The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-01-22
COmStOck on Stand
For Harry K. Than

cOdicI had been admitted at the HrSL
trial W tn the proviso that acne of the
names contained in II would be dis
closed. Under the ruling of the court all
the naraes were made public at this
trial
The codicil provided requests for
Harry Bowman, Edna Chase, Paula
Desmond, and Edna Goodrich. and
special bequest FER Marie COrney."
who was attacked by enc Henry W
Poor at 200 Yves. ForJv-sixth street.
1t also referred to legacies Thaw left
"other American girls, victims or the
said Stanford White" and Tor Anthony
Comstock and others to provide for the
prosecution OF the men charged. with be-
ing implicated in the ''orgies with
White"
Made Day of Marriage.
The will provided $500 for Marie
Cortney. and s., 500 to each Of the other
women mentioned. The document was
dated April (, 1905, the date that Thaw
and Evelyn Nesbit were married. and
il left the handling of the money TO
{ Rody Il. Marshall, a lawyer, or Plus
burg.
Anthony Comstcck was called TO the
witness stand as soon as the paper had
been read.
BY LittletOn:
do you know Harry x. ThawF
A.-Yes; 1 met him in February, 1910.
O.-Where did you meet him?
AT my office, 14O Nassau street.
O.-Vhat took placer
At was February "a when he came
to the office. He made a statement IN
reference 10 a party who was running
vouug girls. drugging them with VINE
and attacking them. he said TINS pa
ucuIar place was in West Twenly-sec-
Oi o.2pid he tell you about any other
p' Not on that particular visit
Letters From Thaw.
o.-was there anything else?
Al do not think so. I've given the
substance OF it as near as can re-
member.
Q.-When did you see Thaw neXIE
A.-On November Z, 1906. In the mean
| time 1 received a letter 1t was register
| ed and was sent from Paris. l was re-
ouested to return the original 10 the
| writer. but have copy OF II.
IitGeton then offered as exhibit m
1 a COPY Of the letter Thaw sent from
| Paris.
ODD you receive any other com
III EMYes IN November OF the same year
| and about December Is, 1904.
These letters were also marked foT
0-Whsn aid you next have per
! An November at my office.
Action Taken by COmstock.
O-What happened?
Al produced the papers showing d
| diagram Of the premises in West IWen-
! ty-second street that we had discussed.
/ He spoke of Stanford White and Henry
J W. Poor. and said that they were IN the
habit Of using the rooms. He SAID lAa'
! there was a collection Of various Oh
! scene pictures, and that he knew CO.
/ lection OF men were taking young girls
] TO this place and drugging them WIFE
/ wine and running them lie SAID Cial
/ he knew Of some young girls VINO htl
/ been there, and said that he would Gel
/ the names and send them to me lie
wanted the men who were behind the
! outraEes exposed. and put out OF the
/ wav. SO that they could not continue
] their practices Of running young girls.
II suggested that as the girls were un-
| Ger age he take the matter 10 the so
cfetv for the Prevention OF Cruelty 20
! Cbiidran I also told him that II ne
/ could get me the names OF the gus
4 VINO had been IN these rooms, and II
/ the-y would testify that unlawful pic
/ lures were displayed there would Et'
! q search warrant and investigate Jhs
/ PREMISES. He was very anxious Jhat ]
take stems 10 secure evidence dgalnsl
/ these parties. L assured him that
| would proceed in the matter. 1 detaIled
/ two men to watch these places. me
| men were TO watch for one week q
| sec II any one went in or out 1 told
| lvhz,y that the men would cover the
| place 10 see IL any old men and young
| girls did enter the house
Next Visit of Thaw.
The witness produced a memorandum
Of his visits from Thaw, and was al
/ lowed to refer TO It for dates.
1T was December, 1901. when ! had
another interview with him" said Com
stock, after looking at his notes.
Il told Thaw that we had found n
! evidence of the occurrences in the
: Twenty-second street place. We dis
| cussed hiring an apartment in the tower
/ for the purpose of putting one of my
men there so that we could get neces-
! sary evidence to convict. I believe we
| could find out where the girls were Ike. Il
! and where they were sent to from there
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