Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-16
T0day's Telegraphic News
The Thaw Trial.

New York, Feb. l6. State attorneys
will make no further effort 10 bar out Of
the Thaw trial evidence tending TO prove
the weak neotsI condition of the prison.
er. Attorneys for the defense will
henceforth proceed With greater canton
in the introduction of testimony along
the same lines. These facts developed
early lodsy
A the same time, the prospect OF The
proceedings being halted on Monday
while fight is made over an insanity
commission, doomed up larger than ever.
Any possibility of lnnscy commits
sion being asked 70 By the defense has
been removed, il, indeed, any ever ex-
listed. % the other hand, any such
move or the part Of the State will be
bitterly fought.
There is now good reason to believe
that Jerome's statement yesterday that
he would not aDtsgonize the defense
should it see fit to ask for al insanity
commission, was only feeler to draw
out the defenese and ascertain its feel
ings in the matter. II so, it served its
purpose.
Howard Nesbit will probably not take
the stand 10 the Taaw trial. A report
two days ago that he had split with Dis
trict Attorney Jerome was denied. 1t
is understood, however, that there was
some break, and that in view OF the mass
of compntivc evidence the defense ha'
massed under which it expec,s to bury
tue boys testimony it is now the opin
ion that Jerome will not attempt to use
him. Il is alsO reasonably certain that
no evidence or dispositions from Mrs.
Il ,lmau, Evelyn's mother, will be used.
Evidence which is counted on 10 offset
any adverse testimony of Evelyn's blood
relatives will be introduced by Mrs. j j
Cainc, the young wife's bosom friend
It is said that she is prepared to swear to
having heard Harry Thaw offer Mrs.
Hulmnn 500, 900 for ESelyn's hand in
marriage. Mrs. Csine declares that she
will reveal chickering's and negotiations
of The mother which will show her 10 a
light {, make her testimony unenviable
As indicative Of the sentiment through
ont the country that Harry X. TnaS
may not suffer for bis killing OF Stanford
White, the gambling element is Offering
ODDS on the several propositions of ac-
qultlal, conviction, disagreement of jury.
A hurry call and q msndatory order
caused Evelyn Thsw to turn back after
she had catered the Tombs shortly be-
fore noon to visit her husband, and
hasten 10 the Office of Attorney Delmas,
chief of h husbands counsel A de-
sire to know just how she figured 10 the
divorce case Of George Lederer, the
theatrical manager, is said TO have
prompted Delmas to seek fall explans-
ton. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw did not figure
prominently in the case, and was never
served with papers, though the fact was
printed that she was named as a CORE
spondent by Mrs. Lederer. She has
always maintained that her name was
dragged in without warrant. This after
noon IL was learned that Delmas had
heard of her connection with the case
for the first time today, and that he i'm
mediately insisted on knowing all the
details.
Shortly after noon il was learned that
there would be an important secret con-
ference of all tho Thsw counsel late this
Afternoon. It Is said that Delmas fears
surprises when Evelyn is placed on the
stand for cross-examination, and that
at the conference late this afternoon at
which her husband will be present, the
importance OF keeping nothing from
Thaw's attorneys will be urged upon her
and another recital of the story of her
life will be held.
The bobbing up al this time of the
Laderer incident in connection with
Evelyn Thaw is attributed by Thaw's
attorneys to Abe Humme, who acted
as the girls attorney at the time the
Lsderer divorce proceedings were filed.
II is lntimated that Hammel has made
revelations to the District Attorney in
retaliation for Eyelyn's description Of
him on the witness stand, when she re-
ferred to him as ga little Jew, with a
big head and warts all over his face.