Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-09

New York, Feb. 8..-Mrs. Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw again took the witness stand
when the Thaw trial began today. At
torney Delmas continued the reading
of letters which was interrupted by the
adjournment yesterday.
The first was letter addressed to
Attorney Longfellow, the postscript Of
which read as follows:
Letter UninteIllglble.
No one could have made me believe
since first saw her that she would
show any one except he. first
thought she cared for my letter. l
should have betted every cent in the
world three weeks ago to get money
for fabulous presents for you; that af-
ter our trusting each other no hypno,
tism could make you forget all.
won't say but it's inexpressibly bad
"Her" Meant Mrs. Thaw
Delnas' first question was as to
whether or not her" in the letter re-
ferred to the witness.
"Yes, sir" came the tremulous re-
ply.
The letter continued in the same
poorly constructed manner. In 1t were
written these words, but through them
Thaw had drawn pencil lire:
If ! wished Evelyn to become my
mistress"
Mrs. Thaw said that in nearly all
his correspondence Thaw referred tc
himself as che"
Among several Of the letters read
from Thaw to Evelyn there was tone
of dependency and all were written in
disconnected way.
Following are some extracts from
Thaw missives:
"FaithfuI Unto Death"
.'You have lost all faith now wheN
I've gone SO broke to please you. You
know have always thought you mos
good. have always been honest and
trustworthy with you
Let your heart feel that there is
faith. You ought to know something
now of what faith is-of my beirg
faithful unto death and beyond.
"You begged me not to, so | have
seen no young ladies except-by acci
dent. You have in three weeks got
ten a dangerous reputation.
81 will never hurt YOU My hope is
that there's heaven above and thai
youl poor soul shall go there. give
you my sacred word not to hurt you
"You could have owned Pittsburg-
not in money, but politically"
Tells of Meeting White.
At the conclusion Of the reading o.
the letters, Delmas asked:
did you tell Thaw of the episode
OF your life connected with White ant
Abraham Hummel in New York be
tween your return from Paris in 100;
until Christmas eve of that year?"
Mrs. Thaw Answered.
''No, did not tell him until Jan
1904. Thaw asked me how coulG
speak to White after my return from
Europe. told him was driving dowr
Fifth avenue one day in a hanson
with my maid when,we passed White
] heard him exclaim: oh. look al
Evelyn
White Tried to Kiss Her.
"A few days later was called to the
telephone and it was White He sai(
"My. but it's good to hear your voice
again He said he wanted to como
and see me. told him l could no
see him. He said it was very impor
tant; that it was mater of life ant
death--he could not tell me over tn,
telephone. So he came to see me a
the hotel Savoy
When he came in he tried to kis'
me, but | did not let him told .1in
to sit down and asked him again i
my mother was i'll. He said no, and a
once began to talk about Thaw H.
.eld me that different actresses hat
told him that ] was in Europe will
Thaw
Said ThaW Used Morphine.
He said presently that Thaw tool
Inc to Europe and asked me why
vert around with man who tool
morphine. He said positively tha
'fiaw took morphine; that he was no
even gentleman. must have moth
ing to do with him.