The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-06-26
STATE SEEKS THAW'S
WIFE AS A WITNESS
Would Trace Evclyn's History
Back to Childhood to SHOW
Husbands Acts.
COURT MAY SEE MOVIES
Photographs of the Prisoner
Taken in New England
Likely to BE Used.

Evelyn Nesbit will he called again AS
a witness against Harry *. Thaw in the
present proceedings before Justice Hem
drick and jury to determine his sanity
II agents for the State can find the
dancer and get her into court. There
were indications yesterday that Deputy
Attorney General Cook is not quite con-
vinced that Thaw's wife is in another
part OF the country and he hopes to bring
,.nr forward not only for the purpose OF
offsetting the testimony given So far In
behalf OF Thaw but also to draw from
her II possible reputation OF her
story about Stanford White-a story the
untruth OF which Mr.. Cook hopes to
prove before the trial is ended.
Mr.. Cook has had number OF talks
with Harry Nesbit. the brother OF
Evelyn. and with other persons who
are prepared to give Information con-
cerning the young woman. even back
to the thirteenth year Of her life. He
said yesterday that he felt prepared to
show that Thaw was not misled by any
tale of wrongs at tho hands OF White
which his wife may have told him and
that his shooting OF the architect-last
night was the ninth anniversary of the
simply manifestation Of
his insanity, a mental affliction OF long
and incurabie.
II the efforts to get Thaws wife on
the stand are successful Mr.. Cook will
not let slip the opportunity to question
her In detail as to what her observations
of her husband have been. For the last
two days witnesses have been telling
the jury that Mr.. Thaw never mani
tested any Indications Of insanity dur
ing the sixteen months he was their
neighbor up In New HAMPSHIRE. and Mr..
Cook believes that further enlighten-
lnent on that subject from Mrs. Thaw
might not be unwelcome to the jury.
Movies cited Against ThRw.
Another ordeal for Thaw now loom
ing up is an exhibition OF the moving
pictures that were taken in September.
1918, by Hal Reid and shown in the
theatres here and elsewhere. They show
Thaw going to and from court, In his
cell. smoking, eating. talking. studying.
Mr.. Cook is of the opinion that they
show other things also. that they portray
Thaw posing. laughing. grimacing; all In
a way to Indicate that he Is far from
being the man OF retiring disposition and
pose that his good friends
from New Hampshire have pictured him.
An effort is now being made to locate
these films and unless some legal OBJ
stacle obtrudes there is a likelihood that
drick and his jury.
Justice HendriCk has decided, II was
announced during the day, TO send
Deputy Attorney General Alfred Becker
and Siegfried Hartman Of counsel for
Thaw to Boston on Monday to take the
deposition OF President Emeritus Eliot
Of Harvard as to his reasons for dis
missing Thaw from college In 1892. II
that was the fact. This method was
chosen instead of the more common way
of appointing commissioner to take
testimony.
While these things were being pre-
pared for his discontinue Thaw was
hearing complimentary things about
himself Yesterday. For hours witness
after witness took the stand TO say that
New HAMPSHIRE folk couldn't understand
this insanity business at all. To them
tional, absolutely rational. very rational.
any kind OF rational except irrational
1t all had a very soothing effect upon
the object OF these phrases. lie wasn't
so fidgety. he talked less with his coun-
sci, he had no speeches. impromptu or
for the reporters. except to say
when It was over that II had been "a
very, very satisfactory day"
Thaw did most OF his whispering for
the day during the first hour of the
Deputy Attorney-General
Becker and Mr.. Smith alternated during
that hour In reading from the testimony
of Dr. William White of Washngi on,
II. g.. at n previous habeas corpus pro-
ceedng in White Plains. Mrs. Mary
Copey Thaw. his mother. also seemed
TO be in good spirits. She smiled fire.
quently and shook hands warmly with
one of the women witnesses after she
had finished her recital Of Thaw's
virtues.
Thsw's New England Experiences.
Dr Noel GuIlett. who lived in tho
house adjoining that occupied by Thaw
in Elm street. Manchester y. H.. and
u-h a., maid hin, naiUhhnr'a xEisItp "a n