing That Thaw Was
Insane When He Shot White==-
Will Show Later Improvement.

| New York Feb. 1S.-'1 never wanted
TO shoot the CREATURE. never wanted
to kill him. I know he was a foul
| creature, destroying the mothers am!
| daughters of America. but I wanted
through legal means to bring him e.
trial. l wanted to get him into court
to bring him to justice But Providence
took charge of it; it was an act Of
Providence
This IS Harry X. ThaW's own story
of the killing Of Stanford White. 1t
was told by him to DR.. Britton D. Fv-
ans last August or last September. To-
day DR.. Evans repeated the prisoners
word to the jury which is trying Thaw
for his life.
District Attorney Jerome fought
hard last week against the introduce
ton of this evidence, which the defence
believes is conclusive proof that Thaw
did not know his act was wrong Once
4 he testifying physicians had declared
that in their opinion Thaw was insane
at the time he made the statements
to them. however, the rules Of evidence
permitted the introduction Of the pri5-
Oner'S words.
In further hulwarking their conten-
ton that Thaw was insane when he
killed Stanford White. tfo defendants
counsel succeeded today in placing be-
fore the jury the will executed by
Th2W tn" ri.ht uf his marriage in
April. 1909, and 4 "cdiCil 20 The will ex-
ccutcd AT the same time Again Mr..
Jerome fought TIE evidence but he sig
rificantly- withdrew his objections after
lp. Il .vi,- I tt.
ion that Thaw was insane at the time
he executed the will. The fact that the
attorney is disposed to let in testimony
Of every character provided there is 4
preliminary opinion from the witnesses
that the man was Of unsound mind at
the time 10 which the testimony refers.
was taken today us further indicating
that Mr.. jerome may. at the mo-
ment he deems his hand strong enough.
demand the appointment Of a commits
sion to pass unon Thaw'S state Of
mind at the present moment.
The will and codicil as read to the
Jurors today We're offered in evidence
as cumulative testimony Of Thaw s
mental unsoundncss prior to the kill
ing of White. In his will Thaw provided
that his executors should sci apart the
sum Of $4,000 for the investigation Of
his death in case Of Il violent or Slspi-
ciouS end. and for tho prosecution II
the persons suspected Of having had a
hand in his taking off. In tho co1icil
ThaW left to q lawyer in PIttalurg the
sum Of $500 10 be used in securing L.
gal redress from Stanford White ana
ono other person. whose nam" was not
allowed to be read. for the benefit If
four young women. who. Thaw a.
c!ared, had been the victims nf dc
grading assa ults" in 4 house Furnished
and used for orgies by Stanford White
anG other inhuman scoundrclS" The
names Of the four young women were
mentioned by Thaw. but were not made
public. Thaw also bcqueathcd sums ~
$500 each to the Rev. DR.. Charles II.
Parkhurst, to Anthony Comstock ana
to the lawyer named in his cDdicil 20
be used in discovering further alleged
misdceds by Stanford White ana secur-
ing redress for the women
At the end of the day it seemed that
TbaW's counsel had made still harder