Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-17
OF
TIA w MA Y
TESTIFY
ARRIVES IN NEW YORK TO
TELL HER STORY
II Well Enough May Take Witness
Stand Today-Failure Of Others
TO Reach CITY Delays
Trial

BY Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 16.-The non-ar-
rival of important witnesses who are
hurrying to New York, caused the aban-
donment of the afternoon session Of the
Thaw trial today and cut the morning
sitting down to less than two hours.
Mrs. William Thaw, mother of the
accused, arrived from Pittsburg today,
and if strong enough, may take the
stand tomorrow. She has been i'll for
more than month, and at one time 1t
was feared she would not be able to
attend the trial.
Mrs Evelyn Nesbit Thaw will not be
offered as a witness until some time next
week
More evidence as to alleged irrational
conduct on the part of the defendant
was ordered today, the most impressive
witness being Abraham r. Beck, an
uncle of former Assistant Attorney Gen
eral James M. Beck. The elder Mr.. Beck
taught a select school of fifteen boys in
Pennsylvania in 1881 and 1882 and young
Thaw was one of his pupils
Mr. Beck described Thaw as boy
of ungovernable temperament" and pro-
duced a letter from Mrs. William Thaw,
mother of the defendant, who said that
she feared Harry's mind was unbalanced
he was so different from the other four
CnlluTeH. Oilt VI nav SOSOhtAA-
cities which, it was said, will soon be
testified to, was the sending of eighty
four pounds of beef to Evelyn Nesbit
one morning when she was ILL., The at
torneys have the receipts for the meat.
Identifies Letter
Mr. Beck Identified letter he had re-
ceived from Mrs. William Thaw, the
mother of Harry, about the boys con-
duet at school and it was read to the
jury. The latter was dated October %,
1881.
1t was in reply to a communication
from Mr., Beck complaining of Harry s
conduct and speaks of the distress the
latter caused the parent.
Cannot you bear with him a while
longer?' the letter from Mrs. Thaw
reads. ITO yield to his wishes now and
to send him home L am afraid might
ruin him. | begin to fear that his con-
duct and his outbursts are not all the
results of temper and rebellion, but per-
haps his mind is more or less unbal-
anced.
Mr.. Beck said he had had many years
cf experience in teaching and training
boys, but Thaws conduct was different
from any he had ever known.
1T could not help but think him IRA
tional," declared the witness.
Benjamin Bonan, formerly stage direc-
tor at the Metropolitan theater, testified
that Evelyn Nesbit Christmas evening
1908, was appearing in "A Girl from
Dixie" He appeared at the first trial
and testified that after Thaw had called
at the theater and taken the girl away
Stanford White arrived. When he found
that Miss Nesbit had gone away the wit
ness said White displayed pistol and
vowed he would kill "the Pittsburger'
before morning.
This testimony was repeated today.
Bonan said he communicated the threat
to Thaw
At the afternoon session Mr.. Littleton
announced that some of his most i'm
portant witnesses en- route here by steam
er and train had failed to arrive and
asked for an adjournment until morning,
when Mrs William Thaw is expected to
take the stand.
District Attorney Jerome did not oppose
the motion for adjournment and it was
granted.