The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1912-06-25

witness NJ the previous Thaw hear
ing. She rrst met Thaw In 1901 at
AIRS. Grays house. IN West 4sth
street She rented rooms TO him At
ner house In West gard street. and
knew him under the name of Mr.
Reed" He told her that he Was pay
Ing young girls on the stage. and
many OF them came to see him. she
testified In April she moved to No
EOS West 5tth street. and MFR. Reed
took rooms there. she said.
Did you enter Thaw's room on any
occasion when you heard girl
screaming" asked Mr.. Jerome
The witness said she did.
What did you see? who was
there" asked Mr.. Jerome.
The witnes hesitated. and finally
said that she couldn't just remember
now"
Dir. Jerome refreshed her memory
from the record OF her previous testi-
ony. and she replied that there was a
very young girl in the room with
Thaw. and the girls neck and limbs
were covered with big welts. At this
point the witness seemed about to
collopse entirely and Mr.. Jerome
asked for an adjournment, saying
that the witness had come from a
long distance and had nothing to eat.
and that she had begged him to get
her something 90 eat before she took
the witness stand. Justice Keough
turned TO Mr.. Shearn for his con-
sent.
i suppose can absent in the
cause OF humanity" said Mr.. Shearn.
but | can't see that a lack of food
has effected her memory"
Mr.. Jerome stated that he would
not speak TO the witness or allow any
one on his side of the case TO speak
TO her during the recess. Mr.. Shearn
insisted on court officer accomp-
anying the witness. and the court so
directed and adjourned for an hour
Continuing the examination of tho
Merrill woman after recess, Mr. Jer-
ONE wanted to know what the young
girl was saying and doing when she
enter Thaw's room.
Found Girl Screaming.
She was screaming terribly and
crying out that Thaw was trying ~
murder her" replied the witness.
"Thaw didn't say anything. hut went
right out and got away as quickly as
ne could"
Did you ever see Thaw with
whip" ASKED MI. Jerome.
The witness said she had seen Thaw
have three different whips. Asked to
ordinary lady's riding croy" and was
a "eXible dog whip" In answer TO
further questions Mrs. Merrill said
that the same thing had occurred in
Thaw's rooms at her first apartment
At one time she saw two young girls
in the room with Thaw. she said.
Did you talk with Thaw about this
business" asked Mr.. Jerome.
Yes. / secluded him and asked
1. 81.
and he said that they deserved IL.
that they were not smart and could
not I'll n position on the stage. and
that he had to whip them 90 teach
them anything" the witness replied.
Did Thaw ever whip your maid"
asked Mr.. Jerome.
The witness at first said she did
not think so. but afterward admitted
that he did
Did Thsw ever say anything to
YOU about keeping his callers separ
ated-apart? asked Mr.. chrome.
Yes was the reply.
Mr.. Jerome introduced in evidence
n memorandum book in which the
witness testified she had kept a re-
cord Of the happenings in Thaws
rooms. In reference TO one incident
Mrs. Merrill haid
! heard screaming and tried to
get into the room. / had 70 go through
the bedroom to get into the parlor.
The sight in the room made me sick.
/ one Of the girls had fallen on the
floor and Thaw was in the act "
striking the other one. His ewes
were protruding from his head. the
veins stood out on his forehead. and
he looked like mailman. He rushed
AZ me. but I got out. That day
thought he would kill ~ ALL
finally got the girls out and he quiet
ed down and went away. lie said u
] told ANYTHING about II ne would kill
me. ! didn't see him for months at
ter that He sent a messenger with
$500 10 nav all these young girls. ana
said not 70 give any girl less than
So or more than 800. which I did.
The witness told 81 Thaw coming
bark 20 her house In West 54th street
later and the same thing happening.
Iu February. 1906. she said. a young
girl called. who did not look more
than hrieen years old. and asked for
Professor Reed Thaw was out at
the time. but he had telephoned her
to keep the girl until he returned.
Thaw Goes Throusht Window.
after Thaw returned I soon heard
scfeams. the witness continued.
and I vent % his room and told him
'ANaN NN''ANA l.IffNN .flF uNN'F fAWFU II
he ala not let me IN. lie opened tho
door and ran ont and Jumped through
a back window. The giri was bleed
ing az The neck and arms and cried
that Thaw was trying 20 XIII her
Thaw came back and said hs would
D- ...G :h1' Na wac not himself at
times. told him be- would have to
move. but he SAID he did not want %
move ~ he was going 20 Europe
soon
How much money In al did Thaw
give you 90 par these young giris7"
asked Mr.. Jerome
The witness said that she could
not remember. but she admitted IL
WAS n large sum
DIDN'T rou paw ono Elri $1,000 in
$1,000 bills az ono time" asked Mr..
Jerome
The witness said she did. and that
she paid other girls LARGE sums. but
not any ono ~ much a. that Mr..
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