The Detroit times., 1908-01-20
DESCRIBES
IHAW'S ATTEMPT
At SUICIDE
AFTER MANY THREATS AND
MUCH BRooDINo AND WEEP
ING, HARRY SWALLOWED POL
SON IN A PARIS HOTEL.

Vec'taI OF InCiuents foIIoWing ner rum
alton by Stanford White, Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw, on the stand today graph
IeaiIy told OF the attempt of Harry
. X. Thaw to commit suicide by swa!.
lowing poison In Paris hotel. Here
ID IN excerpt from her testimony:
"one day after dinner, Mr.. Thaw
went Into his room. When he came
back his face was deadly white, like
chalk. He said, Z have done II. IT'S
all over. ! have done IT, asked
him what he meant and he said, 4
have taken bottle Of poison went
Into his room and on the table
found a small bottle and detected an
odor Of poison ! ran to the
telephone and tried to get a doctor.
Meanwhile Harry had beer
taken violently III. He laid on the
bed. His eyes were standing out OF
his head. When the doctor came, they
spoke In French and ! did not under
stand
Following the ruling Of Justice
Bowling. denying District Attorney Je-
rome's motion to exclude the public
from the court room. Attorney Martin
W. Littleton, for the defense. took up
the examination OF Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. who again was Obliged to re-
cite the story OF her undoing by Stan
ford White. She was the first wit
ness called in today's proceedings
BY Littleton;
Q--what did you tell Harry Thaw
when he asked you to marry HING
A--That / couldn't told him 1t
was because OF stanford White. He
asked me TO tell him all about Stan
ford White.
o-Did you tell him
OWN you tell us what you told
Harry Thaw?
Before the witness had chance 20
reply. Jerome sprang to his feet. He
began long argument. the substance
OF which was that a conversation
have no bearing on Thaws mental
condition the night OF the shooting.
Such a contention is absurd and ir-
rational on the face OF IL. and the tes-
tirnopy should not be admitted" argued
Jercme. 1T is contended that he car
rted his story in his mind for three
trs. and that ne showed no signs OF
B6Anity until that time"
Esing the same authorities as Je-
rome presented, Justice Bowling an
swsrsd the district attorney by dsc asr-
for cross exauainskie~s The question
was then read to the. witness. and
young Mrs. Thaw began her story.
Evelyn Begins Her story.
II told Harry" she said. how I met
Stanford White and visited his studio
in West Twenty-fourth-st / told him
how / was brought there. by a girl
whose mother knew mine | told him
The studio Was not like REGULAR one
there were no easels or artists ma
teriaIs around I told him how we had
lunch I'm another room and then went
10 one near the top OF the tower.
This room was draped with velvet
and there were divans and pictures
was also q velvet swing In this room.
and after luncheon Mr.. White, had the
girls sit In the swing.
HE would then swing us up to the
ceiling. lie had a Japanese umbrella
liked TO the ceiling and our feet would
go through IT until IL was full of holes.
I told Harry how, after that. stanford
White called an electric hanson and
sent the other girl and myself out
driving in the PARK ARK The other .na girl girl
az told all this to my mother. in
formed Harry. ! also told him OF visits
fourth-st. i told him how we went
in through three doors after entering
next to Schwartz a
BY Litt1eton:
o-Did you tell Harry Thaw any
Ayes, told him about going to
Mr. MSite had w nS'9 for !. to s drink
told him how the other girl had several
drinks and. had but one. also said
that ssS" s nd tine That ga msnsr hs
had sent her there.
II added that stanford White had
bousht mother new dresses and hats
and that he had paid her for
Jerome Quits In"
''Oh. this II very irregular" broke In
Jerome. How does she know that
stanford White did all this--bought
hats, dresses and the rest7"
III she told this to the defendant
she may relate II now" ruled the court.
Young Mrs. Thaw then continued:
90 how noT % %s. % sod BY ser
TO 30 out with no one but Stanford
white: how. after she had gone. Mr..
S . 'sns s vent e the to Studio snd
donned kimona and posed for many
pictures. A few nights later, Mr.. White
again sent q carriage to the theater
20 meet other girls. When ! got there.
however. I found only Stanford White.
The Others have turned me down.
when I asked him where the other girls
Il described to Harry how Mr..
emf rooms and finally to a bedroom,
of wine I told Harry how Stanford
White wanted me to drink OF the wine,
and that did IL, after quite some OBJ
lection"
Jerome here objected to Littleton
asking the witness any leading cues
lions and the court upheld the district
attorney.
Thaw Deeply Affected.
His head buried I'm his hands. Harry
K Thaw sat at the counsel table dur
(Continued on Seventh Psge.)