The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-02
EVELYN AESB|I THAW
WILL TAKE THE STAND
Will Not Attempt to Evadc Subpoena,
But VIII Voluntarily Testify
Against Husband.
GOVERNOR SLATON OCCUPIES
SEAT OF HONOR IN COURT
State Produces Great. Mass Of. Testt-
nony to Show That Thaw Has Been
Abnormal From Birth and That He
Is Now Of Unsound Mind.

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a contradictory character today were
coming over the wires from the neigh
borhood of Chateaugay Lake, where
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw and her son are
now at the camp of Jack Clifford,
her stage dancing partner, regarding
whether or not Thaw's wife is well
enough to come to town, 1t was
learned on good authority here to-
night that young Mrs Thaw will take
the stand next week as a witness
for the State at the Thaw sanity
hearing.
1t 10 well known among Mrs. Thaw's
friends. especially since she began 20
earn her own living two years ago,
that she does not desire any longer
to be connected in any way with
Thaw's various legal tangles. This
desire TO be quit of the Thaw case,
together with the fact she was very
thin and seemingly run down when
she departed for the Adirondacks
from Matteawan last week. lent color
to the belief that she would not ap-
pear at the present hearing, If 1t were
possible to avoid 1t.
VIII Take Stand Next Week.
Nevertheless, from what was learned
here tonight there is excellent rea-
son to believe that Mrs Thaw will
middle of next week. Early reports
today, pronounced here as ridiculous
by those qualified to discuss them,
that Thaw's wife would try to evade
testifying on the plea of ill-health,
and the State, therefore, would issue
a body attachment for her appear
ance, later were changed to reports
agreeing with statements here that
Mrs. Thaw will come and testify vol
unfairly.
The first witness to testify for the
State against the sanity OF Thaw
likely will be called to the stand to-
morrow. All of today was given over
by the State to reading into the record
extracts from the Thaw case book,
the testimony of Thaw's mother
showing abnormal mental strains IN
Thaw's family on both sides, and
traits of abnormality in his own child
hood and youth. and the testimony of
his teachers, physicians, q London
nurse, and others here and abroad.
whose observations of Thaw had CON-
WINGED them that he was not mem
tally balanced. /.
Georgia. whc>1sst important official
act was to commute the death, sem
tence of Leo NJ Frank, attended the
morning session Of the hearing today,
accompanied by Mrs. Slaton. Ex-
Governor Siaton was invited by JUS
tice Hendrick TO seat beside him
on the bench. from which advan-
tageous point PR. Slaton concentrated
his gaze on yhaw.
Thaw tried to chase away some of
the tedium of the day. while Deputy
Attorneys General Cook, Becker and
Edgar Bromberger's voices In turn
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by giving his attention to q wefghty
volume he had brought to court.
THE Hussite Wars, by Count Lut-
cow" Sometimes he would concen-
trate on his books for two or three
minutes. again for thirty seconds. and
then he would drop ii to whisper to
counsel or to others gAze about the
room or reach for testimony records
piled on tho table neaA.w. Then he
unfolded q fair sized map bound Of
In the book and studied the folding
map for many minutes. Il was = map
OF Bohemia.
Besides the testimony OF Thaw's
mother given at the second murder
trial. the State today read testimony
delivered at that trial or at various
hearings by DR.. Charles f. Binga-
man, physician 10 the ThAw family.
when. Harry waa q x0unksters A. G.
Fletcher, Of Warrington, visitor 1t
Thaw's home years. ago; Abraham n.
eBck. u boyi1ood te9cfer " ThAW:
william 8. Butler. Medical Supervisor
Robert III. Chase. Of the Friends
Asylum: DR.. Horation c. Hood. Of
PhiladeIphia; John r. Denar. and
three English witnesses DR.. Sidney
Russell Wells. DR.. Frederick Burton
Brown, ana London nurse named
Lille Mcbride.
Z The English testimony told Of dis
PLAYS OF defnentia by Thaw In London
some years prior to the murder Of
stanford White. The hearing viii be
tomorrow mornine.
AlIe1ed Reclkleae anEaxlme sss.I.s,