Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1907-02-27
TOday's Telegraphic News
The Thaw Trial.

week
Evelyn was called to the stand as the
FIRST witness.
She came into the court room drying
her eyes. She still showed the slgns
of her bitter disspp intmeut in not being
allowed to remain at her husbands side.
You have brother, Howard Mes
biz" began Jerome.
eyes sir,
"On your return from Europe, IN
1908, did you tell your brother Howard
10 substance that while you we're abroad
you had been brutaIly abused BY Ths~
to induce you to tell lies against Slan'
ford White" and that these lies weff
that he had drugged and seduced you,
which story you told Howard Nesbi'
was false"
"I did not"
"Didn't you tell your brother. you
were compelled at the point of a revolver
TO make some such statement"
81 did not"
"Didn't you tell Howard these facts
in substance at some time?
~ did not"
Each time this answer was repeated
with greater emphasis and q Longer
pause between the three words.
Didn't he say to ycu that you ougn'
to have some way to protect yourself
and suggest you should carry revolver
"He-did-not"
Didn't he buy you revolver
"He-did-not"
"Did you ever have q revolver ?"
"Never in my life"
Didn't you give him money and send
him to Siegel Cooper's to buy you re
yolver?"
al did not"
This completed Evelyn's examination
and she was excused again.
Delmas then, to the surprise Of every
one in the court room, called DR.. Chas
F. Bingaman, the Thaw family physi
clan, of Pittsburg, to the stand instead
OF insisting that Jerome should proceed
with the cross examination OF DR.. Evans
DR.. BingSmsn IS a typical family ply
stefan, slender, deep eyed and solemn
looking out kindly through his spec
tacles.
"Did you call upon Harry X. ThsV
professionally in the fall Of 1909" asked
Delmas.
eyes. The first visit was on Deem.
Der l6, 1908 aud continued to attend
him until December IT," said thu
doctor.
"IYhat was his condition"
"He was nervous melancholy, slep
badly, and ate badly. BE was greatly
changed. / had known much Of HE life
He was distressed and worried
"Did you see him at the Tombs il
New York, after June, 1906"
eyes, l saw him, August II, 1906
aud again September ] l."
"What was bis condition at the tim
of the visit, Aug. II"
Gle was nervous, was sleeping badl.
and talked of conspiracy betweel
rich New York people to prevent hi
getting fair trial. He said the cour
officials we're in the conspiracy. HI
gave no names, but said an efor
vas being made to send him to al
asylum"
odd YOU consider him rational or ir
RATIONAL"
Irrational, / should say. He wa
laboring under delusion"
"Wbat was his condition at the tim
of the second visit"
she had iuterlwined newspapers be
tween the bars Of his cell, "said the wit
meas, and said the cold air might give hin
pneumonia. He said the officials wer
having the cold air forced in so that ht
might take pncumsnis and die.
"He asked me to examine his pulse,
continued DR.. Bingsman, land asked
me if it was p culiar. | told him /
was not unnatural, but that 1t YVES ir
regular. he sold that might have beef
used by something that occurred ate
The act of providence"
The cross examination did not de
yelop anything important.
DR.. Evans was recalled and turne'
over to Jerome for cross examination
The Chicago sub-treasury Robbery.
Chicago, Feb. q. Chief Wllkie, o
the United States Secret Service, Is ex
pected in Chicago tomorrow to ASSUME
charge OF the search tor the man VIII
stole SlT9, 600 from the sub-treasury
Secretary Shaw, under direct instruct
ions from President Roosevelt, has or
dered the summary removal Of an officis
found guilty Of neg ligence. Deput,
Treasurer Banta has sent message Il
Secretary Shaw referring to condition
as SERIOUS" in view If the fact that no
only has money been stolen, but that tn
thief may still be in the government ser
vice and within reach of millions more
One Of Bantz's first acts was to reliev
temporarily the teller, from whose csg
the Sl79, 900 disappeared
Investigating the Hartman Lines.
New York. Feb. 27.--E. Il. Harri
man again took the stand when the ln