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SEEK TO SEPARATE
EVELYN AND HARRY
RUMoR OF AN , ENHANCEMENT
BETWEEN rHAW's FAMILY
AND HIS WIFE.
IHAW DEFENst RESTS CASE
ATTORNEY DELMHs so NOTIFIES
DISTRICT ATToRNEY-cAusEs
SURPRISE.

New York, March 8.-Another dra.
matte chapter was added to. the trial on
Harry K. Thaw yesterday when the
mother Of the defendant took the wit
ness stand to contribute what she
might toward saving her son. Mrs
Thaw's story before the jury was brief
Mr.. Delmas limited her examination
to the change she had noted in her
sons condition following his return
from Paris in 1908, after Evelyn Mes
bit had told him her life story, and
District Attorney Jerome conducted 3
short and Intellectual cross-examina,
ton.
Mother Breaks Down.
Twice during her recital of the
events which had caused her to fear
that all was not right with her son,
Mrs. Thaw was unable to proceed.
She told in motherly way of her so.
licitude for the boy.
He told me wicked man-probably
the wickedest man in all New York
had ruined his life"
1t was not until some time after he
had offered this explanation that she
learned the story of the young woman
who was to become her daughter-in.
law
At the end of Mrs. Thaw's examina.
ton court adjourned until Friday
morning, a death in Justice Fitzger-
AIDS family causing an abandonment
of the Thursday sitting.
Defendant Rests.
New York, March 9-There was an
other quick turn Of the cards in the
trial of Harry X. Thaw late yesterday
when the defense announced that it
had concluded to rest it's case.
The district attorney was perhaps
the most surprised man ip New York,
for it had been understood that when
Justice Fitzgerald resumed the bench
Friday morning at 1890 the Thaw at
torneys would call one or two alien
lists.
The sudden decision of the defense
came after a conference of Thaw's
lawyers in Mr.. Delmas' office late yes
terday afternoon.
May AnnuI Marriage.
New York, March 10.-There were
many rumors current yesterday Of a
serious estrangement between Harry
Thaw's family and his wife, and Of
the reported desire of the former to
bring about separation of the young
couple in the event of verdict &C
quitting Thaw of the charge of mur-
der. Young Howard Nesbit, brother
of Mrs. Harry Thaw, is quoted as say
ing:
''The countess of Yarmouth has said
that she will not return to England
until her brother and my sister have
been separated.
Tried to Warn Sister.
IT did not know of this until my re-
tu1E from Pittsburg last Sunday. AS
soon as l arrived here went to the
Hotel Lorraine to warn my sister. but
Mr.. Delmas would not let me see her
alone. 1 did not want any of the law
yers present when talked to her. be-
cause they would probably deny it.
Il am sure that if my sister knew
OF the plans which are being made
against her she would assert herself at
once, and not remain passive, as she
has been so far"
May Annul Marriage.
1t has also been a matter OF COM
ment that as two experts have de-
clared Thaw to have been insane at
the time Of his marriage, the cere-
mony might be declared void and an
nulled. Under this rule the will and
codicil, in which Mrs. Thaw is left
the main portion of her husbands es-
tate. are also void.
Defense Rests.
The defense in the Thaw cases rest
ed yesterday Immediately after the
converting of court, and an adjourn
ment thereupon was ordered until
Monday morning at 1890 o'clock. Dis
trict Attorney Jerome said that his
witnesses were not ready, and it was
upon this representation and with the
freely granted consent of the defense
that the adjournment was taken.
Evelynl T1aw Subpoenaed
District Attorney Jerome returned
at once to his home and began prepar-
ing his campaign of rebuttal testi-
mony. Almost his first move was to
have subpoena served upon Mrs.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw requiring her to
produce in court any letters she rlay
have in her possession written by
Stanford White. The district attorney
had notified May Mackenzie to he
present in court Monday, prepared to
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