The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-08-06
JUSTICE MILLS
WIDENS SCOPE
IN THAW CASE
CcontInued From First Paae)

whom the letter was addressed did
not transpire. Its introduction was
in fuTtberance of the purpose of Mr..
MOrSchauser to show that the beliefs
of the petitioner regarding practices
of White and some of his wealthy
male associates, were not simple de-
lusions of a disOrdeTed mind.
David n. CarvaIho. the handwrit-
ing expert, was the first witness call
ed today for the petitioner Mr. Car
vaIho sat through the first hOmicidal
trial by the side of Mr.. Thaw and to
day he testified that Thaw was ''wOr-
Tied" by his counsel. He spoke little
said the witness. and made his suS-
gestions mainly by notes.
4 can't say that he ever dictated
to his lawyers" he asserted
There was wranSling among Mr..
Thaw's counsel all the time
The witness said IS letters purport-
ing TO come from Stamford White
were submitted to him and he pro-
nounced them genuine.
The witness told of Thaw's having
discussed with him a letter alleged
to have been written by White to a
girl whom Mr.. Carvalho mentioned
as May" ThaW had said this girl
told him that she had burned the
letter because he feared if her father
saw it he would kill both her and
White The letter was admitted in
evidence against the protest of Dis
trict Attorney Jerome who expressed
regret that such testimony should be
brought out.
WHITES LETTER.
The letter was dated April II, and
was as follows:
Il am the most awfullest fraud
when it comes to letter writing. 1t Is
no use. / have what Peter DOOley
calls 'writephObia' and a bad case at
that am glad you are having such
a good time.
a dose of hope after all is the veT
best medicine any of US can TIE.
Whatever you do, however, don't
come back prettier or more alluring
than you were, for under those cir
cumstanceS j could no. be response
BILE for my actions and then there
would be real trouble
by the way, when is that fall boat
going to sail?
The social whirI has opened and
it's really quite good
Seriously, when are you coming
back?
(Signed) lovingly
Instead Of a name the letter was
ed as "a hand operated with what
looked like pOrcupine quilts extending
from it"
Jerome explained that this was
Stamford Whites regular signature
in letters to his friends
SUE PARKER EPISODE.
Mr.. CarvalhO then took up the Sue
Parker episode He said that a wo-
man Of this name made a sworn state
ment as to events alleged to have
taken place between her and White
She produced a bundle 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. said the witness
for $500 with the understanding that
the owner was to receive $500 more
If they could be used at the first trial
Mr.. CarvaIho said he saw the money
paid at the office Of A. Russell Pea
body.
The woman's affidavit, Mr. CarvaI-
no said, described in detail how
White had first met her when she
was II years of age. and later taken
her to a place known as the Eagles
Nest" given her wine and either
ruined her or attempted her ruin.
Asked why she was willing to tell
this story regarding a man who, aft
er all, had been kind to ueT, Mr.. Car
vaIhO testified that the girl said:
He has taken from me more than
I ever got from him. and now that
he is dead and I am destitute, I feel
justified in selling the letters for
what I can get"
Thaw took the stand long enough