The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-02-23
BREAKING DOWN.
Mrs. Thaw IS All But Worn Out
Physically.
1t Is Feared That She Will Not
Hold Out.
JEROME'S NEW MOVE.
Preparing to Ask for a Commits
sion in Lunacy.
So Far He Has Been Held Back
by the Defense.
JEROME'S NEW MOVE.

New York, Feb. 23.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw, wife of the man who shot Stan
ford White for her sake, sadly needed
the three days grace, brought by the
holiday from District Attorney
Jerome's searching cross examination.
i his was Indicated by the appearance
of the young woman when she visited
her husband in the Tombs yesterday.
So impressed was Harry Thaw himself
by the change in his wife that he en-
braced her when she was brought to
him yesterday and as if to give her en-
enlargement, exclaimed: My dear,
brave little wife"
Mrs. Thaw looked but a shadow of
her former self and those who have
seen her almost daily since the trial
began and who saw her yesterday said
the change was almost CHASTITY.
Mrs. Thaw's face looked gaunt hol-
low and sickly. She seemed wearied
and all but worn out physically but
she tried to smile bravely at her hus-
bands words.
That she is suffering severely under
the ordeal is plainly apparent and
some fears were expressed yesterday
when her appearance was noted. that
she might not be able to withstand the
trying situation still before her Judg-
ing from the progress of Mr. Jerome's
cross examination, as so far de-
veloped, he can not possibly finish
with the witness under two days.
Today reports are revived that Mr.. |
Jerome is nearly ready to bring on his
application for a lunacy commission |
to examine the defendant The dis
trict attorney. 1t is said, has questioned |
Doctors T. J. Deemar and C. F. !
the Thaw family physicians |
who were summoned as witnesses for |
Thaw and from what he heard from !
them regarding insanity in the family |
of Mrs. William Thaw. he has become |
hot Io fro 1,s,e aflee
ed to Thaw and that he is now insane. |
1t is pointed out that Mr. Jerome tried |
to have the doctors called before he |
began the examination of Mrs. Thaw
and again on Thursday. he tried to in
terrupt her cross examination to bring
hem to the stand. The defense, how
aver it Is stated. scented his plan and |
blocked it for the time by refusing to
nave Mrs Thaw's testimony stopped.
Jerome is now willing to let things
go along as the defense may force /
hem, but ultimately, it was said he
will bring out his theory that Thaw is
not a sane man and then will come the |
application for a commission.
Both Thaw and his wife were con-
,erned about a statement printed yes
erday that no matter what was the
outcome of the trial young Mrs. Thaw
would receive 100000 a reward
or her testifying for her husband. 1t
vas intimated that soon after her
husbands arrest she talked of going
broad. but gave this idea up after it
lad been arranged that she was to
ret $500, 700. She refusedeto say any,
hing about the story, but Lawyer
gleason denied it emphatically. You
ar characterize that as a malicious
ruel. false and inhuman statement"
lie said.
linn ediately after his arrest Mrs.
'haw said to her husband, L will
tand by you. Harry And she has
TODD by him and there is nothing
more that a wife could do than she |
as done. That shows just how pre-
osterous that statement is"
Two to One Against THlaw.
San Francisco, Feb. 23.-In the pool h
CONS along Fillmore street, where
cts are placed on fights and races,
andbooks are being kept of the Thaw
ase, the prevailing odds being to I !
hat the trial will result in conviction.
Thaw VIII Fight 1t. ,
New York, Feb. 23.-Any attempt /
nat may be made by District Attorney ,
erome to have commission of Iun- /
cy appointed to examine Harry K. t
haw. will be vigorously opposed by /
ouncement today by A. Russell Pea I
ody. Mr.. Peabody's statement was {
allied forth by persistently repeated l
1mors that it is Mr.. Jerome's inten- 7
on to apply for such a commission as c
BON as he completes the cross exam +
lar, the alienists. IF Mr.. Jerome Z
lakes any such move as that either az v
lie reconvening of court Monday or Il
ter" said Mr.. Peabody, who had just
# Thaw in the Tombs. ''Mr. Delmas,
by other counsel, will fight
yainst it to the last ditch v
Mrs. Evelyn Thaw visited her hus- o
and early today and remained with e
i'm the full three hours allowed Wis n
ors. She appeared in much better
md ton T1E7x stool 1x-f "