THE TOMBS PRISON

Window in Circle Marks Thaw’s Cell.

THE GREAT
HARRY THAW CASE
OR
A Woman’s Sacrifice

BY
BENJ. H. ATWELL
A graphic and truthful narrative of the most sensational
case in modern jurisprudence. A thrilling account of
a young girl’s struggles in her battle for fame and
fortune, and the unconquered love of the man
who has baffled the world’s greatest alienists;
with portraits of many leading characters,
famous society leaders and noted
actresses who have made this case
the talk of America and Europe
ILLUSTRATED
CHICAGO
LAIRD & LEE, Publishers

Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1907,
By William H. Lee,
in the office of the Librarian of Congress, at
Washington, D. C.
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

CONTENTS

PAGE
Chronology of the Case,[6]
Chapter
[I.][Evelyn Nesbit Thaw, the Woman in the Case,][11]
[II.][Harry Thaw’s Courtship and Marriage,][19]
[III.][The Story that Startled the World,][28]
[IV.][Stanford White, Creator and Destroyer,][41]
[V.][Greatest Legal Battle of the Age Opens,][53]
[VI.][“I swear Harry K. Thaw was Insane,”][68]
[VII.][A Human Sacrifice on the Altar of Love,][78]
[VIII.][Evelyn Reveals White as a Fearful Monster,][87]
[IX.][Intrigue like those in Days of Nero,][102]
[X.][White on Verge of Arrest when Shot,][120]
[XI.][Thaw’s Will Disclosed Fear of Assassination,][128]
[XII.][The Hidden Witness to the Proposal,][142]
[XIII.][Lived on Bounty of Stanford White,][158]
[XIV.][Thaw’s Mother on the Stand,][164]
[XV.][Scathing Denunciation by Jerome,][182]
[XVI.][Shocking Disclosures in Famous Affidavit,][193]
[XVII.][Jerome Calls Thaw Madman,][201]
[XVIII.][Lunacy Commission is Appointed,][213]
[XIX.][Commission Finds Thaw Sane,][220]
[XX.][Delmas, “The Napoleon of the Bar”,][223]
[XXI.][Delmas’ Speech Moves Jurors,][228]
[XXII.][“The Unwritten Law”—The Defense Ends,][244]
[XXIII.][“Thou Shall Not Kill,” Quotes Jerome,][262]
[XXIV.][The Judge’s Charge to the Jury—Thaw in Collapse,][278]
[XXV.][Deliberations of the Jury,][285]
[XXVI.][Ending of the Trial—Jury Disagrees,][293]
[Chronological Story of the Thaw Trial.][298]