Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-07-14
EVE[ YIN THAW'S EVIDENCE
TENDS TO HELP HUSBAND.
Though Called by State Her Testimony Creates
Impression Favorable to Harry. MANY Others
Testif y.--State's A|ienists Are Chosen:

White Plains. N. Y, July 1S.-Evelyn
| NeSbit ThaW, as pretty as ever, petu-
liant and girlsh and dressed in the
familiar blue which she wore so much
| during the two trials of her husband
Harry x. Thaw, for the murder of
| Stanford White, was on the stand for
| more than an hour before Justice Mills
| in the supreme court here today. sub
poenaed by the state in it's fight to
keep Thaw in the Asylum for the Grim
| inal Insane at Matteawan.
| Though called by the state in an en-
| deavor to prove Harry Thaw irrational.
what Roger Clarke, the deputy attor-
ney general, drew from her lips today
created rather a favorable impression
| for her husband. She was excused
from the stand shortly after o'clock
but was re-subpoenaed by the state and
will probably appear again tomorrow
| Upon the ultimate outcome of her testi-
mony the states fight largely rests
| Whcr she left the stand such crowd
| followed her that she had to take
refuge in the district attorneys Office.
| Aside from Evelyn Thaw's appear
ance, which was the sensation of the
day, the testimony was much like that
| of yestreday-accounts by witnesses
| caleId by 1haW's counsel all of whom
| attcsted to his apparent soundness Of
| mind. The eagerness to see Mrs. Thaw
was just as intense as when she APP
peared daily at the criminal courts
building in New York. On the whole,
however, she told little if anything to-
day to show that Harry Thaw is in
| nj
nesses who had observed Thaw at vari-
Gus times since his commitment to Mat
teawan Asylum spoke in his favor.
I The states representatives announce
ed today that they had retained DR..
| Austin Flint and DR.. Charles B. Mac
Donald who, with DIR. Amos B. Baker
of Matteawan. will make up the states
trio of alienists along lines agreed
upon by counsel yesterday. DIR. Flint
| was in court
| Thaw's counsel has not decided what
alicnsts to call. 1t was agreed how
| ever, that the states alienists are to be
| permitted to make physical eXamina-
ton of Thaw in the White Plains Jail.
The mental examination to test his
! sanity is to be conducted in open court
by the lawyers prompted by the ex-
| rcrts.
White Plains, n. Y, July 10
Deputy Attorney General Clark an
nounced at the resumption today OF
the inquiry into the present menta:
condition of Harry X. Thaw before
Justice Mills that Drs. Austin Flint
and Carlos B. Mcdonald would be the
alienists called by the state to ex'
anime the plaintiff according to Thaw's
own suggestion. DR.. Amos b. Baker,
assistant superintendent of Matteawan
ASYLUM. who had Thaw under obser-
walton. will make up the trio of ex-
perts for the state. Thaw's counsel
said he was not ready to announce
the names of the plaintiffs alienis.s
until he had further conferred with
his client. 1t was said Thaw would
submit to an examination at the hands
of the states experts at the close of
The lay testimony in the case. Deputy
Attorney General Clark said that he
had no definite assurance that Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw. the prisoners wife,
would appear in court today in answer
10 the states subpoena.
Edward Ravens, a keeper at tn"
|
ally when he was confined there. was
recalled to the witness stand at the
opening of court today and testified
that the prisoner appeared entirely
rational in his speech and actions, as
he had observed him.
On cross-examination Dist. Atty.
Mack Of Duchess county got the wit
ness to state that he had left Thaw
| yxyhn T.
oner was in his charge. although the
keeper knew the sheriff had said lie
feared that Thaw might attempt to
escape.
Questioned by Mr.. Morschauser
Thaws counsel. the witness said nc
never had known of Thaw attempting
to escape; that he had had no fear
that he would try to get away and was
confident that he could be trusted.
The witness said if he had thought
that Thaw was insane he would never
have left him alone for a moment.
w. w. Smith of Poughkeepsie. wht
is over so years old and who admitted
hestatingly that he was known In
Poughkeepsie as philanthropist, tes-
titled that he had met Thaw on two oil
three occasions and talked with him
on religious topics.
"Thaw." the witness said, appeared
to be very well read and to have i
good knowledge of the Bible. His
conversation was very rational
Otto Metz, New York court officer
and former keeper in the Tombs prison
testified he frequently talked polite.
with Thaw.
HE certainly convinced me that tn,
silver question and Organism would
be bad thing for the country" said
the witness.