THAW TRIAL CRISIS
Evelyn's Paris Story May not Be
Heard by the Public
this Time.
JEROME'S MANYOBJECTIONS
The Defendant's Mother Was a WI1
nesB for a Few Minutes Jerome
Proposes to Object to Many
Frills of Last Year.
n New York, Jan 16. Adhering strict
ly to their promise to interpose no
other defense than thnt of insanity in
behalf of their client, the attorneys
representing Harry K. Thaw at his
trial Wednesday continued tho exam
ination of witnesses who swore that
young Thaw at various timos in his
life appeared to them as irrational and
mentally unsound. Practically all of
the testimony was entirely new to the
case and to do with acts down to tho
day of the tragedy itself. Then came
tho declaration of tho ten men who
sat on the coroner's jury during the
inquiry into Stanford White's death,
all of whom declared that the defend
ant the day following the shooting
acted irrationally. His manner and
appearance wero such as to cause the?
EVELYN NESBIT
Inquest jury to discuss his state of
mind after their formal verdict 'had
been rendered.
In tho day's testimony there was
more delving into the history of tho
Thaw -family, Alfred Lee Thaw of
Richmond, Va., a third cousin of the
defendant taking the stand and tell
ing of tho taint of insanity which had
caused his father and brother to die in
state asylums. Some of Thaw's al
leged eccentricities, revealed for the
first time, were related Wednesday by
Christopher Baggan, steward of the
New York Whist club; by Miss Ma
tilda Stein, a telephone operator, and
by Per August Weber, a former butler
In the Thaw household. Thaw spent a
portion of the afternoon of Juno 25,
1905, aUthe Whist club and at that
time a few hours before the trag
edy was pictured by tho stewart as
being highly nervous and frequently
exclaiming: "This Is awful." He asked
the stewart to have a valuable pack
age put Into tho safe. After the shoot
ing, the package was opened and found
to contain three cigarettes wrapped In
tinfoil. District Attorney Jerome In
cross-examining tho club steward
brought out the fact that Thaw played
bridge there with many prominent
men. Tho witness declared ho was
not supposed to know what Mr. Thaw,
Mr. Gates, Mr. Schwab and tho others
played for, but he was sure nothing
but mineral water was ever served at
the tables.
The telephone operator told of Thaw
putting in 75 calls one morning at
Grand hotel and then forgetting all
about them. The butler told many
details of Thaw's life at home in 1903
and was still under examination when
adjournment was taken
New York, Jan. 18. A series of
surprises brought tho Thaw trjal near
a crisis Friday. Both Evelyn Thaw,
the wife, and Mrs. William Thaw, the
p mmn m hi i m n i
mother of the defendant, wero on tho
witness stand and just as tho former
was about to relate anew tho story of
her life, as she told it to Thaw In
Paris in 1903, District Attorney Jeromo
aroso and suggested that in tho Inter
est of public morals, all persons savo
those immediately Interested In tho
case should be excluded from tho
courtroom (hiring tho recital of what
he termed "a horrible tale." The mo
tion included tho representatives of
newspapers as well as the public gen
erally. Attorney Martin W. Littleton
of the defense, joined in it to shield
the young woman from hundreds of
curious eyeB and said that so far as
the constitutional right to an open
hearing was concerned, he was ready
to waive that point In any iron-clad
manner the court might suggest.
Tho district attorney's suggestion
was a distinct surprise and called
forth tiio remark from Justice Dowllng
that it would have come with greater
force at tho first hearing of the case.
When Mr. Jerome arose It was general
ly believed that he was about to con
tend against the admissibility of young
Mrs. Thaw's testimony on tho ground
that It could not have had a very seri
ous effect upon tho mind of tho man
who -became her husband, inasmuch as
the homicide did not occur until three
years thereafter. Mr. Jerome had pre
viously objected to Mrs. Thaw detail
ing conversations she had with Thaw
three years prior to tho tragedy, but
Justice Dowllng ruled that the declara-
THAW IN COURT.
tlons of the defendant were admissible
on general principles and without any
reference to the Wood case under
which the evidence in dispute was ad
mltted last year, and which Mr. Jo
rome had been expected to ask a con
struction of this year.
Then Mr. Jeromo attacked the wit
ness In another way and by standing
immediately In front of her and object
ing to practically every question which
Mr. Littleton asked in his preliminary
examination as to her early history,
cut the young woman's recital from
the effective narrative form It assumed
last year, into fragments. Many
of the objections, based upon the Ir
relevancy and immateriality were bus
tallied by the court. When these
failed, the prosecutor was ever ready
with others until the testimony fairly
was torn Into shreds and had lost en
tlrely the many little touches of human
Interest which were a part of the nar
ration last year when no objections
were offered. Mr. Jerome said his ob
jections were Intended to cut out all
stories about pet cats, "and a lot of
stuff," which had no place in the trial.
