Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-02-09
EVELYN THAW TLSFf !
Dramatic Scene at the ira Of
Harry Thaw.
SOME SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE
Stormy Conference Of Lawyers For
the Defense Ends IN Change OF
Management.

Management.
New York, Feb. THE most sensa
tlonal and dramatic scenes that have
thus far attended the trial of HARRY
Kendall Thaw for the killing OF Stan.
ford White were enacted in the little
court room today, when Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw, the young wife Of the prisoner.
took the stand and amid the most In.
tense interest from the spectators told
the story Of her relations with the
man who was killed BY her husband.
Mrs. Thaw walked to the witness
stand with composure, and faced. for
the first time since the beginning of
the trial, the critical and morbid
crowd that packed the room, the keen
and searching scrutiny Of District At
torney Jerome and his assistants, and
the cool and impersonnl glances of the
newspaper men and special writer's.
Mrs. Thaw began nes remarkable
story composedy enough. but as she
proceeded she lost her composure In
great measure, and lscr voice trem-
bled percenubly. When she reached
that point whore she was compelled To
J lay bare the secrets Of her intimacy
with Stanford White she broke down.
| and when she declared that White had
) accomplished her ruin While she was
, yet young girl, she burst into tears.
I Her husband was likewise affected,
/ and sobbed like a child
Z The young wife Of the prisoner, az
j ter she recovered her cemposure. FUR
, Their testified chat she u trst refused
! Tbaw's proposal Of marriage because
) OF her previous relations with White.
! 1'haw proposed IN pari when she
] told him she loved him but could moi
marry him
E Asked by Mr.. Delmas. Of counsel for
] defense, Whether the note She passed
to her husband the night of the trag.
z edy referredt to White. she said thai
I It did, replying to the question 50
$ did not come in time 70 prevent the
. quickly that Mr.. Jeromes objection
2 answer, The answer Was later striek.
en- from the testimony.
e. The recital OF the yong wife Gre
1 ated the profoundest impression
throughout the court roam.
SENSATIONAL EVIDENCE.
New York, Feb. GA great sensa-
: ton was created this afternoon when
Doorkeeper Bowman, of the Madison
Square roof garden, testified that stan
ford White swore that he would Kill
Thaw before daylight. Bowman stat
ed that White drew a revolver from
his pocket at the time. Bowman then
swore he told Thaw Of Whites threat
TO Kill the latter.
Attorney Delmas in Charge.
New York, Feb 6--Attorney Dolphin
, Delnlas Of counsel for the defense in
. the trial Of Harry X. Thaw, today as
| snmed entire charge OF the case for
the defense. while Attorney Gleason,
, who had conducted the case during the
two days previously, retired to the
background.
The change in the alignment Of the
forces for the defense was determined
} upon at stormy conference of the
lawyers after the fasco OF Tuesday.
when Dr. G. G. Wiley Of Pittsburg,
, was subjected to a gfuelling cross.
examination at the hands OF District
Attorney Jerome The day clearly re-
suited in weakening the position Of the
defense. due chiefly 10 the apparent in
competency of DR. Wiley as an expert
on insanity, and the ruling out Of the
evidence Of other alienists who were
introduced to show that there has been
Insanity in collateral branches OF the
Thaw family.
It was charged by Mr. Delmas and
several OF his associates that DR.
Wiley was brought forward on Mr.
Gleason's initiative and without con-
sultation with the other lawyers for
the defense. This morning Mr.. Del
mas expressed himself as being great
/ ~ displeased and surprised. and decIar-
ed that Or. Wiley should not have been
placed upon the stand.
It is reported that, in order 70 re-
cover lost ground and to swing the
trend of the trial toward the defense,
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will be put upon
the stand shortly to tell the story OIL
her relations with Stanford White and
the events that led up to the tragedy
on the Madison Square Roof garden.