The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-07-28

Wnlte Hams, N. 4., July zo-Hldln- nervous and realizing that his fate ddeptllded upon his own actions and 1testimony. Harry K. Thaw took the sstand at 10:07 this morning to try to fprove to Justice Mills that he is sane enough new to be freed from Mattea- wan.
 Tnaw showed the effects of yester- dday's testimony, when his cause was ddealt many body blows by the tesl1- srnony of Mrs. Susan A Merrill. He dceclared. however. as he rose, that he aand did not fear the gruelllng exam iination he must undergo at the hands eof District Attorney Jerome, his inn Tperious enemy It was at once ap- rparent that the attorney for Thaw would take no chances of having Je- rome ross-examine him after Thaw nhad been on the stand all day and was tfired out, as he did at the Pougn- Edkeepsie heatinE.
 AS soon as Thaw took the stand he was turned over to the tender mercies of Jerome. Morschauser waiving his
 s.Why are you here?" began Je- rome.
 .sIt is a habeas corpus proceeding teawan.'' answered Thaw nervously.
 sWhy were you committed to Mat
 ~Because at the end of my second
  ine judge issued the commitment
 well. why were you acquitted? 2" Because they found me not guilty" " answered Thaw rather sharply. Why, you killed Stanford White, did you not? Shot him to death in Madison Square Garden?" asked Jerome.
 fhaw crossed his legs, swung his huge left hand to and fro couple of times, then Iaconically answered, 'I was Acquitted. think because counsel for both sides tcld that was suffer ing from delusions at the time.
 You understand. do you not, the ncblesse oblise that prevails among gentlemen ?'S 'Yesy' Would you, having committed an act which you felt called upon as a gentleman to per. form, consent to the subornation of lying by your counsel to escape the consequences of your act" By no means" answered Thaw.
 Jerome then attacked the testimony of the men. who. during the first trial, mentioned Thaws story of hearing voices of young girls He suddenly left that line, however, and asked Thaw if was married. "Yes, a very little. Professor Ferris called on me and gave me several lessons. was not much lint terested however"
 Did you study because you thought Evelyn Nesbst was dominated by MT. stanford White through hypnotic in- duence ?'' 'sWhy, yes," said Thaw smil- inely, "that entered into the natter %
 
 notic influence over herr"
 From her remarks thought such thirg quite possible. He certainly ex- ercised strong influence over her"
 In talking of Anthony Comstock Thaw said: 'I have taken little inter esest in his work since my arrest" --> Jerome then turned to the question Sof the voices of little girls heard by sThaw at the police station. Thaw heard sfhe voices at the time Lynch, door man at the Tombs said he had heard them. Jerome read Lynch's testimony < given at the murder trials.
 saThats rubbish said Thaw.
 Then why did you,/ dominated by athe idea of noblesse oblige, allow it to sexo into the record?" asked Jerome. abut he thought that while it was mixed Pup, 1t should go in so long as the oth- Ter side had used the evidence of Hum mel.
 ing scheme of Hu1nmel which Thaw denounced. This was the. suit of lEtheI Thomas in which it was charged that Thaw had tied the girl to a bed post and 'fiogged her with dog whip. "What became of that suit?" asked Jerome "T told them to come on with the suit but they never came on," was Thaw's defiant answer.
 "Is 1t true that your wife threatened to sue for divorce because of this fog ging of girls and you said that you had sufficient grounds?" 'It is not !"
 Are you willing to have your wife gc on the stand and waive your priv 41ege in this connecticut" demanded Jerome, but Thaw answered that he would waive none of his privileges. Je- rome then produced a letter which he Satd was written to Evelyn by Thaw, but after lengthy debate this let S ter was barred as a confidential com- ksnunication between husband and wife.