Evening journal., 1907-02-20

answered positively that she had never
posed IN such a condition.
Never Posed in the Nude.
..You 'are certain that you never
posed for a painting or photograph
with your breasts exposed?' asked
Jerome.
u never did. always posed with
clothes on"
she moved her hands from her throat
10 her waist and said;
do you mean without anything on
here-I have posed in low neck but
never never like that
Jerome then asked her about whore
she and her mother lived after COM
ing 10 New York.
''when was your picture FIRST publish
ed?" asked the prosecutor
u think 20 was in the paper in June,
1901, about the time ] went on the
stage"
wasn't it in the Broadway Maga-
zine?'
She mumbled that perhaps It might
have been.
"Then reporters called and asked for
your plcturesT
YES. sir"
you gave them and they were
published. explaining that you were on
the stage and that you were an art
lists model?'
"Ycs, sir
She said she was FIRST n the Floro-
dora Company. In reply to the Dis
trict Attorney that previous TO COM
ing TO New York, when they were I'm
Philadelphia. she contributed practic-
ally an the suuort Of the family aver
aging about SIS per week.
The White Letters.
Jerome then plunged into an exami-
nation regarding letters which Evelyn
had received from Stanford White,
bringing out the fact that fourteen let
ters written to Evelyn while she was
abroad IN 1908 are now in the hands OF
Thaws lawyers, and limiting that
others bad been des troyed.
He made o. demand. on Mr. Hartridge
FOR the letters he hrs, but the latter
declined TO produce Them.
Jerome questioned iEvelyn regarding
visits to certain warehouse with at
torneys TO take away letters and pa
pers written by white. She admitted
having gone with Mr. Hartridge, but
could not rememberh trip with another
attorney regarding which the prose-
cutor pressed her.
Didn't you have a large number Of
letters from Stanford White?"
"Yes. SIR"
In all these letters was there a
single word of indecency?'
"I don't remember much about
them"
Penned down to tell when she last
saw Whites letters Evelyn said she
had given them TO Thaw, and he in
turn gave them to Hartridge.
These letters which you gave to Mr..
Thaw and he gave 10 Mr.. Hartrldge,
how many we're there pursued
Jerome.
Fourteen"
The letters. Jerome drew from the
girl had been received by her from
/ White while she was abroad in 1903,
and she gave them TO Thaw.
Did you give them to Mr.. rhaw im-
mediately after receiving them?'
YES"
Evelyn said She had received other
letters from White prior TO hei
European trip. but couldn't remember
where they are.
Have you any other letters from
lwhneg'
mo"
DEFENSE Wont Surrender Letters.
Jerome made formal demand OF
Mr.. Hartrldge for the fourteen letter.
which Evelyn said he had. but Hart
ridge declined TO surrender them.
she said letters other than the four
teen received were taken by her (,
Paris
did you get any letetrs from 4
warehouse in New York;"
yes"
Jerome tried to bring out that sh'
had obtained some letters. She sait
she did. but she showed all to Thaw
Some or her papers and letters arr
now I'm a trunk IN. Paris. but she coul,
not say whether any OF these werI
written by white TO her
"Do YOU know OF the existence o
any letters written BY White to yol
other than these fourteen?'
mo. sir, ! only know that Mr.. Hart
ridge has some of the letters
Have YOU ever heard Of any other
being In existente7"
Il don't remember"
2 He asked her about some OF the let
2 ters she had identihed In court, but sh
5 was uncertain about them.
5 Jerome brought out that her good
\ and letters were placed IN the stor
{ house by her mother and White in he
{ mothers name.
e "Was your husband constantly talk
e ing about these letters and asking 70
| thom2"
s yes"
Back to Whites Den.
Jerome reverted FOR a moment to IN
night in Whites studio in Twenty
fourth street. where Evelyn testife
White had ravshed her.
Spectators IN the courtroom straine
forward with earnestness to hear ever
/, word. Evelyn herself seemed {
shrink down IN her chair But IN
sensationansts were doomed to disar
7 pointment. Jerome merely tried {
catch the girl on a question of tim
and meeting with little success drop
ped the subject
How long were YOU unconscious {
the Twenty-fourth street studio IN
ngiht you have described?" the prose
, cutor asked.
II can't tell" answered Evelyn.
! "Waht time was It when you 50
p home"
I, Il don't remember exactly"
Il think II was just before day
break"