The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1907-02-19
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say am insane. They are prosecuting
me. The whole lot Of them are in col
fusion with Jerome to prevent me from
revealing the infamous conduct OF
Stanford white. II is all one big
scheme to railroad me to an asylum on
the pretext that am crazy About
this time his wife arrived. After he
had seen her he retired with me TO a
private room and continued his CONVEX
sation with me.
"He said: Stanford White has mado
business Of debauching young girls.
He has led astray. drugged and poi
soned many innocent young women
who were originally pure In body as in
mind and who were not inclined to
crime. The lawyers I hired to defend
me, having taken my money as a re.
tainer. are now in conspiracy with
the district attorneys office TO sup
press all these facts In order TO protect
Stanford Whites name. II Is a plot.
and am not going to stand It. That
In effect made up our first conversa-
ton"
when did you return agaInY" pur-
sued Denias.
ION Aug. o." said Evans. 'Dr. wag.
ner accompanied me on this occasion.
We saw Thaw In the hospital ward
across the corridor from his cell.
'Alr Thaw entered, with u paste
board box under his arm. lie seemed
agitated and uneasy and had that
same queer stare and that same air OF
exaggerated self importance which |
have previously described. His attl
tude toward us was one OF manage
ment, as II we were infants and he
was our guide.
"Ils whole manner was uneasy and
watchful. lie seemed determined 10
keep both OF Us within the range OF his
vision
''Tlien suddenly he said: Gentlemen,
this dead man whom killed. this
beast, this blackguard, this creature,
sought TO take the virtue OF every pure
minded woman he met | did the best
1 could to stop this thing aud TO save
these women. had no desire 10 shoot
him. didn't want 10 XIII him..
81 knew he was foul dog who Was
destroying the good name Of the wives
and daughters and sisters OF the city Of
New York and OF America. but want.
ed 10 DO II legally. I wanted TO get
Stanford White into court and expose
him and stop his practices I did not
desire to kill him. but Providence took
charge Of the matter.
at was an act Of Providence that
took him OF. But FIRST had tried 10
halt him 10y lawful means I went 10
Comstock. but II did no good. ! went
TO Jerome. and Jerome advised me 10
let II drop. saying there was nothing In
the stories I tcld him about whites
practices.
~ went TO detectives. but they said
they could not get enough proper evi.
dence 10 convict White In court, nj.
though they said they had discovered
plenty % evidence Of Whites wicked.
ness. found that one Of Comstock's
lawyers. DE Lancey ,Nlcoll. was also
stanford Whites attorney
"Mr. Thnw seemed % think this cir.
cumsiance formed a general link IN
az. .HuFt. ~ al. ...vaulr.aw A. ltIat A..
thought had been formed against him.
continued Evans. "IIe also mentioned
a Mr. T.. calling him only by the
initials. an elderly inan whom w. said
was mixed up with White. Conilnu.
ing. Mr.. Thaw said to me
81 was willing 10 submit those
whom love to the ignominy 81
court examination IN order 20 convict
stanford White. I wanted 10 show
that white had three ways Of degrad.
ing young girls-by drugging them. by
plying them with alcohol aud by lur.
Ing them 10 his deus aud dives and
empowering them
"Thaw expressed no anxiety regard.
Ing his own personal fate while max.
ing thcsc statements. lie showed er.
element only when describing n me
whites alleged conduct aud the allcg
ed conspiracy which he said now ex.
lsted with n purpose 81 keeping his
story from the public. I asked him
wis be carried revolver. lie an.
swcred me ~ follows:
Roger OMAN of Piitsburg advised
me To- do 50. knew that stanford
white was hiring thugs % hurt me.
Several times they tried 90 got me IN
quarrel by iostling against me-
had been Informed that white had
hired members of the Monk Eastman
gang to bring on trouble with me and
then o. Kick me 10 death or mutilaic
mo. when told O'AIara all this he
advised mo 20 carry n gun a. protect
myself. did carry n for that pur.
pose and not with the intention Of
shooting white. because. NJ I have
told you. wanted to punish him by
law and not by my own hand
This ended the Conversation
District Attorney Jerome cross en-
amlned Dr. Evans briefly on the one
point. Of bis opinion that Thaw was Of
unsound mind nc the time OF executing
bis viii The prosecutor and witness
flashed ere NJ the first contact, and
there IL every indication that when
Mr.. Jerome undertakes Dr. Evans
cross examination IN general the pro
cccdlnEs win b. ~ lively aud Interest.
lng ~ any ever heard Ia court.
Dr Evans met the preliminary nj.
tack boldly aud seemed NJ ready with
his Wits ~ the district attorney. THIS
was illustrated when Mr.. Jerome In n
innn ~ a rrrn Nnilnn naLnh tho MlInraal