The Globe-republican., 1907-02-21
AS THAW TOLD IT
Said He Never Wanted to Shoot
White but Providence Took
Charge Of 1t.
TO BRING HIM TO JUSTICE
Jerome Admits the Will in Evidence
Cross-examination of DR.. Evans
Creates Some Lively
Interest

New York, Feb. 19.-"I never want
ed to shoot the creature. never
wanted to kill him. | knew he was a
foul creature, destroying the mothers
ard daughters of America but | want
ed through legal means to bring him
to trial wanted to get him into
court-to bring him to justice. But
Providence took charge of it; it was
an act of Providence"
This is Harry X. Thaws own story
of the killing of Stanford White. 1t
was told by him to DR.. Britton d.
Evans the alienist, last August in the
Tombs. DR.. Evans Monday repeated
the prisoners words to the jury that
is trying Thaw for his life.
District Attorney Jerome fought
hard last week against the introduce
tiya Of his evidence. which the ac.
!ensc believes is conclusive araec mat
Thaw did not know his at was wrcrg.
crct lie testifying PHYSICIANS Pal &C.
e!aged al in their opinion Taaw w%S
insane at The time he mad tie ,lale
ments, However, the rules of evil
dence prevented the introduction of
the prisoners words.
In further bulwarking their conten-
ton that Thaw was insane when he
killed Stanford White, the defendants
counsel succeeded Monday in placing
before the jury the will executed by
Thaw the night of his marriage in
April 1905, and a codicil executed at
the same time
Again Mr.. jerome fought the evil
dence, but he significantly withdrew
his objections after Dr.. Evans had
given 1t as his expert opinion that
Thaw was insane at the time he ex-
ecuted the will The fact that the
district attorney seems disposed to
let in testimony of every character
provided there is preliminary opin-
ion from the witness that the man was
of unsound mind at the time to which
the testimony refers, was taken as
further indicating that Mr.. Jeroms
may at the psychological moment, II
he deems his hand strong enough, de-
mand the appointment of a commits
sion tc pass on Thaw's present state
of rlind.
The will and the codicil were offer
ed i'll evidence as cumulative testi-
mony OF Thaw's mental unsoundness
prior TO the killing Of White. In his
will Tnaw provided that his execu-
tors should set apart the sum of $780,
900 10 investigate his death in case of
a violent or suspicious end, and for
the prosecution of the persons sus-
pected If having had hand in his
taking off
In the codicil Thaw left to a lawyer |
in PittSburg 81 500 to be used in Sc
curing legal redress from Stanford |
White and one other person whose |
name was not allowed to be read for |
the benefet of four young women,
Tnaw declared, hat been the victims
of degrading assaults" in house
furnished and used for orgies by /
Stanford White and other inhuman
scoundres."
Thaw also bequeather Sums of ST.
500 each to the Rev. Dr. Charles H.
Anthony Comstock and
lawyer named in his codicil to be used
in discovering further alleged mis-.
deeds by Stanford White and securing
redress for the women.
Doctors Hammond and Jelliffe will
testify Tuesday probably on the i'm
in Thaw's mind during his
confinement in the Tombs. declaring
that the stress which caused the men,
tai explosion was removed with the
death of Stanford White. 1t was also
said Monday night that Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw might go on the stand
Tuesday to complete her story.
The trial Monday entered its fifth
week.
The opening of court found Attor.