Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1907-02-16
THAW Will TESTIFY
WILL TAKE WITNESS STAND
In HIS own Defense.
For Killing Stanford White In New
York City-He viii Tell OF Evelyn
Nesbit's Refusal to Marry Him Be-
cause of Her Assertions With
Architect White.

New York.-Harry X. Thaw will
take the witness stand to deliver the
final blow in his defense for the kill |
ing of Architect Stanford White. Judge
Dolphin Delmas, chief counsel for
Thaw, has practically decided that the
millionaire defendant should become a
witness and corroborate the testimony
given by his chorus girl wife.
Harry thaw will tell of Evelyn Mes
bits refusal to marry him because of
what she termed her degradation at
the hands of Stanford White. He will
tell the jury how the fragil child, in
fearful words, that day in Paris, Sob
bingly told him of her shame and ruin
"a story that burned in his soul and
famed the fire of a consuming hatred
for the architect. Thaw's lawyers will
seek to show by his testimony that he
brooded over his wifes wrongs, that
the white specter Of girl came to
him at night and in his waking hours,
and with the hallucination that Stan
ford White was pursuing his wife with
some subtle poison.
When he saw White that night glow
ering at him in the roof of Madison
Square garden, Thaw will tell the jury
that he believed that, as the "agent
of providence" he was directed to kill
the architect. Within minute after
the shooting Thaw said to his wife,
at is all right, dearie, have probably
saved your life"
1t W.. this belief that White was
plotting to murder Evelyn that caused
Thaw to make that remark, that Tor
a long time was one of the mysteries
in the case.
May Call Anthony comstock.
Should Anthony Comstock, head Of
the anti-vice society, recover from ar
attack of pneumonia before the con
clusion of the Thaw trial, he will be
called as witness for the defense ant
= will, he himself says. give STARTLING
testimony to corroborate the test
mony of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
1t is expected his testimony will sur
pass in dramatic interest that told b.
Evelyn.
Thaws will is to be Delmas' stronl
point toward substantiating the dc
PENDANTS insanity. He hopes to secur
Jerome's consent for its introduction
1.-THE will of ITSELF" said Delnas, |
sufficient evidence to show the effec
of Whites cruelties on Thaw's mind.
Three justices of the supreme cour
whose names are withheld, expires
the opinion that Thaw Is certain t
gain new trial, even il convicted TIL
time, on the grounds of slight erro
A fatal error made, they claim, in pc
hitting Evelyn to lean forward in tn
witness chain and whisper to tn
prosecutor the names of men and won
en- she knew involved with White.
was previously agreed between coul
sci that these names should not
mentioned.
Dolphin M. Delmas and Henry M
Pike, counsel in the trial OF Harl
Thaw, who have announced that the
will not return to San Francisco
the close of the Thaw trial, hay
taken a lease for a term OF years
a large suite of Offices In the U.
Realty building, now being erected
Broadway and Cedar street, Mr.. M
Pike, in confirming the story OF II
lease, said: Eyes, we have decide
to remain in New York and will az
to our already large library compile
set of eastern reports"
Mr.. Delmas' fee in the Thaw cas-
It has been stated, is one or the ial
est ever paid in criminal case
the state of New York.