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4: PAGE ,TWO THE RALEIGH EVENING TIMES: FRIDAY, JANUARY .17, 1908. -M- TT Thaw Called io the Witness Stand - (Continued from First Page.) kriew him? A Yes. : Q Did the acts 'Impress you as Ir rational or rational? A As irrational. Littleton had laid the foundation for Evelyn Nesblt Thaw's story thruugh tha, medium of Mrs. Fletcher's testi mony. Was it the Caper of Love-Sick Hoy? Ily Jerome: Q Did you talk with his mother about this? A Tes. - Q Was he ever under restraint dur ing the twenty-six years? A Not that I know of. Q Can you remember if he had a poor appetite in 1907? A 1 remember occasions before that when he would leave his meals un touched. He would leave the table ab ruptly. Q Have you met more than one per son in your life who did not seem mentally rational? -..,-.' A I don't know that I have. Q Have you ever had an opportun ity to observe the condition of a: voung man in love with a chorus girl j who had repulsed his offer of marriage? Justice Dowling interrupted Jerome to order the words "chorus girl" elim inated. Jerome qualified by substituting "a j young lady of the stage," but this wasj also ruled out, whereupon the d!stict attorney retrained the question as foJ-j lows: I Did you ever see a highly nervous young man who had been wrought up by a young woman who refused his hand in marriage? : A Yes. Q Did the defendant tell you tint he was very much In love? A Yes, sir. Q Have you ever, before seeing Hur ry Thaw in that frame of mind, had an opportunity of seeing another high ly nervous man In a similar frame of mind? A No. sir. , Q So that so far as what are men's normal actions uruier such .circum stances you have no experience at all? Upon objection by Littleton thv question was withdrawn. Evidence of a Domestic In Thaw 1 l-'uiuily. Mrs. Catherine O'Neil. a former res ident of Pittsburg, was the next w it ness. She had known Hurry Thaw since he was three years old: had been employed by his mother as a seani s tress and nurse. She said that at the age of three Harrr Thaw had a very poor color. "I had charge of lum night after night for a couple of years. : Frequently his mouth would twitch and his eyes droop. The twitching would be spasmodic. He would also throw himself down on the floor and yell." ' Mrs. O'Neil said Thaw had St, Vitus dance In his childhood, and that th.' affliction lasted six or eight weeks, but nnally left him. Evelyn Takes the Stand. "We will call Mrs. Evelyn Nesblt Thaw," announced Littleton. It was Thaw was called to the stand. ..'she1' entered the court room, passed along the aisle back of the Juror box. and. after the oath was administered by the clerk, took her seat in the wit ness chair. She glanced down to where the de fendant was seated, and smiling, gave a slight nod of her head. Thaw reT sponded with a broad grin and a nod. Mrs. Evlyn Thaw sat In the witness chair for a minute, gazing calmly at Mr. Littleton, who was busy adjust ing his. papers on the table, and at Mr. Jerome and Mr. Garvan, who stood in the middle of the room talking. She remained on the stand only a minute, when Mr. Littleton asked her to with draw, as he intended calling another witness. ' : She Temporarily Withdraws. Doorman Lynch of the Tenderloin station, was summoned after Mrs. Thaw was sent back to the witness room: He said that he was on duty the day after the shooting and remem bered Harry Thaw being In a cell at the station house. By Littleton: '-- Q How long was Harry Thaw un der your charge? A About an hour and a half. Q Did you observe him during the time you were there? A I did, sir. He had a sallow com plexion; he was pale and his eyes were bulging. ' Q Did you over see eyes like them In your life? A Never. Q Did .you hear him say anything? Had Little Girls Locked Vp. A Yes; sir. He said I had a num ber of httle girls locked up upstairs. He Insisted that he heard girls there between ten and twelve, I told him that we never locked up little girls here, but he continued: They must be here; I hear them now. Listen and you can hear them. I listened but there were no sounds, so I asked hi in, Do you hear them now? He said, Yes. I said, You must be dopey, and walked away. Q -But did the act Impress you as rational or irrational? A As Irrational. By Jerome: Q What Is the character of the house on the gouthslde of Thirty-first street back of the station house? A I don't know. There are colored tenements on the west and south. Q And the shaft runs between them and the station house? A Not all the way. On cross examination Jerome was unable to make any material change In Lynch's story. " Lynch was followed on the stand by James F. Barrett, a brother officer, who was also on duty In the-vjender-loin station and had an1 opportunity to observe Thaw. Barrett said he saw Thaw every few minutes during the day after the hooting. Thaw also spoke to him of hearing the voices of young girls crying. On cross examination Jerome at- Evelyn I U need a tempted to show that -'Barrett was con-1 ttailicting statements lie '.had mil l shortly after the .shouting to the - i'flVe that Thaw was nil right .except, for tin fact that he had had a of drinks. . Court then adjourned, dinner. ' . gre.it number t i i 1 . 