Evening journal., 1907-03-07
THAW'S MOTHER
SOBS ON STAND
Not Allowed TO Testify Of
Hereditary Points in Her
Son
THE STORY OF EVELYN
(From Yesterdays Last Edition.)

MEM 1OEks NAaIAn u-AAl NANNN-
about the Thaw trial court room before
the afternoon session opened resembled
those OF the days when Evelyn testified.
Everyone was eager with anticipation OF
Mrs. William Thaw being called to the
witness stand.
When Mrs. Thaw's name was called
summoning her to the stand there was a
hush about the room and craning Of
necks.
Through the big door Of the ante-roomI
came the determined woman in black,
her white hair combed back from her face
and surmountedand surmonted by a vel
vet bonnet, covered with a heavy mourn
mig veil that hung down her back. Her
face is distinctly motherly but shows a
noticeable resemblance to the defendant
She warlked slowly around the jury box
and impresslvely held the Bible in her
black-gloved hand. when she took the
stand, takinf the oath Of a witness. She
bowed TO the judge and family smiled at
Delmas.
Harry Thaw was deeply affected. He
kept his eyes riveted on his mother until
she began to testify and then he bowed
his face in his hands. After the first few
questions. answered bravely in deep.
low. tremulous voice. the elderly women
wept, brushing the tears from her eyes
with the handkerchief she held in readi-
ness.
"Give your name 20 the jury. madam,
please" said Delmas, when Mrs. Thaw
had taken her place in the witness stand.
Harriet Copley Thaw"
"And you are the mother Of the de-
fendantY'
"I am"
Where were you living in the fall and
winter Of 1eOS?'
I'm Western Pennsylvania-in 7 tits
burg-the only Pittsburgh-spelled with a
final b."
After what time time in the fall Of
1908 did your son, Harry x. Thaw, come
to your home for visity
TN November"
Mother Noticed Sons Change
'Atha time Harry came hom did you
notice any change in his conduct Of his
appearanceT'
II certainly did"
please describe the change you not
iced in him"
when he first came to the house met
him at the door and noticed the great
change in him. There was a glaring Of the
eyes and a look as though he had lost all
interest IN everything"
''Did this impression OF something
changed about him grow on you as he
continued to remain with your
Jerome objected to the witness being
led and Delmas promised to avoid offend
ing in this respect.
"As he stayed there this impression
grew very much on me-" continued Mrs
Thaw. 'IIis Observation-Disclosures increased.
He was very fond Of music and once he
left the table suddenly and a moment
later 1 heard the piano playing violently
and it grew softer and softer. Then he
came back TO the table and sat down
again"
Please go on and tell US all about
tho Incidents"
We'll this happened several times. even
when there was company at the table ha
would leave suddenly as if his part in the
conversation was ended. Then we would
hear the piano ana he would came back.
But most Of all I noticed the change
in his wakefulness at night"
Mrs. Thaw broke down momentarily
mad wept. She put her handkerchief 20
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at his table bowed his head. too. Mrs.
Thaw soon recovered herself, however.
She bravely waved away Delmas and the
court stenographer who offered her a
drink of water and said:
Il am not OF a crying nature" She
faced the crowded court room again with
dimmed eyes.
His wakefulness was very noticeable, -
Mrs Thaw went on
"Often at night / would hear sobs from
his rooms. Going ther and knocking I
would find him fully dressed. When I
demonstrated he said it was useless for
him to go to bed as he could not sleep.
Frequently I would find him awake at
or o'clock in the morning"
did you ask him to tell you his trou-
bles?"
''Yes."
TELL us what he told youy'
Told Her Of Whites Actions
HE said IL was on account OF some
thing a wicked man in New York had
done. That it had ruined his life and that
he could never be happy"
Something a wicked man had donef'
asked Delmas.
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New York he said" replied Mrs. Thaw.
Hrhat was all you learned then"
''Yes-all for a week"
Later you learned more?"
Yes he finally told me that this man
had ruined young girl in whom he
was greatly interested 1 tried to argue
htat he was not responsible for the
girl and that it need not ruin his life"
did you learn more about the girl %
Yes. / did not kno wher name-for
did not want to know It. Harry told
me that he thought she had the NOSE
beautiful mind of any one he had
ever known. He said that she had been
neglected, and that If she had a mother
or someone 10 look after her there was
still a chance that she might be all that
she should be-"
What further did you learn later9"
ION Thanksgiving Day. 1903. u was
the first Thanksgiving in our NV
church. Harry and I we're the only
ones at home. He went to church an6
had to sit in the gallery The choir
was singing Kiplings recessional when
] heard a sob at my side and a tear fell
upon the program we were holding IN
our hands. / shook Harry and he re-
covered himself On the way home /
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