The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-16
Wife of Juror Bolton i'm Thaw
Trial Laid to Rest.
Husband Is Bearing His BereaVe-
ment Well.
TRIAL WILL GO ON.
Ready to Take His Place in tho
Box Monday.
Two New Witnesses Who will
BE Called.

new Ork, rep. l6.-tuneral services
for Mrs. Joseph B. Bolton. wife of one
of the jurymen in the Thaw trial was
held today. Arrangements have been
made for the presence of police re-
serves about the Bolton home to guard
against the intrusion of curiosity seek
els.
Juror Bolton is bearing up well UNI
der his bereavement and Dr. H H
Tinker. his physician telephoned tho
district attorney last evening that Mr..
Bolton would be able to take his place
with the other eleven jurors on Nom
day. All doubt as to whether the trial
is. to continue or was to end in a mis-
trial was thus practically dispelIed.
Thaw had long conference yester-
day with A. Russell Peabody, one OF
his counsel regarding the reports that
District Attorney Jerome was paving
the way to apply for a commission in
lunacy. Mr.. Peabody said Thaw ex-
pressed wish that his counsel should
make every possible effort to prevent
the appointment of a commission. This.
Mr.. Peabody said. would be DONE
Counsel for the defense" said Mr..
Peabody, will fight in every way pos
sible any attempt that the district ate
torney may make for the appointments
of such a commission
The names of two new witnesses who
are likely to be called to testify should
the trial be carried to a conclusion
have been made public. One is DR..
Francis l.. Patton, formerly president
OF princeton university and now presi-
dent of Princeton Theological seminary;
the other is DR.. Frank P. Mcclure the
Tombs physician. The former will APP
pear for the defense, while DR.. Mcguire.
it is said. will appear fer the prosecu-
ton Both are expected to give i'm
portant testimony regarding the pris-
oner's sanity about the time of the
tragedy.
Through DR.. Patton, the defense homes
to get in evidence a letter written by
the. prisoner soon after his arrest. It
is the contention that If this letter is
admitted in evidence it Will have a
great bearing on showing the condition
of Thaw's mind s13khe> after his arrest
in regard to the killing of Stanford
White. Thaw's lawyers refused yes-
terday to make public this letter. II
was written from THE Tombs in the
period when Thaw, according to the
testimony of DR.; Evans was insane.
Through DR.. Mcclure 1t is. stated
that the district attorney expects to
lay the foundation for the opinion of
alienists that Thaw was sane on the
Stanford White. The Tombs physf-
clan is said to be of the opinion that
Thaw, when he killed White, knew the
quality of the act and knew the dis
his value to the state as a witness lies
in the long observation that he has
had of Thaw and the data he has given
the district attorney which will be
recorded at the trial in his evidence
An interview is published today
with Mrs. J. j. Game, the intimate
friend of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, who is
to be a witness for the defense to COM
bat the testimony favorable to STAN
ford White which 1t is Anticipated
Howard NesbH will give If sworn as
witness for the. state. Mrs. Game Is
quoted as saying that. she heard
mother for her hand at the time
the girl was at school at Comp
ton. n. j., accompanying the pro-
posal of marriage with a promise that
if Evelyn became his wife he would
on the wedding day settle on Mrs
Holman. then Mrs. Nesbit. 100000 or
more. The mothers answer to this.
she said, was that She would try her
best to persuade Evelyn Nesbit to ac.
cept Thaw. Mrs Game saws she was
hidden in Mrs. Holman's bath room.
where she was hurried when Thaw'S
coming was announced, when the pro-
posal was made.
Letters to Prove T7law's Sanity.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb 16.-J. Dennis
ton Lyon, vice president of the Union
National bank has a bundle OF -1ettera
written by Harry x. Thaw to the,
bank, ready to forward to William n.
Penny, criminal courts building, New
York, which he promised to do at the
courts sdirection. It is said District
Jerome hopes to be able to
prove by these letters that Thaw was
sane during the period in which he
wrote them, the letters dating back
three years and covering correspond
ence to the present time. I'VE have
not finished our search" said Mr..
Lyon. land 1 think it will be Monday
before we can forward the papers.
TREY will be sealed in a package to be
opened, 1 presume, at the direction OF
the court. They belong to the court
and 1 would not let Mr.. Jerome or any
one from his office see them If they
should so request. l can not say how
many we viii send but there are a
large number"