The evening world., 1908-01-22

tle u,...y FERGUSON. II you have a
square mar let him follow his gang
and a very young girl Will oe found
" 40 mas tle top room OF the Casino
Theatre"
This ended the examination in chief,
@ Your society hus for its purpose
the suppression OF vice? a Yes.
Yes '0' "''' -" LA" !" A"" a.
.. You had never me, him before?
Q Had YOU received letters from MIN
sent me a check for 800 signed with
u!s u,une Laser he c...cA. and | me-
him. 49,.
you have with him? A. SILK or eight.
They extended over a per1or from Feo-
he Killed wHite. shortly before the
shooting l met him on N. street and
We E pfi I yom know nSVyc wat o?Thaw mean,
Of these letters? A.. Yes: he had told
me % a certain pie dinner.
Never Visited Dens.
@. Did you visit the alleged dens of
which Thaw spoke in Twenty-second
tower? A. ! did not.
G. Did Thaw ever say White and his
trends were guilty of perverted crimes?
. g ?nd Did r,T ThaT T,o ever msn'Ni9n a girl
9. Did Won know whom 'rhaw meant
when he referred to the ~6hGkElard in
meant Stanford White. We had no
understanding on the subject. but In his
conversation We always spoke OF White
as the bl~ackguard,
Tfaw's complaint? A. I told him II he
would get any one to give testimony re-
gard!ng the so-called lewd pictures
the rooms. 1 also told him that in re-
gard TO abuses OF little girls he ought
70 20 to the Society for the Prevention
on Cruelty to Children and ask FOR war
proof OF some sort, and this proof we
could not get.
q what were the addresses given
YOU by ThaT as being Places Ire re-
TTwenty-second street and IVES, Twen-
ty-fourth stree. studios and the tower
Of the Garden.
q. Did YOU ever take up Thaw.s
a letter to the Society for the Proven
ZION OF Cruelty to children te.l!ng them
OF the things Thaw had told me.
subsequently, spoke to Thaw about my
After Comstoek had promised to bring
noon. corr took a recess.
Former Counsel in Court.
John b. Gleason, who made the pen
ing speech for Thaw at the first nal,
Viii was one Of the sensations OF last
Years ltga. battle. sat next To ne de-
PENDANT wIen the afternoon session he
gan. He Vas u moned 10 Identify the
MI 10 ~'anlc the present attorney FOR
the defense to get il in as evidence.
Mr.. Coms;ock had brought, bis letter
HE showing, the time, OF the receipt
him by Ti,aw. Examination of The file
showed mat he first wrote an answer
back t. Ihaw on Feb. p. 1894. Jer me
SIT to N1T'aaw, then ffifyinE here w.th
Evelyn Nesbit at the Grand Hotel. 1t
was an acknowledgment of Thaw's
On the f~o,'owing day Comstock rad
write - T1aw ar".N r~-.''r. an 49,
pP9ftntment to discuss Thaw'. com
Paa never T1 h ! n' Alter ' Ina, cons ems,
wrote to the 8. p G. G. n letter b
which he said lie understood Thsw hm
got wirhin the inner circles degraded
had learned much of the alleged ne
rarious practices
Thanks Him for Pointers.
In a long = letter. addressed to Thaw.
Coms,ocX thanked him for his valuable
able to utilize it" AT about the same
time Conni.oeh w .nsr more to
saving he believe. Thaw's stories
worthy o. investigation. and urging the
co-ppt ration II the Other spc'rtv in run
ming down the alleged offenders named
bv Thnw.
There was a letter written to Thaw
he was in san Francisco via
EVELYN Thaw on his wedding trip. 1t
acknowledged tho rece'p pit OF another
check and extended congratulations on
Mr. Iittie,on asked Comstock this
DO You recall that Thaw suggested
70 you that i would be a good tAirg
Tor your society 10 k'ep 1he1 a, ~, ID,
n order to prosecute its inquiries?"
ii 4Jn { t~emeHIuur. SUI 'gy1-.". q
John H. Gleason, TE"" g old ,"InS'.
forward. Gleason, looking a Nii "
.,ller ANA % l..il- grrt"T. IL .Ht'l
srand. smiling ,%urbanely, He stated
su.t Ice ".Eld Iut" VII. "l'
lpr.. II, lHnd. II had been ss"i
to him ny Tnpw's rittsburg bankers
viii Not Acmitted.
Before Gleason proceeded furtheT
Justice Downing "eAt through t4e
formally u. skiing Thaw personally !;
re would waive any professional priv
l-scs existing between him and Glea-
son TNaw, at n signal from MI.
Reilly half rose and nodded hts as
sent.
Then Gleason was permitted to pro-
coed. He took from his pocket a brown
paper.
wrapper" he said. 1T Il now In the
-...., ....,4..lI "a HI.sH Il SAs VIVA
! Irst got II. except that Identification
marks In pencil have been put on 1.