Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-08

had gone OF her own accord.
Signed Several Papers.
She was asked If she had ever signed
papers at the request of Stanford White.
She said that she had signed several papers
in what she called the company's offices in
the Madison Square tower. What these
papers were she did not know. She had
simply signed them because she was asked.
Once, however, she signed papers about
which she became disturbed. She tele-
phoned to White for it and he said that
it was with his other private papers in
Hummels Office. She insisted that she
should have it and White told her to be
Office of the lawyer. There Hummel pro-
duced a paper and showed her only her
signature.
Wanted to Know Contents.
She demanded to know the contents of the
paper she had signed but neither White
nor Hummel would give her any further
look. Finally, she said Hummel took this
paper and burned it over a lamp.
Great crowds besieged the doors of the
criminal courts building where the Thaw
trial is in progress today. The corridors
soon became thronged with the curious,
who clamored for admission to the room
where it was known Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
would continue the story of her life, bring
Ing the narrative from late in 1903, where
she left off yesterday, down to date.
One of the windows of the Bridge Of
Signs, which leads across the street from
the Tombs to the criminal courts building,
was up about eight inches today. The
crowd in the street soon discovered this,
gathered several hundred strong, and wait
ed patiently in the belief that they might
catch a glimpse of Harry Thaw on his way
to the court room.
The doors of the court room were not
opened until 10 o'clock, and care was taken
today to see that those whose business
compelled their attendance at the trial had
the first opportunity to enter. Then enough
of those who had found their way through
the outer police lines to fill the room to its
utmost seating capacity were admitted.
women among the spectators. They waited
with evident Impotence for the prisoner
and his wife to make their appearance.
Thaw Shows Strain.
Justice Fitzgerald took his place on the
bench at 1875 and Tnaw was called to the
bar The defendant for the first time since
the trial began had lost the spring in his
step, and instead of walking briskly to his
place at the table of his counsel he moved
hestatngly and looked constantly from
left to right about the court room. The
big crowd seemed to annoy him. The pallid
face broke into faint smile as the pris-
oner recognized his brother, Edward Thaw,
who was the only member of the family in
court.
Call Mrs. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to the
stand, requested Mr.. Delmas of the clerk.
When she appeared and took her place In
the big witness chair Mrs. Thaw was dress
ed precisely as yesterday. She was ex-
tremely pale and her lips trembled visibly
asked by her counsel. This was after Mr..
Delmas had stated that before any oral tes-
timony was taken he would continue to
read the postscript of the last letter offered
in evidence yesterday.
The letter was addressed to Attorney
read as follows:
His Incoherent Letter.
mo one could have made me believe
since 1 first saw her that she would show
any one He l first thought she cared for
any letter 1 should have betted every
cent in the world three weeks ago to get
money for fabulous presents for you; that
after trusting each other no hypnotism
it is inexpressibly sad CThe letter was
written just as it appears here)
Mr.. Delmas first question to the witness
was as to whether or not the her in the
letter referred to the witness.
Yes, SIR came the tremulous reply
The letter continued:
II have been asked not to have anything
to do with you because you are a danger
Gus woman.
He never lied to you.
From the first time he ever saw you he
wanted to do his best for you, to send YOU
10 school in Paris with your mother, or to
send you both TO school and he never did
anything not respectful.
Yesterday he saw you believed every
thing false people told you you did be-
| fore, but as you are absolutely honest he
would do you no harm ever for 1t, only he
was sorry. He won't trouble you at all. as
| he would do anything for you, but now you
| must get stronger without him.
Meant to Do Right"
| You said you would live anywhere any
| way he wished so he could have chaperoned
you and had all the honor of your exclu-
sive friendship and lose nothing himself
| Instead he wished to give up everything, to
| do all he could for you.
| II wish you would have spoken this even
| ing through the telephone.
| ITO make you sure I'll explain. After