, 1907-02-18
JUROR BOLTON EARLY AT cRIMI.
NAL COURTS BUILDING AND
READY To TAKE HIS
PLACE IN BOX,
Rumors Of Conflict Among Attorneys
for Defense Are ouieted by Pres
nce When Court Convened of All
OF Them-Dr. Evans, Expert on
Mental Diseases, Again Takes
Place In Witness Box.


New York, Feb. 1S.-After an inter-
ruption of four days, the trial of Thaw
was resumed today. Juror Joseph b.
Bolton, the death Of whose wife caus-
ed a postponement of the case and the
release Of the jury from close confine-
ment since last Thursday, was early
at the criminal courts building, declar-
ing he felt perfectly able to 60 ahead
with the trial.
Lawyers All Present.
During the long adjournment there
have been many rumors of conflict
among the defendants counsel, but at
the opening of the court today all six
attorneys who have represented Thaw
during the proceedings were at his
counsel table, consulting together as
usual.
DR.. Evans Called Again.
DR.. Britton D. Evans, superintendent
Of the New Jersey state hospital for
the insane at Morris Plains, was upon
the stand last Thursday when the trial
was adjourned and was recalled today
as the first witness. Mr.. Delmas took
up the direct examination of the wit.
ness, thus resuming his position as
leading counsel.
Thought Thaw Insane.
DR.. Evans was asked to relate the
conversation he had with Thaw during
the first three visits to the defendant
at the Tombs. The witness had here
tofore testified that as the result of
these conversations he had concluded
that Thaw was insane.
jerome Wanted Note.
Mr.. Jerome demanded that the wit
ness produce his notes, and DR.. Evans
explained that what few notes he had
taken had been lost after he turned
them over to his stenographer. II may
omit essential details, but l will have
to depend entirely on my memory
said the witness.
Jerome objects.
Here Mr.. Jerome objected. This
Witness" he declared, says he may
omit essential facts"
What can he do replied Justice
Fitzgerald, "but give his best memory?
That is all that is required by the
rules Of evidence"
Evans Continues Story.
The objection was overruled and Ev-
ans began to relate the incidents OF
his first visit to Thaw on August 4
last.
He said that Thaw told him at great
length that White had drugged, poison
ed and ruined a great number of young
women. He declared there was a con.
spiracy, in which his own lawyers
were included, to railroad him to an
asylum and shut these matters from
the public.
story Of Prosecution.
On the second visit Thaw told the
same story Of prosecution he related
on the first visit. He referred con-
stantly to this man, this creature,
this dead man, this beast, blackguard,"
and said he tried to take away the viz
tue of every pure-minded woman who
came within the sphere of his obser'
walton.
Tried to Save Women.
"I tried to save them" said Thaw,
according to DR.. Evans. Il never
wanted to shoot this creature. l new
er wanted to kill him; l wanted to get
him in court SO he would be brought
to Justice" DR.. Evans asked, undei
the circumstances, why he shot White,
and Thaw replied:
Providence Guided Him.
providence took charge Of 1t. ms
was an ect Of Providence. For my
part, / would rather have had him SUI
fer in court the humiliation the rev
citation Of his acts would have
caused"
Had Seen jerome.
Thaw told DR.. Evans that he had
gone to see Anthony Comstock, Dis
trict Attorney Jerome and a private
detective agency in an effort to bring
White into court. Jerome told him he
had better let the matter drop, thai
there was nothing to 1t. The detec
tives took the matter up, but they
never submitted a proper report.
Link Of Conspiracy.
As to Comstock, he said he discov
cred that Delaney Nicoll, the attor
ney, was acting as the legal advise