The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-15


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with gifts OF tewelry. flowers and at :
itention. Two months aftervard EVELYN
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ivoS' ihhW was married to evelyn Nes-
bit In the study of the Rev William
II. sTcEwen psstnr ~ tho Third pras-
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Mary g Thaw was witness and after
the ceremony kissed her daughter-in-
low .1thongt ttarr,,,. ,n,tI,ar WA ,,ai,,
~ ehueaeVored 10 persuaoe MIN 10 give
up the chorus girl.
| On June rs. 1906. Thaw and his wife
came to this city. They registered at
the Lorraine Hotel and that evening
dined at the Cafe Martin. white ate
/ dinner at the same place with his
son. then a student in Harvard, and a
Few friends. The tables were SO ar
ranged that Evelyn saw white and
/, Thaw knew he was there. Harry gake
evidence Of violent agitation. A few
hours later Thaw murdered White.
Great Fortune In Law Fight.
| There followed nine years legal
/ battle, which Is said to have cost the
Thaw family more than 100000 and
the State hospital for the criminal in
! sane 100000. The fight was first d.
rected TO save Thaw from the electric
chair, and involved two murder trials
The next move was to liberate Thaw
from the State hospital at Matteawan
and occasioned three protracted habeas
| corpus proceedings. as well as the
application for others writs which were
denied. Then the struggle took sen
sational turn by Thaws escape from
the asylum and the bitter opposition
to his extradition to New York. his de-
| Tense in conspiracy trial. and fourth
habeas corpus hearing just ended. 10
establish his sanity There were other
! iitfgations growing out the suits for
fees and expenses. and with the single
exception OF the court of special ses-
/ sions Thaw's case in one form or
another. has found it's way into every
1 tribunal of New York, as well as the
| United States Supreme Court.
First Murder Trial.
The first murder trial was begun be-
fore Justice Fitzgerald in the crimi-
nal branch of the Supreme Court on
January IL. 1907 Delphine NJ Delmas.
OF california. was counsel In chief for
the delense. he has made an enviable
reputation at the criminal bar in the
far west.
VINO Tor eight years proved himself to
De Inaws nemesis. matted the trial In
an eHor. 10 prove ihaw insane. Inaw
ana ms counsel vigorously opposed thls
move. out commission was appointed
pF the court III reported Thaw sane
enough 10 stand trial on April o. isot'
= week iater. April Z. the jury was
oischarged because II could nor reaeh
verdict after forty seven hours OF
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hours.
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