The Washington herald., 1909-08-07
EVELYN IS BLAMED
BY THAW'S MOTHER
Declares a Certain Person
Dragged Harry Down."
JEROME's ACTIONS ASsAILED
Aged Woman Asserts HIS Behavior
Has Not Been GentIemanIy or
ChristianIike - Matteawsn Inmates
Turn Against Thaw When They
Hear OF His whipping Girls.

White Plains, y. Y, Aug. 6.-The last
words in the closing Of the hearing on
Harry K. Thaw's writ Of habeas corpus
for release from Matteawan heard in the
Supreme Court here to-day were those OF
Mrs Mary Copley Thaw. the mother Of
the relator. which were in denunciation
.Of "a certain person who had dragged
Harry Thaw down" Mrs. Thaw men
toned no names. and Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
was not IN court 20 hear her.
Thaws mother was the last witness
called After she had taken a final fling
at District Attorney Jerome. which was
not answered by him. both sides in ;he
case rested.
Tomorrow Morschauser win consume
about an hour in summing up for his
client. and Jerome will present the case
Of the state in about half that time. ac-
cording to his promise TO Justice Mills.
After that Thaw will have 20 wait until
Thursday, when Justice Mills will send
his decision 10 the courthouse. before he
learns whether or not he viii go back
with the lunatics at Matteawan.
Loses Friends at 8Iattearan,
Should Thaw be ordered back 10 the
asylum, as the general opinion Of those
following the course Of the present hear
ing presages. it win be under conditions
which were worse than those character
lied as torture by his mother.
Two attendants from Matteawan. IN
court on orders OF Acting Supt.
Baker. who anticipated the possibility OF
Justice Mills remanding Thaw back 10
his care before the final summing up OF
the attorneys. said to-dly that among the
Ing was very strong against Thaw since
certain revelations brought out during the
last week of the hearing
When Thaw first left Matteawan 10 ap-
pear before the Supreme Court in his
tight for release. the inmates of the
asylum. who read the papers assiduously
seemed 70 have every sympathy for his
effort and wished him success. accord
ing TO the reports which the attendants
brought down today.
Their good wishes in his behalf con-
tinued until the day when Susie Nor
rill, the keeper OF the apartment house
In New York testified as TO Thaw's prac-
tees Of whipping girls. As they read
this story in the papers the lunatics OF
Matteawan conceived that Thaw was
not a At person even for Matteawan So
ciety.
Testimony Discussed.
Whispers have Travelled along gallery
and corridor since the day when the tes-
tlmony Of Susie Morrill, was brought out
on the stand in White Plains. and the
lunatics there confined have openly told
their guards I'm several instances that
should Thaw be returned 10 the asylum
he would be made to feel the weight OF
their scorn.
When Mrs. Mary Copley Thaw took
the stand at the close OF the case TINS
afternoon il was TO tell about the men,
orandum concerning Hartridge and en-
bodying what appeared TO be Harry
Thaw's comments about members OF his
family. which had been found in his cell
at the Tombs after his removal 70 Mat
te2wan
Morschauser Thaw's attorney. first
asked her 10 explain what Thaw had
meant when in the memorandum found