East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-18

crowd was on hand at the opening of
the Thaw trial this morning. Jerome
entered early, carrying his overcoat
and the customary portfolio of letters
and papers. Drs. Pilgrim. president of
the New York state lunacy commits
sion, Gregory, head of the insane de-
partment of Bellevue hospital, and
White, superintendent OF the depart
ment asylum at Washington, appeared
for the defense.
Other alienists for the defense were
present prepared to swear that Thaw
was insane when .he killed White, to
offset the testimony of the states
experts Without calling witnesses
Jerome took up the fight for admis-
sion of the Hummel affidavit. He Of
fered photographic plate Of the last
page, on which appears Evelyn's sig
nature. This plate was excluded last
week Delmas objected to its intro
duction today but after a wrangle the
court admitted II as evidence.
The court admitted a carbon copy
OF the affidavit after an impassioned
battle of oratCry between Delmas
and Jerome. Delmas demanded that
Evelyn be called and the affidavit
offered to her before being given in
evidence. The court said that evi.
IDENTIFY some of the affidavit should
not go to the jury. Delmas said he
wanted ell or none of 1t to go.
Jerome then read the affidavit,
which follows: Evelyn Nesbit VS..
Harry Thaw: Supreme court of the
city and county of New York.
EVELYN Neshit being duly sworn,
says she resides at the Savoy hotel.
Her age is is years and four
months"
Previous to June. 1905, had been
at DR.. Balls hospital, where / was
operated upon in June for appendi-
citis. then went to Europe with
my mother at the request of Thaw.
Mother and had apartments at a
hotel in France. We Travelled to
Bologne. accompanied by Thaw.
Once Thaw returned to London.
Mother and I remained at the hotel
three weeks, Thaw writing a number
of letters.
"Thaw then returned to Rologne,
and took mother and myself back to
Paris. She left two weeks after, 60
ing to London. Thaw lived at the
same hotel fer a while, when we
moved and went with Thaw TO AM
sterday.
"Thaw and travelled through
Holland, then to Munich. We travel
ed through Bavaria to the Austrian
Tyrol.
"During all this time Thaw and I
were known as man and wife. under
the name of MIR. and Mrs. pellis.
After five or six weeks Thaw rcrted
a castle known as Schloss katzen-
stein, half way up an Isolated noun
tain. Servants were there and
room was assigned to me for my per-
sonal use.
"The first night l was very tired
and went to bed right after dinner.
In the morning I was awakened by
Thaw Knocking on the door and ask
ing me to breakfast He said the
coffee was getting cold
at hastily donned a hath robe
and slippers and went and sat down
with Thaw. After breakfast Thaw
called me into his room and without
provocation grasped me by the throat
and tore off my robe. leaving ne
nude except for my slippers. saw
by my face that he was in terribly
excited condition.
"His eyes were glaring and MS
hands grasped rawhide whip. He
seized hold of me, threw me on the
bed and when attempted to scream
Thaw placed his fingers In my mouth
and tried to choke me. He inflicted
several blows with the whip, cutting
and bruising me.
"I begged him to desist, but he re-
fused when shouted and cried. He
stopped for n minute to rest then re-
newed his attacks. No one heard my
screams for help. The servants were
at the other end of the castle.
"The following morning Thaw ad-
ministered another similar castiga-
ton. I swooned and It was long
time before recovered. Thaw left
me in frightful condition and 1t was
three weeks before I could leave m,
bed.
"when I recovered Thaw took mt
to a place on the boundary of Ital.
and Austria, then to Santa Maria