The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-07-09
Slayer Seriously and Calmly
Details Killing of White.
HOnOrS Easily With Pittsburger
at TOday's Hearing.
JUSTICE GOES To HIS AID
Hendricks Administers Yelled
Rebuke to Cook.
Architects Relations With Eve
Iyn Cause of Tragedy.
Witness Denies He Paid Hush
Money to Merrill Woman.

New York July 9.-After a Sc
riOuS clash between opposing
cOunsels at the Harry Il. Thaw
sanity trial this afternoon, Deputy
Attorney General Cook asked JUS
tice Hendricks to declare a mis-
trial. The justice denied his
motion.
New York, July 9.-"Evelyn had
gone on ahead with Mr.. Thomas Nc
Caleb and DR.. Truxton Beal following.
stopped to speak to an acquaintance.
looked up and saw Mr.. White. He
had his arms on the table and his
head in his hands when 1 noticed him.
Then he raised his head and stared at
me. 1 walked up the aisle straight in
front of him and-shot him"
In well mOdulated tone, Harry
Thaw today thus recited his killing
of Stanford White.
rs that al1?" he asked Deputy At
torney General Cook.
Go on" said Cook.
Thaw's attorney objected, saying he
had answered the question.
He answered it very seriously and
WELL" interposed Justice Hendricks.
Impassive Pauses in Recital.
When Thaw had reached the point
White, he paused for fully half a min
ute before he uttered the words "shot
him." and it was another minute be-
fore he raised his head toward Cook
and asked, rs that all"
Throughout his story Thaw talked
evenly and at times slowly. Often he
gazed upward as though trying to Wis
ualize the happening which he was re-
lating.
AS Thaw told his story, Cooks eyes
never left his face. He never prompt
ed or suggested, but waited patiently
for Thaw to tell the story in his own
way. The crowded court room was
breathless throughout the recital,
hanging on Thaw's every word.
Il should tell the jury, however,
Thaw added after Justice Hendricks s
statement, that before 1 shot White L
saw him move his hand toward his
back pocket. Everything was confu-
sion after the shot
Cook then launched into Susan Mer-
rilfs testimony and Thaw controlled
himself rema rkably we'll in answering
questions, in contrast to his eXplO-
SiOnS yesterday.
Five Thousand Per Girl.
Did Susan Merrill tell you that
White had made her an offer for in
nocent girls?" Cook asked him.
''She told me that White had made
her and other women engaged in sim
liar business an offer of $1,000 for
each girl" Thaw replied.
Thaw admitted he had paid the
Merrill woman for information, deny
ing it was for suppression of testi-
mony. The amount, he testified, was
between $500 and $500
Cook endeavOred to find what
Thaw's present attitude is toward his
wife. but Attorney Stanchfield's OBJ
jections were sustained.
Did you kill White because he had
ruined Evelyn or because of his in
jury to other girls?' asked Cook
IF Miss Nesbit had escaped White
1 probably never would have paid any
attention to him. answered Thaw.
Up to the adjournment for luncheon
the hcnors were with Thaw- He had
made an especially good witness for
himself, it was thought.
Thaw Seeks Relaxation.
So completely was Thaw exhausted
by his long hours on the stand yester-
day that he asked the officials to take
him to the Waldorf to dine last night
he wanted relaxation. he said, and
they complied with his wishes.
Cooks manner of handling Thaw
evoked surprised comment even from
Thaw's adherents. Where William
Travers Jerome had rallied at him,
ting his questions in a steady, even
tone that got on Thaws nerves.
Cooks eyes and those of the four
alfenists never left Thaw's face and it
admittedly bothered him.
Evelyn's Story Retold by TEaw.
In clear and lucid terms Thaw yes
terday carried his narrative down TO
the time when he and Evelyn were
in Paris in May of 1903 when Eve
lyn told him the story which it is al
the story told by Evelyn herself at
the two murder trials. Cook demand
ed it again from Thaw's lips
He was nervously lingering a hand
kerchief at the time and was mani
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