The day, however, was one of good
progress for the defense. The elder
Mrs. Thaw, pale and weak from her
recent illness, was assisted to the wit
ness chair and repeated a large part
of the testimony she gave a year ago
Her appearance and the sincerity of
her evidonco as she told of her son's
strange conduct after meeting Evelyn
Nesblt and hearing her story, had a
marked effect upon all who listened
On account of her weak condition her
examination was interrupted by con
sent to bo resumed somo time next
week when sho will tell of Thaw's in
fancy. District Attorney Jerome's
manner while the mother was on tho
stand was all deference and it was
his suggestion which led to tho re
spite lu her ordeal.
TO BLOW OP FLEET
AMERICAN SHIPS OBJECT OF AN.
ARCHISTIC CONSPIRACY.
PLOT IS UNCOVERED AT RIO
Brazilian Police Forewarned, Scatter
Leaders Arch-Conspirator Hurries
Into the Interior, With Detec
tives Close on His Trail.
A Rio Janeiro, January 19 dispatch
says: Tho Brazilian police havo dis
covered an anarchist plot hero having
as Its object tho destruction of part
of the American fleet now lying In the
harbor. Tho conspiracy, while center
ing in Rio Janeiro and Metropolis, has
nullifications in Sao Paulo and Minas
Geraes. An individual named Jean
Fedhor, who resided in Metropolis,
was tho chief conspirator here, al
though It was understood that tho for
eign anarchlstB are deeply Involved
in the plot.
Fedhor is believed to have fled to
Sao Paulo and tho police, who know
him, havo been sent to that place for
the purpose of apprehending him.
Ono of tho detectives who Is well ac
quainted with Fedhor, having served
on the police forco at Metropolis for
somo tlnio, returned from that place
today, after having made Investiga
tions there and having had a long
conference with the chief of police at
Rio Janeiro. The latter gave it to be
understood later that tho Sao Paulo
police aro on the track of the arch
conspirator and expect to arrest him
soon.
In an olllclal note which tho chief
of police sent to tho correspondent of
the Associated Press, he says:
"Somo time before tho arrival of
the American lleet at Rio Janeiro, the
Brazilian government received word
from Washington and Paris that an
archists of different nationalities In
tended to damage one or several of
the ships of the American lleet. Tho
names and addresses of the conspira
tors wore Indicated by Information
which the police here had received
previously from France and Germany.
Tho police of this district aro work
ing with the police of Sao Paulo and
Minas Goraes, and I am suro every
precaution will be exorcised and tho
most rigorous vigilance observed both
on land and at sea to prevent any
injury being done."
Tho chief of police, after having
made this official statement, said ho
did not feel that he should go into
any further details with regard to
the conspiracy, but he authorized the
statoment that the plot was organ
ized by Fedhor and he added that the
people of tho United States could rest
easy, as all of the conspirators had
taken refuge In the Interior.
ARE NOW OUT OF THEIR TOMB.
Rescuers at Last Reach the Impris
oned Nevada Miners.
After having been entomoed nearly
sixty days in the Alphia shaft of tho
Garoux mine at Ely, Nevada, A. D.
Bailey, P. J. Brown and Fred Mc
Donald have been rescued. At 8:30
o'clock Saturday night Bailey was
brought out. Fourteen minutes later
McDonald came to the surface, while
ten minutes afterwards Brown was
brought up. Whistles all over the dis
trict blew loudly, while crowds
cheered In streets of Ely and every
bell in town was ringing.
On the morning of December 4, Mc
Donald, Brown and Bailey and two
Greeks wero working In the bottom
of tho 'three compartments of the
shaft eighty-five foot below the pump
station, and 1,085 feet bolow the sur
face. The cave-in occurred at 9 o'clock.
The cable used to haul the cage
from the third compartment of the
shaft snapped and thousands of tons
of rock, debris and timber fell down
Into the shaft.
At first it was thought that all the
men had perished, but twenty-four
hours after the cave-ln the three men
who occupied tho pumping station,
managed to make themselves heard
by tapping upon the six-Inch water
pipe that was the means of saving
the lives of three men.
DEATH OF ISAAC N. HASCALL.
Pioneer Nebraska Man Succumbs to
Paralysis.
Isaac N. Ilascall, at one time acting
governor of Nebraska and for many
years one of the most prominent poli
ticians In tho state, died January 18,
at St. Joseph's hospital, Omaha, wither
he was taken recently following an at
tack of paralysis. Judgo Ilascall was
seventy-seven years old and had prac
tlced law In Nebraska for forty-two
years. Ho was a member of the No
braska constitutional convention and
cast tho deciding vote which made Ne
braska a free soil state. Ho was born
In Buffalo, N. Y., and his father was a
presidential elector in tho electoral
college which named Lincoln for presl
dent. Judgo Ilascall has been continu
ously Identified with republican poll
tics in Nebraska for forty years.
