The San Francisco call., 1907-02-24
Two More Girl Victims oil
White Willing to
Give Evidence
OPPOSE AN ASYLUM
Counsel and Relatives OF
Prisoner Fight Against
Lunacy Commitment
spEcIAL DispArcH 10 Zee cA1r


NEW YORK. Feb. 23.-Had
Stanford White lived just one night
longer than he did his career as a
high life vice devotee would have been
brought to a disgracefuI close BY a
raid on one of his studios by the police.
This IS the statement made today BY
one of 'Thaws attorneys. If necessary.
the defense is prepared to prove this on
the witness stand IN Thaw's trial. The
defense has IN its hands another strong
card to play if any weakening Of
Evelyn's testimony under Jerome's
cross examination demands IT, accord
ing to the same lawyer. Two girls,
victims of White. who suffered at his
hands almost in the same way as did
Evelyn Nesbit. are at the command OF
the defense to tell their stories.
DEATH PREVENTED DISGRACE
'Thaw's bullet saved White from wit
Messing his own exposure to the world
for the man he was
White. this attorney declares. had
planned to give another OF his famous
dinners in a studio on the night Of
June 26. This fact was known to one
of the antivice societies. which had
been seeking TO bring White to justice.
Through this society the police had
been enlisted and a raid on the den OF
the rich architect had been arranged
Had Thaw but waited the bringing OF
his enemy to justice before the bar Of
plished without his interference Then
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw would not have
had to pay the awful price. through her
confessions. as to her share in the un-
yelling of whites true character.
Whether Thaw knew OF the contsm-
plated raid is a point on which his at
torneys would throw no light Their
silence raises the question Of a strong
point they may be able to make IN his
favor II they can show that Thaw
knew White was to be shown up and
killed him anyway they can base q
strong argument OF insanity.
The defense looks for an attempt by
Jerome to throw doubt on Evelyn's
veracity Just as he has torn to shreds
her reputation. II any success attends
his efforts these two girls VIII go on
the stand to tell the story OF their
wrongs as proof that EVELYN told only
the truth in her own recital
WILL, FIGHT AgYIUW PLAN
Counsel for Harry K Thaw spent .
good part Of today denying the usual
crop of recess rumors which spring up
during every adjournment The attor-
neys were particularly anxious to have
It understood that they viii aght any
attempt to have a commission IN lunacy
appointed.
Despite this. however, the beRfef
grows that Jerome Is continuously
pointing his efforts IN that direction
He perhaps may have been Influenced
by this idea in nakins his cross-exann-
ination Of Evelyn Thaw perhaps un-
necessarily cruel He hopes that the
attorneys for the defense may profit By
this first show OF severity and agree
to the appointment OF commission
When they failed to do this Jerome
maneuvered IN another direction He
himself declared openly that he had no
taste for the ordeal TO which he was
sub5ectfng the fran young woman. and
wanted to have her testimony stopped
long enough TO put on the stand Drs.
Deemar and Binganan, physicians to
both branches OF the prisoners family
1t is now said that Jeromes idea was
to build up from the testimony OF thess
two physicians the groundwork for his
application for a lunacy commission
The defense objected to this. despite
the fact that the doctors were sum-
mened from Pittsburg in behalf OF the
defendant
1t is also reported that Mrs William
Thaw and other members OF the Thaw
family are anxious that the trial. with
all it's shocking revelations. shall STOP
District Attorney Jerome mas just be-
gun to show the strength of his hand.
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