The evening world., 1912-06-20
THAW'S "SI[ENCE MONEY"
!. PAID TO OVER ZOO GIRLS,
SWEARS SUSAN MERRILL

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wit, Tbawy' ,-S"
WAS Mss Wallace one OF them
Yes"
Did Mrs. Reed set part Of IT,"
"Yey."
"Thaw visited you sfter April. 1905.
when he was married. did he not?' II
| didn't kaow him then az Thaw. lie
| called after that time. thouga."
Ism, Il true tina; upward o, two hun
dred girls got money! yes; can't
recall the exact number"
IT was given to them before the first
trial for MURDER Yes"
Jerome read OF a number OF names OF
girls who got the money. Tic largest
amount, was the 1900 Glrcady men
toned. one girl got 5000
Did Thnw leave money with you and
say II was for girl he whipped whom
he wanted 10 send 10 school and no
wanted to give her 80 much . weekk7"
Yes"
How old was that s!rl?" II don't
know"
Jerome tried TO bring out that on GER
tain occasions when Thaw was at Mrs.
Merriil's house he would say over the
telephone that no was at the whist
Club. OF which he was member.
Mr. shearn questioned Mrs. Merrill
about other visitors TO her homo. She
tried 20 conceal the name Of q million.
sire friend OF Stanford White" who
visited her house. but was forced to dis
close his name as col. Clay"
STANFORD WAS A VISITOR TO
MERRILL FLAT.
The mention OF tho name OF Col.
Clay" came as a great ant.climax to
n tense situation that had been worked
up.
Did you know Stanford Winter"
asked Mr. shearn.
Il did, said the witness. who said
that she talked to Thsw about him.
White, she said. was q visitor to her
flat.
Did he have entertainments and sup
pcr parties at your house,"
He did" said the witness. regnarkiag.
! 81 wish to disgrace mo all YOU can"
Weren't there young Girls At the
white supper partie,'"
Yes"
1tu sou teik WIN w Ult~.
telling him that White had a standing
offer OF 5000 for any one who would
bring to him an innocent Riri?"
II told that to Mr.. Thaw." she said.
Mr.. Jerome began his examination of
Mrs Thaw by showing again her Jew.
/ eiicd hatp!n.like affair that had once
been the part OF the handle OF q riding
| whip. She found II In Thaw's room.
when did you have any other con-
! versat'on with Thaw about THAR" he
asked.
II talked with Thaw and Susan Mer-
riII aoou. II during the first homicide
J trial"
| Mr.. Shearn objected to her converse.
ton with Thaw abou, the whip handle
on the grounds OF Il being a converse
ton between husband and wife.
Justice Keogh allowed the question.
II talked with Thaw during tho lunch
hour" said the witness. II saw there
was a mysterious woman In the court
room known as Mrs. Merrill who said
that she knew him. had seen her
there every day and became suspicious.
I talked with her and then talked to
Thaw. telling him that 1t was strange
his lawyers. Thaw said then that he
knew nothing about her.
ThAW ADMITTED he KNEW
sUsAN MERRILL.
Later told Thaw that I learned
that she was dlsreputable woman and
that II was a dreadful thing for her to
be sitting with his mother and sisters.
He then admitted that he knew her.
She kept an apartment In New York
and that he had been customer. Then
told him that he was Just az bad as
I heard he was.
II also spoke to him about the Merrill
woman after the first trial. I said 20
him. Here have sacrificed myself and
have ruined myself utterly for you and
You have turned out to be q worthless
scoundrel.'
II told him that Mrs. Merrill had
said he was a terrible degenerate. thai
he beat girls fearfully whom he took
to her house. I told him had heard
stories about girls whom he saw Al
Mrs, Merrill's house being sent out oil
tho State TO avoid being called at tn,
, trial. Some OF them had received a lo
Of money. was told, One I heard 20
, 1900 to 20 to Pennsylvania. Thaw de
, MED TO me then that these stories wer,
true
Did You talk to him AGAIN abou
Ithess stories?"
Yes. again In the Tombs. At thi
, time ] had a drawing by Thaw himsel
which settled the matter for all time
|, I showed It 10 Thaw and he tore It up.
. What was the drawing?'
!. 1T was a picture like what Tha'
used TO draw Of himself for one thinl
- II showed beyond the shadow OF
A doubt that the stories told Of hin
were true"
e JEROME PRODUCES DRAWN,
I IDENTIFIED AS THAW's.
lie Jerome here handed mp two pieces {
'r paper. one containing a drawing and ii
z other some writing. Mrs. Thaw ider
II tined them as paper, she had soc
lie before. Tho writing was "Thaw's.
she said. MIR. Shesrn objected TO II
" papers. but they were received. n
l. question OF privilege between husbar
e. and wife being again overruled
During the argument Mrs. Tha
In smiled On old acdualntances she r