TIME LOCK ON ELECTRIC 8TOV.
Clockwork Turns on the Heat During
Early Morning Hours.
Electric heating to bo regulated by
time lock is engrossing tho spare time
of Prof. Harmon W. Morse of tho
chemical laboratory lu JoIuib Hopkins
university, says the New York PresH.
Ho has invented an electric stovo
with a clockwork mechanism by which
tho boat may be turned on at any
hour without personal attention. Tho
dovlco also operates to turn tho heat
off at any timo required. It Is the pro
fessor's aim to do away with tho no
cosslty for early rising, bo far aH fur
nace tending Is concerned. Ho bo
Moves that by Installing ono of his
electric stoves In place of a furnnco
tho head of tho household may Ho
abed as late as his business pormlts,
secure In the knowledge tho house Is
bolng kept at tho proper temperature
without any effort on his jart.
Prof. Morse's stove looks like a pair
of porcelain tubes. Ho has not taker
anybody save his model maker Into
Ills confidence in respect to the insldea
or those tubes. To outward seeming
they aro simplicity Itself. Nor Is thore
anything complicated about tho clock,
so far as exterior appoarunco goes. It
is tho professor's idea that on a warm
evening, for instance, tho householder,
having read In his morning papor that
thore will be a fall in temperature
after midnight, shall sot tho tlmo
clock at 12 o'clock. When midnight
arrives the clockwork turns on the
bout and by the tlmo the rattlo of
sloet against the pane half wakes tho
householder that worthy will bo in po
sition to smllo at the Icy weather and
turn over for his second sloop.
A Match for a Tip.
The waiter smothered an embar
rassed grin when tho red-faced abaont
niinded man handed him his tip. After
the nbsent-minded man had gone tho
waiter looked after him and then at
his tip, still with a halt grin on his
face.
"The tip tho man had handed to him
was a match just a common ovory
day sulphur match of commerce.
"lie mount well enough," said tho
waiter. "He was Just thinkin' about
somotbing else. The chances aro that
somebody in his ofllco keeps bothering
him for matches and he's got so in tho
habit of giving matches to pooplo that
he hands out a match without thinkin'
any more about It than ho would about
drawing his breath. Ho folt that ho
ought to hand mo something, and ho
just made It a match without thinking
"Why," continued tho waiter, "you'd
bo surprised nt the absent-minded peo
plo that givo us tips. The other fol
low, a solemn looking man, gave mo a
dollar bill just tho amount his din
nor came to. Ho wanted to give mo a
little piece for myself, and Just as
he started out ho reached back and
gavo me a handful of cloves that he'd
pulled out of tho llttlo pocket whero
ho kept his small change. And ho
wasn't doing It to be kidding, cither.
He never knew he did It.
"But," says the waiter in a serious
tone, "somohow tho absent-minded
ness hardly over makes 'em loosen
up any more'n thoy would when
they're right at themselves." Clove
land Plain Dealor.
Divination.
Tho palnilBt gazed Into the proffered
hand, but hesitated.
"What can you see there?" asked
the subject, noting a dolay.
"I can see," responded the palmist,
"that you're fronv Pittsburg. Kindly
step over to tho cornor and use the
soap and water, and I will try to see
something more." Philadelphia Led
Kcr.
Causes Suspended Animation.
Thore Is reason for bollevlng that
lightning often brings about suspended
animation rather than somatic death.
It frequently causes a temporary paral
ysis of the respiration and heart beat,
which, If left alone, will deepen Into
death, but intelligently treated will
generally result In recovery,
A Bird Worth $5,000.
At tho Cage Bird association's show
In the Royal Horticultural hall, Lon
don, England, thore is an exhlbtlon a
king bird of paradise valued by Its
owner, C. T. Maxwell, at $5,000.
The bird Is extromely rare, Is found
In New Guinea, and Is a wonderful
example of brilliant tropical color. Its
back and head are of a warm, coppery
red, shading from shade to shade, and
It has curious little green wing feath
ors, which spread In flying at light
angles to Its body, and which reflect
the light In a wonderful way. Bo
neath tho copper-colored neck ruffle
the bird has a second ruffio of velvety
blackness, and even Its feet are bright,
being colored a light blue.
Korean English.
Our translator has handed in the fol
lowing conundrum: Tho magistrate
of Paik Chyon, Mr. Palk Iwkl, asked
tho dismission for own position and
said that ho Is Impossible to suppress
tho insurgents as ho Is qulto Ignorance
of any Education, otherwise tlioro are
nothing to help tho people but trouble
Korean Dally News.
Jeus Cleanses
the Temple
Sunday School t6ion for Jaa. 26, 1911
Specially Prepared for Thl Papar
MCSSON THXT.-.lolm 2:13-22. jMdip
ry vitboii 15. 111.
