Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1907-02-15
THAW Will TESTIFY
WILL TAKE WITNESS STAND
In HIS OWN DEFENSE.
For Killing Stanford White in New
York City-He Will Tell of Evelyn
Nesbits Refusal to Marry Him Be-
cause of Her Assertions With
Architect White.

New York.-Harry K. Thaw will
take the witness stand to deliver the
final blow in his defense for the kill
ing of Architect Stanford White. Judge
Dolphin Delmas, chief counsel for
Thaw has practically decided that the
millionaire defendant should become a
witness and corroborate the testimony
given by his chorus girl wife.
Harry thaw will tell of Evelyn Mes
bits refusal to marry him because of
what she termed her degradation at
the hands of Stanford White He will
tell the jury how the fragil child, in
fearful words, that day in Paris, Sob
bingly told him of her shame and ruin
"a story that burned in his soul and
famed the fire of a consuming hatred
for the architect. Thaw's lawyers will
seek to show by his testimony that he
brooded over his wife's wrongs, that
the white specter of a girl came to
him at night and in his waking hours,
and with the hallucination that Stan
ford White was pursuing his wife with
some subtle poison.
ering at him in the roof of Madison
Square garden, Thaw will tell the jury
that he believed that, as the agent
of providence" he was directed to kill
the architect. Within minute after
the shooting Thaw said to his wife:
ut is all right, dearie, 1 have probably
saved your life"
1t W.. this belief that White was
plotting to murder Evelyn that caused
Thaw to make that remark, that for
long time was one of the mysteries
In the case
May Call Anthony Comstock.
Should Anthony Comstock, head of
the anti-vice society, recover from an
attack of pneumonia before the con-
clusion of the Thaw trial, he will be
called as a witness for the defense and
will, he himself says, give startling
testimony to corroborate the testi-
mony of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
1t is expected his testimony will sur
pass in dramatic interest that told by
Evelyn.
Thaw's will is to be Delmas' strong
point toward substantiating the de-
PENDANTS insanity. He hopes to secure
JOi Ouc COuSeuI LOT us INTRODUCTORY
THE will of ITSELF" said Delnas, is
sufficient evidence to show the effect
of Whites cruelties on Thaw's mind"
Three justices of the supreme court,
whose names are withheld, express
the opinion that Thaw is certain to
gain a new trial, even if convicted this
time, on the grounds of slight error
fatal error made, they claim, in per-
hitting Evelyn to lean forward in the
witness chain and whisper to the
prosecutor the names of men and wom-
en- she knew involved with White. 1t
was previously agreed between coun-
sci that these names should not be
mentioned.
Dolphin M. Delmas and Henry NC
Pike, counsel in the trial of Harry
Thaw, who have announced that they
will not return to San Francisco at
the close of the Thaw trial, have
taken lease for a term of years on
large suite of offices in the u. s.
Realty building, now being erected at
Broadway and Cedar street, Mr.. Nc
Pike, in confirming the story of the
lease, said: Eyes, we have decided
to remain in New York and will add
to our already large library a complete
set Of eastern reports"
Mr.. Delmas' fee in the Thaw case.
1t has been stated, is one of the larg-
c MT