The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-07-31


T.. he would have been In Matteawan
(the text is followed faithfully long ago"
ITO E.-You can catch more flies with
molasses than with vinegar and the old
woman has money (also 20 reporters.
saying Mrs. w. T.. and you ought 10
Jolly her along.
At this point IN the reading Thaw
looked down 70 where his mother, Mrs.
william Thaw, was sitting. and grinned
nervously.
"Crazier Than Harry"
Mrs. W and Ed crazier than Harry"
the notes continued, "ald Alice, also
Margaret, all right enough. and Joe very
slick and II. said be tried to hold Joe
up. but that Joe would hedge around 50
from any interview with Joe one could
not tell which. that Joe was mighty slick,
as II. knows all about his acts; but he
always kept quiet about tt
"Only Mr.. Peabody and myself could
understand these" said the witness IN
explanation. Justice Mills asked him II
they were catchwords TO fix various
thoughts. and Thaw said they We're. He
then read a tabulation OF his woes-legal
woes that he believed had assailed him
during the course OF his trials for muir
der.
Bearing IN mind that al various times
during his first trial and preceding II
Thaw had engaged the services OF Della.
field. HartridBe. Delmas. Gleason, Nc
Pike. and O'Reilly. a key 10 bis criticisms
Is at hand. His schedule follows.
Lost everything and bad feeling-Dela-
field and c.
judges charge, fault-DeL
Ny secrecy IN MISUNDERSTANDING
Wrong exhibitS-AI counsel.
Weak ss-eXamination--DeL.
Bad hypOthetical-Har.
Omissions and summing up-DeI
Bad opening neutraliZed by Jerome's
erTor-(GJ.
Bad end OF com, neutelized by Je-
romes error-(H)-
Loss OF money and spelling OF witness
es-Har.
Fights among counsel-D.. II. and Mop.
No reproof Of Jeromes false state
ments-D. and OR.
II was commonly guessed around the
court that the ubiquitous 3D. IN Thaw's
general arralgnment might be the first
letter in the name Of a prominent lawyer
from the Pacific slope.
Despite his promise OF the night be
fore that he would have but one or two
Jerome had occupied nearly all OF the
mornings session IN popping rapid-frc
questions at Thaw, when Justice Mills
himself began 70 interrogate him. Thaw
was not feeling any fresher for his en-
counter with Jerome when the presiding
Judge asked him 20 turn about in his
chair and answer the questions from the
bench.
Practices of White.
Now, Mr. Thaw, he began. did you
thoroughly believe that what you told
DR.. Evans as to your own belief In the
practices OF Stanford White and your
belief on the subject at that time were
honest?"
Absolutely honest" replied Thaw.
Then you say you understood that DR..
Evans was given TO understand from out
side sources that your beliefs were IN
founded?"
IN my opinion. absolutely"
And you held this opinion at the time
OF your trials for murder"
Not altogether"
We'll, then. in part at least?"
Thaw said that at that time he did
not hold exactly his former opinion In
regard to the practices Of the man he
slew. He had discovered that he had
been mistaken in some things and he
had learned other facts.
But IN substance" quered the judge,
you believe that White and his assoc
cIates were conducting these practices?"
II never thought of his associates"
Thaw replied with a touch OF nervous
ness. but 1 still think so in regard 70
him"
watching for Evidence.
Il have been watching all along here
TO get at the evidence" Justice Mills
continued, that you say you had IN
regard TO the practices Of Stanford White.
Not that Il is my wish to pass upon
his guilt OF innocence here. Had you any
more evidence at that time than the
statements OF the various young women
about White that they suffered through
him?"
Il had more evidence; the fact that
Comstock-'
but Mr.. Comstock told you. did he
not. that without confederation these
statements would not be useful as legal
proof?"
mo. sir; Comstock told me he had
certain. positive proof Of these alleged
practices. which left no doubt whatever
OF their employment. Comstock was an
expert Of experts on this subject"
Didn't he say he didn't press your
case because you had only the statements
from these women and because he could
get no confederation Of them? Didn't
he explain 70 you the reason why the
information you gave could not be used
in a criminal action was that there must
be confederation Of the statements Of
such women"
Could Not Get Witnesses.
Thaw replied that Comstock had told
him that he o5u'd not get such witnesses
quickly enough, nor could he get them
sequestered.
do you think the statements Of an
abandoned woman. giving the story Of
her original fall from virtue, was to be
trusted?"
by no means" Thaw answered. The
justice asked him how long he had en-
tertained these suspicious against White.
and Thaw answered that 1t had been
since 1903 Then came questions on an
other topic.
''The next question I want to ask you
is about the reason for the preparation
by you OF rhetorical aids for your leading