The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1907-03-14
RUMOR OF AN TRANGEMENT
BETWEEN THAN'S FAMILY
AND HIS WIFE.
ThAW DEFENSE RESTS CASE
ATTORNEY oELMAs so NOTIFIES
DISTRICT ATToRNEy-cAusEs
SURPRISE.

| New York, March S.--AnOther dra-
matte chapter was added 10 the trial OF
Harry X. Thaw yesterday when the
mother of the defendant took the wit
ness stand To contribute what she
might toward saving her son. Mrs.
| Thaw's story before the jury was hriet.
! Mr. Deimas limited her examination
to the change she had noted in her
sons condition following his return
from Paris in 1903. after Evelyn Mes
bit had told him her life story, and
District Attorney Jerome conducted "A
| short and Intellectual cross-eYamina-
, ton
| Mother Breaks Down.
! Twice during her recital of the
events which had caused her to fear
that all was not right with her son.
Mrs. Thaw was unable 10 proceed.
She told in a motherly way of her So
licitude for the boy.
| He told me wicked man-probably
the wickedest man in all New York
! had ruined his life"
II was not until some time after he
had offered this explanation that she
| learned the story of the young woman
who was to become her daughter-in-
, law
At the end of Mrs. Thaw's eXamina-
/ ton court adjourned until Friday
morning. a death in Justice Fitz2er-
aids family causing an abandonment
OF the Thursday sitting.
Defendant Rests.
New York. March 9.-There was an
| other quick turn OF the cards in the
! trial Of Harry X. Thaw late yesterday
| when the defense announced that ii
had concluded to rest its case.
The district attorney was perhaps
the most surprised man in New York.
for 1t had been understood that when
Justice Fitzgerald resumed the bench
Friday morning at 1880 the Thaw at
torneys would call one or two alien
| lists.
The sudden decision Of the defense
came after a conference of Thaw's
lawyers in Mr.. Delmas' Office late yes
terday afternoon.
May Annu Marriage.
New York, March 10.-There were
many rumors current yesterday of
serious estrangement between Harry
Thaws family and his wife. and of
the reported desire of the former to
| bring about a separation of the young
couple in. the event of verdict ac-
quitting Thaw of the charge of muir
der. Young Howard Nesbit, brother
/ of Mrs. Harry Thaw, is quoted as say
ing:
THE countess ofNYarmouth has said
that she will not return TO England
until her brother and my sister have
been separated.
Tried to Warn Sister.
II did not know OF this until my re
turn from Pittsburg last Sunday AS
soon as | arrived here | went to the
Hotel Lorraine to warn my sister. but
Mr.. Delmas would not let me see her
| alone. l did not want any OF the law
yers present when / talked to her. be-
cause they would probably deny It,
II am sure that il my sister knew
Of the plans which are heing made
/ against her she would assert herself at
! once, and not remain passive, as she
/ has been so far"
| May Annui Marriage.
II has also been a matter OF com
| ment that as two experts have de-
clared Thaw to have been insane at
the time of his marriage, the cere
mony might be declared void and an
nulled. Under this rule the will and
| codicil, in which Mrs Thaw is left
the main portion OF her husbands es-
tate, are also void.
Defense Rests.
| The defense In the Thaw cases rest
ed yesterday Immediately after the
converting of court, and an adjourn
| ment thereup0n was ordered until
Monday morning at 1890 o'clock. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome said that his
! witnesses were not ready, and it was
upon this representation and with the
J freely granted consent OF the defense
that the adjournment was taken.
/ Eveiyni ThaW Subpoenaed.
District Attorney Jerome returned
ut once to his home and began prepar-
Ing his campaign OF rebuttal testi-
mony. Almost his first move was tn
have a subpoena served upon Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw requiring her TO
produce In court any letters she may
have in her possession written by
Stanford White. The district attorney
had notified May Mackenzie TO he
present in court Monday. prepared TO
Iso upon the witness stand.