Omaha daily bee., 1907-02-09
MRS. THAW'S STORY
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rhaw raised her voice as II to call some
one.
II went back to our hotel and told Harry,
and he said: The dirty blackguard. He
had no right to speak 20 you The next
lime 1 saw him was driving to DR.. Dele
vans office to have my throat treated.
Stanford White was also in a cab He
lust stared at me this time and stroked
his mustaohe. I turned into Thirty-third
street, and as l alighted at the Doctors
loor l saw Stanford White coming.
rang the bell and the maid came TOT the
ioor, and then l got so nervous and fius-
lered l told her 1 would come back again
and 1 ran down the steps. got into the
lab and drove to the hotel where 1 told
Harry what had happened. He got very
excited and bit his nails
These were the only instances. Mrs,
rhaw said, that she told her husband that
White had approached her.
Letters from Thaw Read.
There was a great crowd In the court
-oom today. The dramatic thrills of the
lay before were not there, however.
The day began with a continuance Of the
reading of the letters from Harry Thaw
10 Mr.. Dongfellow, written after Evelyn
Nesbits revelations to her sutton in Paris.
There were others, too, which Thaw had
sent the attorney to deliver to Miss Mes
Dit, who at the time would not see him.
Mrs. Thaw followed these with a rela-
ton Of her experiences with Stanford
White and Abraham HummeL concerning
he alleged affidavit which she made chars-
ing Harry Thaw with having taken her
from her mother against her will and with
gross cruelty. Mrs. Thaw told how she
had been induced to answer some questions
about herself and Mr.. Thaw at the time.
and had been told the stories about his
crueltles to girls" Stanford White had
told her. she declared, that It was neces-
sary to take drastic measures to protect
her from such person and That Harry
Thaw must be kept out OF New York. She
denied ever signing any papers In Hum
mels ONCE, but said she remembered hav-
ing signed some papers for Mr.. White in
his Offices" the contents OF which she
ala not know.
When she got frightened about the papers
and demanded to see them she said Mr..
White took her to Hummels once and
here they burned a paper which had her
name at the bottom of It. She was not
allowed to see what the paper contained
before II was destroyed.
HummeI BIackmaiIs White.
Mrs. Thaw's story was made amusing at
times by her interjections of the names
which Harry Thaw had applied to the
lawyer and Mr.. Whites agitated question
Ing as to what she had told Hummel about
him. She declared she had told the lawyer
Well Mr.. White said to me, there is
wrong somewhere. He has just
squeezed a thousand dollars out OF me, and
the Lord only knows how soon he win
squeeze another
'I remember then having told Mr.. Hum
mel when he threatened things about Mr..
Thaw that he better be careful. for Mr..
Thaw knew a lot of terrible things about
Stanford White"
The defense endeavored to get into evil
dence today the wills of Harry Thaw and
Of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. on the night of
their wedding in Pittsburg. There were so
many interlineations, additions and erasures
that Judge Fitzgerald held the documents
were not admissible until the changes were
proved. Mr.. .Delmas said he would later
endeavor to do this. as the Wills and the
and a codicil by Harry Thaw
had to do with the proof tending to show
the insanity of the defendant. 1t came
out in the discussion of the wills that the
name of Stanford White occurred in
Thaw's testament.
Plans of Prosecution.
Mrs. Thaw will go on with her direct
examination Monday morning. Just what
viii be the nature Of District Attorney
Jeromes cross-examination when he takes
the witness is mere conjecture. 1t is said
he may try in some way to attack her
probably as to her ability to
other things as well as she
has the stories she has declared she told
Harry Thaw from time to time.
In an effort to Offset the effect OF the
testimony given by Mrs. Evelyn Thaw by
attacks on her credibility, since he will
have no opportunity of more direct refuta-
ton. the district attorney searched the
city last night for those chorus girls whose
names ne has long had as being able to
throw light on the relations that existed
between Evelyn Nesblt and Stanford
White.
Under the leadership of Roundsman
Berry OF Assistant District Attorney Gar
vans ONCE. and p. l. Berghon. a private
detective, nine of the county detective
stan were sent to the Tenderloin last night
and told to bring in" the witneSSes Two
dllcI 9OuAb WOthoh
had been found and, under watch. spent
the night at an uptown hotel.
More Letters from Thaw.
Previous to the examination of Mrs.
Thaw Mr.. Delmas continued TO read from a
letter addressed by Harry Thaw to Attor-
ney Longfellow. The letter was incoherent
at times, but dealt all along with his feel
ing toward Miss Nesbit and his desire for
her education and future happiness
In a second letter read by Mr.. Deimas
written by Thaw to the witness he spoke
of dress she had and wanted to wear
hrst for him; another letter 10 Longfellow
spoke OF money and was in a respondent
mood. saying he had nothing TO live for
Another letter, also TO Longfellow. says;
Being honest has finished me-"
Pleads for Faith.
In another letter he declared his belief
she had been hypnotized; that she had
been unlucky, not immoral. and that he
had always treated her with respect. This