The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-19
THAW ON STAND
FOR FEW MINUTES
Called by Jerome to Identity
Papers in His Hand.
writing.
WRITTEN WHILE IN ToMBS
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw VIII BE
Called as Witness
Against Him.
WRITTEN WHILE IN ToMBs

New York. June lS.--llarry Thaw m
eNpectcdly took the witness stand at
to.day's session of the hearing. which
is being had before Justice Keogh. at
White Plains, to decide whether or
no, he is sane. and should be rclea sed
from Matteawan Asylum.
lie was Intercepted for only few
minutes.
Thaw became witness because
former pistric, Attorney Jerome. who
IS specially representing the State at
the henring. produced some papers
which the young slayer OF stanford
White had written while in the Tombs.
Clarence J. Shearn. Thaws attorney.
would not admit that they were in
Thaws handwriting.
"All right, Put him on the stand
then. and Wen See" sad jerome.
Dressed All in black, and carrying
Ia huge palm leaf fan. the so-called
paranoiac left his place between his
mother and his sister. the Countess OF
Yarmouth, and walked 10 the witness
chair.
He was shown several sheets of
yellow paper, upon which tnore were
scIlbblings in blue pencil and was
asked ii that was his handwriting.
he examined the sheets carefully. and
then, after period of thought that
seemed more than a minute long, re-
piled:
Yes, believe it is"
Goes Into Rcrord.
JeTmome read the writing into the
record. 1t related TO articles by Mrs.
WILCOX" and Dorothy Din. printed
during the nrst murder trial.
Thaw replied 10 an !nsnuation by
Jerome that the Mrs. Wilcox referred
10 was a woman from whom he had
rented room. and said the letter re-
icrred TO Ella Wheeler Wilcox. the
writer.
Mr.. Thaw. where is Susan Merrill.
O. Roger OMara?" asked jerome. but
Mr. Shearn hotly objected TO the in
situation that witnesses were being
concealed by the defense. ana jerome
ceased.
Thaw was then shown another piece
or writing He said il was communi
cation he had written for his counsel,
clifford Hartridge, soon after his ar
rest.
Just look and see il IL wasn't writ
ten before Partridge became your
vuunscl?" Jerome asked
Thaw showed a flash of brightness
and memory He replied: NO. il re-
fers here TO July "a, 1905, and Hart
ridge was retained by me on July III
OF that year"
DO YOU object to ii going in as evil
aenco in this casc?"
Thaw and Attorney Si;oarn both OBJ
Jectcd in chorus Jerome demanded
of the witness:
Why do you object? Because YOU
know 1t is incompetent and shows that
Your mind was DISTURBED when youI
wrote it,"
After another pause Thaw said:
mo. l object because my counsel OBJ
5ects." His voice was low and not
very strong.
Newspaper Clippings.
y bundle of newspaper clippings
that Thaw had given to Mr.. Shearn
was then produced. Alongside of each
irnted article Thaw had made notes
lie admitted having written the COM
lronts.
1T was because of these that I
stopped your trial and VI dcred a COM
mission in lunacy to Examine YOU"
sail jerome. Don't you remember
mat YOU went before the commission
s.ud wrote out u secret story of your
.time:''- me2n that the commission
and *ou'were the only ones who saw
THAT story and they Immediately
burned your writings"
Thaw couldn't remember such an
recurrence clearly, it seemed. lie re-
1nained silent. The days session end
e before Jerome could go further
There were not witnesses to-day
outside OF the principal himself
Evelyn Nesbit Thzw, the young wife
freedom, will be an important witness
.-Hnst nim, Jerome said. She has
been notified to uAp,ay Tomorrow.