The evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1907-1908, 1908-01-16
T'HAW MAD,
MOTHER IN
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horrible feeling of dread. Won't YOU
deal gently with him, for my sake?
How would 1t do to avoid noticing him
for one day? L really do not know
what to suggest. Harry Isl so different
from the other four children. He ought
to have been more carefully watched
and trained. Mr.. Thaw will be home
soon and Will be able to advise with
me-"
Mr.. Beck said he had had many
a of experience in teaching and
training boys, but Thaw's conduct was
different from any he had ever known.
II couldn't help but think him ir-
rational" declared the witness.
Mr.. Beck is now 70 years of age. His
testimony a impressive. and District
Attorney Jerome asked but one or two
questions on cross-examination.
Annie Baggan, a sister of Christopher
Baggan and h-ousekeeper at the Whist
Club. told Of several instances of what
she termed irrational conduct IN the
part of Thaw.
The next witness was Benjamin
Bonan, former stage door keeper at the
Madison Square Theatre, where Evelyn
Nesbit on Christmas eve, 1908, was APP
pearing in "A Girl from Dixie Bonan
appeared at the first trial and testified
thai after Thaw had called at the thea
tire and taken the girl away Stanford
White arrived. When he found that
Miss Nesbit had gone away, the witness
said, White displayed a pistol and
vowed he would kill that %Pittsburger'
before morning. This testimony was
repeated today. Bonan said he COM
municated the threat to Thaw.
August Weber. the former Thaw but
Ter, who yesterday testified to various
incidents in the life of Harry Thaw
during the early months of 1903, was
recalled to the witness stand.
He was asked by Mr.. Littleton, of the
defense. II Thaw's actions, as he OBJ
served them while employed in the
Washington and Pittsburg homes, inn
pressed him as rational or irrational.
Irrational" replied the witness
promptly.
District Attorney Jerome had the
witness repeat several of the incidents
he related yesterday afternoon, and was
asked If he considered a Sc tip from
Thaw an irrational act.
1T seemed queer, for what L did,"
said Weber.
The witness declared that Thaw was
not d~issipating and seemed healthy
when he knew him. but always was
neryou and eXcitable.
Christopher Baggan, steward of the
New York Whist Club, was recalled to
give the dates of Thaw's visits to the
club in 19O4-5-6. Mr.. Jerome brought out
from the witness the fact that he was
able on each of these occasions to play
bridge whist with the best players in
the club.
Raymond A. Brown, a music pub
Usher ard eyewitness of the Killing
of stanford White, was called and
to Thaw's irrational appear
on the roof garden.
Brown said he knew Thaw person
and spoke to him during an inter-
mission in the performance, but could
not get a coherent reply.
Did you ever try to get a coherent
from II other man twenty min
utes befoe he took the life of a fellow
being?' asked District Attor-
neg Jerome.
mo-" replied the witness.
IHdl . ALE
There was some delay in beginning
the afternoon session. Mr.. Littleton
announced that some of his most i'm
portant Witnesses en- route here by
steamer and train had failed to arrive
and asked for an adjournment until
tomorrow morning, when Mrs. William
rhaw is expected to take the stand.
District Attorney Jerome did not OPP
the motion for adjournment and it
granted.
PITTsBURG. Pa, jan. 16-so quietly
hat few knew of her absence until noon
today, Mrs. Mary c. Thaw, mother of
Harry X, Thaw, left the city last night
New York, where she will testify In
Me trial Of her son. Mrs. Thaw, who has
been suffering with rheumatism, was not
m condition, it Is said. TO make the journey
but disregarded the advice of her
physician in order to be with her son.
American Flour and OleO in the LeVant.
A New York exporting house writes TO
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