The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1907-02-21
WANTED TOEXPOSE
But NOT KILL WHITE
Thaw Declared Providence Forced
Him to Shoot.
PURSUED HIM BY LEGAL MEANS
Alienist Testifes Prisoner Told Him
He Hoped to Bring Architect to
Trial and Humiliate Him-Will and
codieil Admitted in Evidence.

Trial and Humiliate Hm-Will and
codieil Admitted in Evidence.
New York. Feb. 49, - This man
(meaning White), the dead man. this
creature. the beast. the blackguard.
sought to take the virtue Of every
pure-minded woman that came into
the sphere of his observation. tried
to save them with all my power but
| could not.
81 never wanted 10 shoot at the ere
allure. | never wanted to kill him; /
never had a desire to do him physi'
cal harm. l knew he was vile Crea-
ture. deyouring the daughters of the
fathers and mothers of New York, OF
America. but l did not want to kill
him. | wanted to bring him TO legal
trial | wanted to bring him before
court so that his Infamous life would
be exposed TO the public and he would
be brought to justice.
But il was not to be so.
providence took charge OF him.
This was an act of Providence. II /
had my own way he would have suf-
fered the humiliation which comes
with laying bare such a vile and in
famous life before the court and pub
lie"
This is Harry X. Thaw's own story
of the killing OF Stanford White. IL
was told by him to Dr. Britton D.
Evans. the alienist. last August in the
Tombs. Or Evans repeated the pris-
oner's words TO the jury which is try
ing Thaw for his lie.
District Attorney Jerome fought
hard last week against the introduc-
ton Of this evidence which the de-
tense believes is conclusive proof that
Thaw did not know his act was wrong
Once the tesufying physicians had de-
clared that in their opinion Thaw
was insane at the time he made the
statements TO them. however the rules
OF evidence permitted the Introduction
OF the prisoners words.
In further bulwarking their conten-
tion that Thaw was insane when he
killed Stanford White. the defendant
counsel succeeded in placing before
the jury the will executed by Thaw The
night OF his marriage in April 1905,
and a codicil to the will executed at
the same time
Again Mr Jerome fought the eyi-
dence but ne significantly withdrew
his objections after Dr. Evans had Civ
en- 10 as his expert opinion Thaw was
insane at the time he executed the
will. The fact that the district at
torney seems disposed To let in tes'i- |
mony OF every character pro~ided /
there is a preliminary opinion from |
the witness that the man was OF un-
sound mind at the time TO which the |
testimony refers. was taken as fur
Their indicating that Mr.. Jerome may |
ri the psychological moment If he |
deems his hand strong enough. demand |
the appointment OF a commission 10 /
pass upon ThaWs state OF mind al the /
present moment.
Thaw's viii Read.
The will and the codicil. as read 20
the jurors, was offered IN evidence as
cumulative testimony OF Thaws men
tai unsoundness prior to the killing OF
White IN his will Thaw provided that
bis executors set apart a sum Of $50
lc0 for the purpose OF investigating
MIS- death I'm case OF a violent or sus
picious end, and for the prosecution
lf the persons suspected Of having
had a hand in his taking of. In the
cOiicil Thaw LETT to a lawyer in Pitts
burg the sum Of $500 10 be used In
securing legal redress from Stanford !
White and one other person whose
name was not allowed to be read. for
he benefit of four young women who,
rhaw declared, had been the victims
If degrading assaults" in a house
furnished and used for orgies by
Stanford White and other inhuman
The names OF the four young wO-
nen were mentioned by Thaw but
we're not made public. Thaw also be-
lueathed sums OF $500 each to Rev.
Dr. Charles n. Parkhurst Anthony |
-omstock and a lawyer named in hi
'odicil 70 be used in discovering fur
her alleged misdeeds By Stanford
White and securing redress Tor the
women
The other physicians will take the
tand. Drs. Hammond and Jellile an,
{ IS said that it Will be part OF thei
JUNCTION to detail the improvement in
rhaws mental condition during the
,eriod of his confinement in the
'ombs. declaring that the stress which
aused the mental explosion was re-
moved with the putting away of Stan
ord White. Il was also said that Mr.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw might go on the
tand to complete her story.
The trial entered its fifth week. TIL,
Denng of court found Attorney Del
mas again in his accustomed place at
he head of Thaw's counsel table Dur
ng the day there was no surface indi-
alton Of the storm which II is said
aged amont counsel for the defense
uring the latter part OF last week
fter the trial had been adjourned be 4
ause of the death Of Juror Bottoms [
rife Mr. Bolton was early at the 4,
riminal courts building and said that {
e felt perfectly able to go with the
rial. It was decided that the jurors
hould not again be confined until they
nally retire to make up their verdict.
Thaw Complained to Jerome. a
DR.. Evans, who has been by far the
most important witness for the de-
ense among the medical experts, de-
RARON RTNGEN :