The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-26
NEW WITNESSES
To STRENGTHEN
THAW DEFENSE
Evelyn Bitterly AssailS
the Critics Who Said
She Had No
Soul.
Abe Hummel Will Repeat
Sensational Testimony
Given at the First
Trial.

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NEW YORK, Jan. 25.-Disuict At
toTney Jerome will bring Ale HummeI,
the disbaTred lawyer, from BlackwelIs
Island next week TO repeat the sensa-
tional testimony in the second trial
OF Harry Kendall Thaw which he gave
g year ago on behalf of the prosecution.
The defense plans u PUT DR.. John \.
Bingaman, the family physician Of the
Thaws, on the stand u tell Of Thaw's
sickness in infancy. and his peculiar
conduct as boy. This is in line with
the plan OF The defense to show Thaw
was mentally weak from birth.
The Hummel Affidavit.
When the defense rests, Jerome VIII
offer as a witness in rebuttal tie dis
barred lawyer, Osteusibly his object
Will be to have Hummel contradict
parts OF the StOTy Of Thdw's wife. but
IN reality his object will he To set TO
The present jury HUmmeIs own account
Of the famous AFFIDAVIT which he swcars
Evelyn NeSbIt made in his Office in the
fall OF 1908. after her first trip to En-
rope with Harry ThaW-the affidavit II
which she Is quoted as saying that
Thaw practically kidnapped her. and
that he was a victim o. drug habits,
and that he made a practice Of beating
her with a dog whip. until she was
mentally and physically Frustrated dur
ing her WandeTiugs over the Continent
with the man she afterWard married
Thaw's wife was not a bit discon-
certed over the prospect Of HummcTs
counter-testimony when she reached
the ToTb5 prison on her regular daily
visit 70 mUTderCrs' row.
Evelyn ROasts Writers.
She gave a remarkable interview
while waiting TO see her husband, then
IN conference with Lawyer Peabody
Young Mrs. Thaw took with her TO
the Tombs DR.. JeIline's translation of
Joseph Grasset's book, The Semi
Insane and Semi-ResponsibIe" She
showed il TO the reporter, pointing out
chapters on men and women interested
in literature and the drama, and said:
Il find it very interesting. particu-
larly those chapters"
Then she referred to the women
writer's who attend the trial OF her
husband.
Apparently these women can't for
give me because OF my youth, and be
cause Of my unfortunate possession Of
p sense Of humor," she said.
I know that everything that is be-
ing done is being done in the best pos
sible way for Harry's interests" she
went on. Il feel absolutely certain
that he will not be convicted. so
what's the use Of my pulling a long
face?
The first trial was my first ex-
perienCe in a court where a trial for
murder was being conducted. 1 was
very much impressed with the sanctity
Of the whole proceeding, and I could
not understand the attitude Of the re-
pOrters, who whiled away the spare
moments when they were not writing
with jokes and repartee. OF course, /
now I know that il was a mere mat
ter OF business, and I now appreciate
that il is more than impossible 10 ex-
pect a reporter TO pull a long face at 7
every murder trial he attends.
A Soulless Creature.
zone OF those women writer's. &C ]
cordtng TO her writings does not think 4
I even possess a soul. I am not even /
human. 1 don't know Of anything 4
more silly. I like to read the reports /
OF the trial written by unbiased per- /
sons. If am at fault, il Harry is at /
fault if Jerome is at fault, Censure /
would be justified"
Mrs, Thaw paused and apparently re- /
hected rather bitterly on the writer who /
had denied her the possession Of a soul. /
Then she went on:
7 wonder If this writer could stand !
an analytical test OF her past? Would .
she appear as good under such a test
as she now appears?
What some OF. the persons write in
the newspapers is absolutely foolish.
why. only the other day, they said
received $1,000 a week from Mr..
Thaws family. That is absolutely alb
surd. I haven't any money. I haven't
a cent in any bank in this city or else
where am Just as happy without as
with it.
Likes Good Things.
II like good things I like good food.
I like canvasback duck, for instance,
Rut I can also eat a ham sandwich
and enjoy it.
This particular writer I have re
ferred to says I married Harry for his
money. That is also foolish. because
# it had not been for Harry's money
and standing would have snapped him
up long before I did. There would
then have been no barrier between US.
1 could have married a man much
weather. than Mr. ThaW, so, then,
what becomes of the theory of this
writer that I am without a soul and
not even human
well. I have talked enough now,
and I guess I will so zap and see my
husband
Witnesses Arrive for Defense.
Five witnesses, who are expected to !
strengthen the net of insanity drawn
about Harry Thaw, arrived today on
the much belated White Star line /
steamship Adriatic. Three physicians |
TWO masseurs. and the wife of one Of
the physicians composed the party.
Their names on the passenger list
were DR.. Albert Abrams. DR.. Russell
Wells. and DIT. Gauja, and William r.
CARAT, ard John a. Wahrmann, mas