Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1915-06-25
MOVIES" DEPICTING
THAW in JAIL WILL BE
SHOWN BY OPPONENTS
Deputy Attorney General
Cook Says He Will Prove
Irrational Acts-Prose-
cutor Seeks to Clear Stan
ford Whites Memory.

NEW YORK, June 25.--Movlng pictures
Of Harry X. Thaw's actions in Canada
and New Hampshire. following his es-
cape from Matteawan, will be shown IN
open court as part of the States effort
to prove that the slayer of Stamford
White Is a victim OF incurable paranoin
and as such should be returned to the
hospital for the criminal insane. Deputy
Attorney General Cook was making the
necessary arrangements today to have
them shown In Justice Hendricks court.
He said he believed they would help the
States case materially.
Mr.. Cook declared that he intends by
evidence to clear the name OF Stanford
White, who was shot and killed nine
years ago today by the man who seeks
in the Supreme Court to be declared sane
The record of Evelyn Nesbit from the
time she was 13 years old until her
mother brought her to New York will
be introduced by the State In an effort
to show that her accusations against
White were untrue. Cook said he had
obtained from Howard Nesbit the
woman's brother, evidence describing her
career.
Never before in all this nauseating
case" Cook said, has one word been
said in behalf of Stanford White. 1 in
tend to say a word in this trial.
II am prepared to prove that White
never was the beast which Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw painted him. / am prepared to
prove that she played Thaw against White
for financial gain.
''All the evidence we have heard about
the alleged character of Thaw's victim
came from the lips of Evelyn Nesblt. 1t
has not been corroborated"
Dr. Noel Il. Guillett, of Manchester. N.
H., was the first witness of the day. Doc
tor Guillett said he had often discussed
his work in New Hampshire State Re
forma tory with Thaw and that the slayer
of White was good conversationalist
Walter nj. Lang, a real estate man,
followed Outlet. Lang said when he
first met Thaw he (Lang) invited him
to a wine room, and that Thaw refused,
saying he had no use for strong drink.
Eugene p. Neute, former United States
marshal at Manchester, N. H, said he
thought Thsw was perfectly sane. Neute
told the court he and Thaw had played
whist together, but mot for money"
and that Thaw was n wonderful player
did you know" asked Cook, that the
worlds most famous chess expert is now
in Matteawan and knows nothing else
but chess"
Amid laughter Neute said he did not.
1t became known today that a secret
conference was held last night by Deputy
General Cook and Becker and
Doctors Austin Flint and Carlos McDon-
aid, the States alienists, at Doctor Flint's
home. Cook today refused TO dlyulge
anything that occurred at the meeting.
Thaw's attorneys had asked the States
lawyers for postponement of the pres
ent trial till fall. it was learned Thaw
wished to be released on bail in order TO
take trip to the Panama Pacific Expo
sition before hot weather began, but the
State would not consider the proposal.
AS soon as the opposing lawyers agree
on the questions and counter questions TO
be asked President Emeritus Eliot. OF
University. to ascertain the real
reason why Thaw so abruptly left col
lege in 1892, Justice Hendrlck, 1t is be-
lieved, will sign the order naming a com
mission to examine Doctor Eliot.