The evening world., 1908-01-17


meal. l asked him the first day wha
troubled him. what's the natter
said to him He told me that he coui'
not tell me did Rot say anything
more at that time.
1 Q. Did YOU sleep near him. A. Hi'
room adioined mine After wen
to bed | heard him crying early on
morning. Nearly every night I wou'c
md him up and walking about tn
floor. groantng. often saw him u,
as late "a a NJ. would awaKei
at all hours to see a light in his .oor
and hear him grooming. l would G.
In ana ind him weeping and moan
ing. After repeated Efforts I induced
him to tell me his trouble.
Confessed to Mother.
@ When WAS .his- A. In about a
week after his arrival. I should say
In his room one niaht te ira'iy con.
! fesscd to Ne what ai!ed him
, 9. DO YOU recall the circumstance A
II was about o'clock heard him
| crying and went in. He then told me
/ that he had learned to love n young
woman who had been ruined by man
older than herself said TO him II the
girls mother were living she ought TO
take care IF Ter laughter. He said 1,
was not rhe nother's .ault. but that the
mother had heen careless. He said he
could not give Up the young woman, al
| though she had been ruined He did not
tell me the girls name and did not ask
him He cried continually and sob5ed
as II. told me all this
u ia ms
next talk with him? A. cannot re-
member. was planning wedding re-
ceptioG.
Q. When again did he talk to you
about this? A. Just after the wedding.
when we had returned. and that night
VIXEN / was In his room. His pillow
was wet with tears. II vas then he
told me the name OF the girl This was
shortly before Thanksgiving.
Q. Did he tell you rte nnme Of the
nan In the case? A. He did
What name was IT." asked Mr.. Lit
Teton.
stanford White" answere> Mr.
Thaw. decisively. and in a clear voic<.
which could be heard all over the quiet
courtroom. Mrs Thaw continued:
Il didn't want 10 know much about
these people. thought since the bur-
den OF the girls ruin did NOT rest on
him, that his conscience was free. He
told me the girl was a mere child at
the time she was ruined. I did not
press him. for I did not want to seem
interested. He said the girls father
had been a lawyer near Pittshurg, but
was now dead He said the mother was
living. l had never heard of the name
before. He called her Evelyn Nesbit,
but paid little attention to that"
Q. Did you call in a doctor TO see
your son? A. did.
Sobbed az the Choir Sang.
q When did you next discuss the
matter? A. He and l were at a
Thanksgiving service at our new
f're sbytcrian church. Tie choir was
singing. when l heard him sobbing l
turned to find him crying alone. On
tho wav hcme ! asked him what was
the matter and he said: "Oh. mother,
II things had been different. Evelyn
might have been with US here" As
we drove along he pointed out little
church and said Evelyas grsndmoot ner
used to attend there. ! did not uues-
tion him further. as ] did not care to
know about these things The tears
Once inside she was taken on an e's-
fec sho :er.
Il recall distinctly" said the invalid
ticking of the sentences with tremu-
lous forefnger. that the choir was
singing Kipling's Recessional. to De
Kovens music. when ! turned to see
him weeping. His whole face was con
vulsed and the tears were streaming
down his face. was not greatly sur
prised at this. because his periods of
depression had been marked for days
before. l never thereafter introduced
the subject OF mis- sorrow. did not
care 10 inquire further into the mat
ter"
Q. How long did he remain at the
house after the Thanksgiving service
A ! cannot recall DIR. Benjamin called
I remember. to see Harry.
Q How much OF the time was Harry
at home in the house? A. Almost con-
stantly He would sit and stare vacant
~. without seeing. Often. in the
library. l found him thus
q When did he leave to come to New
VI a. Al IIIlhllnds
c. DO you recall having had another
talk with him about Evelyn? A. II I
did II was all casual. l know the details
have never been told as they should
have been rela ted.
Warned Son Not TO Speak.
At this juncture there was a pause
jerome, marking Mrs. Thaw's feeble
and distressed condition. suggested in a
whisper to Littleton that It might be
better to suspend for awhile. Thaw.
half rising from his seat, seemed about
to speak. His mother dropped her eyes
at him and shook her head warningly.
She then put her hand TO her breast.
He dropped back into the chair and
sank his head into his hand.
Mrs Thaw," said Littleton, ~ you
prefer we will suspend temporarily
"Oh. no." she said. still holding her
hand to her breast. as II there was
pain there. Il am strong eaough to
go on to the end, l feel strong enough
TO stay here. We have only covered u
month. and ! am anxious to tell 1t all