The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-07-16
DAMAGING EVIDENCE FOR THAW
EVELYN GIVES HER TESTIMONY

it Is not true. never threatened TO
XIII her. At one time she says one
thing and then at another another"
Is 1t true that you threatened
Whites life tho day before the homi.
eide was committed
II had you would have learned
OF it before this replied Thaw.
Evelyn Thaw, while on the stand,
gave q familiar 1haw trial touch TO
the proceedings. as did The testimony
Of others, from whom were dragged
out uuslyory details concerning
Stanford White Dr. Adolph Meyer
Of the New York state lunacy com.
mission testified that he talked with
Thaw about the reasons which led
him 10 shoot Stanford White, prin-
cipally wrongdoIngs VIII ch Thaw said
were carried on in Whites various
rendezvous.
Anthony Comstock. president of the
New York Society for the suppress.
sion Of Vice, described his efforts TO
assist Thaw to get sufficient evidence
Of Whites practices TO prosecute him
criminally. Up to within a day or
two of the tragedy the witness said
he saw Thaw and obtained data from
him in regard TO Whites conduct. He
was OF the opinion that Thaw was
sane.
Other Witnesses told of their ex-
periences with Thaw when he appear
ed sane. Three more witnesses be-
sides Thaw himself are to testify, ac-
cording TO Thaws lawyer Charles
Morschauser. but the long adjourn.
ment was taken so that both sides
may have time to study records of
the Thaw trial for murder, which
are in possession of District Attor-
ney jerome.
The state expects TO base much OF
the examination Of Thaw on the wit
ness stand on these records. 1t has
been decided to abandon physical
examination of Thaw by the state
alien,sts and confine the sanity test
OF Thaw as a witness. Before leav-
ing White Plains for New York this
evening Evelyn Thaw discussed her
testimony.
III the Thaw family had done the
right thing by me- would never
have taken the stand TO testify
against my husband" said she, but
they would not guarantee me the al
lowance | asked for when the an.
nulment proceedings were begun. II
they had done that. would have
been far away from here today. and
Harry would have "A better chance
of getting his liberty.
Il don't know what ! shall do
now. ! have no idea what my future
course will DE. must go out and
get living somehow. | cant go
back to the stage. My notoriety would
prohibit that. The public would say
that | testified against my husband
to make myself notorious. | will try
10 get work as model. can do
that | am sure. | often feel sorry
that | ever saw the stage az all As
a model can be good girl and
earn enough to keep me. can hope
for nothing from my husbands fam.
ily. and that's my position in few
words.
III I had not been compelled I
would never have testified against
Mr., Thaw. but when my husban>
cut my allowance TO $40 a week and
$500 month ne left me with my
debts on my hands. | used my allow
ance TO clear off my debts, My studio
costs s95 month, and | have to buy
food and clothing. and the money /
get is not more than enough to get
along on.
The questionable fame of this trial
will follow me whc ever | may go
for years, and | am living as cheaply
as ] can. ! am Harry Thaw's wife.
but | pay the rent. The landlord
sends the bills TO me. He has made
one threat though. and that has ter.
rified me"
DO you think he is insane" she
was asked
II can not answer that" she re-
piled Il don't want to-"
BARN BURNED.