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Deposed President-oi the Illinois Cen-| tral Declares that the Railroad Ma- nipulator Borrowed Millions — of COTAIA TESS White Director. HARRIMAN TO BE SUED _BY U. P. SHAREHOLDERS. | It waa reported to-day" that Samuel Untermyer had been retained to bring sult {nat E. 1. Harriman and his associates—George Gould, James MIman and the Chicago and Alton ayndici Mr. Untermyer's cents are Union Pacific stockholdera who will neck to force a restitution of at least a part of the profits made in that and almilar transactions, Mortimer Schift—in Stuyvesant Fish, who, E. H. Harriman. testified yesterday, was __ deposed as president of (he Mtinois Centrat Raitroad- because he had-for ‘EY. oes ~ warded funds of the company and put its money on: deposit swith-a- seat} “trust concern, toxtay made-a- reply in-which—he-declared_that Harriman. himself had borrowed” millions from the corporation of which he, was a BRINGS OUT GOOD TWO-YEAR-OLDS director. ~"T have Ittle to aay, sald Mr, Fish, | when asked if he wished to reply to Mr. Harriman, “I shall not be drawn Into a wrangle. with that gentleman. He Wand T-suatatned ctore rote for-many- years and ‘were jointly thterested in snany large affairs. All of these trans- acions, as Indeed all tranaactions in whith I haVe~ engaged, wit!” bear-the closest scrutiny, re _“I¢ wae at my instance that Mr. Harriman was minde a director of the lilinois Central Company and we got jong auite well antil he | became ambitious to make the Vinoia Central a part of. the Union Pacific aysiem, I did not ‘believe this would be in the Central for whew -T bean | 4 then and there Mr. Har- xyiman.and I parted company, “Sig ia qnite Fight ta naying that —tt borrowed funds from the Itinots Can- tral, but he should have added that the de at atime when wo wore Youngsters Run: on-. :_ Heavy Track. “WINNERS AT NEW ORLEANS. FIRST. RACE—No Quarter (5 to 1 and 2 to 1) 1, Alaine (2 to 1 for place) 2, Bert-Oera 3. most anxious to put out some of Mie cgurplus> that I, hunted’ from bank to bank to loan our money; that this par ticplar lon was made on collaterai which was unguedliohdbly aniple and tharketable;-that—meveral.of the. other, Gfrectora borrowed from the company fn the same Way;'and finally that Mr, Harriman himself while a dt- écto¥ borrowed front the com~ pany in precisely the anme man- ney feeqnently and in sume aggre- gating: several millions of dollars. “Aw @ Matter af bustnosy “Y-ata-not then regard it/as Impropej, nor do I “now, When, In the fail-of 1903, I desired to repay the debt, I proposed to nego tlate a new loan from Kuhn, Loeb & Co. Mr, Harriman asked me not to do _g0, and volunteered to lend mo the aum “himnelf, and 1 aceepted hia offer, “Respecting the deposits with the | Trast Gompany of the Republic, tt | two-year-olda at the track, This feld| phould be sald that this Institution was} promisod one of: the most interesting | any New Yorl mm com-| races of the meeting. The (rack way Onn One mene: ky trust; coms | TTchoavye this abelng. thevoniy draws panies ith which we carried accounts; | Pill Heavy. This be that the sums on deposit fluctuated | 6 fe ei i en ca with the general conditions of our very large business, and that there wan no WORTHY OF EDISON, ‘padding’ of accounts by ne, The dey posit wan never in danger, I was a trimtes of the: Trust Company of tne Republic, bit never an offer, “Concerning the acquisition of \tho In- dianapolin Southern Hallway, it\ls only necessary to refer to the records ef the Iiltnols Central Company, whieh will vhow that my action was fully and formally approved by the directors.”" BECOND RACE—Grenade~(4-to- 5} and out) 1, Paul Clifford (6 to 1 for 0) 2, Bellindtan 3.. “THIRD RACE—Keator (1 to 4 and ot) 1, Fancy Dress (2 to 1 for) place) 2, i Bopranc=3. > Rear FOURTH. RACE—E. M, Fry (9 to 5 and 4 to 5) 1, Rubywick (6 to 1/ for place) 2, Lady Caroline Il. 3. NEW ORLEANS,: Feb. 77.