The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-02-07
.EVEL YIN THAW
ON THE STAND
Wife Of Accused Man Ap-
pears in His Behalf
THRILLING DAY OPENS
While the Jury Was Marching to the
Court Building This Morning
Snow Shoveler AdInonished
Them to Acquit Thaw.


Of Harry Thaw seemed to be fulfilled
this morning, when the defense called
Evelyn Thaw, wife Of the prisoner. as
the first witness. While the jury was
marching from their hotel To the court
building, Thomas Palmer, d street clean
er, stopped shoyeling snow and yelled:
Now, boys, go it; get together and
aequit Thaw."
Palmer was arrested and brught be-
fore Justice Fitzgerald and discharged
with a reprimand.
Evelyn Thaw took the stand, wearing
the same blue dress which she has had
on since the trial began Her veil was
lifted for the first time. In a voice, but
little shaken, she gave her name and
the date of her birth as December rs,
1884. Her counsel Immediately began
questioning her as to the events at the
Iroof garden on the night Of Whites
death, She testified that when she saw
White enter she passed her husband .
mote telling of his presence.
After giving description Of the shoot
ing which did not differ materially from
that of the other witnesses, she said, in
trembling tones: Harry came toward
me and ! said to Mr. Caleb, My God,
He's shot. Then | said to Marry:
What have you done9 He answered,
i have probably saved your life Mr..
Caleb said something like lie must be
crazy Then we took an elevator down
stairs
Evelyn said that Thaw first proposed
in Paris. in June, 1903 She told him
that while shel owed him she could not
marry him. Is il hecaused OF Stanford
Whiteg" asked Thaw @Yes," said Eve
lyn.
II cried.n continued the witness, Wand
Harry asked me To tell him the whole
affair. He said he coGla never love any
body else and would marry me or no
one"
! "Now / want you to tell Of your first
meeting with Stanford White, Just a.
( you told II to MT. Thaw that dag said
Alg Delmas.
Evelyn said that q chorus girl, Edna
Goodrich in august, 1901, asked her
to luncheon party at her studio on
4 West oath street, where she met White
and another man. Il remember Mr..
White teased me about my hair, which
was down my back and about my short
skirt, which reached to my shoe tops"
The witness said her mother had con-
scented to her accepting the invitation.
An Eyewitness.
7 Thomas McCaleb, who was one Of
Thaw's companions at the dinner the
evening of the tragedy. told his story OF
the affair. He said he IS from San Fran
cisco and is 36 years Of age. McCaleb
1 said he was also With Tlaw on the Mad
ison Square garden roof.
Witness said Mr. and Mrs. Harry
Thaw, Truxton eBale and himself were
in the party which reached the roof
garden about $3.50 p m. Witness de.
seribed where the party sat. He con-
tinued
During the second act | was walking
out with Mrs, Thaw, and just as we
reached an arehway three pistol shots
struck upon my hearing. When ] heard
the pistol shots ! turned around and
heard AIrs. Harry Thaw excaim;
K My liod, he's shot
4Ihere she stood, pale and trembling,
ana apparently astonished. The next
thing i saw was Harry Thaw standing
with a revolver over his head Tire butt
OF the pistol was up,
Mrs. Thaw exclaimed: Oh, Harry,
what have you DONE why did you do
3itr
eEIe said: J have saved your life
J Them he kissed her. He also said other
things. but in the excitement did not
hear them. AT the sidewalk Ihaw was
turned over to policeman He said
TO me; Take my wife 10 the Hotel
Lorraine and telephone Carnegie
From what you saw and heard was
Mr.. Thaw, in your opinion, rational on
Irrational =
Irrational
Mr. McCaleb said that he ana Mr.
Bealc dined with Mr. and Mrs. Ihaw on
the night of june % at the Cafe Martin
where they arrived at about 7:40.
During that dinner asked Mr. Del
mas, "did you notice any communication
between Mrs Thaw and her husband al
the table9n
| Il remember that she asked him fol
Ia pencil aud afterwards she passed him
a folded paper
did Mr.. Tllaw make any remark e
"Not that ! heard"
eve understand said Mr.. Delmas
shat the note from Mrs. Thaw to hei
husband IS in the hands Of the learHei
district attorney. now call upon him
TO produce the paper
There was q dramatic silence in tho
court room NH Jerome sat tuggine
away at his short, stubby moustache. RI,
did not move muscle of his face. II,
appeared to be oblivious to the commanc
Of the defense. After waiting for som,
little time in silence, Mr. Dclmas con
tinued
Il take II, your honor, that the ae
tion of the learned district attorney il
replying is not an act Of discourtesy. bui
his conception Of what are his dutiei
in this mbtter. ! shall therefore have
To try to get something about the not,
IN evidence,
Turning to tie witness, Mr. Delmai
said
"Do you know anything OF the con
tents of that noteg"
MOI
eWas there any discussion AZ The res
taurant as 70 whether you should re