GOLDKN TlOXT."IIollnoH bccomolh
tlilno liotiHc, O Lord, fore,oV."'-I'Halm
?3:r..
TIM K. Tho Hpiinjr of A. D. 27. Puhs.
over was April 11-17,
I'LACM.In tho tcmplo at Jerusalem.
I'LACM IN THIS HISTOUV.-liarly In
tho llrst your of Johiir' mlnlntry. The sec
ond of IiIh llrnt two "hIkiim," ilhiHtrntlnff
iiih work us Redeemer.
Comment and Suggestive Thought.
Tho first sign which Jesus gavo was
tho revolution of his glory at Cana of,
Galileo related In tho first part of tho
chapter In which our lesson Is found.
At the close of our last lesson wo loft
Tesus and his flvo or six disciples on
tho way from Bethabarn to Galileo.
Tho disciples had as yet but slight
acqualntanco with Jesus, his chnrac.
tor, his powers and IiIb mission. Thoy.
believed In him, but thoy noedod a
deeper foundation for their faith and n
fuller knowledge of his work.
Everything about this miracle must
havo been a strange and wondrous rov-
elation of Jesus to them, as a light
from within, or as tho sunlight Bhin-,
ng through dull stained-glass windows
rovoals the true nature of tho picture
wrought in thorn, and thoy aro ablazo
with royal colors such as aro tho ex
quisite lamp shades of Favrllo glass,
that require tho -electric bulb within
to bring out their lovely hues. Josub
was a prince In disguise, and ho throw
off his outward guise and appeared In.
his own royal glory.
What Did This Miracle Ruveal to,
tho Disciples Concerning Uio True Na-;
turo of Jesus? (1) It revealed thoj
miraculous powers residing In him.
which would enable him to do tho
work the Messiah was to do.
(2) It made known to thoni that ho
was sent from God as his son wlth
dl vino credentials worthy of his or
igin and his mission.
Tho Second "Sign." Tho Cleansing
of the Temple. Not loim after tho
"sign" at tho wedding, a strange, al
most discordant, nolo was heard In
that anthem of lovo and Joy and hope.
That experience did not express tho
whole of life, nor the whole of the nils-
fllon of Jesus. 'JJo now "sign" was as
Illuminating and marvelous and un
expected as was tho first. It was tho
act of a hero, a patriot, a reformer,
and a king.
(13) "And tho Jews' passover," tho
great annual 'vuligious least ot tho
Jews to which all good .lows woro ex
pected to come. Sometimes, according
to Josephus, as many as 2,000,000 vis
itors wero presont. "Jesus went up"
from Capernaum (v. 12) "to Jerusa
lem." Jesus was particular to attend
thoso great feasts, for however much
thoy wero often perverted and mis
used by some, they wero divinely ap
pointed services.
Jesus' Heroic Act of Patriotic. Ro
form. When Jesus entered tho tem
ple, and saw this desecration of his
Father's house which ho had seon
many a tlmo during his youth his
soul flamed with indignation. What
ho saw was contrary to all law, Jew
ish, Roman and Divine, and what ho
did was patriotic toward all three
kingdoms under which he lived.
(15) Ho alone, unaided, unknown,
"mado a scourge of smull cords," ropes
mado ot rushes llko a Roman 11a
gellum or scourge with several lashes,
and "drovo them all out of tho tem
ple," the court, "the sheep and tho
oxen," and thoso who trafficked lu
them. He did not strike tho men, most
probably not oven tho animals, and
Biich a scourge would not -hurt them.
Tho owners would naturally follow
their cattle without tho gates. "Poured
out the changers' monoy." Upon the
marblo pavement, thus stopping their
traffic.
(1G) "And said unto thorn that sold
doves." Tho doves, being in cages,
could not be driven out:
"Take theao things hence."
Tho boldness of tho act may well
have given a hush to the noisy crowd,
and tho voice of Jesus rang out:
"Mako not my Father's Iioubo a house
of merchandise."
How Was It Possible for Jesus to
Succeed In This? Why did this great
burly crowd of drovers, and soldiers,
and elders In authority yield to the sin
gle volco of an unknown young man?
Becauso thoy know that thoy wero
In tho wrong. "Conscience makes
cowards of us all." Because they know
that God was on his side, and "one
with God Is a majority."
Becauso Jesus embodied In himself,
as a prophet, tho moral sentiment of
tho nation. "All tho true friends of
law, who must have been long grieved
by this disorder, would dofond tho
righteousness of his action, thus ren
dering resistance impossible."
What This "Sign" Revealed as to
tho Nature of Jesus and His King
dom. Lot no mistake bo made con
cerning what Is meant by a Christian
spirit. Let usnot, as Is too often done,
take ono side of tho character of
Christ in forming an estimate of tho
whole.