The Detroit times., 1908-01-21
MeUer Did Man Bay
His Life at Such a
Price as Harry Thaqv
by DOROTHY nix.

M EVER did e man buy his life at
Az n anch 2 price as Harry Thaw:
would have died any death rather than
have the woman he loved. the wife he
had sworn 70 cherish and project. pub
lish her dishonor TO the world In orstes'
that he might hide behind her. Yet
not once. but twice, has Harry Thaw
sought petticoat protection and let his
wire hold up her bedraggied skirts for
Just one thing on earth could excuse
such craven deed. and that excuse
is tho young miilionaire's. He Is sucn
q moral and mental idiot. he does not
realize the enormity or his offence. You
saw this~-had II borne upon you--whcn
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw went for the
tell her story. IL is a loathsome story.
that carries her down into the very
gutter. yet her husband sat and lis
tened to details that made the audience
Prisoner Looks Pleased.
Tho prisoner looked as the ordinary
normal husband would look II his wife
came home and told him that she had
th s she had on e the prettiess o Gown AZ
a smart o'clock tea Only once did
he show. the slightest sign OF emotion.
or mortifcation; and that was during
had been dscoyed to whites studio
and drugged.
During that unspeakbie revelation.
chief and appeared to weep, but as al
most in the next breath Evelyn related
how noble and generous and chivalrous
ar hr hh ais pee oad 90 ner ana sAEen care
ming swiftness. The handkerchief came
down and he turned bcaming smile
that asked for the approval of the
1t seemed almost grotesque folly to
go on with the trial IN the face of that
spectacle--the wife stripping the last
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acter and the husband listening with
silly grin, II showed 80 plainly that
the mans diseased brain could hold no
continuous and connected Impression
terrible that 1t would have been less
sad II you had seen him laughing over
her corpse as she lay in her coffin.
A Changed Evelyn.
When Evelyn came upon the witness
stand she looked like and yet unlike
she did year ago. But II was a diff
ferent Evelyn who told the story Of
wrongs so terrible that they passed
imagining. She was still as beautiful
may more beautiful than last year:
but some strange psychic change has
taken place In her that has made her
much older than the twelve months OF
time explains. She IL matured wo-
man. She no longer, with all her art.
impresses you with z sense Of her
her cries out that she 10 a woman OF
the world. and must be judged as a
woman now, and not as a child.
Last year she gave her testimony as
one who babbles OF evils, not knowing
the import OF what she Is saying. She
seemed as helpless as a lamb In the
grasp, OF a. wolf before Mr.. Jeromc's
furious onslaught upon her. Yesterday
her pose was one OF confidence. There
was temper and anger and obstinacy
In her every movement and she fought
every inch OF the ground with the dis
trict attorney.
story's psthos Gone.
Thus in the beginning she threw
away her best weapons. How was
her story received yesterday? Also
iutely on unresponsivc ears. It's pathos
was gone. Its little girl was gone. Its
drama and fire had burned themselves
out and nothing was left but the wo-
man who had gone wrong" telling a
sordid story. IL was twice told story
and people yawned---sii except the man
whose lettering mind was overthrown
by &C. To him II will still be new az
the Judgment day. and he leaned for
ward, drinking I'm every word az it,
and smiling.
The young evvife. by her own lucid
story. crucified herself upon the cross
OF publicity.