Evening star., 1908-01-19
EVELYN THAW'S STORY
SHE MAY TELL IT AGAIN IN
OPEN COURT.
Jerome's Scruples May Be overruled
by Court and Opposing
Counsel.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
NEW YORK. January 1s.-The question
of whether Evelyn Nesbit Thaws story
will be excluded from the public this time
was the thing that most Interested those
connected with the trial of Harry *
ThaW today.
Mr. Jerome believes that he can show
authorities to Justice bowling that will
convince him that lie has the power tc
exclude spectators and reporters While
the young woman is telling her story.
Thaw's counsel. Martin w. Littleton
will assume the same attitude Monday
that he took Friday. He said Friday
that he would concur with Mr. Jerome
lin an applica ton to the court to have
the spectators excluded. but it is under
stood that Mr. Littleton has changed
his mind on that point.
Story May Be Public.
Instead of joining in the application
with Mr.. Jerome. he will put the matter
straight UP to the courts discretion
In that event there is no question of
what Justice Bowling will DO. He has
sal that he would not consider the ap-
plication unless it was concurred in By
| both sides. and it is extremely doubtful
if he will grant it even il it was joint
application.
According to the plans OF the defense
young Mrs. Thaw will continue the nara
ton of her story Monday morning. When
she is through the elder Mrs. Thaw viii
be called for to give the rest OF her tes-
tinony and to be cross-examined by MIR
Jerome. The next witness will be Belle
Moorehouse Lawrence. who was Harry 5
teacher when he was six years Old. she
is the woman who says that lhaW coud
not talk intelligently, except, perhaps. Il
his mother and that she had to teach him
how to talk She is said to have kept 4
diary in which she recorded her expert
ences with rhaw and her impressions "i
him. An effort will be made TO get tie
diary in evidence.
Paris, London and Rome are expected tt
arrive here Tuesday. They attended ThaW
while he was abroad and are said to be
I ready To swear that on several occasions
Tiaw was not of sound mind They vii
be put on the stand as soon as possible.
Asylum for Thaw?
! Ii is Mr.. I.ittlaton's intention to cal
six cSperts OF course he will have q
hypothetical question for them. He thinks
however that unless the cross-examina
ton of his experts by Mr.. Jerome is yer.
long the defense should have its case il
| this week.
/ The attitude OF Thaws mother to young
Mrs Thaw has caused some comment
! Mrs. Thaw is stopping at the Lorraine
with her nurse and the young woman J;
4 living at the house in Park avenue. whicl
she took shortly after the first trial There
is no indication that the relations betweeI
! tile tHo women are very friendly
Trau did not sleep well on Friday
night, and he was somewhat irritable to
day There is belief pretty well as
/ tabished by what has hcon brought on
al the trial and from other sources tina
| th.- members of the rhaw family hav'
| made M their minds that sooner or late
Thaw will have to go TO an asylum. Th'
| hope is that ne will be acquitted on tn
ground OF insanity. In that event IT il
! likely that Justice Dowling will takt
measures TO have him sent to the asylum
at Mattewan He would have TO sta,
| there until the authorities declared hin
cured when he would be released.