The citizen. (Honesdale, Pa.) 1908-1914, 1909-07-16
A WITNESS
Young Mrs. Thaw Not Too
Friendly Toward Husband.
SAYS He GIVES HER NO MONEY
Not Allowed to Tell That He Threat
ened to Kill Her When She
Visited Him at Mat
teawan.
SAYS He GIVES HER NO MONEY

White Plains, July 14.-Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw was called TO the witness
stand in the taking of testimony as to
the present mental condition of Harry
X. Thaw before Justice Isaac n. Mills
in the supreme court here.
Mrs. Thaw, who was called by the
state as its first witness in establish
ing the fact that Stanford Whites
slayer is still mentally irresponsible
and would be dangerous if released
from Matteawan and allowed at large,
showed plainly that she was not very
friendly to her husband at the present
time.
She was quietly dressed in a dark
blue suit and black hat and quietly
faced the assistant attorney general.
He said:
after Mr.. Thaw was committed to
Matteawan did you have conversa-
tion with him."
II had rather not answer that ques-
tion," she replied.
Did Harry X. Thaw ever make a
threat to kill your was the next
question.
Il object" shouted Thaw's counsel.
4 discussion among the lawyers fol-
lowed, and through it all the young
woman slowly famed herself and ap-
peared thoroughly at her ease.
When asked to describe Thaw's ap-
pcarance, she said:
81 do not wish to answer"
"What was the appearance Of Mr..
Thaw's eyes when he was talking with
you?" the attorney went on.
II met him in the dining room at
Matteawan. We sat on chairs. he he
ing seated all She time. The conversa-
ton lasted few minutes. His hair
was musscd and he wore a handker-
chief in place of collar
Did his eyes protrude from his
head:"
We'll, I would not say they pro-
truded, but they were very prominent"
"More prominent than usual?'
"Yes."
During that conversation did Harry
X. Thaw say this, or words to this eff
feet. to you. When 1 get out of here
will have to kill you?"
Thaw's counsel objected to the ques-
tion and the witness did not have to
answer, although she was careful to
state that she did not claim her legal
privilege and asked to have that fact
recorded.
Justice Mills ruled that the CONVEX
sation between Thaw and his wife at
that time was confidential and need
not he repeated by the witness.
Mr.. Clarke argued that the conversa-
ton was not confidential, as it con-
tanned a threat against the life of one
of the parties.
Attorney Winslow argued that the
conversation was material as bearing
upon the sanity or insanity of Thaw,
the real issue before the court. Mr..
Clarke asked the privilege of asking
the witness one more question.
"Was the subject Of conversation
partly in regard to the killing of Stan
ford White?" asked Mr.. Clarke.
Mrs. Thaw said it was
At one time when the fencing over
the admissibility of the questions ask
ed Mrs. Thaw was under discussion
she turned to Justice Mills and said:
"Will l be in contempt if 1 don't an
swer? / cannot afford to go to Jail,
and as my husband is not paying any
thing to me I have not money enough
to hire counsel"
The states representative announced
that they had retained DR.. Austin
Flint and DIR. Carlos f. Macdonald,
who with DR.. Amos B. Baker of Mat
teawan will make up the states trio of
alienists. Thaw's counsel has not de-
cided what alienists to call 1t was
agreed that the states alienists are to
be permitted to make a physical eX-
animation of Thaw in the White Plains
Jail. The mental examination to test
his sanity is to be conducted in open
court by the lawyers prompted by the
experts.