The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-16
Plainly Says She Did So Be-
cause Thaw Family Did Not
Pay Her Enough.
SWEARS THAT HARRY
THREATENED TO KILL HER
Case Adjourned Until July rs,
When Thaw Will Take
the Stand.

Evelyn Nesbit Thaw went on the stand
hero today and gave damaging testi-
mony against her husband, Harry X.
scored so far by the state in its fight
to keep Thaw in the asylum for the
criminal insane at Matteawan. He de
mands his release through habeas cor
pus proceedings on the ground that be
is sane man.
When today's session was concluded,
adjournment was taken until July 26.
For three days the state has been
trying TO bring out that Thaw threat,
ened his wife's life on one of her Wis
its TO MattcaWan. The state wished
To show irrationality or Thaw' S part
Blocked ut first by objections which
were sustained by the court. Tbaw's
attorney at last failed TO show that
the alleged conversation at Matteawan
was confidential ms between man and
wife.
Fearful Of Results.
Mrs. Thaw expressed apprehension
while testityiug. She was quoted aft
eTwards as saying that she testified be-
cause OF the treatment she received at
rhe hands of tho Thaw family. but on
the stand she apparently struggled hard
not TO tell.
ibid Harry K, Thaw threaten TO
take your life?" she was asked di-
rectly by Deputy Attorney General
Clarke.
Did he at any time say this 10 Won
or this in substance: 4 shall have TO
kill YOU when | get out of here?'
Evelyn Thaw turned appealingly 10
Justice Mills. She begged to be al
lowed not to answer because she said
She knew she would incur Thaw s
everlasting animosity: and her attitude
indicated she believed he might carry
out his alleged threat, She also surgcd
with some show of feeling that she
was still Thaw's wife, and no matter
how he had treated her she did not
want TO testify against him. But the
court ruled that the only possible
grounds upon which she could decline
lncrlminate her, and he added ne did
not sec how that would be applicable
TO her situation.
Then she said in low voice:
Yes, he did. -
Words of the Threat
'What were his exact words?" de
manded Mr. Clarke
He said: when / get OUT of here
| suppose VIII have to kin you.
| w mai dld he say then
,. We were discussing his mental con.
dltlon ] had asked him what be meant
and he said:
50 You know I was not crazy the
night that I shot White
81 asked him again and he said;
Iou know that I missed Wnlre by
two minutes on the day before -
Thaw was asked about his wife S
testimony after court, and he was not
surprised at her attitude. but he en-.
/ pbaticaIly denied that he ever threat
ened her life.
''Tt is plain to every one that her
story is not true. he said. "'T never
threatened to kill her, First she says
one thing and then another
SIS il true that you made an at.
tempt on Whites life on the day be
fore the homicide was committed3' he
was asked.
of [ had you would have learned
about it before this replied Thaw.
Comstock s Testimony
Anthony Comstock president OF the
New York Society for the Suppression
of Vice described his efforts TO assist
Thaw to get sufficient evidence OF
White, practices TO prosecute him
criminally. Up 10 within a day or
two Of the tragedy the witness said,
he saw Thaw aud obtained data from
him in regard to Whites conduct. lie
was of the opinion that Thaw was
sane.
Three more witnesses besides Thaw
| himself are 10 testify, according to
Thaw's lawyer, Charles Morschauser,
but the long adjournment was taken SO
| that both sides may have the opportu'
nitv Of studying the records of Thaw
two trials for murder. which are IN
the possession OF District Attorney Je-
| rome.
The state expects to base much OF
the examination Of Tbaw on the wit
ness stand on these records. III has
been decided TO abandon physical ex-
! animation of ThuW by the state s allen'
ist and to con6ne the insanity test by
the experts to tho mental examination
| of Thaw as witness. Before leaving
White Plains for New York this even
| ING EVELYN Thaw discussed her testl'
mony-
Was Question Of Money.
HIf the Thaw family had done the
right thing by me, | would never have
taken the stand TO testify against my
husband - she said. But they would
not guarantee me the allowance !
asked for when the annument proceed
ings were begun, If they had done
that | would have been far away from
here today and Harry would have u
better chance of getting his liberty
"I don 1T know what I shall do
now: | have no idea what my future
course will be. | must go out and
get living somehow. ] can't go
Back to the stage. My notoriety would
prohibit that. The public would say
testified against my husband to mako
myself notorious / will try to get
work as model. ] can do 1t, too,
am sure Often ! feel sorry that
ever saw the stage at all. AS q model
can be a good girl and earn enough
to keep me I can hope for nothing
from my husband s family, and that IS
my position in a few words.
"If / had not been compelled,
would never have testified against Mr.
cont;nna1 on pru. Enur