The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1909-08-06
MORE STANFORD
WHITE STORIES
TOLD IN COURT
Sensational Testimony Given in
Thaw Sanity Hearing Con-
corning Man He Killed
Episodes in Life of Dead Archi-
tect Similar to Affair With
Evelyn Nesbit

WHITE PLAINS, N Y. Aug. s.
More of those stories which have
stained the memory of Stanford White,
stories that paralleled the tale of the
Madison Square tower room as told by
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw. were related at
the Thaw sanity hearing before JUS
tice Mills today They were told first
by witnesses called in Harry X. Thaw's
behalf and then by Thaw himself, who
testified, hoping to show that things he
knew about White were not "delu-
sions' and that this phase of the states
attack on his sanity is unfounded.
Thaw may be called again tomor-
row. The attorneys will sum up Sat
urday and Justice Mills hopes to rem
der decision next week.
Stories About White
David n. CarvaIho, the New York
Thaw. told of episodes connecting
Stanford White with two young women
whom it is alleged he tried to ruin.
One was Miss Mae Mckenzie. an ac-
tress. and the others name was given
as Sue Parker" From Miss McKen-
zie, Thaw's attorney had obtained a
note which figured in the trial as the
mushroom letter"
White was represented as the author.
Ii was read in court today. 1t was
concerning this that Miss Mckenzie
had said, according to Thaw, that her
father would kill both herself and
White if he had seen the contents.
Letter Written by White
The letter was dated April IL and
is as follows:
/ am the most awfulest frand when IL comes
TO letter writing. 1t is no use have what
Peter Dooling calls "writepboba and a had
case at that. / am glad you are having such
good time. A dose of hope after all. is the
best medicine any OF US can take. whsteyer you
do, however, do not come back preftier or more
ailuring than you were, for urSsrf those cireum
stances could not be responsible for my actions
and then there would be "reai trouble,
BY the way, when Is that fall boat going TO
sailf The social whirl has opened and is really
quite good. Seriously, when are you coming
back; Lovingly.
instead of name. the letter was
signed with what the witness declared
as hand opened with what looked like
porcupine quills extending from it.
Jerome explained that this was Stan
ford Whites regular signature in let
ters to his friends.
Sue Parker Affidavit
Carvalho testified as to an aff1davit
which ho
scribing an alleged attempt of White
to ruin her when she first came to New
York as young chorus girl. The
woman's affidavit. Carvalho said. de-
scribed in detail how White had first
met her when she was II years old and
later taken her to a place known at
The Eagles Nest" given her wine and
either ruined her or attempted to.
Asked why she was willing to tell this
story regarding a man who, after all.
had been kind to her, Carvalho testified
that the girl said, HE has taken from
me more than I ever got from him and
no wthat he is dead and 1 am destitute
L feel justified in selling the letters for
what | can get" She produced a bum
die of letters which she said White had
written her and offered them for sale
to Thaw's attorneys for $4,000.
The letters were finally bought the
witness said. for $500, with the under
standing that the owner was to receive
$500 more if they could be used at the
first trial.
Thaw on the Stand
When Thaw took the stand the dis
trict attorney seemed anxius to let him
tell all he knew, evidently with the
hope that the witnesses palpable eag-
erness to talk on this theme would
show Justice Mills that he was insane
on the subject
And Thaw was eager to tell.
This thing am going to tell you
now he said, affected me very Sc
riously at the time"
He described in detail the alleged ex-
perience of a girl whom he said White
tried to wrong when she was but 1s.
He sal dthat after winning her conf
dence, White lured the girl to his
place in Twenty-fourth street, New
York. The girl escaped through lucky
chance, he said, and later obtained a
large sum of money from White under
threat of suit After that, he con-
tinued, White had the girl boycotted,
so that for several years she could not
play an engagement at any theater in
New York.
This woman now" continued Thaw,
"is one of the foremost actresses on the
American stage"
Thaw gave the location of four
places he said White maintained for
immoral purposes
DeImas Received $4,000
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw, mother of
the prisoner. took the stand at $50 D.
m She told why her son dismissed
Dalphin NJ Delmas, his chief counsel
in the first case. Delmas was engaged
mainly for the summing up, she said.
and with that his work was done
"Ho wmuch did Mr.. Delmas receiver
asked Mr.. Morachauser.
He was to have received $4,000, but
he got S50,000.''