The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-02-19
EVELYN THAW
CONTINUED from Pare One

OfCiViIuCV tuC Etli us HtI SNcS
snapped resentment.
Never mind them said Del
mas in soothing patemal tone.
Dclmas then said he had finishei
the examination in chief.
Jerome asked to postpone the
cross examination until he learned
whether 81 would be necessary un-
der the points involved in the
ease.
Mrs. j. j. Cainc was then call.
cd. Her testimony brought out
nothing new and recess was taxi
en-.
Count opened for the aftcrnooi
session at 2:07 and Mrs. cli.e
was recalled TO the stand.
New York, Feb. l0.--"I never
wanted To shoot the creature. 1
never wanted TO kill him. knew he
was a foul creature, destroying the
mothers and daughters of America,
but wanted through legal means
10 bring him to trial. wanted to
get him into court--to bring him to
justice. But providence took charge
OF It; II was an act of providence
This is Harry X. Thaw's own
story of the killing of Stanford
White. 1t was told by him to Dr..
Brltton d. Evans, the alienist. last
August In the Tombs. Dr.. Evans
repeated the prlsoners's words to the
Jury which is trying Thaw for his
life.
District Attorney Jerome fought
hard last week against the introduce
tion OF this evidence. which the de-
fcnse believes Is conclusive proof
that Thaw did not know his act
was wrong. Once the testifying
physician had declared that in their
opinion, Thaw was insane ut the
time he made the statement to him.
However, the rules OF the evidence
permitted the introduction of the
prisoners words.
In further bulwarkng their con-
tention that Thaw was insane when
ha killed Stanford White, the de-
A~Htabt ~ NOuTlotl SutNctutu III
placing before the jury the viii ex-
ecuted by Thaw the night OF his
marriage. in April. 1905, and cod
icIl 10 the will executed at the
same time
Again Mr.. Jerome fought the evi-
dcnce, but he significantly with
drew his objections after DR.. Evans
had given 1t as his expert opinion.
Thaw was insane at the time he
execnted the will. 'rhe fact that the
district attorney seems disposed TO
let In testimony os every character.
provided there Is preliminary opin-
ion from the witness that the man
was OF unsound mind at the time
TO which the testimony refers. was
takon yesterday as further indcat-
ing that Mr.. Jerome may, at the
psychological moment. If he deems
his hand strong enough, demand the
appointment of commission to pass
upon Thaw's state OF mind at the
present moment.
Tho ~ill and the codicil as read
10 the Jurors. were Offered in evil
dencc. as cumulative testimony OF
Thaw's mental unsoundness prior to
the killing of White. In his viii.
Thaw provided that his executors
should So. apart $4,000 for the in
vestigation Of his death In case Of a
violent or suspicious end. and for
the prosecution Of the persons sus-
pCctcd OF having had n hand II his
taking off. In the codicil. Thaw left
10 q lawyer in Pittsburg $4,000 to
be used In securing legal redress from
Stanford White and one other per-
son whose name was not allowed ia
BE- read for the benefit OF four young
women who. Thaw declared, had
been victims Of degrading as.
sau)ts" In house Furnished and
ueed for orgies by Stanford White
anu other inhuman scoundrels !"
The names of the four young WON
en- were mentioned by Thaw. but
were not made public. Thaw asc
bequeathed $2500 each to Rev. DR.
Charles II. Parkhurst, Anthony
COmstock and lawyer named in his
codicil to be used in discovering
further alleged misdeeds by Stan.
ford White and securing redress 70,
the women
New York, Feb. 10. One of Tho
most interested Spectators at the
Thaw trial yesterday was DR.. Phil
II j. OHanlon. the coroner's ply
sician. He Is an expert allenis
4 himself.
II have listened with a great dea
OF care TO the testimony" Dr.. o.,
Hanl0n said, "and have come to thu
conclusion that Thaw must be in
sane now. He was insane, accord
Ing TO his experts when he drew th'
will. he was also insane. they say
when he wrote the letters in evi
depce; they tell you he vas insan,
when he killed Stanford White anf
that he remained insane for some
time thereafter. Now. II he had al
thcs decisions during all that time
he surely is insane today.
'This." continued Dr. O'Hanlon
"places Mrs. Evelyn Thaw in q