Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-01-24
THAW GUEST OF WHITE
AIienist Says Feud Did Not Start
Over Nesbit Woman.

two Of the three allenists to which
Judge Bowling ruled each side must
confine itself at the retrial Of Harry
X. Thaw the defense brought out a
mass of evidence to indicate that at
least after the roof garden tragedy
Thaw acted In an irrational manner.
The defense, however, apparently by
inadvertence, did much to Offset this
when Its witnesses disclosed the fact
that Mr.. White and Thaw were at
swords points before the latter ever
saw Evelyn Nesbit.
DR.. Britton d. Evans, an alienist
who occupied an important role among
the experts at the last trial, repeated
much of his testimony to show that
Thaw was insane while confined in
the Tombs. He further contributed to
the sensation Of the day. however, in
corroborating DR.. Charles G.. Gardner,
an expert also called at the last trial,
who told the story, now related for
who became Thaw's wife attracted his
attention.
Thaw Once Admired White.
DR.. Wagner testified Thaw told him
he met Mr. White in 1900 and said he
admired him. The break between the
two men occurred at supper party
given by Mr.. White in the Madison
Square tower. Thaw attended the din
ner at Mr.. Whites invitation. Accord
ing to the story Thaw told the witness,
most of the guests left the place be-
fore the supper was half over. Mr..
White, the witness said, accused Thaw
of breaking up his party, and the two
men had a quarrel which resulted in
their .estrangement.
At the party referred to by Thaw,
the physician said, one Of the guests
who left early was woman whose
place at the table was next to the de-
PENDANTS.
"She told Thaw." DR.. Wagner testi-
fed, that she could not eat the food
because 1t was bad"
Although Dr.. Wagner did not men.
ton the woman's name. it was report.
ed that she Is we'll known In New York
society.
/ 1t was several months after this,
Thaw told the witness, that he first
saw Evelyn Nesbit. The girl was COM
ing out of Broadway theater, and he
noticed that she looked pure and
sweet" Upon making inquiries Thaw
said he found she was a protegee OF
Mr.. White.
Thaw told the witness that he went
to Mr.. Jerome, but that the latter said
he (Thaw) was jealous.
"Thaw said he then dropped Mr.
Jerome" said DR.. Wagner.
~ Mrs. caine Tells Of Offer.
Mrs. Catherine Caine, the milliner
testified, as she did in the last trial,
that she overheard conversation be-
| tween Mrs. Nesbit, Evelyn's mother
and Harry Thaw in the spring Of 1903
at the hotel where Mrs. Nesbit was
then living. ...t w.,
81 was in the bathroom adjoining
| Mrs. Nesbit's ROOM" said Mrs. Game,
when Thaw came in. l heard him tell
Mrs. Nesbit that he would settle a
large sum on her and her son II she
would permit him to marry her daugh-
ter"
what was the amount he offered?
"I could not get the exact amount, but
1t was up into the hundreds Of thou
sands"
Jerome objected on the ground that
the witness had gone into the bath
room in accordance with preconcert-
ed plan and also because such testi-
mony could have no bearing on Thaw'.
mental condition at the time Of the
shooting. Nevertheless II was permit.
ted.
Mr.. Littleton then called Mrs. Gaines
attention to a certain occasion at Da-
ly's theater on a subsequent date.
81 was in a box with Miss Nesbit
and Thaw." said Mrs. Game. mfr.
Stanford White entered the opposite
box with three other men. Thaw be-
came very excited and nervous. He
turned pale and stared steadily at
White. He never quit staring at the
other box until White left the theater.
His eyes were CLASSY and glaring."
did his appearance seem to you ra-
tional or irrational!" Irrational"
European Experts to Testify.
Another witness was DIR. Charles s.
Bailey. an Albany physician, who had
once treated Thaw on a railroad train
when Thaw was drunk. The Albany
practitioner had been fully convinced
at the time that Thaw was irrational.
The European experts who are yet
to be heard for the defense will arrive
today on the Adriatic. They are ex-
pected to tell Of Thaw's queer actions
xxhfIa abroad