The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-02-10
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treatment at the hands OF Stanford
White, on the mind OF the defendant.
Although the counsel deny that the
information Ia altogether accurate, II
leaked out today that one Of the pro-
visions In Harry Thaw's will Is the
setting aside OF the sum of $4,000 for
the prosecution Of all persons who
may be concerned, In case Of the death
of the testator by violence. The
probable investigator Of this antici.
pated act Of violence Is said to be re-
vealed in the provision. Another par
agraph, 1t is reported, made provision
for the benefit of young woman
who, the will declared, had suffered
III treatment at the hands Of the deaa
man, similar to that of Thaw's wife.
Reports even go so far as to say that
the names OF Whites alleged victims
are included In the clause Of the win
relating to this subject.
Thaws will also made provision for
Howard Nesbit, Evelyn's brother, who.
1t has been reported, would take the
stand in opposition to his sister.
Young Nesbit is In constant attend
ance at the trial In company with
Stanford Whites secretary, but has
never gone near the group Of Thaw's
relatives. The rest Of Thaw's prop
erty was to 60 to his wife.
Delmas, 1t is said, may call to the
stand Monday, an attorney from Pitts
burg who will be asked as to this
interlineations made in the will and II
is expected to prove that they were
put there at the time the testament
was signed.
Failing to show that each one of
the interlineations can be remembered
by the witness, Delmas will offer a
codicil to the will which is in the
uciehudHl own uduu WIitiH6 Wituous
interlineations. 1t Is not definitely
known whether all the references to
Stanford White are in the codicil, but
is known that some of them are.
Evelyn Thaw also signed the will ON
the night Of their wedding and 1t 10
believed in 1t she carried out her pre-.
vious stipulation that none Of her rel
| atives save her brother should have
any Of his money. Several Of Thaw's
unusual and disconnected letters, in
troduced in the evidence, have fire.
quently referred to his determination
| that Evelyn's mother should not have
any share in his property whatsoever.
In the event Of his wife's death the
property should revert to the William
Thaw estate. II finally admitted In
evidence. Delmas then may ask to re-
call Mrs. Thaw to finish her nara.
tive, Thaw's counsel does not like
the idea Of the interruption to her
story continuing over any consider.
able duration Of time. Should Jer-
| ONE again protest, several alienists
employed by the defense, other than
Wiley. win be placed on the stand.
They will be shown Thaw's letters to
his lawyer and his wife, and then be
confronted by hypothetical question
embracing the wife's story of her ex.
periences with Stanford White AMI
other details surrounding the case, ana
ultimately, the shooting Of White on
Madison Square Garden roof. Attor-
neys for the defense will have
broader foundation for hypothetical
question when it's next alienist is put
on the stand, and do not anticipate
repetition of the disaster of the first
day.
1t was said tonight that District At
| torney Jeromes cross examination OF
Mrs. Thaw will be brief. The district
attorney, being barred by the rules OF
evidence from attempting to contro-
vert any of the things Mrs. Thaw says
she told her husband, will confino
himself to finding out If she tol
Harry Thaw all the story she repeated
on the witness stand.