The Washington herald., 1908-01-23

Washington. \. jim the gardens Of
this place crocuscs are springng up and
violets are blooming I'm the woods. The
the first trial, had entered the courtroom
and taken a seat near Thaw. The pur-
pose of his presence was disclosed when
he took the witness stand after Mr.. Com
stock left IT,
lie was called 10 aid in the Nenrhca-
ton of the will Thaw had made the day
of his marriage 20 Miss Nesbit In this
will Thaw referred to the possibility Of
his disappearing suddenly or being killed,
and made provision for the investigation
OF the circumstances surrounding his
prospective death as well as for the
prosecution of men guilty of crimes
against little girls.
Identified the VIII.
MI. Gleason identified the viii as one
which he had received by registered mail
on December II, 1876.
= But the will did not get in because
Mr.. Jerome objected. There seems to be
no doubt though that the Will will ulti-
mateIy be admitted.
Mir. Jerome attempted TO make capital
Of Mr.. Gleason's presence on the witness
stand To pursue his inquiries into the
present location of certain letters of
stanford White. which Mrs. Evelyn Mes
bit Thaw gave TO Mr.. Gleason ON the
occasion of the first trial lie did not
get much satisfaction.
Mrs. Thaw, the defendants mother was
next called TO complete the testimony
that was interrupted the other day. As
sisted 10y a nurse, she walked feebiy TO
the witness chair She answered al
questions in a steady voice. but family,
and when she had finished the nurse
beIned her from the chair, though she
insisted on walking from the court room
unassisted.
Elder Child Died.
In response to Mr. Littleton's questions
Mrs. Thaw said that the child next eld-.
est TO Harry died thirteen months before
Harry was born.
Il was in the nursery she said, and
the nurse wrapped the child i'm blanket
and laid it on the bed. ] noticed that it
was quiet for a long time after that and
I remarked upon 1t. Then l went TO the
bed and put my hand upon the baby's
face. Il was cold
"The child was dead?" asked Mr.. Little
ton.
Yes" said Mrs. Thaw 1T seemed
the baby had a weak heart though
did not know it," She said that the
shock of the babys death had a bad in
duence on her health and that she was
an invalid for six or seven months after
that. suffering from nervous prosration.
she said Harry suffered more from sleep
Iessness than any child She had ever
known. At times, he was nervous, tense
and wide awake
AS the boy continued 20 grow" said
Mrs. Thaw. his head seemed too puny
for his body, and his gait was uncertain
Re had the measles at seven and st.
Vitus dance both before and after that.
At that time he was subject to paroxisms
of anger and excitability. when he would
throw himself on the floor and scream
until exhausted.
Excited on Wedding Day.
THE last time I saw him violently ex-
cited" she said. was on the day of his
wedding. lie was uncertain whether Eve
lyn's mother would give her consent and
he was also making his Will, and then
adding the codiCil. He was in a great
state of excitement
Her next testimony related to mental
diseases in various members Of the Thaw
family. She said her brother, Henry w.
Conley. was weak minded from childhood
un to the time Of his death. Her brother.
Josiah. now living at Salt Lake City, had
brain fever at college while a very young
man.
Mr. Littleton inquired about Mrs VII
liam Htrseh, sister of Harry Thaw's
father Mrs. Thaw said she was subject
to epilepsy from early childhood, and
continued TO suffer attacks Of the disease
up to the time of her death, at about
the age of fifty years
BY agreement of counsel, Mrs. Thaw
was spared any cross-eXaminatiOn, the
stipulation being that Mr.. Jerome should
be allowed to read TO the jury the aft
davit Mrs Thaw made for the benefit
of the lunacy commission.
Facts About Family.
In her affidavit, Mrs. Thaw said:
First. ! wish to state that for four
generations Of the direct line of descend
ent. If we include that Of the defendant
himself. there is no trace of either cpl
lepsy or insanity
The affidavit went on to explain the
epilepsy of Mrs. Iiirsch, the sister of
Harry Thaw's father, concerning whom
she testified to-day. This was done by
the statement that it was the result of
a severe attack of scarlet fever. sustained
at the age Of seven years.
OF Mrs. Thaw's brother Josiah, con-
corning whose acute mania she testified
to-day, the affidavit said that the brain
fever resulted from overwork at college
She held that he is still in vigorous
health at the age Of almost three score
and ten.