The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-07-30
Evelyn Will sue.


NEW YORK, July 80. Evelyn Thaw
today confirmed the report that she in
tends suing Thaw for a divorce and
will base her plea on the testimony
Of the present proceedings when Susy
Merrill told of Thaws beating young
girls with a dogwhip. She denied the
report that she is going to Reno, Ne
vada, but said she will sue in New
York. She intends going to Europe to-
await hearing after the papers are
served.
Jerome began tae examination of
Thaw by asking him what he meant
by legally insane" Thaw said, II
CANT, It Is defect Of reason. =
| What is defect OF reason? n Thaw
could not explain. Morschauser saw
| the difficulty and asked to confer with
Thaw. Jerome objected saying "ev-
cry time your honor, that Thaw blows
up on the stand, they interrupt and
want advise. 1t is no way to get at
his mental condition.
Tlaw denied he had rooms at
Susan Merrills' or sent money there
land denied the story of beating Ethel
Thomas or the other girls Mrs. Mer-
lrill accused him of flogging.
Were you guilty or innocent when
acquitted?" Thaw parleyed and said
he was legally innocent.
| Thaw denied knowing Rut-. Lambert
of Paris, or going motoring with her,
but said he had heard of her.
! "Wlen she returned, she was bloody
| from head to foot as a result of the
beating you gave her." insisted Je-
rome.
NO, tell you, never knew the
woman" said Thaw angrily.
| He denied paying 200 pounds in
| French notes because of the assault.
| When asked if he was not known as
Mad Harry" or Crazy Thaw,' he
shot back Not any more than you are
known as Mad Jerome or Crazy
District Attorney"
Jerome produced a paper and asked
Thaw to identify the signature. After
reading the paper he asked did you
ever ask woman to allow you to
beat aer, stating it gave you pleas
ure?" "No," said Thaw. Jerome
skipped to the writings of Thaw in
troduced yesterday. Thaw declared
that Valet Bedford died as a result
of being forced to remain in Jerome S
office when seriously i'll. Another
Jump and Jerome was pikcing to
pieces the story told Tiaw by Evelyn
of her mistreatment by White. Didn't
you think the story fishy, the tale of
mirrored rooms. bitter champagnes,
and criminal assaults?' "You proved
the story true when you cross examin-
i ed Evyln,' answer Thaw How do you
i expect to carry out your promise to
Evelyn in the letter that you and
Evelyn could enter Pittsburg society
and you could be senator from Penn
sylvania % asked Jerome. Well
snapped Thaw, Il had the prime re
i Iquisite- -money-and my fathers mon
ey was honestly made"
Justice Mills questioned Taaw fif
teen minutes today and Thaw left the
stand shaking and nervous. He is
confident that he had favorably i'm
pressed Mills. This came, following &
two hours terrific cross examination
by Jerome. AT the close of the
morning session, Jerome announced
/ he was through with Thaw. The jus
tice questioned him about his alleged
delusion concerning White, end ths
apparently incoherent notes made b,
Thaw, for his counsel during the frs
and second trials; and the exaggerat
ed ego which the justice said Thay
exhibited in his conduct during th'
trial of the case. do you hold tn,
same belief regarding the practice
of White you held When Dr. Evans ez
: amined you, and said you had par
anoia?" the justice asked. Thaw sal
Ihe had been mistaken in some things
and had discovered some additioua