—The Ox NVI Stakes, the ferture ofthe cat |a. 0, Leonnra’s Patent Marvellous. - ly Succeanful. NEW YORK, Feb. 27, 197,—Tho press in. this city and throughout/-the world have-recently drawn-atientiun to an antiueptic Invisible ear drum for deafness, “head-noiwen and~ kindred ag. \ fection. Not a day pasyes without tho instant relle¢ df cases which haye here-| tofore found Mo help, Mr, Leonard for! more than tlirty years was a very dear that, duaiead Of BIVDE Up when apes jalista and various “uevicy, arate iatniy: tO. muCcOeded, va develeriee| thisinarvelioum Itte drum, wien epee | jie can wow wean disingty. Be petite Grums oh the market four Wee eu a 3 Of the *avete | _ BOUGHT STOCKS FOR HARRIMAN IN SECRET COMPACT, Lust week every pate had been so 3 4 ms tad been the auce Otto H, Kahn, of the firm of Kuhn, | Sgt Saturday he recalved wnotnee eed: Loeb & Go, on'tho witness stand befory | siumenty WHICH In bein ‘rapidly “ex: : | fyausted, but before another eee fase; Commission to-day revealed tho fart that hia firm Sad a TEL COMDNT WT Me Ite aT: riman fot the purgiasé of mbeks th. va: «Contiaued bait i Second Page.) an ample | he hopel! to hay nupvly, Mane by mall, aa jlnvestiation. There ‘can ahate this unvistble say Tucconsful {vention 9, eat > patented, e® ¥ Ho: doubt ne moat ado systematized delusions and other crazy. things. Carnival Stakes for the} | State to-corroboraie Abe Hummeér's prospective denial of Evelyn_Nesbit’s | DEFENSE “TO CLOSE THIS WEEK. here’ to-day, brought oUt all the gool” es “He Gives Out Statement in Which He Refers to Distri¢t-Attor- ney’s Blacklegs. DR. EVANS ON-THE STAND. __ SAYS PRISONER IS SANE When He Married Evelya Nesbit and When Fie Drew His Will—His - — Wife Again on the Stand. Also Declare; He was Never Insane Except | In the midst of ihe crcss-examination this afternoon of Dr. Britton prisorer: began to write buci He told the reporters he was preparing =a--Statement.. His lawyers tried to 5 Clee him from doing it, but he persisted +Finaltyhe-gave-out-ihe following silp: > ——-“This is the-second st='¢ ment_given:out by Mr. Thaw, since Aug. 10: ~~ { “With chances a million to one against her, it is won- derful that Mzs, Thaw’s testimony prevailed against the- “Distriot-Attorney and -his-blac kiegs.” = - s S4¥S THAW'IS SANP. : y. id “day, w Soa ae down to the nub of the case » by one question fired at him’ \| by Disirict-Attorney Jerome. = “Doyou-believe_the prisones_is sanz_or_insane?"”” he asked, “He is not insane and he never was,”’ came the reply, This answer created a ripple of surprise in the court, y unexpected in its Head and it appeared to tickle the accused mighi- : ily. A satistied ¢ overspread his ‘features, and there was a suggestion of the eee ego” in his eyes Dr. Evans was led along by Jerome on the subject of melancholia, He finally-drew from the S insane on just two oc will which was submitted in court. Doctor the opinion that Thaw 'he married and when he wrote ib | All through the-day there was a batt wits between Jderome-and | Evans;in which the expert, as on the previous occasion he was uns; ‘fire, more than held his own. WAS EVELYN AFRAID OF THAW? The trial produced another surpfise tox‘ay, which came in the shape of a battery of questions huried “at Evelyn Thaw District=, “Atarns) Jerometending-to show that she feared death at-Thaw's hands, on the occasion of. her return from her second trip to Europe. THe Distritt-Attomey catted her to the stand soon "He began to question her with the intent of bringing out that Thaw had made-threats-to-killsher;-and-that-she-had-sent her: brother Howard: to ; purchase. revolver for her self-protection, To all questions along this line she gave:a positive “No.” Jerome got his-hest foot forward: in-this- effort:°-tt looked Tike a carefully laid plan to use young Howard Nesbit as a witness for the account of her famous visit to his office in 1903 at Sie W Mlle: 'S be- chest Mr, Delmas Intimated that he hoped to be able to close tlie case for | Thaw this week. Just before the “hour” for, “resuming; the. ife_slipped into the court-room, accompanied by her — millinay friend from Boston, Mrs. J.J. Caine. Evelyn Nesbit Thaw took a vacant seat next to Mr. Delmas at her husband's counsel table, Evidently she hoped to be allowed to sit at Thaw’s side during the remainder of tht trial. section reserved for Thaw’s alienists and relatives, Since both wpmen have