Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-07-30
SAYS THAW BEAT
GIRLS WITH WHIP
IOUSEKEEPER DECLARES YOUNG
PITTSBURGER USED LASH IN
HER ROOMS.
EVELYN NESBIT IN COURT.
Ioung Woman Is on Hand in Case She
Is Wanted by District Attorney
Jerome.
DR.. EVANS CONTINUES TESTIMONY.

WHITE PLAINS, \. Y, July Of
There was small prospect that Harry
K Thaw would reach the stand at to-
days session when the supreme court
resumed hearings this morning on his
application for release from the Mat
.eawan criminal insane asylum.
Dr. Britton d. Evans, who declared
Monday that Thaw was not and never
had been a paranoiac, continued testi-
flying DR.. Evans cross examination by
District Attorney Jerome was expect
ed to be long and searching. DIR. Isham
D. Harris of the Hudson River State
Hospital for the Insane came into court
with the Thaw party and said he ex-
pected to follow DR.. Evans on the stand.
Thaw is eager TO testify. He entered
the courtroom looking unusually buoy
ant.
Il will never go back to Matteawan,"
he said. Il am well satisfied with the
way the hearing has gone thus far and
| am not afraid TO face Mr.. Jerome"
In the corridor Thaw met his brother
and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah
Thaw and held a few minutes CONVEX
sation with tneG:
Mr.. Jerome denied a report that Eve
Ign Nesbit Thaw had been summoned
to appear. He said that the subpoena
under which she testified week before
last was still in force and that she could
be brought here whenever further evi-
dence from her was needed
In my opinion Mr.. Thaw is now
sane were almost the first words
spoken by DR., Evans on taking the
stand.
Has Had No Decisions.
Has Harry X Thaw any decisions
Or Authorizations at this time:' asked
Charles Morschauser, Thaw's attorney.
He has not" replied DR.. Evans.
In REORGANIZATION. Mr.. jerome
quoted authorities that symptoms of the
disease might be concealed for intervals
Of months He reminded DR.. Evans that
in his former testimony he had declared
that ThaW was insane a year before he
killed White. The experts answer to
this was that information given by
Thaw had caused him 10 modify his
opinion. Replying to Jerome's questions,
DR.. Evans said that he did not consider
Thaw's act Of letting his wife tell the
court her story evidence Of disordered
mind.
PERSONALLY" he added, Il do con
slider it a case of bad judgment"
Mr.. Jerome then offered IN evidence
Mr. Evans 'brainstorm evidence,
which was. one of the factors in gaining
verdict Of not guilty on account Of
insanity at the second trial. The dis
trict attorney read the alieniSts cOnclu-
sion that Thaw at that time suffered
from adolescent insanity and would be
subject to attacks of the disease in the
future.
DR.. Evans said that in the compilation
of medical evidence made by his assist
ants only matter likely to assist ThaWs
attorneys at that time was included.
They found as much or more ON the
other side" he remarked, but l told
them not to put it in"
while | assumed at the trial that all
the facts upon which this report was
based were true" said DR.. Evans, L dc.
not think so now
Evelyn Appears in Room.
Just before the opening of the after
noon session Evelyn Nesbit Thaw slipped
quietly into the courtroom. 1t was be-
ieved that she was summoned by Mr.
Jerome to be on hand in case Thaw took
the stand. but Mr.. Jerome said he did
not expect to call her to the stand today.
DR.. Evans had chance to explain his
changed convictions regarding IhaW,
when Morschauser resumed questioning
The doctor said that since the second
trial he had received further important in
formation. Formerly he considered
Thaw's belief regarding Stanford White
treatment of young girls a deluSlOn.
Now l do not" said DR.. Evans.
Susan 4. Merrill, who with Attorney
Hartridge was present when he received
the mysterious articles marked as eXhlb-
its yesterday, followed DIR. Evans on
the witness stand. Justice Mills an
nounced: mo woman should stay in
he limo 70
hear everything, but l hold that the
courts are public and will not compel
anyone to leave"
Three young girls withdrew.
Mrs. Merrill said that during the fall
of 1902 Thaw rented rooms from her in
two different houses. She knew him, she
said, as Mr.. Reed" and Mr.. Monroe
and also by other names.
"Thaw," she said. represented him
self to be a theatrical agent to be
engaged in placing young ladies all over
the country for the stage"
Used Whip to Beat Girls.
Under Jerome's questions the witness
said that on three occasions she found
Thaw in his room striking girls with q
dog whip. When she told Thaw he must
stop, he replied. she said, that "They
weren't smart and could not get a posi-
ton on the stage, and deserved beat
ing"
The Hartridge package was then open
ed. 1t contained a whip with a pearl
handle and a lash about two feet long.
The witness professed to identify it as
the whip which was left by Thaw in
her house, and which she turned over to
Hartridge together with a memorandum
of the alleged occurrences. She said
Thaw had rooms at her various estab-
lishments until 1905.
why did you let him move around
with you if you say he behaved so bad
ly?" asked Mr. Morschauser.
He always promised to be good, ana
on the last occasion he said that if l
complained he would kill me-