Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-02-19
THAW WAS CRAZY
WHEN He MARRIED.
Prisoners Own
Story Told in
Court.
STRANGE WILL.

tense In the Thaw murder trial
sprung a surprise this morning by re-
calling Mrs Evelyn N. Thaw to ideD-
tify several letters written by Stan
ford~White. MN M Nk VI
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-For the nrsl
time since the fateful tragedy on the
Madison Square roof garden, when
Stanford White was shot and killed,
Harry Thaw's own story was told in
court. 1t is remarkable narrative,
and as it was unfoded by Dr. Evans
on the witness stand In the criminal
branch of the supreme court 1t created
almost as much surprise as the story
told by Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, and it
was listened to with breathless inter-
est
Thaw's will and codicil were admit
ted In evidence at the session of court
after Dr. Evans had testified that
Thaw was Of unsound mind at the
time they were executed.
Thaw's will was made at the time
of his marriage to Evelyn Nesbit In
Pittsburg.
The codicil was read first. 1t pro-
vided that the sum of $500 should be
set aside to be used In the prosecution
Of Stanford White and another man
who, Thaw wrote. through an elderly
woman, lured a young girl TO house
and then ruined her.
Thaw also referred in the codicil to
other cases for which he said White
might be prosecuted. There We're four
Of these cases mentioned.
No names were read in court except
Whites.
Thaw also willed $1,000 to each of
these persons: Anthony Comstock, DR..
Parkhurst, Frederick Longfellow, his
lawyer and a Pittsburg lawyer This
money was to be used for the prosecu-
tion of Stanford White.
In the will, which Mr.. Delmas read.
Thaw set aside $4,000 for his wife jim
lieu of dover He also gave $4,000 In
trust for his wife and provided for an
income of $500 year for her brother.
Howard Nesbit.
The last clauseIof the will left the
residue to his wife in trust and guaran-
Iced an income of $4,000 year il she
remained unmarried and $4,000 year
il she renlarried.
Lawyer Delmas succeeded in over
coming District Attorney Jerome's OBJ
lection to admitting as evidence the
conversations held between the pris-
oner and DR.. EVANS on the occasion
Of the visits of the doctor to study him
in the Tombs shortly after the muir
der.
DR.. Evans told how Thaw insisted
TINT he was the victim of a conspiracy
between his lawyers at that time and
the district attorney, who, he said
wanted to railroad him to lunatic
asylum to save the name of Stanford
White.
"The prisoner told me-" said the doc
for. chow he had sought the aid of An
thony Comstock to prevent Whites
further interference with young girls
how he had laid the matter before the
district attorney and how he had hired
detectives, who learned enough TO es-
tablish the character Of White, but
failed to get enough evidence to secure
conviction in court.
sHe told me he did not intend to
Kill White. He sought to degrade and
expose him in court, but Providence i'll
tervened
ssI'haw said that Roger O'AIara. the
Pittsburg detective had told him TO
carry a revolver. because he was be-
| ing tracked by emlssaries who he be-
lieved were in the pay Of White and
that he knew Monk Elstlnans gang
had been hired to kill or MAIN him.,
! When the Doctors surprising tesu-
mony was concluded he summed up
By saying that some Of the statements
OF the prisoner were clearly insane de
| lusions.
DR.. Charles G. Wagner, another Of
the experts for. the defense was then
; 1bAkad to testify along the same lines.
ed to tHwors entered Just after Justice
ties returned wed. Mr.. Bolton, whose
ak. About six ofnersday, had his old
urnsd. in the line Of
tile older aud
ia. He had