The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1912-06-21
Protected Him at 1.-TWO Dirty
Trials" Wife Declares on
the Witness Stand.
WON'T TELL HER STORY.
Mrs. Thaw Absolutely Refuses
toGoO Over Details of Ex-
perience With White.

Especial TO TIE Evening worid)
WHITE PLAINS. n. T., June r.
Htelyn Nesbit Thaw was under the IRE
os cross-examinatlon to-day at the
bssrip~ before Justice Keogh in the
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c,r.rsrc. sh.arn her husbands coun.
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49,. g., w.r. Too ,.,,o,, vd,,en
nv NAV 70 Gov Dix IN 1911. in which
n. &C, forth various alleged irresulari-
ties In the Matteawan Asylum. He also
complained OF the way he had been
treated there.
Some OF the notes that were read
were found in Thaw's cell after he was
transferred to the asylum. 1t was for
the most part an incoherent tumble re-
ferrinR to great number OF subjects
and TO the way In which his trial was
conducted.
Mr.. Shearn carried Mrs. Thaw through
the sto-y Of her career-how she came
struggles TO exist. how she went on the
stage and how Edna Goodrich took her
10 meet Stanford White.
ehearn had the witness fairly we'll
started on the story she told Arse I'VE
years ago. The manner Of It's telling
seemed strangely different to court OBJ
servers who saw Mrs. Thaw on tho stand
on both occasions. There fearful
angel child" was facing crowded
court room. A terrific ordeal was be-
fore her and the wonder was how she
could 30 through 1t At all.
STRANGE CONTRAST TO "ANogl
CHILD" or TRIAL.
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a the .,.r,.I rhi,d" Aiso .h. h.d seen
NO.. ~ the vord .,nce than. WHEN .he
crocssS.d WITH her narrative her tone
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"Ysu know II isn,v necessary to asl
these questions. You have the recor
q show all that l tell you now tina
Twin not answer"
Evelyn Thaw came into cour
smiling with her friends. She wore
channels colored suit. and her biac
hat. with the upfiaring rims, wa
tOppe0 with otralGnt IeAtner
smoky yellow.
Thaw arrived soon after she toe
her seat. The young wife stared hai
1t him. her upper lip raised a.
indicative Of the scorn she &c,
Thaw went with head erect to Il
chair at the end of the row reserv,
for the members OF his family. The
was Q scowi on his face. but he new
turned his eyes to meet the gaze
wife directed at him. Once seated.
turned his shoulder to her. and Evel,
Thaw, sitting between two young me
leaned over to the one on her rig
end talked as II she was anus
about something. Thaw's moth
came In at this time and he seem
mors at ease as he chatted with her,
THAW's COMMENTS ON Gil
PINGS ARE READ.
Altar an srsument Junt,ce Keoxh 4