Evening journal., 1907-02-18
FIRST
EDITION
2.3O p. m.
THAW SAID PROVIDENCE
PROMPTED WHITE MURDER
CcontInued From FIrsl 20

jerome was up IN an Instant with
new demand for the notes, s'noe Dr.
n1vans admitted he might make such
omissions but after a wrangle he was
overruled.
Recess was taken at 12,f0 until ?
o'clock when the admissibility Of the
Thaw will viii be considered. The
Judge viii read copy of the viii dur
tng recess
Tho defense win attempt TO introduce
nnlv the eighth clause of the VIII,
hvhich IS supposed 90 refer 20 tho
legacy 10 Evelyn Nosbit ThaW and
whites attempt 70 ruin young girls.
The witness said Thaw was cour-
fecus when made the hfst visit to the
Tombs. Then he told in an impressive
way of the "restive eye" the peculiar
nervous witches" and the strange
stare" He gave demonstrations of all
these symptoms. He said;
.Thaw said my eve was that OF a
sane man; that II was unlike the eve
of Or. Hamilton, which indicated in
sanity.
"Then he told me that the firm Of
attorneys OF Black. Olcott Gruber and
Bonynge was In conspiracy with
Jerome to railroad him 20 a nasylum.
ats an rot said Thaw; they are
Whites friends and they are trying -
yet me ln madhouse through enmity.
lts an rot Certainly they are capable
of g. They are Whites friends.
visit from Mrs William Thaw, the
prisoners mother. and Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. his wife. interrupted this visit.
After greeting them and presenting
thom 10 Dr. Evans, Thaw excused hlm-
self from them and returned TO the
doctor, saying he could give him few
minutes more,
Exposed White.
"Thon." continued the witness,
Thaw launched into AN attack on STAN
ford White telling of the women White
ruined and the harm he had done to
innocent girls IN New York, declaring
White failed TO receive any punish
ment for his crimes. Thaw did not
realize I'M any way that he was I'm
trouble: nor did he seem TO weigh the
fact that he was in prison and ac-
cused OF a crime. considered this a
significant fact under the eircum-
stance;.'
"Ten in detail 30 q general way,
please. what Thaw said about STAN
ford White running girls" continued
Judge Delmas.
"Hc mentioned no names TO mo at
tho time" Or. Evans replied TO the
prompting. "but he told me Stanford
White had drugged and seduced a
great number OF young women. inno-
cent pure-bodied. pure-mlnded, inno-
cent girls in New York. Now, these
people and the lawyers employed by
me who have been paid are schemine
with Whites influential friends to keer
the matter away from the public
Dr. Evans said his next visit C
Thaw was on August u with Dr. Wag-
ner and Attorney Hartridge.
"Thaw had the same wild stare and
excited manner" said the witness
'Thaw said This man, the dead man
the creature, beast, blackguard--l did
not ant 20 shoot him, to kiln him.
wanted him 10 suffer the humiliation
nf publicity This vile creature de-
vourlng the daughters OF Americans
II was Providence tried to save him
went 70 Comstock, but he only made
promises I went 20 Jerome and h'
said there was nothing in IT, The de.
teciives would not give me any aid
wanted. They were an in a hurry q
prevent me from making these thing
public"
Then he told OF Whites outrages
and said he used wines and drugs q
take away the reason OF girls whom
he abducted and soduoed. He salt
white also sometimes used physica
fore.
II asked him why he carried a pls
tol, and he said.
Roger O'Nara, a high police OH
cial OF Pittshurg. advised me to carr
one because thugs hired by Whit
would try 90 get mo into street quar-
reif'
He then told OF his parting after tn
second visit