The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1907-02-26
testimony. Now he is more than AK
ions to get il uDon the records.

testimony. Now he is more than AK
ious to get it upon the records.
It IS also reported that Mrs. William
Thaw and other members of the ThaW
family are anxious that tie trial, with
all it's shocking revelations. shall stop.
District Attorney Jerome has just be-
gun to show the strength OF his hand.
1t is said, in testing the credlbilltI 0f
young Mrs. Thaw and will have much
evidence to offer concerning her rel&-
tions with the defendant before thcir
marriage. ! y
When the trial is resumed Monday
morning Mr Jerome may again try TO
induce the defendants attorneys to al
low Doctors Deemar and Bingham TO
go upon the stand. If they follow
Thav's wishes, however, they will op-
pose this move. Mr.. jerome IS not
likely 10 ask for a commission until
more medical testimony is taken.
The breaking of Mrs. Thaw's Story
will have little effect upon the qIcs-
ton Of sanity or insanity Of the de-
fendant which is the real issue OF the
D0intcd the trial may drag along 1oT
four or five weeks yet.
Regarding q statement to the effect
that $500, 900 is to be settled upon Mrs.
Harry X Thaw by her husband 5
family for the position she had taken
in the trial, the following official state
ment was given out today by Mrs. Will
liam Thaw, the prisoners mother,
through her attorneys.
Mrs. William Thaw desires it m
derstood that the statement that she
or any OF her family gave any money
or any other Inducements to Mrs. Eve
lvn Thaw for the position she has
takea, is untrue, unWarranted and IN
just
In giving out the statement Clifford
W, Hartridge, the attorney, said:
"Mrs. William Thaw was very angry
and provoked that statement OF that
kind should be published and wished &c
deny it. Mrs Evelyn Thaw hasn't re-
ceived a dollar, not a single dollar
from the Thaw family for her teSti-
| mony."
Er. Hartridge in speaking Of the re
port that District Attorney Jerome was
going to apply for an insanity commits
sion to examine Thaw and report or
his present mental condition said:
| 'If that suggestion came from thf
district attorneys Office it is peculiar
to use a mild word. Harry Thaw cor
| tainly is not any more insane now thar
when the trial began. It would De
peculiar thing to do now when they
are beaten"
| OF course the defense will fight an,
application for the appointment Oh
commission. Before the trial bega'
Ipeople would not believe me when
said that if any application would b.
made for a commission it would no
be by the defense"
| He also denied a report that tn
Countess of Yarmouth had deserte
her brothers cause. This report up
parently grew out of the fact that th
countess has not been at the trial 10
several days.
"That is all nonsense" said Mr.. Hd:1
ridge. "The only reason that she na
not been at the trial is because there
no place for her to stay, the wltneS
room being crowded as it is. She ha
not visited him in the Tombs du'ln
the trial days because he is in coul
all the time that visitors are admit:e
there. She has come thousands
miles to help her brother. and le
everything to be with him. There
no truth in any statements to II
contrary
Mrs Evelyn Thaw visited her hu
band early today and remained wi
him the full three hours allowed VS.
ors. She appeared to be in much ot
ter condition physically than at
time of her visit yesterday