Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1907-02-21

this trip. He next took up the move
ments of the defendants and Miss Mes
bit after their return from Europe in
1904. He asked about the Hotel Cum
berland episode, referring to the time
when Miss Nesbit and Thaw were re-
CURED to leave the hotel, unless Miss
Nesbit and Thaw registered as man
and wife. This latter fact was not
gotten before the jury, but Jerome had
not concluded his cross examination
when luncheon recess was ordered
Mrs. Game said she had known Mrs.
Evelyn Thaw and Mrs Holman, her
mother, for six years and Thaw for
three years. She said she was present
at a conversation in 1903 in New York
when Thaw told Mrs. Holman he want
ed to marry Evelyn.
The witness said that late in 1908
or early in 1904 she accompanied Mr.
and Mrs. Thaw to Days theater. They
occupied box White and three other
men sat In box Just opposite. She
said when Thaw saw White the former
looked at the box and his face turned
white and his eyes popped in wild
stare. Thaw continued to glare at the
box, she said. until Mrs. Thaw threat
ened to leave the theater If he did not
desist.
Jerome was In the midst of cross
examination when the noon recess was
taken.
Mrs. Gaines cross examination,
which was resumed after the recess,
was concluded at 2:45l o'clock. Then
Mrs. Thaw was recalled. Jerome's ex-
animation of Mrs Game was very
searching and brought several ex-
changes of sharp remarks between the
district attorney and Delmas. The lat
ter on several occasions when he
thought Jerome was pressing the wit
ness loo hard interposed objections.
Jerome asked Mrs. Game if she had
heard Thaw and Miss Nesbit had been
elected from a hotel Her reply that
she had read it in paper was stricken
out.
The Thaw Will.
New York, Feb. 19.-Harry K.
Thaws will. in which the slayer of
Stanford White provided fund for
the benefit of the young women vic
tins of the architect, has been admit
ted in evidence.
1t is claimed by the defense that this
will made fourteen months before
Thaw killed Stanford White, proves
that Thaw believed the story Evelyn
Nesbit told him and. that the story
made him insane.
The general features of this remark
able will have been known for several
days. 1t contains three unusual provi-
sions.
The sum of $4,000 is set aside as a
trust fund to be used for an irvestiga-
ton and prosecution in case Harry X.
Thaw died other than natural death.
The sum of $500 IS placed in the
hands of Attorney Rodney P. Marshall
of PiJtsburg to be used in attaining
legal redress from Stanford White
and one other persons whose name was
kept from the public, in favor of four
young women, victims of Stanford
White and this unnamed individual.
The sum of $4,000 each is left to the
Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst, Frederick
w. Longfellow and Anthony Comstock
of New York, r. D. Marshall of Pitts
burg, Richard Rosebury of Washington,
D. c., and Adolph Marks of Chicago,
for the purpose of securing evidence
of attacks upon young women by Stan
ford White.
Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw is given
IS, 900 in lieu of dover, trust fund of
$4,000 and an annuity of $4,000.
Should she marry the annuity was to
have been reduced to $4,000.
Howard Nesbit is given an annuity
of $500.