Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1908-01-25
stanny to his ewes.

stantly to his eyes.
Mr. Littleton attempted to assist Mrs.
Thaw when she was in difficulty and
seemed about to cry, but the harsh
tones Of the district attorneys voice
raised in objection seemed to give her
all the strength or stimulus she re-
quired. and composure quickly reas-
serted itself.
The story varied in no detail from
the narrative of last year.
mir. Thaw. when I told him about
this, got excited and walked up and
down the room and moaned and sob
bed, and his eyes were wild" said the
witness. "He bit his nails and said:
MY God, My Godr"
How long did that keep up?" asked
Mr.. Littleton
"All night"
"What did Mr.. Thaw say when yon
had concludedT'
"He said it was not my fault anf
that he thc1ght just as much or me ms
ever. He said he wanted me to marry
Kim. and / said Il would make him the
laughingstock Of his friends, for some
people knew of what had happened 10
me. lie wanted 10 know lot about
my mother and how often she had seen
Stanford White and what ne had done
for her. I told him my mother didn't
know anything about it."
But one new feature appeared I'm the
testimony Of the witness. This was
when she told about Thaw swallowing
the contents OF bottle OF laudanum at
Monte Carlo I'm 1904 I'm an attempt TO
end his life Previously TO this at the
Grand hotel in New York Thaw had
talked OF suicide. his wife declared.
and had suggested that she also should
take poison. as both their lives had
been ruined. She was out of the room
when he finally took the poison in Eu.
rope.
"Why didn't you tell us about this
at the first trialIr demanded Mr.. Jc.
rome.
because Mr.. Delmas said IL might
make Harry out too crazy" the wit.
ness rctorted before the district attor.
ney could stop her.
Going briefly over the incidents OF
1904 I'm Europe and ot Thaw's repeated
offers of marriage. the witness said the
wedding finally occurred in Pittshurs
I'm April. 1898. i'm the presence of her
mother and members Of Ihaw's faml-
ly. including his mother.
The attorneys for the dofcpsc then
succeeded in placing IN evidence lci-
ter written hy thc dcfenaent in the
fall OF 1908 which coLlnletoiy cpvroho.
rated the ciaim that ttc -i.l who was
20 become his wife dill iel him the
story OF her rotations with Stamford
White much MS she has related 10 upon
the stand ut this ANA the former trial.
The defense Is ucIrlrg its close.
This morning Tngw's viii and the cod.
icil made &C the time of his marriage
10 Evelyn Nesbit. both OF which were
introduced last year as further evil
dences Of irrationallty on the part of
the defendant were proved and intro.
duced rs evidence
Then followed the testimony Of Miss
Belle Moorehouse Lawrence OF Cali.
fOruia. who WAS Thaw's teacher when
lie was six years Old and could no;
talk iutclIigibly. Il is said Miss Law.
renee kept diary. in which there are
many entries concerning young Thaw.
and an effort was made 10 get this In
evidence Mrs. William Thaw is eX-
pected during today 10 complete her
testimony. The insanity experts should
be reached not later than tomorrow
afternoon. ana the defense hopes to
close its case by Friday night. \ week
later Thaw's fate should be in the
hands OF the jury