The evening world., 1908-01-22


of my assistants could stay there AMI
watch what was going on. ! made ap.
p.icauon for a room. but learned Their.
vas no immediate prospect OF getting
any.
L met Mr.. Thnw on the stree, sew
eral DAYS before The shooting. CON
cluded Mr. Co:nstoc.;
Mr.. Jerome began his crnSs-exlmina-
ton by getting Mr. Comstock agitated
over the identity OF one OF the papers
he had brought TO tie courtroom.
which. he said. he had received from
the defendant.
Describes "'Dens.'
Mr.. Littleton read the paper. 1t
proved to be Thaw's description Of the
three 'dens Of vice" he wanted Com
The paper was written in d!sj0int;.d
sentences and julnbled words. 1t de-
scr.oed in detail the Twenty-tourth
place where a rich gang Of criminals
held orgies and d~coauched Il girls.
lectures on walls are indecent, but
perhaps not Illegally obscene. Workmea
usually fifteen years old. There is 40
escape except by window. There Is a
the top room a swing. Three wears ago
workmen got police TO inquire there.
and W wears ago 1t was closed for a
while after pie girl was there;
9TH Iwenty-sixth street house APP
pears closed. but 1t Is not. Ii is owned
by Henry Poor, and there are many
Indecent pictures there. In the front
room - a nicture Of a nude W man
tivity."
Suggests a Plan.
Then Littleton read another letter as
follows:
Dear Mr.. C~omstock.-l hope YOU
have luIiy recovered WIN his o
II you want a copy for Mr.. Jerome l
will send It. Meanwhile, l shall o
mention this in any way. These raw
influence. Also many criminals and
lawyers. like Hummel. D. assist them.
OF course they would much regret. for
their society friends TO know OF their
"A clerk came TO me In whites Of
fee. named Hartnett, 10 look after this
matter. ! would have nothing to DO
with him. A faithful plumber could get
you testimony OF all these crimes. a
workman on the ROOF might drop some
tools through the skyllght and see the
picture OF the woman hanging on the
wall Last year u woman Drought ii
suit in Paris, and 1t was brought out
that she Mas the original OF this pic
are.
n YOU wish to see The letter sup
c-iv"d in New York. writ to me-. Miss
Helen Could mig, assist you"
Saved One Girl. He Wrote.
The next letter was marked Per
3 nal" and was dated Nov. Il. 1904.
1t read as follows:
"Detr Mr.. c]omstock; Edna Chase
Twenty second street, Telephone l443
r Thirty-elghth street, a music hal,
She is dark well Eroomed. has nm
months old, 4 year g he black
when she needed help. Had SUPPER
several times 6ut never alone. I in
said he would look after her. She was
so innocent.
IN the :: sTri ~ som. some "a Iaoe IT., aid ,n he
ciety. but 1t was probably a law. But
he look less care OF Edna Chasc when
ne left for Europe than he did when he
The hiackguard became a i..oa,
BAD cases. There was certainly no
man Ike rim. The black guard Will be
crimes. He Won d not attempt to try
20 convince any court OF his innocence.
p.c's- dcSt~ov this"
Juror cary asked if Ferguson ana
Thaw were Identical ana Mr. Comstoc6
said The name had been used by tue
Tr,w's handwriting.
The next Letter was written on a letter
hea6 NJ the Waldorf-Astor!a. 1t ran AS
follows.
Tells Of Other Victims"
Dear Mr., Comstock: Besiies the four
victims | spoke Of. within fourteen
months there is another. She is a
Young manicure girl In Twenty-thirl
street, | think. Tho blackguard asked
Aer to marry him and teen he loft her.
This all 20, out. and 1t is spokcn OF In
the newspaper Offices. In "A few davs I
none 20 send YOU her name. The black
guard went to her house and sent her
sister TO Europe, ! Will tell YOU al
about this ns soon as | can get down %
see YOU. Please DESTROY this. Irrln.-i
secret service fund with. number.
in a e,'cr written at the Hoe Wei
colt Thaw said. There IRE two m7rc
v!ctlms-on" IA a girl fifteen and n haIf
We y ola IN Casino Theatre, ana the
s P c c. may make her two months
win s1N or ".E4, ~ rrs H. x. r. En-
los" check 500 for Fereuson HOPE
you are wei. l have learned thai HE
sIggc tive p~!eture-nnknd woman-rot
IN wcnty-Second street. Received in
te~estinG report work last year II.
More for secret.servlce Fund.
Here are the other letters:
Dear Mr. Co!nstock-I trust this Will
find YOU very well. lnc!osed IS 500
more for the secret service fuqd.
Dear. Mr.. Comstoek-Inciossd 4. 500