The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-22
Vice-Crusader in New York
Testifies for Million.
aire Slayer.
PRESENTS NEW EVIDENCE
Defendants Letters Telling Of
Mysterious House in New
York to Which Young Girls
Were InveigIed Read Be-
fore the Court.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.--Antl1ony
Comstock. vice-president of the Society
for the Suppression of Vice, was the
principal witness at tho trial Of Harry
K. Thaw today. He testified that late
in 1904 Thaw came to him and com
planned of the vicious practises by stan
ford White and several of Whites
friends. During the year that followed
Thaw wrote to him several times and
was a frequent visitor at the vice
society's headquarters
! The letters were read in evidence.
/ They gave the names Of the alleged
/ victims of White in the famous
Twenty-fourth street studio house and
referred to White as '.the blaclkguard."
The house, Thaw declared, twas consc-
Grated to orgies and controlled by six
| or seven criminal scoundrels."
/ The letters were new evidence In the
case, but were mentioned at the last
! trial, when DR.. Evans was telling what
Thaw had said to him of his efforts 20
! have Stanford White sent to the pepi-
tentiary.
II did not want to kill the BEAST
| said Thaw at that time. "but | did
want to have him brought to court
and have his acts known. Providence
intervened, however. It was an act Of
Providence"
When the trial was resumed today Mr.
Ldttletou Of the defense began At onre
the preliminaries of proving HARRY
rhaw's will and coGicil executed the
day Of hts wedding to Evelyn NesDit ri
Piltsburg Miss Frances Pierce. sgnc
Witnessed the signatures and wiz ssts
hed az the last rital, was called q 1ts
stand.
Miss Pierce identified the papers. but
District Attorney Jerome objected to
the Introduction of the will In evidence
until witnesses had come forward 70
prove its custody from the time of sign
ing up to the present moment.
| Mr.. Littleton declared the district at
torney's objection simply would delay
matters, but he temporarily Withdrew
the offer of the will.
Justice Dowling said the condition Of
the will. long rambling affair. was
ouch as to make the proof of custody
desirable. There are many changes and
alterations in II. AS to the codicil, Mr..
Jerome objected to Its introduction on
the ground that il was in the defend
ants own handwriting and was self
serving document.
Justice Bowling said the oodicii was
a compact, continuing document and
was competent as evidence.
Mr.. Littleton then read the codlen 10
the jury. The codiciI provided a num-
ber of bequests to lawyers and others
to aid alleged victims of Stanford White
I to prosecute claims for damages against
him and for the prosecution of all per-
sons engaged in such unlawful prac-
tises as said Stanford White"
Among those TO whom the funds
were made available were r. Ross
Perry, of Washington; DIR. Charles II.
! Parkhurst and Anthony Comstoek.
Thaw named a number of young
women now on the stage as possible
claimants against White
Following the reading Of the codlcil
Mr.. Littleton created something of a
stir by calling Anthony ComstoclS 20
the stand-hls first appearance in the
case.
Mr. Comstock said he was vice.
| president and special agent Of the
Society for the Suppression of Vice ard
/
having held these positions for many
years.
do you know Harry Thaw"
"Yes."
Mr.. Comstock said that Thaw called
| at his office in February, 1904, and
complained Of the party who was
wronging young girls. Thaw went in
TO details which the witness repeated hs
| far ae no pOuld reynprnbeT
Mr. Comstock also said he had re-
ceived several letters from Thaw. Ho
identified several communications from
| Thaw, one OF the papers being dia-
gram OF the premises where he declared
evil men were carrying on crininas
practises.
Thaw declared that workmen on
buildings near these premises had i1earo
young girls scream and suggested that
men be sent to watch the entrances to
the place. Thaw also said he had com
municated with the secretary for the
Prevention of Cruelty 20 Children, sug-
gesting that search warrant be is
sued and an investigation be made o.
/ the house, which was located in Iwer-
ty-second street.
"Thaw told me he had been followed
I to my Office the second time by men
/ VINO NeIe eiupAoySN SN ~ wsAse'
continued the witness. IT sent sew
eral men out in the hallway to see II
any one was there"
Mr.. Jerome objected to the witness
| telling the result of this search, but II
came out In the discussion that no one
| had followed Thaw.
''When Thaw came back to see me
/ the third time" resumed Mr.. Corn
stock, "I told him / had been uuabls
to secure any evidence, as the house
in T,venty-second street seemed to be
closed. He said he would furnish ne
the names Of several girls who had
bsea there. told him it would be