Washington State journal and Adams County news. [volume] (Ritzville, Wash.) 1906-1907, 1907-02-13
THAW Will TESTIFY
WILL TAKE WITNESS ISTAND
In his own DEFENSE.
For Killing Stanford White in New
York City-He viii Tell OF Evelyn
Nesbits 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 consuming hatred
for the architect. Thaw's lawyers will
seek to show by his testimony that he
brooded over his wife's 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 SuDtle 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:
ut is all right. dearie, have probably
saved your life"
It w.. this belief that White was
I'otting to murder Evelyn that caused
Jaw to make that remark, that for
long time was one of the mysteries
the case.
May Call Anthony comstock.
Should Anthony Comstock, head Of
anti-vice society, recover from an
tack of pneumonia before the con-
usion of the Thaw trial, he will be
lied rs witness for the defense and
i'll, he himself says. give startling
stimony to corroborate the testt.
ony Of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
1t is expected his testimony will sur.
IS in dramatic interest that told by
7elyn.
Thaw's will Is to be Delmas' strong
int toward substantiating the de-
1dant's insanity. He hopes to secure
rome's consent for its introduction.
1.-THE will of ITSELF" said Delnas, is
fficient evidence to show the effect
Whites cruelties on Thaw's mind"
Three Justices of the supreme court,
lose names are withheld, express
opinion that Thaw Is certain to
in new trial, even II convicted this
ne, on the grounds Of slight error.
fatal error made, they claim, in per-
tting Evelyn to lean forward in the
tness chain and whisper to the
)secutor the names of men and wom-
she knew involved with White. 1t
previously agreed between coun-
that these names should not be
,ntioned.
Dolphin M. Delmas and Henry Nc
re, counsel in the trial of Harry
aw, who have announced that they
II not return to San Francisco at
close Of the Thaw trial, have
ken a lease for a term of years on
large suite of Offices in the U. s.
,alty building, now being erected at
'oadway and Cedar street, Mr.. Nc
Ike, in confirming the story of the
ase, said: Eyes, we have decided
remain in New York and will add
our already large library complete
at Of eastern reports"
Mr.. Delmas' fee in the Thaw case.
1t has been stated, is one Of the larg-
est ever paid in a criminal case in
the state of New York.