Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-28
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these women at least $4,000 as the
, price of their silence and to keep
them from bothering Thaw's wife or
his mother.
Zone of them who she said. passed
as Thaw's wife, received $1,000. The
money came from Thaw." i
After telling of Thaw's engaging
the rooms, the bearing of the evil
dence upon the question Of the pris-
oner's mental condition became ap-
parent. For at this point the mys-
FERROUS package which was brought to
court yesterday by Clifford w. Hart
ridge, Thaw's former counsel, was
unwrapped and a pearl handled whip
about three feet long was 'brought in
to view. With this before the eyes
of the court and spectators the wo-
man related series of stories about
finding Thaw on several occasion
flashing the girls upon their bare arms
and bodies. "a
Thaw, she said, had posed as
theatrical agent and had lured the
girls to his rooms with the promises
of engagements. When she remon-
strated with him, she testified, his
excuse was, that the girls ..twere not
smart enough and could not ill their
positions, and deserved a beating"
She testified further that Thaw had
frequently behaved in a violent man
ner in her presence, and that she
considered his acts irrational
District Attorney chrome had full
charge Of the ease and it was he
who brought out the damaging evil
dence. Miss Merril's testimony was
stopped when Mr.. Jerome intin1ated
that 1t might injure innocent prisons.
Under cross examination by Chas.
Morschauser, counsel for Thaw the
witness attacked fiercely. He sue
ceeded in bringing out the fact that
she had been recently arrested on}.a
charge of perjury after an unaessful
suit to recover 100000 damages
from a man. The woman emphati.
cally denied that@she kept any of the
money that passed from ThaW
through her hands. Z5 %4s7
Then why did you stand for this
from Thaw?" asked Mr.. Morschauser.
20, felt sorry for him." was the
answer. 49,, ,2.s.
When she left the stand she was
instructed to return tomorrow, and
Clifford Hartridge, with whom she
said she became acquainted when the
latter had arranged money matters
between herself and Thaw, also has
been subpoened to appear tomorrow.
1t was to him that the Merrill woman.
turned over the whip and volumfn-
Gus memoranda bearing on Thaw's
actions. ~ = ~ f
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw slipped quietly
into court during the proceedings
today, but did not testify. She smil-
ed at Thaw several times during he
afternoon, but he paid no attention
to her, II 7i'~ :.
Aside from the Merrill woman's test
timony. the alienists look up the re-
mainder Of the proceedings and ts-
titled In Thaw's behalf When DR..
Britton D. Evans, who made a report
two years ago declaring Thaw insane.
said today that HE had reversed his
opinion. :, This gave Mr.. Jerome an
opportunity for. telling cross exam
ination. He brought out the wide d.
vergence of experts opinion two years
ago and now, but DR.. Evans was very
quick to explain that the report made
two years ago was for private guild;
ance OF Thawis attorneys and had
contained only such medical evidences
as would tend to support the conten-
ton that Thaw was insane at the
time. In other words, he admitted
that the report was Or pared to boz
ster Thaw's side Of the case when
he was seeking to avoid the electric
chair. Z n. j.s:ss3 ...#s5 . y. #@
Harry ThaW himself may take the
stand tomorrow. IA: .5s "a.
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