testified already,’ the attorneys for {} fense believed that there would bo no objection from the other they ‘heard the rest-of the, evidence. In fact, District-Attorney Jerome had consented to Mrs. ‘Thaw’s presence. But his assistant, Mr, Garvan, didn't like the notion, and so, Garvan had whispered to .Dan O'Reilly, the two women were led out. The young wife pouted her red lips in disappointment as she went back to the gloomy witness-room. But in a minute or two she came back temporarily, Jerome, it seemed, had questions which he wanted to ask her regarding certain ‘ade missions which she had or had not made to her brother Howard, The tenor of Jerome’s course instantly set afoot a repo, t that young Howard would after all appear as. a witness against his own sister. |SHE TAKES THE STAND AGAIN, trial. Thaw’s tite! | | | D. Evans, expert on nienial diseases for the defense of Harry Thaw, the Tt was quite? + ssions—when This was+ Mrs. Caine took a chair alongside Josiah and Edward Thaw in the T0 An | “ Circulation Books Open to Al Circulation Books Open to ————— FE EBRU ARY 2 z, THAW WRITES NOTE GLOATING OVER | Ss foes FAILURE -H 1907. TRAP HIS— (Repreduced from a Posta Fla ‘Against-the Wishes of His ewer ‘Hattie Forsy the, Missing Witness. in the Thav 1 Card Photograph Taken Last Week at Palm Beach, bs and Recsived flere To-Day.) from the room to which’ she had “ju ney’s orders. her return from Europe in the fall of the Navarre Hotel. “Did you then tell your brother,’ been beaten and cruelly treated by H. to Jaduce you to “f° did ne almott abirill. in Parts in order to mak you “tdi “Did you notrte Mr, Thaw. b you cruelly tn F you say lyin against Stanto you say Whit and wronged you? brother that point of a ut Stanford told have tpon the you Sry He‘ Beat Her. ever carry a revolver? * “Did you ever give your brother money to purchase a revoly never did." tit a fact, Mra, Thaw, that you | sent your brother to Slogel-Cooper's t Duv ix revolver for you, as! you w afraid that Mr, Thaw might act your” ‘I nover, did." ‘ls te not 0 fact that you told your <“that a of your statements Mr, Jerome arose immediately after the crying of the jury roll and |? | Said there was one general matter he had overlooked in examining Mrs. ‘Thaw, > Fhere-was-one-point-he-wanted=to-clearup-in- connection witht an. alleged statement Evelyn made to her brother, Howard Nesbit, Mr. Delmas: uaaies to ae recalling of the witness, and sb: pe hinge Ebout stanford ewallavmersva beck oF ie dt fairly bristling un der this new line of attack by the Dia\~ trat-Attorney und her answers were all sharply defined. ‘The prosecutor tried Shetooked-very-pale-and-frail. The prosecutor asked the witness if she had seen her brother upon make slatements again! Stanfo “responded Mrs. THAW, “Did you not tell your brother that Mr. Thaw had beaten you and used | 1) tyou cruelly |ford White—in order to wake you way st been driven at*the District-Attor- Uon in prison £ }. TLombe, Tha date were Aug. =i and fiept. 1. He was very nervous and 1903, She said she had seen him’ at {ent depressed. bath oceasona. He-| told ed that the public officialn of tha | ys count had conspired with White's friends to raflroud him to an asylum asked Mr, Jerome, “that you had tr order to-hide-the-truth y Tha ho abnsed you inorder, escacepeencord White's life! =) © you say lying things against Stan- White had drugged and » afrald hp ‘would and that th 9 -Aveattled eit thet ed asrermetts Tix pulse that his pals was alternately upon Thaw sald about told the young m ani slow Delmas od Mra, ‘haw mM Then came Dr, Charles Bin d_phyalclan—e¢ been on the atimony Ww returned to the Naving sAlsturbod | ness me," Rated that this pris Ally May mo. 1 rand will do pears to my} > ty pl dignt ooking, ondant is ins Jerome. asic “mental condition naw at the time Delmas poppe objection, which U of Myx. raping a strong, aq Thaw Bright When a Boy, Replying to Deimas's Prompting pi tala ith the remark Questions. “Dr. amon sald this Attorney muy po a Judielal omeer ana | Attended Harry Thaw, the prisoner i lee tun duty as 9 7 the bar, St his birth and through the |ness ts intredured he ts boyd by the ordinary diseases of \babyhood and | simvy rules wf evidence that govern the childhood. Aa a baby and as a boy hej ether ede, Objection surtained,* ‘8 struck me as bein bright ‘and | \ Will Try to Prove Thaw Insane Now. ul, with a buosant, sanguine dis- Then Jerome sald d-upon to bing mijloter ‘ Mo wns ¥¢ | cd and bere n ne He asked Mr. Dol a question | RESULTS ‘epiTien | PRICE ONE CENT “Murder: Case. THe hal *On two oorasiony-alfice is Incarcera-? samo e Visited him at ue | eae graduated j tion as Dr. | though t | plained Ben) i ss ferme ‘Tries to Prove that Thaw Threat-—— ened-His Wife, i poe |SHE POSITIVELY DENIES, |, i j}A Conflict of Wits Marks the eS ies |fornin. attorney sald he thougut he would gbt it ali tn this week. The Distrjct-Attorney then told Dr. or at least to be . jmain in New ork, when het jin New York” next” Monday, People. i t wna possible from the prosecuto! inethod of questioning the doctor, “that {he will make every legal effort | that” theswtete: (That the ‘defendant hereditary Inasnit, ¢ Wan {a the blood and had_ never. ee pind Foul Hever be eradicated, was the “theory axvmed by the District- mre hey In crods-examinibg the Thaw fam- ‘ily physician, He ww: HO FAtEr yagi prases of his: ‘ary {naanity idea. But he will be able to elaborate the theory when he calla the physicisn as hin own witnes The “Exaggerated Ego.’ |_After making clerr his intention to Ihave Harry Thaw declared a Wtetic if) — Ihe posetbly can, Mr. Jerome asked: “Was there anything about the con- duct of My. Thaw that suggested ‘ex- aggerated ego asked the District- Attorney, dwelling sarcastically upon the last two forda of the sentence. —Sifrit,—he—sid ace. jin pretty bleh esteem, wid—-doctor,..with just a suspicion of a rim smile working & corners of hie south, “Did he seem deeply concerned with is a victim of. eoned ty 4 tmotiveto_thetr_actiona He made the __ remark, to me regarding th¢ fear of ‘pneumonia ir smndiately after Dr. Me- Gulre, the prison physician, passed hie ‘cell.t" ) Did {Martel you ever commu any tacts regarding the family history of this prisoner which® have not no.trought out here by the derenser™ Sea Before Dr, Delmas. ob. hear any Attorney, Tustls (he obfection, ‘The rt ad been going heavily against Jerome jn the examination of Dr. Bingamen, been overruled four times) on Important points In Jess than an hour. Dr... EvavinsAgain. onthe Grill When Dro Dingamonwas-excused Dr. Britton PD. vans, superintendent of ihe Morris Viains Asylum, was recalied to the #tand for the ‘thin! time. to, un=! Bingamon could answer ected, Without walting to from. the-Dintriet- Vitzzeraid sustained nas of tha Court dete mene of Jetane's. ccossexaminge (0. lon. Jerome axked wmilingly i Dr had not @raduated from instizution —whente Dr. Witey, — whom Jerome called Evans's colleague, Br -Wileyowascthe firat witness for the defense—the same who suffered so” budty” at Jerorne’s hardy: ns sald he thought that he and Witeyad heen tre ame college “pla you gather any Information on Witey’s~ evts r | Evans [bral ndlaeases trom Dr, aA_White 2?" : a=! Thaw’ dencers + with’ i Siup ti her volce that was } eee s:-Riueen-Aatlons, DiS aaa PTAC TRE qj Dr, Bingamon raid that the petsonoe | Smile eDimas oblected and was wus: id intertwine nowrpanere berenet (tained, so that the expert didn't have + bars of his cell ta -keap out the | t answer. nee wr! E i din gleeful an- SMO at te of te crose- wan known to Ee could tak skirmish of wits, avans had ever » c same institu. Wifey was ruled out. been ceane Ev: Dr B and-Jérome at Play, ana) was had Ju mado to that, “radu. he had nover take Jerome rled to make’ fr appear th 6 allontae had Med had taken rook no testited ho a post-Kradifate cour xamlhations, Dr. B he had misunderstood the it was put-to-him-last ques on think.that you are qualified vo been fed to be. ? can call of overy salon. nots retorted ‘bowing. very in ung! to str. Serna n Alien low 1's Notes. f © careful note and prepare ad onter that you elapt and ar ou expected to-finteh the ad been badiv excited by somet his defense. The Call- i 7 ah imental picture off 300 belore you if called upon toe | wished to usc him as a witness for tha” nited, however, theo: