The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-02-08
EVELYN NESBITT THAW
 TELLS HER PITlFUL STORY

lar--such as little boys wear--caught together by a little black tic in front. Her hair. braided and iooped we'll down on her neck, was caught with big black ribbon bow, and the ends of which peeped out in dark relief from the checks that were pale at first, but mounted crimson when she was told ]. to give all the details of her experience with the man who feii victim to her husbands pistol
 She was unveiled for the first tim and her youth and beauty were E. marked by every one. E$
 In the sympathy--impelling story { f the girl, the girlish fascinatin, a ysyee of the softest quality yet ringing ear in enunciation, the court room slost view of the prisoner.
 But there came halt in the girls fight against the tears. The people who had gazed unceasingly at her lowered their eyes as if the relief from their stare might bring her the com posture she finally won. Then, they saw Harry Thaw again.
 His whole frame shaking, he sat with his head buried in his hands, a handkerchief covering the eyes. Where the defendant sits he Is all but shield ed from the jury. Bent over the ta- ble as he sobbed he could not be seen at all. Thus Thaw sat for many min utes and when he finally lifted his head his eyes were read and swollen.
 Jurors watched Witness.
 Even if they could have seen, the jurors would have had no eyes for the prisoner. They, too, had turned their gaze from the witness as the tears came to her voice az we'll as to her eyes. and each man of the twelve seemed intent upon some object on the floor before them. Justice Fitzgerald lnAka6 nfff rw11 Aa urro toH windows. The scene and the story marked new precedent in the history of criminal proceedings in New York city.
 Mrs. Thaw was still on the stand. her direct examination uncompleted when the day was done. Once during the afternoon she was excused for an hour while Lawyer Frederick Long fellow was sworn to fix the date of certain letters written to him by Har- ry Thaw subsequent to the revelations Miss Nesb..t had made to him in Paris.
 The girl had identified the writing. but the court held that the date must also become matter of competent evil dence. Mrs. Thaw seemed to appreciate the relief the incident offered. although during the hour and a half recess for luncheon she had recovered from the fatigue of the two hours spent in the witness chair during the morning ses- sion As she left the stand for re4 cess, she walked unsteadily and pass Ing back of the jury box ran the fingers of her left hand along the walls as blind person might.
 The letters which eventually were offered in evidence. after much objec- ton by Jerome, and a flood of argument by opposing counsel. during the after noon. are regarded as corroborative of Mrs. Thaw's testimony today, which Gh nffn4 ARa1a FAA fr .aG k, oh Jections offered from time to time by the District Attorney. was repetition of the reasons she had given Thaw for refusing to become his wife.
 Infroauction ak Letters.
 The lett0rs were written by Thaw to Mi. Lon EgfolIsss as hts attorney. They told Of hisecoming marriage with M sa Nesbit and of the ~fow they want to raise." disconnected md jerky. Jumping from subject to subtect They neverthe- less breathed the love he bore the girl and he wanted among other things that prov ision should be made that in the event of his death, all property should go to her.
 The letters constantly refer to "that blackguard who poisoned her as girl" and say that her name was falsely con nected with two others besides that blackguard." Only two of a halt dozen offered in evidence were read during the afternoon sessin. The others probably will be presented when court conyenes tomorrow, and Mrs. Thaw is again call ed to the stand. The completion of the direct examination of the prisoners wife will possobly require all of to- morrow's session.
 Y There is an impression that MT. Delmas may strive to have it occupy the entire day in order that the young woman may take advantage cf the ad- f01t ant .da sI recover from her fatigue and be pre-. pared for the cross examination of Dis- trict Attorney Jerome.
 Tremendous Crowd At Court,
 The announcement that either the mother or wife of Harry Thaw would be the principal witness at today's pro- ceedings brought out an unusually large crowd at the criminal court building. The corridors were filled and scores of people. many of them women, tried in every possible way to court room doors. but after yester- days laxity the bars were put again and very few were allowed to pass. However half a score of women man. aged to succeed. They were attired in their gayest costumes.
 Justice Fitzgerald had just taken his seat on the bench when MT. Delmas of Thaw's counsel requested the clerk to call Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw.
 The familiar figure in blue. now for the first time without her veil, appear ed from the judges chambers. She stood near the jury box as Clerk Penny administered the oath.
 q swear" repeated Mrs. Thaw in. an audible voice at the end of the for mai declaration, which was made just little more impresslvely than usual.
 Mrs. Thaw took her place in the witness chair calmly. She looked steadily ahead at MT. Delmas and gave her answers to his first questions in a clear and firm voice, which was soft In quality.
 Harry Tbaw smiled at his wife as she walked to the witness stand. but she apparently did not see him at the moment. After she was seated. how aver, she smiled faintly at the prison or.
 Beauty Commented on.
 Mrs. Thaw's beauty was generally commented on in the court room. he simplicity of her dress seemed to heighten the cffect. Her long dark lashes and heavy eyebrows were mo- tlceable now for the first time to those who have followed the trfal In the ex- citenent of testifving her paleness of the past two weeks fled before a rush nf crimson tints in her checks
 Tn answer to Mir Delmas' first ques- tion, Mrs. Thaw said she was born. De- cember 25, 1884. She told of going to the Cafe Martin to dinner the evening of June 22. with her husband, Thomas McCaleb and TruXton Beale.
 "While you were at the Cafe Martin did you see Stanford Whites"