The Washington herald., 1909-08-06

first time since his arrest after the muir
der Of Stanford White, Harry X. Thaw
ted on witness stand this afternoon a
/ great part Of what he believed 20 be the
truth about the relations between the
man he slew and young girls.
A long and unwholesome story OF a
rich mans pleasures and foolish girls
foIies was that which Thaw told from
the stand in his effort TO prove that what
the alienists for the State have denomi-
mated maniacal decisions OF his were not
in truth decisions. but facts. upon which
he built his propaganda in defense OF
womanhood
OF the present hearing District Attorney
Jerome had probed and prodded into the
mental equipment OF the Matteawan pris-
Oner, with the sole result that ne was met
sally for sally by the acute witness.
Thnw Volunteers Statements.
For the first time since the beginning
Of the hearings upon Thaws writ for
freedom from the asylum. the relator
himself gave himself up 70 voluminous
explanations. and volunteered state
ments. They were all along the line Of
what he holds TO be the abnormal con-
duct OF the man he shot to death on the
Madison Square Garden roof.
What Thaw had TO say touched upon
the facts in an affidavit that had been
made by Ada G. Dickhart, OF Milwau-
kee. Wis. as to az experience she had
with White In rooms he occupied on
Flfty-hfth street, between Sixth and
Seventh avenues, in this city Il con-
cerned also what he believed 20 be the
truth about two more young women who
had enjoyed Whites friendship about the
time that Thaw himself first met Eve
Ign Nesbit
Sixty-eight letters which. II was claim
ed. had been written by Stanford White
TO one Of these girls. and which had been
sold by her 10 one OF Thaws attorneys
prior to the first trial for murder. also
figured in to-day's session.
The intimatlOn that much that was bald
and unlovely would be brought forward
10 establish the truth OF what had been
termed Thaws illusions had been made
by Morschuaser, his attorney, yesterday.
Identifies white Letters.
This morning Morschuaser opened ND
with David n. Carvalho, the expert En-
chlrography. After a few matter OF
course questions Carvalho was asked TO
identify sixty-eight letters to Miss Sue
Parker which bore the signature OF Stan
ford White. Carvalho Identified them.
and then on the instance Of Thaw's
counsel he told how he had obtained
them. lie said that before the first
Thaw trial he had learned something that
had taken him to the Office Of Charles
Russell and there he met Sue Parker
who had with her these numerous letters
signed by Stanford White. The woman
wanted 5000 for the lot.
Carvalho declared that he saw the pos
sible value OF the letters in the defense
of Thaw, and dlckered with her TO the
extent that she reduced her price to $500
with the stipulation that should they be
used in the trial she would receive an ad-
dltional 5000. Carvalho saw the late
Russell Peabody, who was then one OF
Thaw's counsel. pay the first stipulated
$500 for the delivery OF the letters. Then
the witness stated that he had seen Sue
Parker sign an affidavit setting forth
some OF the experiences she had under
gone at Whites hands. The gist OF her
statement had been that White had pre-
vailed over her when she was only seven
teen years DID, and in his eagles nest
in the tower of Madison Square Garden
had accomplished his will with her.
why She Sold Letters.
HE got from me more than he ever
gave me. was the explanation for selling
the letters that Sue Parker had made 10
Carvalho at the time Of the dicker. He
Is gone and am poor. He left me moth
ing to take care Of me-"
On crOss-eKamination CarveIho de-
clared that Delmas had offered these
very letters Of Sue Parker in evidence
in the first Thaw trial for murder. but
upon the objection OF Jerome and the
favoring ruling Of Justice FITZGERALD
they had been withdrawn. and their con-
tents had not been made public
The handwriting expert was asked by
Thaw's attorney to identify another let
ter, this one a mlssive from White to
May Mackenzie The letter began May.
dear" and read in part. as follows:
Il am the most awfullest OF frauds
when come to letter writing. II is
no use. ] have what Peter Dooley calls
'writerphobia.' ano a bad case a. that.
I am glad that you are having such
a good time. A dose OF home. after all |
Is the very best medicine any q, ,,a