The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-08
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Women in. Court Room Cried.

Mrs Thaw recovered her composure aft
er she got over the most sensational part
of the story. Many of the women in
the court room were crying, and the most
| intense silence prevailed.
| Mrs. Thaw said that she had told Thaw
about her early life with her mother and
Of her financial difficulties. The money
she earned as an artists model she gave
! to her mother. That was their only
| means of support.
FINALLY / met Mr. Carroll Beckwith.
the artist. in December 1890. and he en-
gagged me TO pose for him. sometimes
! twice week. He gave me letters OF
introduction, to other well known artists
Did you tell Mr.. Thaw ali this?"
DID YOU tell him how much money
Eyes; it was ST. or SIS week
! Then, the witness continued she applied
for position upon the stage. The first
! it was not baby farm" and they did
| not want to take her. II danced for the
manager. and he offered me place. di-
recting me not to tell how old l was"
First Meeting With Thaw.
When did you first meet Thaw?"
! between the nand 1902
| time"
Were you i'll during any of this time?'
When you saw Mr.. Shaw in 1903 did
you tell him about going to schooI?''
! Il told him that Mr.. White had sent
The witness told of her sickness and
! the operation to which she was obliged
/ to submit, and Of Thaw's kindness to
her at that time. which was early in 1903.
After her recovery Thaw arranged the
mother. Thaw followed them to Europe.
Letter From Thaw.
Here reference was made to letter
| that Thaw wrote to the witness while she
was abroad, and Mr.. Demas sought to
| introduce it as evidence.
Mr.. Jerome objected
What is the relevancy Of the letter."
| asked Justice Fitzgerald
| Its contents have direct reference to
the statement made by the witness TO
Mr.. Thaw and is an evidence of the eff
| feet upon the mind of Mr. Thaw of the
statements so made replied Mr. Del
mas.
IF it were proper to admit the state
ment of Mr.. Thaw after the shooting. He
! ruined my wife, argued Mr.. Delmas,
is II not proper to admit statement
| Lhaue aIter the defendant had learned
Facts TO show what the effect of them
was upon his mind?''
Mr., DeInias said that he did not have
/ Ills authorities at the moment
1t was then 1925 and Mr. Delmas asked
Tor an adjournment until o'clock
Great Crowd in Court Room.
| The courtroom was crowded TO its ut
| most capacity this afternoon Several
| extra rows OF chairs had been put in
place The only place in the courtroom
not invaded by the crowd was the judges
Roger O'Mara. head of a detective force
| employed by the defense had a fifteen
minutes minute conference with Mrs. Harry
| IndW curing the recess. AfterWard
- Mara went up town with the Countess
Of Yarmouth
Former Judge William X Olcott who
was the first counsel engaged for Thaw
IN ms defense. appeared during recess,
and conferred with Mr.. Caravan.
lie was told that it was understood
that Mrs. Evelyn Thaw had made
| statement in regard to her relations with
| White ana with Thaw TO Judge Olcott
when the trouble first came up. Judge
Olcott was asked to present the signed
statement If it were in existence, or to
| be ready to testify if he were wanted
Mr.. Delmas was about to renew his ar
8ument for the production of the letter
OF Harry Thaw to an attorney named
/ Longfellow just after the Paris incident
when Mr.. Jerome said be would with
| draw his Objection. He first asked ner-
lows:
Letter Read to Jury.
! Mrs. N. insisted sailing New York
when her daughter left. I kept Mrs n
/ in London three months. cost over 81 COO
/ Mrs. Nesbit sails tomorrow for New
YORK; she thinks kidnapped her 17-year-
/ old daughter. Before she lands she will
know that / have always done the best
| L could. The child cannot be with her
| mother, because when she was Il years
old she was ruined by a BLACKBOARD
| Don't worry. but find out her address
| Telephone Mrs. N. but not i'm your name
/ Ask her if she saw Mr.. Thaw aboard
AS soon as she answers hang up the
On a slip of paper inclosed was writ
ten: Of you cannot read this don't
worry. Please telephone her incog. ana
wire me at my expense"
| The letter was signed H X T.
Another Letter Shut Out.
Mr.. Delmas offered another letter writ.
ten By Mr.. Thaw. Mr.. Jerome objected
on the ground that there was nothing TO
! Mr.. Delmas declared that the letter
was admissible as tending 20 show Il
state of mind, regardless of when it was
Suppose il should have been written
yesterday suggested Justice Fitzgerald
II think il would be admissible re-
That the defendant is now insane?"
quickly interposed Mr.. Jerome.
That he was insane on the night Of
| June 26. 1906" said Mr.. Delmas
Justice Fitzgerald sustained the objec-
! ton.
IF the claim is that the defendant is
now insane, the letters are admissible"
!
Mrs. Thaw was shown one of the let
/ ters and asked: WAS this letter writ
| ten before or after June p, 1862
Mr.. Jerome objected on the ground
| that Mrs Thaw was not qualified to ex-
! press opinion
| The court sustained the objection.
! The subject of letters was then dropped.
EVeIyn's Return From Europe.
In response to questions by Mr. Del
mas, Mrs. Thaw described her return
| from Europe in 1903 which preceded the
| return of Mr.. Thaw. She said that she
brought a letter from Thaw to Mr. Long
| fellow. which she delivered. She first
saw Thaw a month after his return at
| the hotel where she was stopping. She
| refused TO see him alone so another man
F! was present at the interview.
| THE second man" asked Mr.. Deimas.
was member OF the bar, a man of
standing in the community. was he nOt?''
Yes"
What happened at this interview"
Il sat on a trunk Mr.. .Thaw came TO-
| ward me and / asked the other man not
to leave the room. Mr.. Thaw said TO me.
| What is the matter? Why don't You
| want TO see me any more? | told him !
had heard certain things about him and
did not care to see him. He asked me
| what / had heard and I said.