Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-01-20
Today's Telegraphic News.
Evelyn Thaw on the stand.

Evelyn i1dW On lue otuhos
New York, Jan, 20. Mrs. Evelyn
Thaw was the frat witness called today.
She will complete her testimony before
any other witnesses are called.
There was g lengthy conference Of
Tbaw's attorneys before the trial began
ri which 1t was decided that Evelyn
Thay would not be Withdrawn 10 permit
her mOther-in-law aud Mrs. Morehouse
Lawrence TO testify nrst. So the younger
Mrs. Thsw sgain resumed the stand.
Jerome at once renewed his motion
that the public be excluded from the
court room during the remaining time
that Mrs. Evelyn Thaw il on the stan1.
He declared that the action of the court
10 excluding all women except press
representatives. was in part OF pre-
cedent. As 10 the propriety of exclud-
ing the public at a second trial when the
first Was in public, he cited the case Of
William Hall, tried ia Monroe county
In 1900 where this was done. He
claimed that the court has power to act
add that the application Of the code Of
criminsl procedure would not compel
the admitIsnce of the public. Jerome's
argument was extended.
Justice Dowlipg then ruled that as
jerome had Withdrawn bis motion the
reporters and public SHOULD be admitted.
Littleton at once plunged into the ex-
animation Of Evelyn, questioning her
relative to the famous interview in the
Paris hotel In 1908, in which the girl
confessed to Thaw that she could not
marry him because OF her alleged wrong
at the hands OF Stanford White.
Evelyn reiterated her alleged ex-
perience with Stanford White substan-
italy as she told 1t at the frat trial.
Some of the details, however, were elm
mated She described her visit TO the
Twenty-fourth street house where White
hsd invited her TO supper, and said:
"He showed me a room lined entirely
with mirrors, another beautifully up
holslered and fitted; also secret stair
way which led from the upper to the
User floor. Then he showed me finely
furnished bedroom, and when 1 sat
down be poured out glass Of wine and
set 1t before me. When l did not drink
it be ssked what was the matter, and I
took little OF 1t. | knew no more for
some time. When l finally came to
myself my clothing had been taken from
lne. l screamed and Stanford White
came over to me aud told me not to
worry. 1 hurriedly dressed and wen.
back 10 my hotel"
"What next did you tell Mr.. Thsw?"
81 told him Stanford White came to
10y room aud knelt down aud told me
must not worry; that everything would
90 sll right That must not tell msmms,
that every one does these things, that il
was a part Of life. asked If certain
people l knew did these things, aud ho
laughed for long time aud told me
why, of course "He declared that
if | did not believe him to ask any OF
them and they would tell me he was
telling the truth"
During her recital the voice of the
witness broke many times and on two
occasions tears rolled down her cheeks.
Through 1t sll Thsw sat with his hand
kerchiet to his eyes, his frame apparently
occasionally convulsed with sobs.
"Whst else did you tell Mr.. Tbsw2"
''he asked Mo IL I over visited White |
again and 1 told him | had"
"Dii he ask sou 1hen?
'.He did and | told him White took |
me to the 22nd street house. Il was
furnished a great deal ike the 24.h
street house. l told him ALEC about the |
Lighting arrangement"
"Whst were lhest?V
"In the bed room OF the 24h street |
house there we're number of electric
buttons. One would tuln the lights on
another would turn them off; still Others
would light the single globes In the
various parts of the room."
"What vas Mr.. ThaT's manner as
you told hin Of your experiences at the
hands of While2"
HE would pace up and down the
'OSuif pun ot hlo haiij WtiEk us hauocJ |
bite his finger nails and sob aloud"
Evelyn said she remained in New
York until about February, 1904 and
confessed to living at the Grsud Hotel
With ThRW.
The one new sensation of the day
Was Evelyn's assertion thSt she refused
! suicide pact with Thsw.
ave are tired of life" she declared
he said to her "and we should end it all
White ruined your life aud mine. Let
"a take laud4num."
"Oh, nol' replied this girl of 10.
Let US go to the theatre"
And they went to the play house.
Later, at Monte Carlo, Thsw did
ctually take poison himself, according
o Evelyn, but an overdose acted as an
metic and his life was saved.
The Court adjourned until $50.
he afternoon session will continue uu-
il $50.
Mrs. Thaw interviewed.
New York, Jan. 20--ChaGles Sum-