The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-08

New York, February 7.-Evelyn Nesoit
rhaw told her story today. 10 save
4be life of her husband, charged Win
murder, she barred to the world the inner
most secrets of her soul-a portrayal FOR
which a sanctuary was more fitting
place than the crowded court room.
If was the same story she told Harry
,rhaw in Paris in 1903 when he asked her
10 become his wife-the confession of one
who felt there was an insurmountable
barrier to her ever becoming the bride
of the man she loved.
In the big witness chair she appeared
but a slip of a girl. And she told the
pitiful story of her eventful, young lie
in a frank, girlish way. When tears
came to her big brown eyes and SLOWLY
trickled their way down scarlet cheeks
she strove in vain to keep them back
Though the lump in her throat at times
seeued about to smother her, she forced
+he words from trembling lips and by
A marvellous display of courage Whicn
took her willingly TO her staggering or
deal. she shook off a depression whlch
once threatened to become an absolute
collapse.
As the young wife unfolded the narra-
tive of her girlhood and told the early
struggles of herself and her mother TO
keen body and soul together; of how
gaunt poverty stood ever at the door, and
how she finally was able to earn live
lihood by posing for photographers and
artists she won the murmured sympa-
thy of the throng which filed every
available space in the Oig court room.
Wreck of Girhood.
Then came the relation of the wreck OF
that girlhood at 16 years of age. 1t was
the story of her meeting with Stanford
white: the story of the sumptuous studio
apartment whose dingy exterior gave no
hint of the luxurious furnishings within;
of a velvet covered swing in which one
could swing until slippered toes crashed
through the paper of Japanese para
sole swung from the ceiling; the story
of glass of champagne OF black, whlrl-
ing sensations, and of the mirrored bed
room walls. In short she told all the
story.
Don't scream so 1t is all over. 1t is
all right"
And this was Stanford Winter
The question came from Dolphin NJ.
Delnas now, conducting the defense OF
Harry Thaw.
eyes, SIR
The stiffness of the crowd which was
big. busting, showing and snarling over
some especially coveted seat when court
convened was its own tribute to the ef-
feet of the girls story Into the narra-
tive there entered nothing of the woman
of the world. girl in face and figure,
Mrs. Thaw was still a girl, as she with
stood an ordeal which might well have
startled into terror woman of mature
wears and harsher experiences. Into the
narrative she injected many little touches
of young girls hopes and disappoint-
ments.
OF her early life she related how her
mother had gone from Pittsburg to Phil
adelphia to secure assistance, and how
she and her brother, Howard-the brother
who has been in court many days, but
not once has gone near his sister-were
placed on a train by friends and sent on
to their mother.
Two Little Travellers.
She recalled that the two little trav-
slers had trouble with the conductor
who wanted to put their cat out of the
car. But she naively added they held
fast possession of 1t just the same She
told of her arrival in New York; OF her
life here, and eventually the acceptance
by her mother of the thrice refused invi-
tation of a girl of the theatre to meet
some of her friends at luncheon. The
girls mother told Evelyn's mother they
were people in New York society, and
perfectly proper, else she would not let
her girl go with them.
when she came for me in the han
some" said the witness, II remember
hoping we were going to the Waldorf-I
had heard so much about 1t and wanted
to go there But the hansome stopped in
front of a dngy looking building at
West Twenty-fourth street., and ! was
told to get out Mother had dressed me.
My skirts were just to my shoe tops
then"
This was in August, 1901
He was a big and fat and ugly man
i remember him meeting us at the head
of three flight of stairs" she continued.
'He gave me presents and my mother
let me 20 to other parties. Then he said
my mother should visit some friends in
Pittsburg She said she would not leave
me Finally she went. Then came an
Invitation 10 party, but no one else
was there-Just two-they all seem to
have turned me down. he said after we
e had had dinner, and | wanted to go
Nome, but he said | had not seen all Of
1.-The apartments, and went to the bed
Dom with the mirrors all over the
5alls.'
Thus the story ran. with just here and
kere an interruption by Mr.. Delnlas to
wise the girl TO fix the dates of the
Nous happenings, and always to tell
what she had told Harry X. Thaw
N he asked her to become his wife.
wzA through the fact that she had