| Show TERRIBLE STORY OF EVELYN THAW IRA W BELIEVED V BY THOSE WHO HEARD TALE FROM HER LIPS By Br 1 Homer na Davenport New York Feb 7 I 7 I have h been en to toa toa toi a i good many trials where the penalty I was vas death trials death trials that Involved men from om Captain Dreyfus down own to 10 the theowest lowest murderer I 1 have heard passages passages pass pass- pas pas- I ages age of evidence in some of or those trials rials that lint moved ones one's emotions But I r have never novel seen a 3 court room so affected as was the court room this his morning when Florence Evelyn Thaw rha told ot or the tragedy d of or Madison e towel where she a little Ite girl lit In n short dr dresses os of sixteen years cU was enticed by a Si NI sly grinning milan man mal not nota a fool that had bath l on 01 to hi his PI prey but bui a n cJ bred wull-brod cultured Hil jl c ed man luau I thought as Evelyn V VI N Nesbit Tha fr ha took ook the stand with wih her veil eil lifted how beautiful such a a. 1 girl Hirl could be if H she he haul had been heen properly protected at nt hOme Her hair hal was as aR carelessly un- un as a school chool girl that romped across some ROme Hold In a heavy dew llew go gong gu imig ng to lo a country school She did not look 1001 over 17 Ii and her voice oice was as sweet swee as n a voice cou II he be e. e Tier Her Iel eyes quickened and anc her speech trembled a n little as she told tolli oC if her hem hl husband shooting Stanford White hite Whit V e Intently And the judge ju ge turned eagerly upon hl his ils left lef to lo catch her words when althe at al atthe atthe the reque request t of Mr Delmas DelmaH she he r repeated re ye- tho the story ston she had hind told Harry r Ih Thaw In Paris Paris time the reasons she gave when she refused his first offer of or marriage If H I am correct in m my im impressions In- In un- un Evelyn oln was vas a chorus girl antI and a dancer dancel Sh She never had hal speaking parts and tho the story she told sounded like a n true stor story I 1 doubt If an any girl could have m memorized mem mern- m- m such a a. story ston so straightforward and with and with such sucha a ring of or sincerity did miltI she sp speak It 1 was a pit pity to waste such sucha a sermon on such an audience If IfIL I ILs IL ILc dramatic ghastliness could have been heen heard b by all al year ten girls of or orthe the world It I would stive ve many an In Innocent In- In life For a man mun to tu sit and auth listen to lo te tlc story tor f uch an n elaborate clabO ate ato trap h by such a crafty sop as Stan Stanford While c ww 8 enough to mala you i that that 1 n V I Ithe tIme the lowest lo I t animal tn to deceive That of mif r V When hen this pale jale little girl gil told of oC the beautiful swings where Stanford White hito hio swung them till ti ill their dainty young feet feel pierced a largo large large Japanese umbrella hung on the ceiling yon ou could almost imagine this line fine benevolent bene bene- nu man n who had nad taken so n much ct fatherly atherl interest in S girls girls' Js de decaying do- do teeth fixing up a n tower tover I where the they could come and enjoy their do dolN dohis and play keep house as ns a kind hearted gentleman whose delight was to amuse and educate lo the anc 1 young If J Such such hall had been heen the tue case ca e what a beautiful monument llio tho hi tow tower r of Madison Square all Sq garden would he be to lo point out nut to I lol to tn lh Ut city ity t There is where Stanford White en- en i little children as he would if they thy were wr his own where he had hall swings and childrens children's ns n's dinners and cn- cn But that was not true truc Instead lih this poorly advised little HUe girls girl's story stOl will willbe wi be lie believed ed ble b by every soul that hearth heard It I it and amid wh when n you you have heard it and andI I then at that to tower er you will wi shudder You will wi almost believe belove that Stanford White tle built bui it for the purpose pur ur- ur pose for fOl which he lie used usell it f and amid little wonder that his ls crime overtook him himin himin ilm In in in the lie very bull building ln he lie had hall planned V Shuddered and Crew GIC T J hall hail given Iven my seat by th the reporters reporters' table tahl V to writer wrier and was back I n among 1 some strong fm l girl ft V told h r these men shuddered and amid ant grew grev pale palt pall 1 I L Is t t tears tears' ar glistening J in JIl Judge e Fits Fits- Ilz alda eyes cyc's that he didn't dare wipe away avay V Distinguished women writers that have o ha been V In n a all great relt criminal trials in lit recent years cars were Ie almost almo t crying aloud Mr Jerome was as pale and amI nervous as was III Harry Thaw the tho first HIst da day of r the trial trIal Never Nc was such a a. moment In a room V V V V Bailiffs fains ti lri tried to not miot show sho hu hut html did dil and aIl while every c eye e vaset was vas wa wet et astern a n stern white haired well iehl wel groomed groom- groom ed Nl man flail sitting next to n me nie c V I leaned over 1 0 and with a whisper f-ald f all I 1 belle e C that story is true true |