2 : 30 for Introducing Mrs 'velvii Thaw Again. Leased Wire to Th (By New Thaw. Harry Times.) York. Jan. 1 Fv'elyn Ne-diit j the beautiful young' wife of Thaw, was called to the wit ness stand today to . tell . again the . story which, at the first trial of her husband iirovo men and women in t lie court room to tears, v she wan in the ante mum of the court, w'.iere she has waited each da- since the beginning of the trial, when Mr. Littleton an nounced that -she would be the next i witness. A court attendant opened tile door and beckoned to her. She laid aside the stenographic report of her fonder testimony, which she h id been studying, end entered the court. . ..lief ore the first question was asked Mr. Littleton was Informed tnat Door i mwi' Lyuuh. of the Tenderloin station. whom he wished to examine, had ur- rived. Mr. Littleton asked Mrs. Thaw I to give place for the time to Lynch j and with a smi'.e and a nod at her , husband, Mrs. Thaw rciuined to the 1 ante room. I nch was then called and ' xamlned- His testimony and that of Doorman -Barrett toi'k up the re- ' mainder of the forenoon session and It ; was announced that Mrs. Thaw .-would TVRXE!) If KIS IMHYX. Archie Thomas, colored, 'refused at .the last moment to complete a mar riage contract with Sarah Jackson, although the guests were assembled, the parson on hand and the chitling supper prepared, one day last week, and all because of a bad breath. If Archie's reasons are bona fide, it proves him not such a fool after all, Said he: "1 don't like- tor turn Sallle down at do las' minit dat er way, but she didn't keep her word wld me. All dls time she boon com plalnin' 'bout bein' 'spondent an' melancholly; say one all time dlazy like, hab pain in her '"right side, bit ter taste in her motif, sick headaches, an' coated tongue, an' de wus bref I'se ebber got er whiff uv In my born days. I tole her I didn' care 'bout niarryln' no doctor bills, an' tlat she better git fixed up fust. She say she sho gwlne git some dls Andes' Great Prescription from O. G. King, corner Hargett and Wilmington streets, an', git rid uv "er troubles right er way. Well, 1 tole her to do dat an' she sho git all right, case I tried it myself, an' den de weddln' gwlne come off. Dat niggah nebber done nuthin' 'tall for hersef. Her bref smell right now like er sewer. When I step 'lor.g side her an' whiff dat bref, I say 'Sally, is you bin takin dat Andes' Proscription?' She kin' 'er look, sheepish an' whimper, 'No, not yit.' Den I gits mad, an' nsked de 'sembled guests ter 'sense me whilst I 'splains to de parson 'bout dat bref, an' den I skiddoos." Sally could have won her husband, and many others affected like Sally can win back permanent good health, and And speedy cure for al! catarrhal affections by using Andes' Great Pre scription. Thousands of bottles have been sold without one complaint. It costs $1.00 per bottle, three for $2.50, or six for $5.00. . . The strongest sometimes eat the least, but they eat wisely. Not what you eat, but what you digest, gives you strength. is the most nourishing and di gestible food made from flour. Eat wisely eat for strength Uneeda Biscuit In moisture and dust proof packages. NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY lie cailt d to after. the stand again recess. . : . Id-iately Al'tei'iioou Session of the Court.. At the afternoon session Mr. Je rome continued --to-cross examine Door- man . Barrett for a time, but without result. Tile w itness,, wiu n cornered, held back on a ..convenient lapse of memory land completely ballled the prostcutor. j At last Jerome gave him up in de ! spnir. : .Mother Thaw Called to the Stand. There was a big stir in the court room as the next -witness, Mrs. W'i', liam Thaw, mother ft Harry K. Thaw, was cailed to the stand. A great turn ing of necks followed her summons to the witness chair. Joslah Thaw left the room. Then he reappeared wjth the aged mother of the defendant. The pair wero led by Daniel O'Reilly.-.who held open tin court room door as Mrs. William Thaw passed through, She walked slowly and with apparent effort. It was easy to see she was still suffering from her recent serious illness. Her face was ashen and she grasped the railing as she passed to the stand. Just before she passed from view be hind the jury box she turned and look ed at her son Harry, who lntd mevel around- in his chair and was gating at her. No look of. recognition passed between the two but later when sh:? took her seat In the witness chair and her eyes caught his. a smile spread across the face of the prisoner. She braced in her chair prepared to answer the questions asked by Lawyer Little- the mother of this de- f;-i".mnt? ':':' -' ' A Yes. U--Where was he born? A I'i'.tsbuig. .J--I.iii you recall in l!)'i3 when ron came to Pittsburs from your New York? " A I dti, sir. (I - How long did he remain? A t'nlil his youngest brother's wed ding. .