The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1909-07-15
NAY NOT WANT TO
SEE HARRY FREE
attitude of Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Som Somewhat PuzzIing at the
Present Time.
pFR STORY NOT YET TOLD
...,-yrssEs so FAR FAVOR TIE
W. SLAYER OF WHITE

---a- plains -. " July l4.-LNely Il
Tins were stm closed by legal
'.-.-.r.iss today and she did not re
''-L.'' ,bs stand. as expected, to testify
.-.''. -. state I'm opposing Harry K.
~ ,- strrmut 90 prove himself sane.
-la" 49, a++arnevs announced at ad-
Il5 s...,t Yesterday that they would
ll1i 100. that the muCh-disputed con-
saoo ..,-, between Thaw and his wife at
'e''''-..r-,rr iu which ThaW is supposed
ile o.s threatened TO kill her when he
10 lo .,t vas not privileged, and there
s.- Lion THaw would be recalled
il'g L-r testimony en- this point would
81 admitted. This was not done now
ever ...,, -~... Ali, Tod.v
,u.i, tomorrow the state VIII attempt
60. that this conversation which
have an important bearing on the
.,'.-aa5.,-,,irarion of Thaw's mental cOndi-
5l sEorld be admitted At adjourn
-.rt TODAY. Justice Mills intimated to
- .l',', counsel that he was inclined to
~, rrsst crowd packed the court room
~ as ON Yesterday. The testimony
mas enlivened at times by bits OF hu-
NOR and Thaw often laughed heartily
1T some remark al his expense.
attendants 40 Matteawan testified
SAT- d. always appeared rational i'm
s,sscb and action. Several physicians
testified along the same line.
EveIyns Attitude.
Inst what Evelyn Thaw's attitude to-
vsri her husband is. is puzzling. 1t is
rot generally known whether she would
rstb5r SEE him free or confined as a
lm7tir. While she has been quoted
oftan as repeating i'm effect her famous
declaration of "I'n stand by you, Har-
~" il is reported that in the event her
testimony ultimately goes against Thaw
his attorney win call witnesses to show
that She remarked that she was glad
"a see him I'm Matteawan.
The former chorus girl has not Joined
the Thaw family during the hearing.
When she left White Ple'ns today she
travelled 10 New York alone.
Daring her testimony yesterday. Mrs.
Ttaw said that her husband was not
supporting her properly. but it was
brought out ON the stand today that he
IS paying her more than $500 a month.
Considers Thaw Sane.
Hiss W. q. Daley. a lawyer of Pough-
k5arsie, was the first witness called for
Thaw today. She testified that she had
attended TO some small legal matters
for Thaw when he was in the Pough-
ks5psie Jail, and had frequently talked
with him during that time. He always
impressed her as rational, she said.
Miss Mary humane, the matron at
ths Polshkeepsie jail, testified that she
saw and talked with Thaw frequently
and he always appeared rational.
Deputy Clark asked that Thaw's
counsel stipulate that he would make
no objection TO the state introducing
certain parts of the records of the sec
ond trial of Thaw for the murder of
Stanford White, in examining some of
td5ir witnesses.
Mr. MOrchaussr offered no objection.
Iaaw's counsel asked that he be given
Wenty-f0ur hours notice in which to
produce his alienists prior to the physi-
c-l examination Of plaintiff by the eX-
f,'-S' This was conceded by Mr.. Clark.
Theory of the State.
District Attorney Mack. in cross-ex-
aiming witnesses, had been careful TO
t'A I the witnesses had ever talked
WIN IhaW about the killing of Stanford
Nhte or the running of young girls. In
.@ilaoly the witnesses had considered
lat "a delicate subject" and it had
not been approached" It is the states
.Aeory that one Of the essential char
a-.--lsl-cs of paraDJia, Of which ThaW
laS oeen declared to be suffering, that
17 patent may only exhibit pro-
- -g-l-ea insanity when the one subject
"Al.h was the cause of the mental dis
a'.dnsement IS brought to mind.
Gag. ~. '~l4emar Sillo, a New York prac-
LlloheiI testified that he had seen Thaw
~, twenty-five times in all. and that
ana" always appeared rational.
IT, ---- o.iio related O. conversation with
. Low a- M3t-eaWan I'm which Thaw re-