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Codicil tests loyalty and funds in Thaw trial
Judge allows a codicil aiding plaintiffs against Stanford White as evidence. Anthony Comstock testifies about Thaw's letters and tips on corrupt activities, a Twenty second and Twenty fourth street house, and a secret fund meant to aid prosecutions. The court reviews Thaw's letters describing alleged crimes and the people involved as the trial nears its end.
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Bling
Jerome
Justice Dowling
Littleton
Stanford White
RK. Ross Perry
Washington
Charles H. Parkhurst
Anthony Comstock
Thaw
Eral
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Twenty-second Street
Comstock
Twenty-fourth Street
Paris
Twenty
Helen Good
Blackgaard
Blackguard
Secret Service Fund
Ferguson
Twenty-fourth Street House