The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-07-10
THAW FINISHES
HISSTORY,THEN
DINESlNLUXURY
Goes for Stroll i'm Fifth Ave-
nue. After Describing
Murder of White.
WIFE NOT COMING
BACK TO TESTIFY

Harry Thaw told yesterday on the
witness stand. in a voice so low that II
va. inaudihlc except to those very close
n him, his story OF the actual murder
~ stanford White. When he had nm
ished his recital of the dinner party
which preceded the murder details Of
the shooting itself and his arrest. he
was asked by Deputy Attorney-General
Cook 10 continue with his story.
81 think" interposed Justice Peter A.
Hendrck at this point of the morning
session OF the insanity hearing, he has
answered the question very fully and
.ensibly."
Early in the afternoon session the
State finished its long questioning OF
Thaw. He had sat in the witness chair.
talking almost steadily, all OF the day
before. following which the slayer OF
White got some needed relaxation by
going uptown with Sheriff Grigenhagen
on the authority of court order issued
by Justice Hendrick. and dining at the
W dIuOTI nc siSPt li Jun ''"s
night however.
Yesterday after he had stepped down
from the witness chair Tins counsel
didn't p: o,ons his stay in the chair one
second after tho State had asked Its last
question) Thaw brushed away part
of the tedium of the rest of the session
b, reading and chatting.
stroiis in Fifth Avenue.
Uc likes to near music aud said so.
Wherefore upon leaving the court room
last evening he rode uptown on the sixth
avenue elevated to Fif;y-n!nth street.
dropped into the office of his old friend
n S,lo for a short time and then
ambed on over TO Fifth avenue.
Thaw strolled unostentatiously down
the avenue to Forty-third street. tie
Was recognized by many as he pressed
quietly through the crowds. NJ Forty.
third street he turned east to dine amid
the flowers and music and cut glass ana
things OF the palm garden at the Bit
more.
What Thaw's plans are for to-day
we're not announced. further than that
ne probably will dine in some restaurant
In the Tenderloin where the music is
good. He Will dine out again tomorrow
night also. Sheriff Grifenhagen seemed
anxious to have 1t made clear that he Is
no. taking Thaw about town each eve
ming on his own responsibility, but on the
authority Of Justice Hendricks court
order.
Does Mr.. Thaw expect TO go to sat-
urday matinee or the ball game to-mor.
row." Sheriff Grifenhagen was asked as
he and Thaw were about TO saunter
away from court late in the afternoon.
The sheriff answered that the court
order was of such a nature that there
aas no reason why Thaw could not be
taken to the theatre or the Polo
Grounds. Mr. Grfenhagen added. how
ever, that with the exception OF dining
out again this evening Thaw will prob
ably not leave the Jail all day.
wife Not Coming Back.
EVELYN Nesbit Thaw will not be
brought back from Chateaugay Lake to
testify. Deputy Attorney-General Frank
Cook announced In the afternoon thar
after an official medical examination OF
young Mrs. Thaw made at the camp
Of Jack clifford. her vaudeville partner
IT was learned that she Is not physically
able to repeat her trip of Tuesday wher
.he came to town at the expense OF
the state bought a hat for herself and
some toys for her baby. received inter
Viewers and photographers and returned
mcrrily to the mountains Tuesday night
IL hereby vacate the order Tor I'M
attachment Of her person. Justice Hen
drick announced In court, after explain
ug that a physician employed by thu
Sheriff Of Clinton county had found tina
Mrs. Thaw was physically unable tt
come back to town. I'm view OF tina
fact the testimony of Evelyn Nesbit ina"
AZ the habeas corpus proceedings IA
White Plains) will now be read In evi
dcnce"
Mrs. Thaw and Or Austin Flint th'
states chief alienist. had said on tn
day OF her recent shopping trip to tow
that Deputy Attorney-General Cook me
Mrs Thaw in DR.. Flnts office just afte
she arrived here Tuesday morning. Mrs
Thaw added that Mr.. Cook had the'
told her after a short talk that tn
State would not ask her to testify on tn
stand and that she might return to tn
Adironhacks.
pr Flint corroborated all this, Deput
Attorney General Cook. however, stead
ilv insisted after Mrs. Thaw had gon
sniingly back to camp that he had nc
seen her when she was here Tuesday. :
'no reporters late yesterday asked ID
Flint for a statement In explanation q
the contradictory recitals.
Or. FIincs statement.
nr Flint thereupon dictated the To-
'orlrg 10 THE Sun reporter
From my first acquaintance VII
Mrs Evelyn Thaw some time In tn
l''tor part of 1908 or the first part q
1909, when she retained me as expeI
counsel in a contemplated proceedin
or the annulment OF her marriage,
nave made II rule never 10 see her eN
r'p' IN the presence Of her counsel. TNa
'ul' was carried cut. although had nc
seen hor for long time.
When ! learned that she was to CON
" my house last Tuesday immediatel
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