New-York tribune., 1915-07-09
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ter and others it would take me two
hours" Thaw said.
81 honestly want your answer; go
ahead" Cook said.
perhaps you had better sit down.
| understand II isn't good for you to
stand so much" Thaw said.
"You may 90 ahead and answer the
question" Cook said. "Do you really
think it would take two hours ?"
"a didn't say it would take two hours.
| said couldn't do it for two hours "
Thaw said. at is pretty hard on you
10 stand all day. ! understand from
the Sheriff you are not well"
That was about as definite informa-
tion as Cook could get from Thaw IN
regard to the conspiracy OF rich men
against him.
Thaw's conduct on the witness stand
at the afternoon session was IN marked
contrast to his manner OF the morn
ing. Apparently he was obcylng the
Injunction Of his advisers more closely
and confined his answers to yes or no
or short sentences wherever possible.
Il was a severe strain for him. how.
ever. and his face grew redder and
finally almost purple. as the afternoon
wore away, his skin was suifused WITH
a glow Of sweat and his eyes were
starting The strain he was under
showed in one or two petulant out
breaks. The worst came when Cook
asked him about the story OF Mrs.
Susan Merrill. told in regard 70 how
he whipped girls in the rooms he rent
ed from her.
"You are afraid 20 say you believe a
word Of that while ] am sitting here!
Thaw exclaimed suddenly, starting tor-
ward in his chair and pointing his
finger at arms length az Cook.
"You will be here when | sum up,
won't you?" Cook said. 81 Will say 1t
thcn." e.,
"Yes, but ! will be held back then
All in all Thnw made a good witness
for himself. He did not gei as mucn
confused or fare up in as frequent
outbreaks Of anger at his inqulsltor "a
many another witness about whose
sanity there is 10 question.
One thing that came 20 Thaw's as
sistance was the taking Of recesses.
Thaw asked for = nve-minute recess
himself in the middle Of the morning.
But the greatest lifcssyer came to him
at the adjournment of the morning ses-
sion.
Mr.. Cook had just been asking him
whether he had any trouble while at
Harvard over policeman's boy. The
witness became confused, but denied
the truth of the story.
"You heard the incident of the
poker game described in which you
grabbed q dagger when you were ac-
cused Of cheating" Cook said. GIVE
vour version of that"
Thaw was cropping and talking in his
quick. muttering way when the Judge
announced the recess. He was much
more self-possessed when he came on
the witness stand after luncheon.
He recollected about the poker game
then. but denied there was any dagger
grabbing. saying there was just some
fooling. He remembered perfectly
about the fight with a cabman.
Admits He Grabbed Shotgun.
"I did grab a shotgun and 90 down
with il after the cabman. and it was
taken away from me-" he said, but
the gun was not loaded"
Then Mr. Cook tried 10 get him to
tell why he left Harvard, or whether
he passed his examination. but these
questions were ruled out by Justice
Hendriek on objections BY Stanchfeld.
From this Cook passed 70 the story Of
Thaw's romance with Evelyn Nesbit
now he first met her in a restaurant,
after having previously seen her on
the stage and written letters to her
and sent her flowers.
81 sent $50 with one bouquet of flow
ers. and when she met me she was
very indignant because sent the
money and rebuked me-" he said.
He told how. in the first period Of
his Acquaintance with her. Stanford
White was paving her expenses in a
hospital and elsewhere.
He was paying all her expenses in
a very philanthropic manner lhaw
said
Ever raise any objections 70 it?"
Cook asked.
"Not then: not until she told me GER
tain things about him." Thaw replied.
That was in Paris in 1903"
He then told how he took Evelyn and
her mother TO Paris and they all lived
in the same apartment.
"Now. Mr.. Thaw. tell in your own
way everything that occurred and was
said when Evelyn Neshit told you about
Stanford White" Cook said.
Thaw sat for moment in a deep
study. Then he began with a low,
thoughtful voice and told the story Of
how Evelyn Neshit told him Stanford
White had lured her 10 his studio in
the tower of Madison Square Garden,
Twenty fourth Street. and had drugged
her and ruined her.
He told the story well, quietly. COM
pletclv, but without extra words. II
took him only nine minutes TO tell il.
but il was probably the best nine min
utes OF his trial for favorable effect
on his jurors.
The reason she told me this was