The San Francisco call., 1907-02-09
Ihaws Step Loses Its Spring and Ie HIesitatingy
Enters Court, His Palid Face Telling Of lis Woe

NEW YORK, Feb. S.-Justice Fitz-
gerald took his seat at 1926. o'clock,
and Harry Thaw was called to the bar.
j the first time since the trial began
the defendants step had lost its spring.
He entered hesitatingly and looked
constantly about from left to right
His pallid face broke into faint smile
as he recognized his brother, Edward
Thaw, the only member of the family
in court.
Call Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw to
the stand" said Mr.. sDeln1as.
Mrs. Thaw was dressed precisely as
yesterday. She was extremely pale
and her lips trembIed as she replied to
the attorneys first simple question.
This was after Mr.. Delmas had stated
that before any oral testimony was
taken he would continue to read the
postscript of the last letter offered in
evidence yesterday. The letter was ad-
dressed to Attorney Longfellow. The
postscript was as follows:
No one could have made me believe
since first saw her that she would
show any one except he / first thought
she cared for any letter. I should have
bet every cent in the world three
weeks ago TO get money for fabulous
presents for you; that after our trust
ing each other no hypnotism could
make you forget all. won't say, but
a.. PLcS6lDly SdQ.
1Mr. Deifnas' first question to the
witness was as. to whether or not the
her" in the letter referred to the wit
ness. IL
The letter continued:
E@sFI have been asked TO have nothing
to do with you because you are a dan
gerous woman.
+ TeHel never Ifed-to you
"Er0r1 ha L
wanted to do his best for you, to send
you to school in Paris with your
mother, or to send you both to school.
and he never did anything not respect
able. >
LETTERS ARE RAMBLING
yesterday he said you believed
everything false people told you. as
you did before but as you are abso-
lutely honest he would do you no harm
ever for it, only he was sorry. He
won't trouble you at all, as he would
DO everything for YOU, but now you
must get stronger without him.
You said you would live anywhere
any way he wished. so he could have
chaperoned you and had all the honor
or your exclusive friendship, and lose
nothing himself. Indeed, he wished to
give up everything, to do all he could
for you.
morning through the telephone.
To make you sure, will explain.
After l saw the poor, ill-advised angel
/ was so sorry. She meant to do right
and was right, and she only kept the
purest things from polluted, lying. de-
ceitful, money grasping, smooth
tongued, hard hearted but soft speak
ing professional deceivers."
In the letter We're also the words.
III i wished Evalxyr7 10
tress - but through them had
been drawn a pencil.
Did the he in the letter refer To
Mr.. Thaw and did he speak of himself
thus in correspondence? asked Mr.
Delmas.
YES" replied the witness.
The letter and a magnifvinr glass
were passed to the jurymen. who ex-
amined the paper. The next letter.
which was written to Mr. Longfellow
by Mr.. Thaw while in Paris. soon after
he heard Evelyn Nesbit's story. said in
part:
Thank you for sending $50 and $40 and for
is happy. II you hear anything please ,nl otbla
hnt I think it viii be secret. / was not mis-
taken' being honest has finished me.
The next letter read by Mr.. Delmas
was written by Thaw. after reaching
New York 1t read:
Lear Longrellow: Enclosed find check Send
ing $40 bin always cleanl in first typevriting
tomorrow Send $50 to May Thank Won mnre n,srs
than ever, which is a great deal L have noth
ing TO live for. Yours, H. K: THAW.
The next letter contained these
words:
Slept seven hours when - - saw
many Pittsburgers on the train. Mr.. and Mrs
George Carnegie should be your loving sister
and brother in-law. I'm so glad the Duse dress
is pretty Tor you. | wish you would always
wear II FIRST for me. have something important To
tell You when ! see you saw ali thronrh r. 7
believe you are hypnotized. but / know 1t is
nor your lauit and you meant no wrong l