The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-01-24

cne oner OF the Will. Justice Bowling
said the condition Of the will, a long
rambling affair, was such as to make
the proof Of custody desirable.
Following the reading OF the codi-
Gil, Mr.. Littleton created something Of
q stir by calling Anthony Comstock
to the stand-his first appearance IN
Thaw. In his letter. suggested that
copy OF one of his letters be sent
to District Attorney jerome, and also
suggested that IL Comstock needed
more funds to carry on the inquiry he
might ask Miss Helen Gould for as
sistance in that line.
Thaw Told Of Victims.
Giving the name Of a young actress,
Thaw described at length what he
said was an effort to save this girl
from the "blackguard." Thaw said he
enlisted a prominent man in the cause
who was at first loath to believe that
such practices as complained Of ex-
listed, but afterward a convinced.
Besides four victims, / have al
ready told you about the other" con
tinued Thaw, 'the blackguard asker
her to marry him and she left her
place. It is now being talked about
the newspaper offices, and I hope
to give you the name and details soon.
Please destroy this"
In several of the letters Thaw spoke
Of enclosing 500 nor for the secret
service fund. Thaw wrote under the
name of ferguson" in accordance
with an agreement he had made, so.
that his name would not be included
in the annual report Of contributions.
On cross examination Jerome asked
Mr.. Comstock if he v e got into the
Twenty-fourth street house.
mo, sir"
The prosecutor devoted much Of his
time with the witness to calling at
tention to the fact that the state
ments in the letters were coherent,
understandable and rational In thel'
references to historic evidence
Mr.. Comstock was still on the stand
when recess was ordered.
Afternoon Session.
Mr. Comstock, at the afternoon ses.
sion, produced at Mr.. Jerome's re.
quest q letter copy book containing
the replies sent by Comstock to
lThaw's letters. There were also ssv-
eral letters written by Mr. Comstocik
to the Children's society . concerning
the matters complained OF by Taw.
The letters indicated that the alleged
crimes properly belonged to the prov
ince Of the children's organization.
The cross-examination quickly erded,
and John Gleason, Of COUNSEL for Tbaw
at the hrst trial. was called in connec.
ton with proving the defendants viii.
Mr.. Gleason said the will came into
his possession in December, 1905. He
received It by registered mail from
j. Deniston, the Pittsburg banker, who
testified at the first trial that he re-
ceived the will from Thaw in 1904.
Mother 10 Recalled.
Mrs. William Thaw, the nlother,
was then recalled to conclude he: ties.
.timony begun last week.
Mrs. Thaw told Of waking up one
night shortly before Harry's birth and
finding that her Oldest child, an In
FAINT, was dead In her bed. The nerv-
GUS shock was SO severe, she declared.
that for more than seven months she
scarcely slept at all. As an infant
Harry suffered the most remarkable
sleeplessness she had ever known in a
child. He was nervous. ard. instead
Of sleeping at night, would insist on
being propped up to a sitting position
in bed, his eyes having . side-awake
expression.