Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1907-02-23


I ises a duet between the two attorneys
as wei as between Mr.. jerome Al 3
/ the wife OF the desend7nt. rs "
seemed In a very cheerful frame
mind. especially when Mr.. Delw7 ~'
/ insisting that the REORGANIZATION
Of his wife shoulo proceed. The young
man grew more sober faced after Mr.
Jerome had begun 10 ply his questions
/ in way that indicated a relentless
search into Mrs. Thaw's past life.
Fate Of the pie Girl"
In completing her direct testimony
I lIrs. Thaw bad told OF the conversa-
/ lions she and her husband had con-
/ corning the fate OF other young wom-
( en- az the hands Of Stanford White.
K one OF these girls was known as the
7 pie girl" She was Is years Of age and
wore only a gauze dress when she
sprang from a big pie at a stag din
ner She said this girl later married.
and when her husband learned Of the
pie incident he drove her out and she
| died an outcast.
The witness declared that May Mac
Kenzie had told her that Stanford
White. when told she and Harry were
very happy together. had remarked:
Pooh. II won't last I will get her
back"
Harry Thaw's letter 20 Anthony
Comstock describing three houses or
studios where he declared Stanford
/ White and other scoundrels" lu-ed
/ young girls was read. Among the
rnfr a d. q
West oath street, where the velvet
swing and the mirrored bedroom were
located.
Mrs. Game. who was the only other
witness OF the day. testified 70 over
hearing Harry Thaw ask Mrs Nesbit
for her daughters hand IN 1903 She
also testified as to how Harry Thaw
acted when he saw Stanford White
She declared he appeared angry.
As man in the face OF his enemy
might APPEAR suggested Mr.. Jerome
on cross examination.
yes" replied the witness blithely.
Didn't Mean TO XIII White.
This man meaning White). the
dead man. this creature. the beast the
BLACKBOARD. sought TO take the virtue
OF every pure-minded woman that
came into the sphere OF his observa-
ton. tried TO save them with all my
power. but 7 could not
Il never wanted to shoot at the ere
allure; ! never wanted 20 Kill him: I
never had a desire 20 do him physi-
cal harm. knew he was a vile crea-
/ ture. devouring the daughters OF the
60
America. bat ] did not want to kill
him. wanted 90 bring him % legal
trial wanted 20 bring him before
court so that his infamous life would
be exposed 20 the public and be would
be brought 20 justice.
"But 10 was not 10 be so.
Providence took charge OF him.
This was an act of Providence. II I
had my own way be would have SUI.
fered the humiliation which comes
with laying bare such a vile and In.
famous life before the court and pub.
lie"
This is Harry X. Thaw's own story
OF the killing OF Stanford White. Il
was told by him TO Or. Brltton ID
Evans. the alienist. last August in the
Tombs. Dr. Evans repeated the pris.
oner's words 20 the jury which is Try.
ing Thaw for his life.
District Attorney Jerome fought
hard last week against the introduc.
ton Of this evidence. which the de.
Tense believes Is conclusive proof that
Thaw did not know his act was wrong.
Once the tesufying physicians had de.
clared that in their opinion Thaw
was insane at the time he made the
statements 10 them, however. the rules
Of evidence permitted the introduction
OF the prisoners words.
In further bulwarking their conten-
ton that Thaw was insane when he
killed Stanford White. the defendants
counsel succeeded in placing before
the jury the will executed by Thaw the
night OF his marriage in April 1905
and a codicil 70 the viii executed at
the same time.
Thaw's Will Read.
The will and the codicil. as read TO
the jurors. was offered ia evidence as
cumulative testimony OF Thaw's men
tai unsoundness prior to the killing OF
White. In his will Thaw provided that
his executors set apart a sum of $780,
0eO for the purpose of investigating
his death in case OF a violent or sus
picious end, and for the prosecution
OF the persons suspected OF having
had hand In his taking of. In the
codicil Thaw left TO a lawyer In Pitts
burg the sum of $500 TO be used In
securing legal redress from Stanford
White and one other person, whose
name was not allowed 70 be read. for
the benefit of four young women who.
Thaw declared, had been the victims
of degrading assaults" in a house
furnished and used for orgies by
Stanford White and other inhuman
scoundrels."
The names OF the four young wo-
men were mentioned by Thaw, but
were not made public. Thaw also be-
Queathed sums of S2500 each to Rev.
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