The Washington herald., 1912-06-20
EVELYN PROVES
FLIPPANT WITNESS
Harry Thsw's Wife, No Longer a
Girl, TestiAes Against
Him.
HUSBAND SEUBs his WIFE

White Plains. N. 2. June 1s.-Eveiyn
Nesbit Thaw, no longer appearing the
naive, unsophisticated little girl" but
bored, cynical. grown-up woman instead.
came into the public eye again to-day
for the first time In three years.
She appeared as a witness for the State
against her husband. who is endeavoring
to prove in Justice Keogh'S Court that
he is now sane and should be released
from the Matteawan Asylum
Mrs. Thaw went TO White Plains with
a young Englishman named Morrison.
in whose company she has been seen
frequently OF late, and a young woman
who was said TO be a Mrs Hainss. The
village folk literally fought to get
look at her. A crowd met her at the
station, another gathering awaiting her
arrival at the courthouse, and the court
room itself was jammed. chiefly by
women. Several came armed with opera
glasses, so they would not miss de-
tail Of her features or costume.
She wore a coat suit OF light fawn
colored material with huge white ball
buttons on the coat; a big black straw
hat with ostrich plumes curled evenly
along each side Of the brim; fawn color
ed shoes and stockings, and one OF those
new faring collars with q black stock
attachment, which women call Robes
pierres."
There was no gainsaying the fact that
she is still beautiful, and well figured.
even though a certain plumpness Of form
and severity OF face line have come to
her.
Thaw Ignores Wife.
Thaw, when his wife entered the room
and always afterward. kept. his head
from her Nor did his mother nor his
sisters, Margaret and Alice. give any sign
OF recognition. Thaw chatted with one
OF his sisters while his wife was on the
stand.
Mrs Thaw said she was now twenty-siN
years old and still the wife OF Harry X.
Thaw. She gave dates Of her meeting
with him and their marriage, and then
of a trip they made to Paris before the
wedding. the trip being in July, 1895.
Then she described how she had told
him. in a Paris hotel, Of an attack by
Stanford White. and Of Thaw's actions
after this recital
''Thaw." she said, was very much up
set. He sobbed and cried, bit his nails,
and kept saying Ny God; how dreadful
how terrible After that he constantly
recurred to the AFFAIR. Sometimes he
would wake up in the night TO ask me
about the details. Every time he was
highly nervous and excited"
husband as just 'Thaw"-that she had
found a hypodermic syringe in his pos
session: that she had heard stories OF
him whipping young girls and Of his
being a dope hend-"
Did he ever say anything about whip
ping your" she was asked.
Gives FIiPpant AnswerH-
Yes: he had mania for obedience
and that sort Of thing, and told me that
what I needed was a good whipping,
she said, with a half smile. She de-
scribed briefly the shooting OF Stanford
White. She displayed no emotion.
Der Of writings and two sketches done
by her husband. She will be cross-eN
amined tomorrow by Mr.. Shearn, chief
counsel for Thaw. Mrs. Thaw's testi-
mony was given IN a rather hard voice,
with considerable lippancy.
When asked about a story recently
printed to the effect that she was the
mother Of a son almost two years old.
who was born in Germany. Mrs Thaw
declined to discuss the subject, but init
mated that she might have something
TO say when she was through testify
ing.
Harry Thaw was on the stand for
few moments early in the session. He
merely Identified a letter which he had
written to Gov. Dix complaining OF con-
ditions in Matteawan and a sketch. he
made before his arrest. This was said TO
represent a man beating a woman.
He answered the few questions asked
him in a brisk, alert manner and IN a
clear voice.