- (J Do you recall the incident of his arrival ? A Yes, sir. He usually came linnv very jovous, but this time he greeted me without a smile. There was an unusual staring expression In his. eye. Q--Dlil he act unusual? A Yes, sir: he left the breakfast tabic and went into the drawing room ind plaved the piano violently. (Irad ually the music softened and he iv turneil to the room. Q Did you speak to him about it You A-l did. I said: Harry, what Is the j Electric Manufacturing Company, of matter? And he only mumbled to me. ; Richmond. Va. The attachment, IJ Did you sleep near his room? rather the .first, for there are now A Yes, sir. I noticed u light under j (w0 was instituted bv the Greons his door and when I entered his room ,)0ro conPerni whi,.h was followed by I would iind him trying to read. ke ,. ptoceedlnw by the Eichmond ho could not sleep. 1 went into his i n ,h..rr H,ot thi. , c-...,l m.. 1. wo-fl jrroan and I would be awakened. Q low would you find him? A I would nnd him crying. Finally, he told mo of a young girl he was In terested Is being ruined. Ho would not tell me the name. This was jus: before Thanksgiving, and about a week after he came home. Q 'Where did he tell you of this? A In his room at night. I wa? at tracted to his room by his crying. Q Will you tell me as near as you can just what he told you? A He said there was a young girl in whom he was deeply interested who had, been ruined by the meanest man In the world and that she was not the only girl this man had ruined. : Q And what did you say? : A I said this was not his affair that her." -mother", was living and she should look after the girl. He said she was practically alone and he was the only one who could look out for her. ' Q Did you observe his manner the next da; ? A Yes; it was unchanged. I was so relieved to know that it was a wrong done by another and there was noth ing on my son's conscience that I dl.l not asnin refer to the matter. Q-hen did you take mm next: -' A- After we came back from the wedding and he then told me the City. Mrs. Metealf is a former resl names of the persons. I went todent of Humill's home city, Terre his room. His pillow was wet with j Haute, Ind. She and her husband tears. 1 asked him who the girl wasj wero at ono time active In the church that he was so troubled about. He In which Mr. Hamill is a prominent said that she had formerly lived in I member. She has since at different Pittsburg but he did not tell me her name just thomn. Q Did he tell you the name of the man ? A He did. Q What was that name? A Stanford White. Q Did he tell you the woman's name? : . A Yes, later on, but it was vague to me. I had never heard tbf name before. He said that it was Ne3bit; that her mother was alive and that her father was formerly a lawyer in Pittsburg. Q What else did he say? A Ho said that she was a mere child and that he feared for her alone in New York. Q Did ho tell you about the mother? A Yes, sir; he Bald that the mother of the girl could be careless. A Did you say anything aboutlt? A No, I did not want to seem that interested. I hoped his attrao tlon would die out. Q Did he fret after that? A Yes,' sir. v Q Did you call a physician? A No, but he did. Do you know Dr. Blngamon? A Yes, sir. He has been our fam ily physician for years. He is pres ent recovering from an Illness. Q When did you next talk to Har ry of this? A It was as we were coming home from the Thanksgiving service. A shower of tears came over him In the rrr I said: church. On the: way home Harry, how could you so far forget fouVfolf. n) he paid: Oh, Juet td thin' that-if It lind not beer, for him'sh; might huve been with us. Q You went home from the ser vices ? -' ; AYes, sir. ' Q Did you observe teh length of the time he was frying? - , , A He was not crying. There was Just one shower of tears. Q How long did he remain at the house after the return from church? : A Not long. , Q Did you observe his appearance? A It was a little brighter. His sis ter eamo home to be married and that seemed to relieve him. Q Did you observe periods of ab stractionsitting looking at apparent ly nothing? A Yes, sir; sometimes he would be silting at the table. I would b3 sit ting opposite him. Suddenly, he would hurst out crying a flood of te:irs would follow. I admonished him not to brood over the trouble. Evelyn A$ain Takes .the Stand. New York, Jan. 1". Mrs. Evelyn Thaw has just been recalled to the stand at 3:20 o'clock. KALKtGH COXSTIUCTIOX COMPANY IX' TROUBLE Because. 