Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-16
Convicted Lawyer Gives Evidence
Relative 10 The Affidavit Sign,
ed by Evelyn.
OELhAS MADE MANY OBJECTIONS
sut Justice Fitzgerald Allowed Stan.
ford Whites Lawyer to Make an
Attempt to Prove Accused Mans
wife a Perjurer--Prosecution viii
Soon Rest Its Case.
INV Associated Press,

INV Associated PressJ
NEW YORK, March l5.-With At
torney Delmas fighting him every
inch of the way. District Attorney
Jerome today secured from Abraham
Hummel his complete story as to the
affidavit, which. it is alleged, Evelyn
Nesbit Thaw made in the lawyers
olfice In 1908, charging Harry *.
.Ihaw with beating her when she had
told him the story that Stanford
White had drugged her and ruined
her was not true. The IIummel tcs.
timony came during the afternoon SEES.
siph, of the trial today and Mr.. Del
mas, first objecting broadly to all of
dummers testimony, offered speci.
nc objection TO each question put by
the. prosecutor.
Justice Fitzgerald overruled every
objection and Mr.. Demas had excep.
tons taken TO the rulings noted ON
the. records.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw was called to
the stand In the effort of the defense
70! Keep Hummel silent She declared
she had called upon Hummel In his
professional capacity and to seek his
advice as lawyer. Stanford White
had takell her to the lawyers office
with that end in view.
JRstice Fitzgerald declared that nd.
PIE: the proposition III. cnunsel
ana client, Mrs. Thaw had herself
walYed the professional privilege by
taking the stand early in the case
ana giving her version of what trans.
PRED at Hummel's office. The bond
OF secrecy once revealed cannot be
re.establshed.
unsuccessful in blocking Hummers
testimony, Attorney Delmas, in cross
examining the witness, brought from
his own lips the fact thai lie had been
convicted in December. 1905, on n
charge of conspiracy on the same
court room where Thaw is being
tried. He further admitted TINT, two
indictments for subordination of per.
jury are pending against him and
that one of these indictments. charges
MIN with having caused a false affl.
davit to he made.
MIR. Jerome protested against the
witness "being dragged through the
humiliating' details" of his trial, but
Justice Fitzgerald declined to inter.
fere.
Made 1t Hot for Hummel.
Mr.. Delmas asked Hummel if he
had not heard the speech made by
District Attorney Jerome when SEN
tence was about to be imposed upon
MIN; when Mr.. jerome urged the
court ito pass the longest and heayi.
est sentence within its power. Hum.
mel was a menace to the commun.
ity." Justice Fitzgerald finally sus.
tanned an objection TO this and Hum.
mel was not compelled to answer
Mr.. Delmas wanted to know If
Hummel had recent business transac-
tons with the District Attorney and
asked IL Mr.. Jerome was pressing the
charges against him.
He certainly isl said the witness
with spirit.
RUNNERS testimony was TO the eff
feet that Evelyn Nesbit told him that
lhaw had beaten her when she re-
used TO sign papers he had prepared,
charging Stanford White with her be-
trayal: that he had dictated state
ment to stenographer in the pres
ence OF Miss Nesbit and Stunford
White; that he gave the affidavit to
TWO OF his clerks TO take to Miss
NesDit and that the next day the pa
per was returned to him with Eve.
lyn Nesbit's signature, attached. He
kept the affidavit unfit Miss Nesbit
called one day and demanded It, He
refused to give it to her ana turned
u over to Stanford White, advising
MIN to have Photographic copy
made. ,,-xa,S.
Hummel Contradiets Himself -
Hdmmel first said he had arranged
Tor photographing tie affidavit and
mat the photographer came to his
office. A few moments later, how.
ever he completely contradicted him.
self OH this point. saying he did not
make the, arrangements; that the
photographer did not come to his of.
flee; and that he had not SO testi.
fled
After Stanford White had the copy
made he returned the original of the
affidavit, the Photographic negative
and prints made from the negative,
TO Hummel. who swore that he sub.
sequently delivered the original eff.
fidavit to Miss Nesbit and had not
seen 1t since.
Abraham Snydecker, one of Hum