Norwich bulletin., 1909-08-06
Seemed Anxious to Tell All He Knew of De-
pravity Of Murdered Architect
ATTORNEYS WILL SUM UP SATURDAY
Hand writing Expert Tells of Episodes Connecting White
with Attempts to Ruin Young GirIs-Mrs. Mary Cop
ley Thaw On the Stand-More Letters Put in as Evil
dence, for One of which $500 was Paid.

White Plains. n. Y. Aug 5.-More
of those stories which have stained the
memory of Stanford White, stories that
paralleled the tale of the Madison
Square tower room as told by Evelyn
Thaw, were related to a breathless
court room at the Thaw sanity hearing
before Justice Mills today. Witnesses
called in Thaw's behalf first took the
stand and then Thaw himself, who
hoped to show that what he knew
about White was not "delusion,' as the
state contends, and that this phase OF
the states attack on his sanity is un-
founded.
Between these unsavory accounts.
like 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
eager faced women who had refused to
leave the court room when warned OF
the Testimony that was to come. This
was the appearance on the stand OF
Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw. the prisoner 5
mother.
Adjournment was taken today just
after Thaw had left the stand. He may
be called again tomorrow. The attor-
neys will sum up on Saturday and
Justice Mills hopes to render a de-
cision some time next week
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 said he received no compensation
for coming, in fact, that he had re-
fused an offer of pay. Then he told Of
episodes connecting Stanford White
with two young women whom II is al
legged he tried to ruin.
Both of these women allowed the use
of their names. One was Miss Mae
Mckenzie. an actress, who appeared
several times at the trials with Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw; the others name was
given as Sue Parker. From Miss Nc
Kenzie Thaw's attorney had obtained
a note which has figured In former
trials as the "mush room letter."
Letter to Mae Mckenzie.
White was represented as the au-
| thor. 1t was read in court today. Con-
corning this letter. Miss Mckenzie had
said, according to Thaw. that her ia
ther would kill both her anG White II
he had seen the contents.
Mr.. Carvalho testified as TO an afIi-
davit which he said Sue Parker made
! describing an alleged attempt OF White
4 to ruin her when she first came TO New
York as young chorus girl Mr.. Car
valho testified that. he had read this
document and he related its contents
In addition he presented in evidence a
number OF letters said TO have been
written by White to Miss Parker which
she sold for $500 to Thaw's attorneys
before the. first trial She was to have
received $500 more if the letters were
used in evidence. but they never were.
Mr.. Carvalho said he was present when
the $500 was paid The letters were
not read today.
Wien Mr.. Cavalho began his testi-
mony about White, District Attorney
Jerome seemed reluctant to admit It.
Defeated finally in his struggle to bar
it, he expressed regret that evidence OF
this kind should once more mark a
case already famous for its salacious
details.
Thaw on the Stand.
II was at the beginning of the af-
ternoon session that Thaw himself took
the stand. Then the New York dis
trict attorney seemed anxious to let
him tell all he knew and led him
through one sordid story after an
other evidently with the hope that the
palpab1e eagerness of the witness 70
talk on this theme would show Justice
Mills that he was insane on the sub
ject. Thsw was eager to tell. The