Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-02-19
THAN TRIAL RESUMED
WITH EVANS ON STAND
Juror So|ton, Whose Wife DIED,
Feels That He is Able TO 60
Ahead With The Case.
WILL ADMITTED TO THE EVIDEN;E
Remarkable Document Said BY Elk
pert to Show That Prisoners
Mind Was MISUNDERSTANDING
Gets Little Satisfaction Out of
cross-Examination of Witness.
(By Associated Press,

NEW YORK, Feb. lS.-"I neye,
wanted to siloot the creature
never wanted to kill him. | knew
ne GHas ioul creature destroy.ng
uhe mothers and daughters of Amer.
lea, but wanted through lepa,
means to r':nbg him to trial. want.
Cd to get HIM into court-to bring
MIN TO justice. But providence toe,
charge of it; it was an act Of provi.
dence."
This is Harry X. Thaw's own
story CT the killing of Stanford
Whte 1t was told by him to Dr..
britain Evans, the alienist, today,
Or. Evans repeated the prisoners
words to the jury which is trying
Thaw for his life
District Attorney Jerome fought
ihard last week against the intro
ducEon of this evidence which the
defense believes is conclusive proof
that Thaw did not know his act was
wrong. Once the testfying p,hys;-
clan had declared that in r.eir opin-
ion Thaw was insane at the time
ne made the statements to them,
however, the rules of evidence per,
united the intro ,t ION OF q lis pris4
oner's words
Will In Evidence.
In further bulwarking their con-
tention that Thaw was insane when
he killed Stanford White, the de-
PENDANTS counsel succeeded todcy
in placing hefore the jury the WITH
executed by 1ilaw the night OF his
marriage in April, 1905 and cor
dicil to the will executed at the
same time.
bjrain Mr. Joro-,o f,,>,,,,t +ho ~;
dence but he significantly withdrew
his objections after Dr.. Evans had
given 1t as his expert opinion Thaw
was insane at the time he executed
the will
Jerome May Ask for Commission.
The fact that the district attor-
neg seems disposed to let in testi.
mony of every character provided
there is preliminary opinion that
the man was Of unsound mind at
uhe time to which the testimony
refers. was taken today as further
indicating that Nj Jerome may at
tho archaeological moment he deems
strong enough ask for the appn n.
ment OF commission to pass upon
l'haws state of mind at the pres.
ont moment.
The will and 1Ie codicil. as read
to THE jurors today. were offered
IN evidence as cumulative testimony
o! Thaw's mental unsoundness prior
to the killing. In his will Thaw
provies that his executors should set
apart the sum Of $4,000 for an in
yestlgation i'm case he died violent
ueatl, and for the prosecution OF
those suspected of having had a
hand in his taking off.
To Prosecute White.
In the codicil 1haw left to law.
yers i'm Plttsburg the sum OF $500
to he used in securing legal redress
rom Stanford White and one other
person whose name was not allowed
TO be read. for the benefit Of sew
eral young women, who Thaw de-
clared had been the victims Of ode
grading assault in a house furnish
ed and used for orgies by Stanford
White and othler inliuman scoun
drels."
Funds for investigation.
The names of four young women
were mentioned by Thaw. but were
not made pulic. Thaw also be-
1ueathed sums of $4,000 each to
the Rev. DR.. Charles H. Parklurst
Anthony Comstock and lawye,
named in his codicil, to be used
In discovering further alleged mis-
deeds by Stamford White and sc
curing redess for the women.
Thaw's Improved Condition.
Two other physicians Will take the
stand tomorrow. Drs. Hammond and
Jellifi, and 1t will he part OF their
Junction to detail the improvement
IN Thaw's mental condition during
TIE period OF his confirtment in
The Tcmbs. They will say that
distress was' caused and mental
explosion removed Will the putting
away Of Stanford White. 1t was al
50 sad that Mrs. Evelyn Nesbir
Thaiw might go on the stand to
morrow afternoon TO complete her
story.
Fifth Week Of Trial.
The trial today entered It's fifth
week.
The opening OF court found Attor
ney Delmas again In his accustom-
ed seat at the head of Thaw's coun-
eel table. During the day there was