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what did he say" asked Delmas.

II again object" said Jerome.
There should be some testimony
from the family physician TO show
that the defendant suffered from some
unsoundness Of mind. The dragging in
here of these tales Of the Tenderloin.
which cannot be controverted undel
the law should not be spread upon shc
records until some proof is offered that
the defendant suffered from mental un-
soUndness."
Nothing has been brought out here 10
show that Thaw was insane for your own
alienist will doubtless admit that DIR
Wiley was not competent 20 testify. We
stand here just as we did the nrse day.
and I submit evidence should be developed
TO show the defendants mental unsound-
ness"
Dclmas said that, If necessary. the de-
fense gould lay "a broader foundation for
this testimony. but as counsel. witnesses
and court were doubtless very tired, he
would suggest an adjournment until Mon
day
District Attorney Jerome consented.
Justice Fitzgerald excused Mrs. Thaw
from the witness stand and adjourned
court until Monday morning.
1t Isl likely that Mrs. Thaw will not con-
tinue her direct testimony on Monday but
that the alienists will be called to testify
to Thaw's mental condition at the time
Of tho shooting.
TESTIMONY OF THE MORNING.
NEW YORK. Fob. S-For the first time
an intmation was given to-day of the
point which, if estabisheds viii probably
result in the acquittal of Harry Thaw un-
der the unwritten law that Stanford
White was unwilling TO give up Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw even after she had become
the wife OF his rival, and that he sought,
even after it had become evident that she
was trying TO live down her blackened
past to drag her down again to the depths
from which she had been lifted by her
genuine love for Thaw.
It was only hint, but 1t caused every
juror to bend forward with intensified
cagerness.
The little wife Of the prisoner had been
on the grill all morning listening to much
tiresome wrangiing over the admissiblity
Of evidence and II was rot until near the
noon adjournment that she was able C.
give any testimony of ical weight She
| testified that subsequent 10 her marriage
she had met White on Tho street and that
he held his hands out O. her and asked
her to come 20 him. Also that at another
time she was riding in a handsome ane
that White had followed her in another
but that she avoided him.
Aside from this little straw which indi.
/ Gated the direction which a gale ma,
sweep down on the case of the State IN,
most interesting testimony Of the morning
session was that in which Evelyn swor,
( that White enlisted the services of abe
Itummell the attorney recently d.sbarroc
I'm an effort TO ger her to bring suit against
Thaw on ac barge Of abduction, and that
/ Hunmmell also sought to get her TO bring
suit against Thaw FOR breach Of promise
according to Evelyn she had no interest
in either Of the suits. being merely too
In the hands Of White and Hummen when
she declared sought to raise a club over
Thaw's head and shake him down fol
! blaclSmail"
A bit Of humor was injected into the
situation by Evelyn's allegation tha
White had complained to her that Hum
nell had double crossed him ant
squeezed him for $1,000 with the prospect
OF getting more
She Loved Thaw.
While the intense dramatics OF yester
| days proceedings were lacking to-day Z
] page of the pathos in the life OF the littl,
witness was brought out by her explana.
tlon Of her failure to wed Thaw sooner
her love for him being so great that sh,
refused to have him laughed at as she be.
lieved he would be if her own tarnishoc
name was linked with his.
Another side lighs ON Whites Jealous,
of his fair captive and also on the deer
shadows through which her life path led
was Evelyn's statement that Whites ac
tion in taking her out Of the chorus AM
whizzing her away TO school was not 50
much for tho purpose Of completing he:
education as with a view to getting he,
out Of the society Of JackBarrymoro th,
actor who. she declared was making ad
vances to her
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw took her plac,
on the witness stand again to-day whcr
court opened. She was dressed in the same
dark purple suit and though her manner
was composed she showed signs Of suf
fering.
Judge Delmas read the postscript of a LET.
ter placed in evidence yesterday. The
postscript read:
mo one could have made me believ,
since first saw her that she would show
any one except he I first thought sh,
cared for any letter. ] should have bettcd
every cent in the world three weeks ago
to get money for fabulous presents fel
you; that after your trusting each other
no hypnotism could make you forget all
won't say but Is is incxpressably sad
Mrs. Thaw was asked If tho word "hcr
meant herself. and she replied that il
did. The letter was written by Mr. Than
70 Mr.. Longfellow, counsel for the Pitts.
burger. and was the third offered but not
| read in evidence yesterday. 1t was dated
November 49, 1903.
Il read further" said Judge Delmas
reading the letter. which was as follows:
From the first time he ever saw 20,
/ he wanted to do his hest for you. To nt
you TO school i'm Par.s with your brother
or 10 send you both to school. and hs
J never did anything not respectable.
Yesterday ne saw you believe every.
thing false people told you as you did be.
fore. but as you are absolutely honest he
would Go you no harm ever for a.. Onis
Ire was sorry. lie won't trouble you at an
as he would do anything for you. but nov
you must get stronger without him.
You said you would live anywhere