Evening journal., 1908-01-16
WITNESSES TELL
OF THAW'S WHIMS
BY THE JOURNALS Special wire.

by The JOURNALS Special Wire.
NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-Mrs. Belle
Moore Lawrence. who as governess Of
The Thaw family was Impressed by
Harry Taaws condition at the age OF
6 years VIII arrive from California to-
day. Littleton considers her one Of
his star witnesses inasmuch that she
will testify that Thaw was irrational
during the entire time he was under
her care Justice Vernon Davis who
presided at tine trial OF Nan Patterson
for the murder Of Caesar Young oc-
cupied a scat on the bench beside
Justice Bowling when the trial was re-
sumed at lO.1G today. Thaw seemed
more cheerful than usual today and as
soon as he took his seat entered into
an animated conversation with Attor-
ney Peabody.
The morning session opened with
August Weber, the former butler Of the
Itaw home, reciting Incidents in
Thaws s life which impressed him as
those Of an irrational person. Fol-
lowing his abatement Jerome took him
Washington home Of the Thaws' from
January until April 1903, whea he went
TO Pittsburg with the family.
How often was Harry Thaw home
in Pittsburg."
Nearly every evening"
And he was always extremely ner-
vous, but otherwise strong and healthy
was he?"
yes he was"
And he got you out Of your bed
at night to serve him and a friend
some cigars and Scotch and gave YOU
So for your troubleg'
'He did"
AN a other pecaliarity you notified
vas week later. when you attempted
to serve him his breakfast in his room
AID he jumped out of bed, kicked a
cigar box that was in his way into
the fireplace, walked up and down and
would not eat? Is that SOP
Yes sir"
DID he act any more peculiar than
any iers' n would .,no was awakened
and did not have a desire to eat?'
Il don't know"
THAT'S ALL"
Steward Christopher Baggan, Of the
New York Whist Club, was recalled
TO testify as TO when he saw Thaw
at the club during 1904, 1906 and 1906
Yesterday he said he could not swear
II Thaw was at the club in those years
but could find out from the club books.
Today he said the books show ed Thaw
was there December 1904, in February.
March and April, and in May and June
1906.
TO Jerome he declared the register
Of the club was not kept by him aud
the only one OF the dates he could
swear was December "a. Did he play
in the club that night My impression
that he stayed all night in a room and
took an early morning train for some
place
II is reported that on .he night Of
December "a, 1904, Stanford White had
arranged a birthday party. at which
EVELYN Nesnit was to have been the
guest, but that Thaw went TO the Mad
ison square theatre and took her off
to dinner before White got there.
Other testimony showing Thaw's Pc
cuiiar actions was given.
Martin w. Litteton in the Thav,
defense today scored heavily in his
contention that Harry X. Thaw has
been insane from birth, when through
the medium of Professor Abraham
Beck, fcr years a leading educator of
Wsttrn Pennsy lvania. He got before
the jury the story IN early life acted
irrational, and a letter from Thaw's
mother declaring that she did not con b
slider him strong mentally The letter
written October 25. 1851 was penned in
response TO a demand that she take
Harry away from "Becks school for
Boys" as he was beyond control. At
that time Mrs. Thaw told the Profess
sor she considered Harry hardly re-
sponsible and pleaded that he bear
with the boy.
To the jury Professor Beck, who IS
well advanced in years and exceedingly
deaf, declared Thaw "howled like an
ANIMAL and was the worst boy he
ever had 10 deal WITH" so bad, in fact
that he only kept him IN school a few
months. erome apparently realized
that Beck was a strong witness against
him as he dismissed him with but a
triiling examination. Mrs. William X
rhaw may so on the stand tomorrow.
Roger O'Meara stated this morning
that she was already in the city. but
this was denied by A. Russell Peabody
who declared that she was enroLte.
TIE remarkable fast time made IN dis
posing Of witness has disarranged the
plans Of the defense and Littleton had
TO ask 70 ran adjournment at 1920
today because he was entirely out of
Witnesses