Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-07-02
THAW'S WIFE IS CERTAIN
TO APPEAR AGAINST HIM
Despite Contradictory Reports, 1t Is
Said She Will BE Willing
Witness.
FEARS CROSS EXAMINATION
Not Believed That Drastic Measures
Will BE Necessary to Compel Her
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS at Second
Murder Trial Read Into Record.
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NEW YORK. July Mrs. Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw will appear in court and
testify against her husband next week.
despite tho contradictory reports which
were received to-day from her noun
tain retreat. This information was
received tonight from an absolutely
competent authority Mrs. Thaw, it
was also learned. will come to New
York willingly. though it is fact that
her health is somewhat impaired. and
she fears the gruelling cross -examina-
ton to which she will be subjected by
John b. stanchfeld. Thaw's chief
counsel.
This cross examination. II is under
stood, may be expected to be as
dramatic as that to which Thaw him
self is to be subjected by Deputy At
torney-General Cook. AS previously
stated, Mrs. Thaw will probably he
called to the stand next Tuesday morn
ing. should she change her mind
again. however, and send a PHYSICIANS
reason for not answering the subpoena,
II Is not unlikely that a physician will
be named by the court TO visit Mrs.
Thaw and report, and If, in his view,
Mrs. Thaw was able to testify. an at
tachment Will be issued for her 1t
is not believed, however that these
drastic measures will be necessary
THAw FORCES WATCH
The Thaw forces are contentedly sit
ting back watching the progress of
events.
1T is a matter of supreme indirfer
ence TO me-" said John B. Stanchfcld
to-day. whether Mrs Thaw testifcs
or not"
Thaw smiled. You know. the court
does not wish me to talk about my
case" he said.
Absorbed in volume of history,
"Hussitc Wars" by Count Lutzow,
Thaw spent most OF this afternoon in
court oblirious apparently to what was
going on about him. He gave great
attention to a map OF Bohemia, which
is included among the illustrations of
the bulky volume, the while counsel
for the State. Deputies Attorney Gen
eral Becker and Cooke. worked in re-
lays. reading into the record the owl
dence at the second murder trial bear
ing on Thaw's insanity.
This Is probably the greatest obstacle
Thaw has to overcome at this Jury
test OF his sanity. His counsel at the
second murder trial worked so strenu-
ously to convince the jury that he was
insane. that they built up a barrier
against his liberation which Is taxing
his efforts to overcome.
The reading OF Mrs. William Thaw's
testimony as to the life OF her son
during his youth was completed this
morning. and counsel then put into the
records those portions of the case
which ii was agreed were pertinent to
the present issue There followed the
reading Of the testimony of DR..
Charles +. Bingaman, the Thaw family
physician, as TO Thaw's nervous char
acteristcs as n baby; the evidence OF
a. G. Fletcher, OF Washington, who
visited the Thaws as to Harry's pecu-
liar actions at times; that of a. r.
Beck. tutor, who once had Thaw in
charge; William S. Butler, DR.. Fl. c.
Wood and John +. Demar. all Of whom
had come in contact from time to time
with Thaw in his early life.
FURTHER EVIDENCE
LAID BEFORE JURY
Late this afternoon the evidence of
DR.. Sidney Russell Wells physician;
Lille Mcbride, a nurse, and DIR. r H.
Burton Brown, all OF England, was also
laid before the jury.
Tomorrow morning the session will
be occupied again with the reading Of
testimony. In the afternoon the State
Will begin the introduction OF new
testimony.
Among the spectators in the court
room to-day were former Governor
Slaton. of Georgia, and Mrs. Slaton
At the invitation of Justice Hendrick.
Governor Slaton occupied n seat be-
side him on the bench. and for over
an hour. alternately chattco with the
Justice and studied Thaw, at whose
first trial for murder the Governor was
also a spectator.
Governor Slaton asked to be excused
from expressing any opinion on the
case. lie denied fatty rumor that
he proposed to settle down in New
York and open n law Office here
AT the end OF my vacation / am
going back to Georgia. he said
MRS. THAw REFUSES
TO HONOR SUBPOENA
MALONE. y. T.. July Evelyn