New Britain herald., 1915-03-09
EVELYN THAW MAY.
 TESTIFY FOR HARRY
Thinks Slayer Of Stanford White
 is Being Prosecuted.

trial of Harry K. Thaw. slayer of Stanford White, and five co-defen- dants for conspiring to effect Thaw's escape from the state hospital for the criminal insane at MatteaWan was be- gun in the criminal branch of the su- preme court here today. Deputy At torney General Franklin Kennedy out lined the case of the state, and four witnesses gave testimony of a tech nical nature
 Mr. Kennedy said that it was the contention of the state that Thaw was insane at the time of his flight; that It would still constitute a menace 10 the public safety to allow him at large; but that, notwithstanding these facts, he was, by reason of his peculiar form of insanity compe- tent to .conspire to defeat the admin lstrat1on of justice ..... .et v
 Nohe or the witnesses examined ourlng the forenoon session was sub- Jecled to cross examination by at torneys Tor Thaw or his alleged con- spirators.
 Evelyn Thaw May Testify.
 IL was announced today by an official or the district attorneys office that
 
 IhaW would apear as a witness in Thaw's behalf
 In previous proceedtnps affac+ine Thaw's liberty Evelyn Nesbjt Thaw mas appeared agains thim week ago a process server from the district attorneys office called on Mrs, Thaw With subpoena, bidding her to ap- pear at the trial for the prosecution. She was quoted as having said: "I am tired of this case. I think Harry is being persecuted. and if I take any interest whatever in it, it will be to do what can for him. I think he has been confined long enough. and if his lawyers want me I will do anything I can for him.
 No Subpoena Left.
 For this reason it was said. no subpoena was left with Thaw's wife 1t was understood, however. that the prosecution would not be surprised if she was called to the witness stand by the defense The court room was crowded to +le doors long before the jury entered 'he room There were as manH women as men in the seats As on yesterday, Thaw's mother, Mrs. Mary oopley IhaW; his sister Mrs George l.. carnegie, and his half brother Jos1ah ThaW, occupied seats, close up to the table of the Thaw staff of at- torneys
 Thaw, himself, paid but little at tentlon to the examination of the wit nesses today, although he appeared to be greatly interested in the remarks made about him by MT. Kennedy.
 Sketches Case of Thav.
 MT. Kennedy for the benefit of the jury, sketched the case of Thaw from the night he shot Stanford White and explained how he happened to be confined in Matteawan until August 1913 ;. There were only two methods by which Thaw could have legally been released from the asylum, MT. Ken nedy continued. The first was by suing out a writ of habeas corpus and the second was upon the recommend ation of the superintendent of the hos pital. He had sought release by means of habeas corpus but the courts had refused his pleas.
 Describes Thaw's Escape.
 The assistant attorney general then described for the jury the escape of Thaw. He told how Thompson hired the automobile in which Thaw fled, and how the alleged conspirators gathered at the town of Beacon, ad- joining Matteawan, the day before the escape of Thaw. Then he told the jury how Thaw leaped into machine and fled when a milkman opened q gate leading to the main yard of the hospital. He also told how Thaw transferred from one autom obile to another Thaw next appeared at LenoX Mass, where he registered under an assumed name, said MT. Kennedy He outlined the subsequent events leading to Thaw's arrest in Canada, and the legal steps since the arrest of the defendant in New Hamp- shire.
 Robert Hammerlund, photogra- pher, produced several photographic views of the Matteawan hospital and the gate through which Thaw escaped The photogra phs were handed to the jury.
 Engineer Identifies Maps.
 James A. Waddell, a state engineer, identified maps of the hospital prop erty and country adjacent The maps also were passed to the jury.
 Patrick O'Connor, the next witness. was a clerk in the bureau of licenses. He identified applications for chauf- feurs' licenses made by Thomas Flood Roger Thompson and Michael O'Keefe. The testimony was designed to show that O'Keefe, Thompson and Flood actually were the chauffeurs that drove the machines in which Thaw effected his escape. At this point adjournment was taken until o'clock
 $143.17 X MONTH.