The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-07-09
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by Cook to rattle the witness.
Crowd Fears Break.
Mr.. Cook" Thaw exclaimed. 'if yo
really want to know why I wrote thos
letters I'll tell you. but it will take
| couple of hours''
Go ahead" said Cook.
Thaw turned to Justice Hendrick. H
| showed some signs Of nervousness.
Your honor" he said, Mr.. Cook is
fine man, but
A thrill went over the courtroom. !
break was imminent. it appeared.
Thaw began to ask Cook to sit down
He was smiling and gesticulating and
explaining that he heard from a deput,
sheriff that Mr.. Cook was not entirel,
well and he hoped Cook therefore would
not stand. Stanchfield. who stood watcf
over his client throughout the day like
mother guarding her child, lifted hi:
voice suddenly and cried.
Just answer the question. Mr.. Thaw'
Thaw looked closely at his counsel and
cited, and came back to form.
II meant that I couldn't answer II
for a couple of hours he said smilingly
and the danger. il any had existed, was
past. II subsequently was learned that
Cook. had not been well and had re-
married 1t to the deputy sheriff In charge
81 Thaw.
Passes ON Alienfsts.
The witness was next taken through
all the details of the publicity campaign
in mis- behalf. conducted by the late AL
fred Henry Lewis. and to illustrate the
character of work which was done. Thaw
produced a newspaper which had been
got out in New Hampshire and circu-
lated throughout the United States.
There are few things in this which
might interest your alienists," he said
facetiously. He was now running true to
form again and beginning to develop a
likeness for the cross-examination.
What alienists have you here" asked
Thaw. countertng on a question Cook
asked. He was given the names Of Drs
Flint. Mcdonald. and Ferris.
Il don't think DR.. Ferris should be
here" said Thaw. II had a talk with
him at Matteawan once. He Co.. to me
on matter regarding impf con-
duct there. 1t was a most foo thing
one could think of In an afYdnist,
should say
He also told Of having given seven
years of study to insanity. At the end
of an hour and a half. court took a
recess of five minutes. Thaw returned to
the stand at the end of the recess greatly
Thaw's stay in Canada.
When in Jail in Canada" he asked,
did you send for any newspaper men
to give out an Interview"
Many newspapers sent for me to give
them an interview"
Cook next turned to Thaw's childhood.
did you ever drive horse to DEATH"
II most certainly never did"
Gave Evelyn $50.
Cook next took him through his school
life. Coming down to his career at Har-
yard. he denied emphatically the testi-
nony Of Frank K. Schribner and James
D. Childs regarding incidents at Cam
bridge.
II want T., to say" said he, that I
would rather be here than in the position |
II those two men. Their story was alb |
'olutely false and I don't think much of |
my man who would come here and tell |
story about another after twenty-four |
'ears. whether II was true or false"
Thaw told Of sending flowers and $50
o Evelyn. and her protest
II thought II she was a good girl. she |
night need the money" said Thaw
Later he called on Evelyn and her
Mother.
Il visited her half a dozen times" he
aid. but she didn't seem to be inter-
sted in me and drifted away"
They next met In the spring Of 1903 |
tanford White was paying attention to
er at the same time, and Thaw admitted
e knew that White paid for an operation
Dr. appendicitis performed on Evelyn
nd was also paying for her education.
a clear and lucid terms. he carried his
arrative down to the time when he and
velyn were In Paris in May of 1908 when
velyn told him the story which it il
LEGGED later drove him crazy. This IL
he story told by Evelyn herself at the
70 murder trials. Cook demanded It
gain today from Thaw's lips.
Old story F-told.
He was nervously lingering q handker-
lief at the time and was manifestly
verse to retelling the story. At the
ID. Cook insisting. he shrugged his
IT can't give you the full details at this
to date" he began.
The crowd IN the courtroom bent for
ard ~ he started to narrate the old
Dry. The Jurors hooked ON intently.
naw's face was grave. He searched
70 ceiling for the Appropriate word
It'll which to begin. and when he did
1 under way. Il was with ample,
sentences that he told
cs more the story upon which the en-
. Thaw tragedy . founded. II was .
Dst impressive scene. s
she told me Of her stage lffe," he
ID. she said she had met Edna Good
b. who invited her 70 meet Stanford
htte. He vas . liberal man, she was Il
4 and always willing tp-AAip eifis II
70 were GOOD hooking. Ehfte next met \
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