Albuquerque morning journal., 1907-02-19
TRIAL Of THAN
IS RESUMED
DELMAS IN
CHARGE
Prisoners Will, Rambling Doc
ument, Read in COurt--AIien-
iSt Gives SIayer'S' Version
of Killing.
WHITE DENOUNCED
AS INHUMAN. MONSTER
Money Left for Benefit of Girl
Victims Of "Degrading As
sauItS" Of Dead Architect in
New York,


SauItS" of Dead Architect in
New York,
IBy Morning journal Special Leased Wire.l
New York Feb. 1S.-"I never
wanted to shoot the creature. | never
wanted to kin him. knew he was a
foul creature, destroying the mothers
and daughters of America, but
wanted through legal meaus to bring
him to trial. | wanted to get him
into court-to bring him to Justice
But providence took charge of it;
it was an act of providence
This is Harry *. Thaw's own story
of the killing of Stanford White. 1t
was told BY him to DR.. Britton d.
Tombs. DR.. Evans today repeated the
prisoners words to the jury that is
trying Thaw for his life.
District Attorney jerome fought
hard last week against the introduce
tion of this evidence, which the de-
fense believes is conclusive proof that
Thaw did not know his act was
wrong. Once the testifying physicians
had declared that in their opinion
Thaw was insane at the time he made
the statements. However. the rules
of evidence permitted the introduce
tiOn of the prisoners words.
Further bulwarking the contention
that Thaw was insane when he killed
Stanford White. the defendants
counsel succeeded today in placing
before the jury the will executed by
Thaw the night of his marriage in
April, 1905, and a codici! executed at
the same time.
Again Mr.. Jerome fought the evil
dence, but he significantly withdrew
his objections after Doctor Evans had
given it as his expert opinion that
Thaw was insane at the ti!Ne he exc
cuted the Will The fact that the dis
triet attorney seems disposed TO let in
testimony of every character pro-
vided there is a preliminary opinion
from the witness that the man was OF
unsOund mind at the time to which
the testimony refers, was taken today
as further indicating that Mr.. Jerome
may at the psychological moment. If
he deems his hand strong enough.
demand the appointment of a COM
mission to pass on Thaws present
state of mind.
The will and the codcil were offered
in evidence az cumulative testimony OF
Thaw's mental unsoundness prior to
the killing of White. In his will Thaw
provided that his executors should
set apart the sum of $500 to inves-
tigate his DEATH in case of a violent
or suspicious end, and for the prose
cution of the persons suspected of
having had a hand in his taking Off.
In a codlcil Thaw left to a lawyer in
Pittsburg $500 to be used in secur-
ing legal redress from Stanford White
and one other person whose name was
not allowed to be read, for the bene-
fit of four young women, who, Thaw
declared had been the victims of "de-
grading assaults" in a house FUR
nished and used for orgies by Stanford
White and other inhuman scoun-
drels."
Thaw also bequeathed sums OF
$1,000 each to Rev. Or. Charles II.
Parkhurst, Anthony Comstock and a
lawyer named In his codici!. to be
used in, discovering further alleged
msdeeds by Stanford White and Sc
curing redress for the women.
Doctors Hammond and Jel!iffe VIII
testify tomorrow. probably on the i'm
provement in Thaw's mind during his
confinement In the Tombs, declaring
that the stress which caused the men
tai explosion was removed with the
death of Stanford White. 1t was said
tonight that Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
might 70 on the stand tomorrow to
complete her story.
The trial today entered its NTH
week The opening of court found
Mr.. Delmas again in his ac-
customed place at the head of Thaw's
counsel table. Notwithstanding reports
of disagreements. Juror Bolton, whose
wife died last week, said he felt per-
fectly able to go on with the trial,
1t was decided that the jurors should
not again be confined until they fin
ally retire to make up their verdict.
DR.. Evans. who has been by far
the most important witness for the de-
fense among the medical experts, de-
tailed at great length his conversa-
tions with Thaw In the Tombs. He told
of how Thaw declared that his law
yers and physicians were in a con-
spiracy with the district attorney 10
railroad" him off to an asylum and
to prevent his case from coming to
trial. He declared they wanted to
close this matter up" 'Thaw told the
physician that in his attempts to
bring Stanford White to justice he
had complained to District Attorney
Jerome and the later had told him to
let the matter drop. that there was
nothing to 1t. He also complained to
Anthony Comstock and detective
agency.
Dr. Evans was corroborated as 70
most Of Thaw's statements by DR.
Charles G. Wagner Of Binghampton,
who first figured as witness early
last week.
District Attorney Jerome cross-eX-
amined DR.. Evans briefly on his 0pin-
ion that Thaw was of unsound mind
at the time of executing his Will Mr.
Delmas was on his feet during the
cross-ex examination. He lnterposed
many objections, and generally was
sustained. He looked sharply to DR.
Evans interest. but the latter an
neared to be we'll aware OF his privi-
lePes.
Mr.. Jerome in protesting against
admitting the codicil as evidence. re-