Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1907-02-16

dicated his belief that White would
attempt to kill him, because of his
marriage to the girl who had been the
victim of White, and over whom the
architect and Thaw had been at dag
gers point for several years.
Another startling disclosure the will
makes is that Thaw knew Of Whites
relations with number of young
girls whom White had ruined, and
made provisions in his viii to estab-
lish a fund TO provide tor the victims
of Whites lust. 1t is said that Mr..
Delmas, of counsel for The defense, has
list of young chorus girls and others
who were victims of White, and that
determined effort viii be made to
present the whole matter to the jury,
on the ground that the situation Gre
ated by Thaw's fear OF assassination,
his knowledge of Whites relations
with his wife and other girls or the
stage operated to unbalance his mind.
jerome Produces Note.
New York. Feb. 1.-THE mysterious
note that was handed to Harry *.
Thaw by his wife in the Martin cafe,
lust before the killing of Stanford
White, and which has been in the
possession of District Attorney Jerome
| since that time, was this morning pro
duced in court by Mr.. Jerome. The
note is as follows:
OBJ was in here minute
ago. but went out again
Mrs. Thaw explained that "B---
meant "blackguard"
A portion of the time was occupied
today in the arguments by counsel
over the admission of the will of Harry
Thaw. Mr.. Jerome admitted that the
-,-ilI has not been fully identified by
the defense, but object ID to its admis'
sion at this stage The objection was
/ sustained by Justice Fitzgerald.
Wants unsavory Details Barred.
Washington. Feb. 11.--Presideni
Roosevelt has sent a query to the
/ ostmaster-general, asking If the news
4 papers containing the Details OF the
j Thaw trial cannot be hc'red from the
mails.
Declares Thaw Was insane.
New York. Feb. 12.-Dr. Evans, the
superitendent of the insane asylum al
Morris Plains N. j., was on the stanc
today in the trial OF Harry Thaw, and
declared that Thaw was insane at the
time of the killing of Stanford White
! He explained several symptoms tha'
supported his testimony
Wife of Thaw Juror III.
New York. Feb. 13.-The wife of Mr.
Bolton. one of the Thaw jurors, is very
i i'll, and Mr.. Bolton was taken to hei
bedside by permission of the court, ac
companied by a court officer. The
long trip caused a delay in opening
the trial this morning.
ThawFT Hats.
New York, Feb. 1.-THE trial oil
Harry Thaw, which was interrupted
yesterday suffered another Interrupt
ton today Juror Bottoms wife con
tinues i'll and her condition is con
sdered serious.
Mr. Bolton was called to the bed
side of his wife this morning and the
court took a recess until o'clock.
Attended by two physicians and two
!, nurses and with everything possible
being done for ner comfort, Mrs. 10
seph b. Bolton, the wife of juror No
II, lies suffering from a serious at
tack of pneumonia in her home in the
Bronx
:. Mr.. Bolton was permitted to go t.
his home last night instead of to the
Broadway Central hotel, but court
, attendant went with him.
In the event of his wifes dealt
I there would be an immediate adjourn
ment of the trial for at least three
! days. What would happen after thai
would depend largely upon the atti
tude of Mr. Bolton. Should he fee
that he could not resume considera
! ton of the case with a mind suf
! ficiently free from other cares to give
! fair and impartial consideration to the
evidence the jury would probably have
to be discharged and mistrial woult
result.
Mrs. Bolton died soon after hel
, husband reached her bedside.
MOTOR PLANT DESTROYED.