The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-03-26
Bring Out Facts Bar
red From ThaW
Trial.
NEW YORK, March 90
Justice Fitzgerald, shortly
after 2 o'clock, ordered a
commissions in insanity TO
pass on Harry Thaw's
condition.


NEW YORK. March 25.-Evelyn Nes-
bit Thaw's indictment and trial for per-
jury committed 10 save the life O. her
husband, probably will be the most
sensational and startling aftermath Of
the ThaW trial Certain covert moves
indicate that il is District Attorney Je-
rome's aim not 10 spare the young
woman punishment If she must be sac
rihced to vindicate Stanford Whites
memory
While the Thaw case was temporarily
halted today, jerome took pains 10 in
sure that certain witnesses, most OF
them women of the stage. would be on
hand whenever he might see TT 10 call
them.
Turns Efforts to Evelyn.
Whether Harry Thaw goes 10 the
Matteawan madhouse or TO States
prison is a matter of comparative indif-
/ ference TO Jerome. according to those
vino have discussed the matter with
him. He is not SO eagerly vengeful
/ against Thaw as to be overzeaIous 10
} send him TO the chair.
| The more important matter is 10 estab-
/ Ilish the falsity OF the allegations brought
against stanford White by Evelyn Nes-
biz Thaw on the witness stand and to
( clear his name by showing that she
sWOre falsely.
Grounds for Perjury Charge.
Foundation for perjury. proceedings
was laid by the young woman herself
Vain endeavors were put forth By Law
yer Delmas 10 shield her from the dis
trict attorneys campaign TO impeach
her story. by getting her account Of the
treatment TO which she was subjected
/ by the architect into the record in the
guise Of a conversation she had with
Harry ThaW. This shield OF protection
failed when Jerome obtained from her a
direct statement fixing the date OF the
attack by White.
The incidents in the mirror room OF
one Of Whites retreats, she swore. took
place on the night subsequent to the
day upon which she had posed for Ger
/ tain photographs.
Claims Alibi for Whise.
BY the photograph the day Of the
month when the pictures were taken
was ascertained. Although he could not
/ introduce it as evidence. jerome. aided
1 by " hite's friends. has proof. it is not
doubted, that White on the night named
} bv Evelyn was IN his apartments in the
I Madison Square tower receiving election
+ returns.
Jerome Promises Sensation
I The trend of the district attorneys
plans TO provide a most startling and
sensational aftermath to the Thaw trial
/ were easily disceTnibIe in the tenor OF
/ his cross-examination OF Mrs. Thaw and
/ Of questions he pTOpOunded to other
| Witnesses Much OF the revelations he
sought to bring out were barred by the
/ decisions Of Justice Fitzgerald These
{ rulings, OF course, would not apply If
| Evelyn We're tried for perjury.
The result would be 10 place before
I the court q mass Of brand-neW evidence,
much Of it undTeamed Of by the public,
/ bearing upon the gay life led by Harry
I fhaw and his wife, and upon certain
! episodes, heretofore only hinted at.
Has Scores Of Witnesses.
/ Arrayed behind the district attorney
are a large number of witnesses. A
majority Of them have been under sub
poena by the prosecution for months.
/ They are chorus girls. actresses, men
about town close, intimate, and per-
sonaI friends of Stanford White. The
/ stage women are depended upon 10 do
/ full share toward burying Evelyn ThaW
and her story, which. the defense as
/ serts, made the young millionaire in
sane under a mass of inCOntrOYeTtible
Tefutation-
Believe Decision Reached.
There is reason to believe that JUS
( tice Fitzgerald has arrived 1T a decision
| regarding the appointment Of a lunacy
commission to pass on the present men
tai condition Of Harry X. Thaw What
conclusion he mas reached in the mat
ter. however, cannot be told now. as
no hints has come from him as 90 what
action he will take. Ii is among the
/ possibilities that the court will make
his decision known today.
--e was IN a position tC do so last
night. il is said. but he wanted time
in which 10 write out his opinion on
the testiment placed before him by Dis
trict Attorney Jerome ana counsel for
Thaw. for and against the appointment
Of Q commission.
Possibilities of Mist1ikl.
No trial in this country, not except-
ing that of Harry Thaw. would be So
prolific in amazing stories as would
the battle that seems impending to send
Evelyn Thaw to prison
Jerome May Take Action.
IF he Is convinced there was any ser;-
Gus violation of Justice Fitzgerald's Oft
repeated instructions to the jury not To
discuss the case while out OF court. or
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