The San Francisco call., 1907-03-24

duct ~ the trial. or 10 take any unauthorized
steps therein Very sincerely yours
With reference to the proposed tes-
timony Of the artist. Carroll Beckwith,
Thaw wrote 10 Delmas:
insist that my counsel produce Mr. Beck
with 20 testify regarding whst he told me I'm
the fall Of 1903. in 1904. 05 aud '06. concern
IN the year 1901. and the change that occurred
IN the fall Of 1901 after the meeting Of Mr..
White.
RIGHTS As HUSBAND
Under date Of February s Thaw
wrote Delmas as follows:
Not as principal. but as husband I must hear
your notes for my wife's testimony. as / shall
permit nothing but the truth and wish 70 pre-
vent any uninteHtonal misrepresentation Soday
stage doorkeeper who ] was pleased to hear
self in a very natural This grieyes
me snd forces me TO insist upon my right as a
husband II not upon that Difference due TO my
wishes principal grand juror.
Another note Of the same date says:
Mr. Comstock comes after my wife. presume {:
VIII she testify Friday Monday? Ny mother
testihes tomorrow. ! suppose. and some Others.
possibly Mr.. Catlin or other Witnesses OF Whites
two revovers 1.-THE last the unusual One). and his
threats and his ring. He always told her. You
know nothing Mt all yet That removes danger
OF '.contagi0n' Of ring other matters. hope
you can now answer my early note. This re-
quires none
In one Of his letters TO Delmas Thaw
inclOsed FIVE pages of questions, which
he declared Anthony Comstock might
answer as to Thaws work with him.
Thaw also refers TO letter in the pos
session Of Gleason. which. he says.
originated either July or Z, while I
might have been still frenzied." Rich
ard worthIngton OF Halo, Thaw de-
clared. could prove the date of the let
ter Thaw also desired President Pat
ton of the Princeton Theological Semi
nary to be called as witness with
regard to letters Thaw had written
him. One OF Thaw's notes handed TO
Delmas in court read: do not permit
Jerome before the jury to ask and
when he said he had shot S W. This
is neither in fact or In evidence.
Another was as follows:
am Informed that in the last twenty thousand
cases detained in the Tombs not one has suffered
from his wife being subpenaed 'duces tremm TO
produce his letters. To cOunterhcf the eject OF
Jerome's libelous argument" II may be well
TO force my letters 10 J. ID. Lyon after June 25
into the evidence. They explained the black
mailing. etc
Attorney Gleason in his affidavit de-
ciares Thaw's memory wonderfully
accurate. In his Investigations he has
always found Thaws statements as to
facts to be correct.
Henry o. McPike OF counsel declares
that Thaw has been treated as a man
in possession OF rational and healthy
intellect and without any suspicion or
doubt as to his mental responsibility.
Clifford ". HartridRe and A Rus
sell Peabody complete the list Of coup-
sci who filed affidavits.
The alienisfs who declare Thaw
capable of understanding the proceed
fngs against him are Drs. Britain ID.
Evans, Charles @. Wagner, Breame w.
Hammond and Smith e. Jellifte. The
physicians also relate at great length
many Of the incidents OF the trial and
many OF the daily conversations they
have had with Thaw.
NO INSANITY IN FAMILY
Mrs. William Thaws affidavit is con-