Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-07-28
HARRY TH.||A|W ON
WITNESS STAND
Believes Jury in Acquitting Him
Was Influenced by Belief That
White Deserved His Fate.
he ANSWERED (! / VERY !! WELL FL
Il L ANSWERED VERY WELL FL:
Was Not Willing That District attor-
ney should Call His Wife to
Rebut Certain Statement.

white PLANS. N. Z, July 2S.--Harry
X. Thaw took the witness stand today.
of re-examina ton In the proceedings
which he has Instituted in the effort
to secure his release from the Mat IS
3teawan asylum for he criminal insane.
Thaw turned to kiss his aged lotiler
as he strobe proudly to the stand.
Then he settled back in the witness;
chair and in a low. but steady voice
began his duel with Dist. Atty Jerome
His very first statement made a SEN
sation in the courtroom.
q believe" he said, that in acqutt-
ting me the Jury was largely influenced
by the belief that Stanford White de-4
served his fate 81 +
So Another reason was acquitted, x
he continued, was, II believe. because
the attorneys on both sides told the:
Jury that my act was caused by Ger;
tain decisions.
JEROME BEGINS.
Then Dist. Atty. Jerome began:
you are a gentleman and an edu-s
Gated MANI" he saked.
The witness nodded.
You believe that a gentleman should
defend his honor" III 5g Ia Is
yes
''And IL you committed an act in the
defense OF your honor would you con-
slider yourself justified in committing
perjury osescape the cons sequences of
your act?',
head n
Tho district attorney abandoned this
attack and spoke of hypnotism.
ibid you ever take lessons of hyp-
snotist q
..They5 could hardly be called les
SONS" said ThaW. smiling.
II talked with one four or Ave tines
"Did you ever think that Stanford
White exerted hypnotic influence over,
Miss Evelyn Nesbit p"
From her remarks j thought sucha
thing possible. At least he certainly
had q very strong influence over her q
Speaking OF Anthony ComstocE,, =
Thaws said half apologizingly, since
my arrest.,I haven't taken any inter-
est in his work y
Jerome examined Thaw8 at length on
the testimony given at the trial re-
.garding Thaw's alleged hallucination
that a number of little girls We're lock.
ed up in the jail where he was confined
when first arrested.
s5"That,s rubbish said T1aw.
.Then did you, dominated by this
idea of noblese oblige, allow Mr.. liz
Teton, (Thaw.s attorney to put this in
evidence?D
81 told him not to, but he insisted
on using IT,
THAW ACQU1Ts HIMSELF WELL!
Up to this point Thaw had acquitted
himself we'll, and his lawyers, alienisls
and relatives exchanged glances of con-
graduation
..Did your wife reproach you for
flashing these women regarding whom
Mrs. Merrill testified and say she could
get divorce on that ground? And
did you tell her that she could moi ~
asked Mr.. Jerome. II
No
Are you willing that We should call i
her here as a witness against you 2.
Thaw hasitated and his attorney In
terposed an objection declaring that
he insisted upon the privilege of the
domestic relation under which he could
keep Evelyn Nesbit T haw off the stand
Thaw agreed with the view OF his
attorney.
Fl wv by don't you let her appear?'
Because, ratorted Thaw, I've seen
good many sorts of witnesses you've
brought here
did you ever write letter to your
wife containing an improper drawing2,
asked Mr.. Jerome.
On objection of Thaw's counsel the
question was not answered. and a legal
tilt took place between counsel regard
ing Mr.. Jerome's right to introduce a
letter written by Thaw to his wife
Mr. Morschauser for Thsw, insisted
that letters between husband and