The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-08-06
THAN EAoERTOf
TELL ON WHITE
Words Fairly Trip From Lips
Of Witness.
RACY LETTERS ARE READ

Attorney Morschaussr Attempts to
Show by Abundance Of Testimony
That Prisoners Views Of Famous
Architects Immoral Practices Were
Not peluslons--cirIs Alleged to
Have. 6oen Ruined by White Per
init Use of Names at Hearing.
White Plains, NJ. ". Aug. 8.-More
OF those stories which have stained
the memory of the eminent architect,
Stanford White. stories that paral
leied the tale OF the Madison Square
tower room as told by Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw. we're related at the Thawe san.
ity hearing before Justice Mills. They
were told first by witnesses called In
Harry *. Thaw's behalf and then by
Thaw himself, who took the stand
hoping to show that what he knew
about White were not "delusons," as
the state contended, and that this
phase of the states attack on his
sanity IL nnfounded.
Between these unsavory accounts,
like q jewel held up to view between
soiled fingers. came an illustration OF
mother love and filial affection that
brought tears even to the eyes of
those, eagerfaced women who had re-
fused 10 leave the courtroom when
warned of the kind of testimony that
was to come. This was the appear
ance on tho stand OF Mrs. Mary Cop
ley Thaw, the prisoners white-haired
mother.
Charles Morschauser. Thaw's attor.
ney. started off the day by calling to
the stand David N. Carvalho, the New
York handwriting expert Mr.. Car
valho told of episodes connecting
Stanford White with two young WON
en- whom. II is alleged, he tried to
ruin. Both these women allowed the
use of their names. One was Miss
Mae Mckenzie, an actress, who ap-
peared several times at the trials
with Evelyn NesbitT Thaw; the others
name was given as "Sue Parker"
From Miss Mckenzie Thaw's attor.
ney had obtained a note which fig
ured in the trials as the mushroom
letter." White was represented as
the author. It was read In court.
Mr.. Carvalho testified as to an afIida.
Wit which he said Sue Parker" made.
describing an alleged attempt OF
White to ruin her when she first
came to New York as young chorus
girl.
- ,ta
New York district attorney seemed
anxious to let him tell all he knew
and he led him through one sordid
story after another. evidently with
he hope that the witness palpable
,agerness to talk on this theme
would show Justice Mills that he was
insane on the subject. And Thaw
vas eager to tell. The words fairly
ripped over each other as he ran on.
This thing am going to tell you
aow." he said, .prefacing one Of his
narratives. affected me very serious
~ at the time"
Continuing. he described In detail
the alleged experience of girl whom
he said White tried to wrong when
she was but l8. lie said that after
winning her confidence by display
Of disinterested friendship. White
lured the girl to his place on Twenty.
fourth street. New York, The girl
escaped through a lucky chance. he
said. and later obtained Large sum
of money from white under threat Of
suit. After that. he continued.
White had the girl boyootted. so that
for several years she could not OBJ.
tain an engagement in any theater IN
New York.
According to Thaw these were not
all of the tales he could tell about
the man he killed. He gaze the .loca.
tion of four places he said White
maintained for immoral purposes.
One was In Maryland. near Baltl.
more. Thaw said ii was called "The
Blind" The others were IN New
York. N WHf