'their' property has been j attached by creditors the Raleigh Construction Company, of 110 Fay- t'jteville street this city, will be forced into bankruptcy, formal pa pers for which will be filed this af ternoor or tomorrow. In meantime the doors of the concern have been closed and the property held subject In the order of the court by the sheriff. The concern, of which Mr. .1. K. Jordan, formerly of Orangeburg, S. C, is president and general man ager, began business here litle more than three years uko, with offices and jshop on Hargett sireot. between 1 Kayeltevllle and Salisbury, but about l the ,rst of May last moved into Its present, fiuartera on Fayetteville I street, where they-occupy one of the finest appointed places on the prin cipal business street of the city. When seen this afternoon Mr. Jor dr.n said that-owing; to the numb"r of outstanding contracts and the number of uncollectablo accounts the company lias been unable to inept the pressing demands of the creditors, hence they were forced to the wall. The liabilities of the concern he reckons to be in the neighborhood of $S. 01)0. which is secured by stock and fixtures and outstanding contracts. The principal creditors are said to be the Central Kleclric Company, of Greensboro, and Tower-Binford will , , nuu ii. i. UU.H-IUH. 1.,,,.. ... company has decided to go now vol untarily into bankruptcy, according to Mr. Jordan. The principal stockholders of the company are stiid to be Messrs.. L. A. Mahler, W. .1. Andrews and Mr. Jordan, the manager. Mr. A. B. An drews, Jr., is said to be counsel for the company. And in the meantime Mr. Jordan anounces that he will open up an establishment at the corner of Har gett and Salisbury streets on his own account. WOMAN FOLLOWED MAN ACROSS OCEAN TO TAKE HIS LIFE Chicago, Jan. 17 The case of Mrs. Thomas Metealf, who last even Ig shot at Banker John R, Walsh's attorney, Samuel It. Hamill, in the federal building here, parallels strangely in some respects the case of Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, of Salt Lake City, Utah, who recently was acquitted In Washington, D. C, after killing former United States Senator Arthur Brown, also of Salt Lake tinie3 consulted different lawyers here with a view to bringing suit against Hamill for alleged wrongs which she claims to have suffered at his hands. As in the case of Senator Brown, who had traveled from his home city, Salt Lake City, Utah, to Washington, on an important legal mission, and was shot by Mrs. Bradley, who had followed him from Salt Lake City, Mrs. Metealf is said to have followed Hamill across the continent. Mrs. Metealf is a native of Denver. From that 'city she Is Bald to have trailed after Hamill to New York and from New York to Chicago. She has recently been earning a living on the stage, appearing in minor parts. CHINA IS COWERING BEFORE JAPAN AGAIN Shanghai, Jan. 17 Chinese offic ials are apprehensive that the cab inet crisis in Japan will end in the Inauguration of a more dangerous policy toward China with regard to certain outstanding questions with Japan. IIow to Avoid Pneumonia. You can avoid pneumonia and other serious results from a cold by taking Foley'e Honey and Tar. It stops the cough, heals the lungs,' and expels the cold from the system. Itefuse any but the genuine In the yellow pack- age. O. O. 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Russ, Clerk Superior Court for Wake Couut N. C, we will at 12 o'clock M. on Monday, January 20th, 1908, at the County Court House door in Raleigh, N. C, sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, two Masonic Temple Con struction Company second mortgage bonds of the par value of $50.00 each; two shares of The Raleigh Leaf Tobacco Company stock of the par value of $50.00 each: one sorrel horse and one pony, belonging to the estate of Mrs- Elizabeth GrlmeB, de ceased. This TlnortT V.- QQtl, i on WILLIAM B. GRIMES, oAAiUJSu JfY MUHUBUAI, Dec. 28. 1907. OF THE VERTICAL PAPER CUTTER COM PANY. ; Uy an order of the Superior Court of Wake County, North Carolina, bearing date the 8tlt day of January, 190S, made nt Chambers, In the city of Raleigh, N. C, in an action in said Court, wherein The Ohio Brass & Iron Manufacturing Company, suing In be half of itself and all other creditors of The Verticle Paper Cutter Company, is plaintiff, and The Vortlcle Paper Cutter Company, a corporation of Ral eigh, N. C, Is defendant, the under signed, chas. D. Wildes, was appoint ed Receiver of the property and es tate of the said defendant. The Ver ticle Paper Cutter Company; and pur suant to said order of the Court, notice is hereby given to all creditors of the said The Verticle Taper Cutter Com pany, to filo their claims, duly verified, with me, at Raleigh, N. C. on or be fore MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24TH, 19C8. , . CHAS. D. WILDES, . Receiver of The Verticle Paper Cutter Company. No. 312 Tucker Building, Raleigh, N. Cf, January 10, 1908. , a. w tvr. RALEIGH BAGGAGE TRANSFER CO. i 11 1 .-, 1 Offleo opposite union Depot A 'phone. Baggage promptly trans ferred to and from depot at all hours until midnight
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