The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-22
Young Man PAGES Cell
NeryOuSly All Day
Long.

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Nervvcs and
greatly distracted, Harry Thaw awaits
his trial tomorrow for the killing Of
Architect Stanford White. The COM
placeut manner and firm compOsure
which have marked his demeanor tho
last few months have given way 20 eX-
treme nervousness. and today he paced
constantly up and down the confines OF
his cell. Naturally OF a high strung
temperament. the actual approach OF
his trial has nlled 1hHw'E mind with
fears of the outcome.
should This nervousness increase dur
ing the trial Thaw's counsel may be
forced 10 forego their plan Of piacing
him on the witness stand. Had Thaw
been placed on trial six months after
The shooting IL is said he would have
been a mental wreck before the case
could be concluded For weeks after
the shooting the prison guards said that
Thaw had all the appearances OF a
nervous wreck.
He quarreled with his attorneys and
cursed the prosecutor over the delay ln
his triaL Weeks passed and Thaw re-
covered from his nervous condition. ana
until two DAYS ago ne seemed to have
perfect control Of himself With the
eFTHfHTHfEl EE ms EIl1A ElE 0iA AtHl-
iveness made itself evident ana today
il is prOphesied al the criminal courts
building that IhaW VIII not ne hDie 10
control himself sufficiently 90 take the
witness stand.
ridge. has made uO public statement 70
can be said on authority that ihaw :
present nervous condition viii be taken
as evidence OF Eis peculiar tempera-
ment which would easily make him "a
4Has. IfasH.r HHa
ment Of emotional stress cause hiH 10
commit crime
Howard Nesbit. the brother OF Evelyn
Sezbit Thaw. had a conference today
with Assistant District Attorney Garvan.
Young Neshit Will not be- called 10 the
stand bv the prosecution except 90 rebut
any evidence adduced by the defense 10
show that Stanford White had any
thing but honorable intentions toward
the Nesbit family. Howard Nesbit loved
stanford White. and il is said he is
here TO testify. ii necessary 20 clear
the name of his dead benefactOr. even
though Il sends his sisters husband to
the electric chair.
Miss Simonton Located.
District Attorney Jerome heard to-day
that Ida Vera Slmonton. whom the
State desired as witness against
Thaw. has been found in Paris. She win
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over.
Miss Simonton lives in Pittsburg. and
knew Evelyn Nesbit from childhood
She was a c0niidaRt of Stanford White.
and the architect sent her To Europe 10
bring Evelyn Nesbit back after she had
run away with Thaw. II is alleged that
Evelyn Ncsbit. az fhaws dictation.
wrote a letter TO her mother attacking
White, and that this letter was given
10 Miss SimontOn 20 deliver TO Mrs. Hoi-
man.
Miss SimOntOn read the letter and as
| htrs. Holman was III she destroyed H.
/ The purpose OF the letter was To- anger
Mrs Holman against White. Miss 81
mOnton is said % have denounced the
contents of the letter as outrageous
No Affidavit From Nesbit.
Assistant District Attorney Gavau
( sid today that no affidavit had beer
taken from Howard Nesbit and that
I their conference was purely formal
Final arrangements Tor the trial Were
completed today. The Hilgert "magi,
boots case viii go To the jury late To-
day. and the Thaw case will be callei ~
/ 10:30 tomorrow morning
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw visited eel
! husband at the TOmbs prison this Morn
/ ing, and the Countess Of Yarmouth ans
Mrs. William Thaw viii call on Harry
this afternoon