Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-07-29
New Phase Of This Mans Life
Brought Out by Mrs. Susan
Merrill.
SHE HAD LET ROOM TO HIM
struck Them with Dog whip on Bare
FIcsh-Iurcd Them to the Room
under false Prctenscs-Dr.
Evans Admits Tint Tcst-
mony Was Wrong.

White paints, y. Y. July 27--Harry
X Thaw sat in the supreme court
here to-day and heard a woman's
testimony that madc his palid face
flush lie saw peGrl-handled dog
whip exhibited. and he heard the
witness swear that she had seen him
WELD It on the bare flesh Of young
girls. The prisoners wife. Evelyn
Ncsbit Thaw, was In court and heard
most of tho testimony, which was OF
such a nature that Justice NILS pro
coded its presentation with the warn
ing that mo woman should stay in
the court room unless she Is willing
to hear everything" TWO girls left
tho room
The Witness was Mrs. Susan Mcr-
riu. q huxom pink checked woman OF
about rs years and she opened new
chapter in the life OF Stanford Whites
SLAYER She told Of alleged acts Of
his between 1902 and 1905 when he
was a young bachelor about New
York before the tragedy on tho Madi-
son square roof garden that reSulte"
in his being placed in the stat"
asylum for the criminal insane from
which he is now trying to escape ny
proving himself sane.
PAID GIRLS HUSH MONEY
Her testimony was in marked contrast
70 that Of two alienists who went on the
stord and rnve Thaw a clean bill Of
health declaring that in their opinion ne
was sane Summarized. her testimony
was that during the three years named
she kept IN succession two New York
Lodging houses where Thaw rented rooms
under assumed names and to which h'
brought at various times more than ="
girls. After Thaw's Imprisonment. she
said she paid these women at least s2'"'
as the price of their silence and to "keeI
them from botherinE Thaw's wife or MS
mother" one of them who. she said
passed as Thaw's wife. received S7@j
The money came from Thaw.
After telling of Thaw's engaging th'
rooms, the bearing Of the evidence upor
the question of the prisoners menta
condition became apparent. For at this
point the mysterious package which was
brought to court yesterday by Clifford
W Hartridge. Thaws former counsel
was unwrapped and pearl handled Whit
about three feet long flashed int
view with this before the eyes Of cour
series of stories about finding Thaw o,
several occasions lashirg the girls upoi
their bare arms and bodies. Thaw sh'
said had posed as a theatrical agent anc
had lurcd the girls 70 his rooms witt
promises Of enEa gements. When sh
demonstrated with him. she testified hi
excuse was that the girls 'were no
smart enough and couldn't FL their posi-
lions and deserved a beating" Sh
testified further that Thaw had frequent
~ behaved in a violent manner in he
presence and that she considered his act
irrational
WOMAN'S CROSS EXAMINATION.
District Attorney william Traver
Jerome had fun charge of the case to
the state to-day ana it was he VIII,
brought out the damaeinE testmon,
against Harry Thaw. Miss Morrilrs tes
tmonv was stopped when Mr. Jerome in
timated that it might iuire nnocen
persons. Under cross examination by
Charles Morschauser. counsel for Thaw
the witness was attacked Fl .rcolv. n,
succeeded in bringing out tho fact tina
sic had been recently arrested on
charge OF perjury after an unsuccessful
suit to recover $1,000 damages from
man.
she kept any Of the money that passed
from Thaw through her hands
Then why did you stand for all th,
from Mr.. Thaw2" asked Mr.. Morschau
Fer.
"oh I felt sorry for him" was her an
swer.
When she left the stand she was in
structed TO return tomorrow and CLIFFORD
Tartli1ge, with whom she said she be
came acquainted when the latter had ar
ranged money matters between hersel
md Thow. has also been suhpoenaed Il
appear tomorrow II was to him tina
the Merrill woman turned over the Will
and volumnous memoranda bearing o,
Thaw's actions.
Evelyn Thaw slipped quietly into cour
sur'ng the proceedings to-day but d'
no; testify.
EXPERT TESTIMONY PCNCTuAL
Aside from the Merrill woman's testi
mony the alienists took up the remand
rr Of the proceedings and testified l
Thaw's behalf. when DIR. Britton
Evans. who made report two year
ago. declaring Thaw insane, said to-da
that he had reversed this opinion, thi
gave Mr.. Jerome an opportunity for
telling cross examination. He brougl
out the wide divergence OF tho expert
opinion two years and now, but ID
Evans was quick to explain that the RI
port made two years ago was for IL
private guidance Of Thaw's attorney
and had contained only such mcdici
evidence MS would tend to support III