The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1908-01-24
EvELYN THAW IN COrRT

suicidal intent while they were u"
cether In Paris. II was not without
strong objection on the part Of the dis
trict attorney that the witness was al
lowed TO give her testimony In public
and when Mr.. Jerome was overrulec
on this point he fought strenuously fol
the exclusion Of the story altogether.
His main argument on this latter
point was based on the fact that Thaw
had committed his crime three years
after he had heard this story, which
the defense contends had unhinged his
mind.
Mr.. Littleton took up the thread OF
the witness story where It had beer
broken on Friday. and she went on te
tell OF her recital TO Thaw in Paris Of
her experience with Stanford White.
In leading up to the climax Of bel
story Mr.. Littleton did not follow the
same dramatic sequence that Mr.. Del
mas did at the first trial. Besides, he
was held down by Mr.. Jerome, whose
frequent objections Jared the continu
ity of the narrative. In the most mat
ter OF fact way Mrs Thaw told Of bel
meeting with Stanford White in bis
snudio in West Twenty-fourth street
She told again OF the gorgeous fur
nishlngs Of the house. OF its divans
and its mirrors and paintings and OF
the velvet swing IN the room on the
rrr.aofa1 how she and
the young woman who had accompa'
MED her to the house and who intro
duced her TO the architect were placed
IN this swing, one after the other. and
how as their feet neared the ceiling
they would kick through a great Japa.
nese fan that was suspended over II
After that there were other visits to
this studio. 10 another that Stanford
White had IN a house on Twenty-sec-
ond street and to bis rooms In the
Madison square tower There were
frequent dinners at the tower, and al
them the witness said Stanford White
was conslderate Of her. At none OF
tbem was she allowed 10 drink more
than one glass OF wine, and when they
were over White took her home In cab
Then came the story Of the visit TO
the West Twenty-fourth street studio
when she expected TO find dinner par
~ there She drove down In a cab
which White had sent for her and on
reaching the house found him there
alone. The other guests had turned
them down" he said. The witness
went on to describe how White showed
her through the different rooms and
finally led her TO the bedroom with It's
mirrors and tapestries and pictures and
the table on which there was bottle
Of wine. Pressed TO take some Of the
wine. she said she drank a little OF II
and then came "a rumbling and a
pounding in her ears" After that she
knew little for several hours.
Mrs. Thaw's voice broke at last when
she told an that happened there. and
She went on with some difficulty. ThaN
broke down completely and wept into
q handkerchief which he held con
stantly TO his eyes.
Nir Llttleton attempted TO assist Mrs
Thaw when she was IN difficulty anC
seemed about to cry, but the harsl
tones Of the district attorneys voice
raised in objection seemed to give hel
an the strength or stimulus she re
quired. and composure quickly reas
serted itself.
The story varied in no detail iron
the narrative Of last year
"Mr. Thaw. when told him abou
this. got excited and walked mp AM
down the room and mOaned and sol
bed. and his eyes were wild,' said IN
witness. "He bit his nails and said
MY God! My CodF"
How long did that keep upf' aske'
Mr. Littleton.
"Al night"
"What did Mr.. Thaw say when yo
had concludedT
"He said il was not my fault an
that he thought just as much OF me n
ever. lie said he wanted me TO MARI
him. and | said It would make him tn
laughingstock OF his friends. for som