The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-16
EVELYN TESTIFIES
AGAINST HUSBAND
Continued from Page One,

Thaw But when my husband cut my
allowance TO $40 a week and 5000
month, he left me with many debts on
my hands used my allowance 10
clear OFF nv debts. Ny studio cost S923
a month, and 7 have to buy food and
clothing, and the money | get IS moi
more than enough to get along on. :,
"Thc questionable fame of this trial
will follow me wherever | may go for
wears and years, and I am living as
cheaplv as j can | am Harry Thaw s
wife, but ] pay the rent The land.
lord sends the bills TO me. don Z
know whether or not my husband VIII
harm me if be is released. he mas
made one threat, though, and that has
terrified me. 49,,
"Do YOU think he is insane?' she
was asked.
II cannot answer that question" she
replied II don t want TO.
Wanted Plenty OF Ice.
DR.. Otto Meyer Of Now York was
the first witness in the Thaw hearing
today. DR.. Moyer testified that nc
saw Thaw four times in the White
Plains Jail on October 8. 1908. and DIS.
cussed with him the episodes included
in a hypothetical question tho witness
had prepared on which 80 base an
opinion of the prisoner S sanity, ON
subsequent visits TO the White Plans
IaiI and in the Matteawan asylum the
physician talked freely with Thaw he
said, and got him TO tell the story OF
his bovhood days. DR.. Meyer related
conversation when Thaw told HIM
he feared ne was going to have tNphoid
fever and suggested that his rooms at
the Jail should be cooled off with
twenty tons of ice. DR.. Meyer sald
4 IL ~
politics with Thaw and in regard TO
the latter Thaw remarked q helped
to elect Jerome The witness said
he approached the subject of insanity
with Thaw and in this connection re
ferred to the crime. 81 asked HIM what
the motives were. which prompted him
to shoot Stanford White, and he said
there were no improper motives. In
answer TO question as TO what the
effect or result Of White s death had
been Thaw replied that there was
less danger now than before ana
most people thought he had acted prop
erly under the circumstances.
Talked of Young Girls,
On the second and third interviews
with Thaw, Dr. Meyer said they talked
on the subject of ''young girls OF
"innocent girls.
''You did not give any of those con.
versations in your direct examination,
did you?' asked Mr.. Clark.
"No,'' said the witness.
The witness told Thaw that he had
read OF several instances where men
had enticed young girls away and
robbed them of their virtue.
''Thaw said that White was given
to such practices and laid his traps foI
Young girls the witness said.
"FHc named several names, but he
said he had not. all the evidence neccs
sary to institute criminal proceedings
against White
Evelyn Again on Stand.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw took the stanC
at the afternoon session today in tho
hearing Of Harry *. Thaw's menta
condition. Mrs. Thaw appeared as {
witness for the state which is opposing
the release of her husband from tho
Matteawan asylum.
Justice Mills ruled that Mrs ThaN
could answer the questions the stats
desired 10 ask her REGARDING an alleged
threat to kill her made by Harry Thav
during a conversation at Matteawan.
Mrs. Thaw asked if she could no
rlaim privilege in refusing to answc
on The ground that TO reply would ten,
she could not and Mrs Thaw whcl
asked if Thaw had made such a threat
said;
eyes. he did
The question Evelyn Ncsbit Thav
was required TO answer was Z" Di,
Harry X. Thaw say TO YOU this. or thi
in substance. Il shall have to kill yo'
when | get out of hcrc?'
Turning TO the court with tears il
her eyes Mrs. Thaw said;
81 don want to answer that ques
tion, il places me in terrible posi-
ton. Nv husband Will refuse 10 sup
will incur his everlasting cnmity,
know. ] am very much afraid T.
answer it. -
Was Threatened by Husband.
"sI don t care how he has treate,
me" she, continued; 81 am still mar
ricd 10 him and | do not want {
answer it.
Justice Mills quietly instructed th
witness to answer and she said with
long drawn sigh;
Yes. he did. -
Mr.. Clark asked her to give Nh
Thaw's exact words.
q suppose [ shall have TO kill yo
when ! get out Of here, she replied,
Mrs. Thaw further testified tha
during the same conversation Harr
| Thaw told her he was not crazy on tn
night he shot Stanford White
81 only missed him by minute o.
the night BEFORE the witness sal
her husband told her.
Thaw sat with his eyes intentl
upon his wife as she testified, an
shook his head when she told Of tn
threat.
On cross examination Mr. Morschau
ser had the witness identify numbe
OF letters either written in hers o
Thaw s handwriting.
Mrs Thaw was almost fGppant a
she answered the questions of her huS
band s lawyers. AS one letter wa
handed to her she read it, smile