The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-16
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Learned
Much of the ThaW Family
Skeleton and Is Holding
Relatives Aloof.
JEROME WOULD LET DE-
PENDANT GO TO ASYLUM.
The Fact That He Admitted a
Letter as Evidence, Has
Led Court Attaches to This
Belief.

mother will be in New York some tine
today and the announcement has en-
oouraged the defendant. It is report
- that the revealing of the TAaw
family skeleton has 50 shocked young
Mrs Thaw that a GOODNESS has sprung
uD between her and the other mem
bers Of the family. August Weber. d
butler in the Thaw family was contin-
uad rs witness this morning. He t"s-
tilted that Tlaws conduct was alU avs
irrational. At one time, Thaw hoped
out OF bed upsetting his breakfast.
kicked his cigar into the fire place
the slipper following it, and finally re-
alizing his action said Il beg your par
don"
Adam r. Beck of Allentown. pa,
formerly a teacher of Thaw. testified
that as d boy Thaw was of unwhole-
some health. He was always subject
TO fearless CRYING. during which time,
gave animal-like hOW(s. His eyes were
cast down and he would constantly
roll them Such spells would last Al
most 20 minutes. Beck sad he recelN-
ed letter frim the boys mother, in
which she said she believed his mind
was affected. This letter admitted as
evidence The fact mat Jerome al
lowed its admission would indicate
that he is satisfied to let Thaw go 10
an asylum. Benjamin Bowman, the
| door-keeper of Madison Square theatre
testified he heard White threaten to
! Kill Thaw and saw his revolver. EON-
man said he forthwith told Thaw.
.tdlering to their promise to inter
nose no other defense than that OF i'll
~anty in behalf of their client. the at
tOrneys representing Harry *. Tha"
AT his trial yesterday continued the eX
animation of witnesses who SWOrt
that Thaw, at various times in his life
appeared to them as mentally ult
sound Practically all cf the testimony
WAS new to the case and had to dt
with acts practically down to the Cd!
Of the tragedy itself. Then came The
declaration of the two men who sal OF
the coroner's jury during the inquir,
into Stanford Whites death. all o
whom declared that the defendant tn
day following the shooting acted irrat
ionally. His manner and appearance
were such as to cause the inquest jur!
to question his state of mind afte
their formal verdict had been render
ed.
ThaWs Actions at Home.
: After the coroners jurors, ten o
them altogether, had been disposed 81
Mr.. LittletOn called August Weber t
the stand. Weber served as a butte
in the Thaw house in Lafayette squar
Washington, from January to May
. 1908. The witness said he formerl
was in the employ Of Senator Foraker
Of Ohio. He related many incident
Of what he described as irratiOnalit
OH the part of the defendant. ThaN
would order that no dinner be preral
ed certain evenings, and a few hour
later would come in and demand t
know why there was nothing to ca
l lie would call the butler out of iii
= hek and give him s. for some trifIin
' service. Thaw would sometimes pac
' TIE floor of the dining room in tn
= Il jdst OF dinner, muttering to himsel
cnCe ThaW called for q carriage ar
q. III. and when told one was not avail
r able became historical and fell prom
{ upon a couch. During these GU
breaks the witness said Thaw's eve
5 were shiny and had a vacant star
{ Weber was still on the stand when
i0urnment until tomorrow mornin
was taken.
i The Plea of Specific Insanity.