The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-07
THE THAW TRIAL.
Letter Written by the Defend
ant Admitted.

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eraI extra rows of chairs had been put
in and filed So closely did the crowd
press that the two long press tables
were surrounded, leaving barely elbow
ROOM The only place in the court
room not invaded by the crowd was
the judges bench
/ Roger O'Mara, head of a detective
force employed by the defense, had
Is minutes conference with Mrs.
Harry Thaw during the recess After
ward o. Mara went uD town with the
Countess of Yarmouth.
/ Former Judge William K OIcott-
4 who was the first counsel engaged for
Thaw in his defense, appeared during
recess in response to a summons
forthwith" and saw Mr.. GarvaH- He
was told that it was understood that
Mrs. Evelyn ThaW had made a state
ment in regard to her relations with
| White and with Thaw to Judge OIcott
when the trouble first came. Judge
Oleott was asked TO present that
signed statement if it were in ex-
istence, or to be ready to testify to it
If he were wanted
Mr. DeImas was about to renew his
argument for the production of the
named LongfeIIow just after the Paris
incident when Mr. Jerome said he
would withdraw his objection He
first asked permission to read the let
!
Mrs n. insisted sailing New York
when her daughter left 1 kept Mrs.
N in London three months. cost
over $1,000 Mrs. Nesbft sails tomor-
row for New York She thinks kid
naped her II "a years Old daughter.
Before she lands she will know that I
have always done the best 1 could The
child can not be with her mother be-
cause when she was Is 2-3 years old
she was ruined by blackguard.
hTr+ her-
Telephone Mrs N. but not In your
name Ask her if she saw Mr. Thaw
aboard As soon as she answers hang
up the phone
On a slip of paper enclosed was
written: IF you can not read this
don't worry. Please telephone her in
cog and wire me at my expense"
The letter was signed H. K IT,
Another Letter Offered.
Mr.. DeImas offered another letter
written by Thaw- Mr. Jerome objected
to it on the ground that there was
| nothing to indicate its date
He commended it should be shown that
the letter was written before Stanford
White was killed
Mr.. DeImas declared that the letter
was admissible as tending to show
state of mind regardless of when it
/ was written
Suppose it should have been written
yesterday" suggested Justice Fitzger-
aid
Il think it will be admissible" re-
piled Mr. Delmas.
| That the defendant is now insane? -
quickly tnterposed Mr. Jerome
4 That he was insane on the night of
June Is, 1906 said Mr.. Delmas-
| Justice Fitzgerald sustained the OBJ
! lection
( cussion as to the adn1fssibility of other
/ letters written by Thaw. Mr.. Jerome
! objected to. several on the ground that
/ the dates had not been fixed
1 he def e
now insane the letters are admissible -
| remarked Mr.. Jerome.
7 Mr.. Delmas did not reply.
/ Hrs. Thaw was shown one of the let
| tiers and asked: Was this letter writ
| ten before or after June 25, 1862"
Mr. Jerome objected on the ground
! that Mrs Thaw was not qualified to
| express an opinion
| The court sustained the objection
Mr.. Delmas then questioned the wit
/ ness as to whether Thaw's handwriting
/ had changed since 1903.
| Mr. Jerome objected and argued that
/ letters she had received from Thaw
| should be offered so as to let the Jury
| decide as to changes in handwriting
| The subject of letters was then
| dropped In response to questions by
! Mr. DeImas. 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. LongfelIow. which she
| deifEGred- Sne nrSL saw 1naW a
month after his return at the hotel
| where she was stopping She had re-
| fused to see him alone. so another
man was present at the interview
Mrs. Thaw repeated the name of the
second man to Mr-Jerome in a whisper.
The second man." asked Mr.. DeImas.
was a 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
| toward me and I asked the other man
not to leave the room Mr. Thaw said
| to me- What is the matter2 Why
don't you want to see me any more2'
Il told 1 had heard certain things
about him and did not care to see him
He asked what I had heard and I
said: I have been told that you took
a girl and put her in a bath tub and
poured scalding water on her also
told him 7 heard he took morphine"
Did you tell Thaw who told you
| those stories p
Not at first. Later. I told him a
friend of Stanford White told me-"
What did Mr.. Thaw do2"
HE shook his head sadly and said:
Poor little Evelyn, I see they have
been making fool of you 1 told
| him that Stanford White had taken
me to Abe HummeII's law Office and
had shown me papers in suit in
which a girl had made these charges
They told me the suit had been
Withdra WI
How long did the interview last?"
About 10 minutes
what did Mr.. Thaw do on Ieaving2-